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Was adopted Dy tne OSiAOSi"sAS $500
al convention without change. A"e
document Is as follows: -
The Democratic partas in its naM EHst!
convention now assemI ZEE ',Ir T states.
woodrow Wilson. and halls with patriotic patriotic
pride the great achievements for country
and the world wrought oy ssaa Democ'@'''
srsat republic. emerging With imperish:.
able honor from the severe sests anr
ievcxs stra haS,n o. t ssrned S' the plsudts
ana Krstitude Of all free nations.
n Il declares its adherence TO the inn ns.I
mental sg1 iSsscs. ana a.
vance. and purposes to resume the great
work Of formulating these principles INTO
4. effective laws, begun ana caIrleo 49, ~
Yvpted only when the war claimed al tne
national energies for the single task OF
victory.
League Of Nations.
LeaSue Of Nations as the surest. II not
the only. practicable means OF maintain,
Ing the nj. pSaSs Of burden
Of great military and naval estaonsn.
ments. 1t was for this that America
broke away from traditional isolation anu
spent her blood and treasure 10 CRUSH =
II was upon this basis that the presi-
dent of the United States, IN prearrange-
pension Of hostilities against the imperial
German government; the armistice was
granted and a treaty of peace negotiated
upon the definite assurance % Hains, y:ers
many that "a general associauon OF ma
lions must be formed, under specihc COW
enants, for the purpose OF anoroins Hu.
tual guarantees Of political independence
and territorial integrity to great ana
Hence we not only congratulate ths
Tie viEor =exhtbited IN the prosecution q
the war, but we felicitate him ana nus
associates on the exceptional acMeve-
ments. at Paris involved IN the aoopu9 3n
previously expressed American Ideals ana
10 intimately related to the aspirations
Of civilized peoples everywhere: IT., ,,-
age and his high conception Of good iaitn
in steadfastly standing for the covenant
agreed to by all the associated and aliieo
Condemn the Republican senate for It's
refusal to ratify the treaty merely De.
cause 1t was the product OF Democratic
statssmanship. thus inssfpG o. ass Of
world.
country ig involved in this business; and
We point to the accusing fact that, oeIore
taeonism to the treaty the now Repub-
Ncan chairman OF the senate foreign re-
lations committee himself publicly pro.
claimed S..a that sn aSa q.
and his party associates thereafter re- e.
ported to the SENATE, would make VI
guilty Of the blackest crime" ..-
On May Is last the Knox substitute i for
the Versailles treaty was passed by tne
Republican senate; and this convention
can contrive no more htting cnarecten1S-
Forum Masasine Of December, 1911. by
Henry Cabot Lodge when he said: 49,,
''lf We send our armies and youny men
abroad to be killed ana WOUNDED IN no o.t,,,
but this, our entrance into war with such
an intention was crime which nothing
rTh4 intent OF congress and the intent
OF the president was that there could De
NO peace until We could create SITUATION
whore no such war as this couIo fec0r'
We cannot make peace except h IN Sor y;
With everlasting dishonor and bring rutr
to Us also II We undertook to make sep
arats peace"
T Lodges propesals Condemned.
Thus to th&s which Mr.. Lodge. In eaneI
he and his party IN madness sought Z
CIV: month. sss e vs.
honor" the Republican party and its can
didatss today accept a. the essence o
W. indorse the presidents view Of ou
International obligations and his nrn
stand against reservations designed t
cut to pieces the vital provisions In con
separate peace which would disgrace tn
nation. We advocate the Immediate rat
iacation Of the treaty without reserve
lions which would impair its essential tn
Of any reservatione making clearer O
more SPECIFIC the Obligations Of the Unite
states to the League Of Nations. Onl,
tSt,o oo'n e Thu this nssion among the power
Of the earth and recover the moral lead
Srship which President Wilson won an
on s.esssa onS Ss aon a ri:
We hope to aid-sfsctively in the resto
ration Of order throughout the world an
to take the place which we should q
sumo in the front rank Of spiritual, com
merciai and Industrial advancement. =
We reject a. utterly vain, Il not vicioui
the Republican assumption that ratifca
.. ns t Nsgn sno woSd n any IN
our country. The fact that ne GOV.
nant he: been entered red. into BY g nation
We are Of ours. e . suficient refutatio
Of such charge: The president repeatedl
has declared. and TIL: convention real
q . member Of the league must Be fu
nlled In strict conformity with the Coz
otitution OF the United states. embodie
Of declaratory action by the congress b
fore this nation may become Q partic
pant I'm any war.
- Conduct Of the War.
During the war President Wilson sxhi!
ltod the very 0yoade0e conception Of III