The Monroe journal., 1920-03-30
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS N
nENUNCIATI0N OF SENATE
Mississippi senator >ays senators
FIddle,l While Mofld Was IN Chaos
Mould Rather BE a Dog And
IA, al Mopn Than serve Longer.

F'ildle.l While MofId Was n Chaos
Mould RaIhca. BE Dog And
Ia, al Moon Than Serve Longer.
Z Declaration by United States SEN
at0r John sharp Williams. Of Ms
sissippi. that defeat OF the League OF
Nations more than ANYTHING in my
lie made ME come nearer doubling
the cause of democracy. sometimes
almost in the providence ol God him
self. enliyened joint session Of the
legislature az Jackson. Miss. Friday.
Senator Williams IN his address
said.
a am Just from Washington where
I have lisitaed al Bauseum 20 the
most confused -adiesl in the history
of the world since the Maker created
u / DO mot see how amy man who
loves MS country can look with un-
concern or what has !u>t occurred.
8at Tire trouble Is We don't seem 10
know y hat We want Ia DO. while the
continent Di Europe IS IN chaos.
There Was a chance tor ihe Unit
"a States tO stand ~ the head OF a
council of nations 0t the world: TO
lead the universe m the pathway OF
peace. The opportunity was rejected
and future historians will refer 20 the
lasl Two years as lhe time of the
great conspiracy that history will Dc
distrediiable to some, especially IN
the American Congress. America
went TO war. not because Il wanted
to. but because it was a necessity.
We preached TO our boys at home and
in France that this war was being
fought that wars might be no more.
We looked on the sufferings of Bel
GUM and Serbia and resolved what
we would do when il was over Then
il finally was over and we have done
nothing. So far as We are concerned
il appears we are willing to 20 back
10 1914 before il all begun.
The long -winded arguments in
the senate were like fiddling as Rome
burned. talking with a world in
chaos DO YOU blame me for saying
that | would rather be dog and bay
At the moon than 10 spend one minute
in the senate after the expiration OF
my term of office?
THE great conspiracy commenced
when the President Went 10 Yer
saiHes and cvery time news came
FROM Versailles thai the President ad-
yneated o. opposed something, the
conspiraators opposed his plans. They
are two-by tour politicians, | call
Iham that because tbal is what they
ara. ua matter haW h.gh th''r sta
Uun.
.S,aiar lodge Is a. head 90 The
a8-on squad aod yet atte. the treaty
had haau eWascUlatet with re'erfa-
zion that no Democrat could ,ccepi,
hc sought 10 blame The party for its
rejection.
Has any great institution found
a hy our loretalhers fallen down AZ
the time of stress and travail like the
senate has fallen down.
Il believe there are now men glad
that the President is sick. perhaps
hope for his death When Mckinley
was shot down, when Garfield was
shot. was there Democrat but eN-
pressed sorrow? Has anyone seen
words of sympathy for the President
in any Republican paper? \ great
man is sick. a great mind and a great
character and they have whispered
we've got him now
"Mensometimes disparage idealistics
but they are coarse grained jackasses
who do so and do il because they are
coarse grained, but the idealists point
the way and cheer mems souls.
.If the Republicans elect the Pres
ident The first thing he will have TO
do is to make explanations but the
Democrats will enter the fight with
something definite.
Let MS do as Saint Paul said he
had done-fght the good hsht and
keep the faith.