Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08
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Fnrcword.
The Democratic party, IN ~ ma.
iiunal convention. sends greetings to
lhr President of the United States.
Noodiov Wilson. and halls with
pctrioiic pride the great achieve.
mrnls for country aud the world
wrought by a Democratic admins.
iraiion under his leadership.
u saluics the mighty people II
this great republic. emerging with
imprrishahlc honor from the severe
i.sil and srirvous strains of the
mrs tragic war IN history. having
EARNED the plaudiis und the Erau.
iudc Of all FREE nations
Il declars iis adherence Ia, the
fundamental progressive prime ii,le,
nf social. economic aud industrial
Justice and advance. and purposes
10 resume thr great work ~ trans.
lating these principles inio effective
laws. begun and carried far by the
Dcmucraiic administration and In.
tcrrupied only when. the war
claimed all the national energies for
he single task victory.
League of Nations
1he Democratic party fay0rs the
League OF Nalinns a. the surcsi. u
not The only praclirahle means oi
maintaining the permanent peace ul
the world aud terminating the IN.
sufierahle burden OF great military
and naval establishments II was
for this that America broke away
from tradition isolation and spent
her blood ami treasure Ia icrusli a
colossal scheme Of conquest. II was
upon this basis that the President
Of the United States. IN prgarrauge.
menl with our allies. consented to
Suspension of hosiililies against ihc
ipmerial German government; The
arm stice was granted and treaty
bf peace negotiated upon the def.
mite assurance ip Germany. as well
as io he powers pittcd against Ger.
many. that "A general association of
nations must be- formed. under spe.
cific covenants. for the purpose of
afiording mutual guarantees Of po.
liiical Independence and territorial
integrity a. great and small states
alike Hence We not only congrai.
ulhic the President On the vision
manifested and the viEar exhibited
in the prosecution of the war. hut
we felicitaie him and his associates
on the exceptional achievement AT
Paris involved In The adoption 81 a
league and treaty 80 near akin 10
the previously expressed American
Ideals and 81 intimately related IN
ihe aspirations of civilized peoples
everywhere.
We c0mmend The President for
his courage and hls. hieh cnncepiinn
~ eand faith IN sltadfaslly standing
for the covenant adleed - by all
the associated and allied nations ai
war with Germany, add We condemn
the Republican sclair for iis fefusal
10 raiify the treaty merely because
Il was The pfhdhici % Democratic
sialesmanship. thus Imposing parti.
san envy and PERSONAL haired IN nthe
way of the peace ami renewed pros'
perily of the world.
Ily every arcqpied <iandard OF in.
lerhailonal morality fIhe President isl
Justified IN asserting that the honorl
an the cnunliy Is, hivolsrd IN This
business. and We polui 10 ihe nccus.
lnr fart lhoit bcfofH i1twns deler
minel lo initiate, nQftIf4l an,ogou'
|am inlo lhe treaty lhe' a0w hepuh
|iran ehairudn of w senate feaelsn
.elntlons ct|Nmlilge plplif'r pro
'IaIintd that any proposition for a
|nnnraie peace wifh Germany such
N he and his palty atsocialfs lhe'ie.
|flcr reported 10 he Senate. would
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