The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-03-30

lSn-Amerlcan war! We have fought
a great war for a great cause and we
have had leadership which has car
ried America to great heights of
glory and power and splendor and
honor than she has ever known be-
fore in her entire history. Partisan
criticism of minor defects and indi-
vidual officials may for a time at
tract superficial attention; but the
plead eloquently for the Democratic
cause.
"Yet there are men so small in
spirit, so pitifully cramped in soul,
that they say the war cost too much.
Of course it was an expensive war.
All war is expensive. We poured out
our wealth in abundant measure, but
l for one would have rather spent
81 900, 100000 for shells that were
never exploded than to have had one
American boy on the firing line
minus an essential cartridge.
Freedom Was Purchased.
81 may not understand the spirit
of America, but / do not think that
America cares to measure money
against the blood of American SOL
diers, and when we talk about the ex-
pense of this war, permit me to re-
mind you what we bought with it.
We bought with it the freedom and
the safety of the civilization of the
world. And they say we were not
prepared for war.
"They forget that democracies
never prepare in the strict military
sense, but that America prepared in
the best possible manner. Wars are
not fought by armies. They are
fought by nations 1t is a measuring
of the economic strength of nations.
''The front line trench is no
stronger than the force which lies be-
hind the trench. 1t reaches back to
every farm, to every village, to
every contingencies, to every fac
tory, to every home. America pre-
pared by making economic life of
America sound.
"Where would we have been if
this war had broken out, and we had
not prepared so that our farmers
were able to feed the armies of the
world?
"Where would we have been if la
Dor had not been prepared to follow
the leadership Of the President?
Where would we have been if we had
not established a currency system
which made it possible for us not
only to supply our own needs, with
out shock or strain or panic, but the
needs of our Allies, and in the pro-
cess, convert America into the great
est creditor nation that the world
has ever known?
Right To Be Proud.
"These are stupendous accomplish
ments, and we have a right to be
proud of them. l am not only proud
to be- an American citizen, but l am
proud to be a member of the Demo-
cratic party, / have no apologies to
make for being a Democrat, but if l
were Republican l should have an
abundance of apologies to make
"The Republicans have now been
in control Of the Senate and the
House for eight months. They went
in, under false pretenses. They out |
lined an elaborate programme of |
reconstruction that looked very we'll |
in the newspapers. They have not |
only delayed and indefinitely post
poned the peace of the world, inter- |
fered with American commerce,
trade and brought the rate
of exchange tumbling down to a |
point hitherto unknown, but aside |
from railroad legislation of doubtful
value, they have not passed one sin
gle constructive act since they had |
control of both branches of the Gov
eminent.
'And now they are searching for
new promises to make to the people
in 1920. | am informed that the Re-
publican National Committee has be-
come so concerned as to it's attitude
OH public questions that it has offer
ed prize q might say, reward)
of $1O, 900 to any young man, pre-
ferably under the age of % years
who could write winning platform.
Personally l consider the copensa-
ton as totally inadequate. The task
is impossible, and only the adloescent
would undertake it. And / under
stand that the New York Tribune
publishes each day full page adver-
tisement offering prizes ranging
from $40 to $500 for individual
planks to be put in the Republican
platform.
Extraordinary Political Ark.
''In addition to this, the astute and
very active Mr.. Hays has appointed
a committee of III to go, two by
two, into the most extraordinary
political ark in history and there to
write a platform for the Republican
party 1t is most unusual con-
glomeration of political misfits.
"On that committee of III they
have reactionaries, and Progressives,
they have Taftites and ROoseveltians,
they have Economists and ApprOp-
they have reservatiOnists
Of all kinds, mild reservationists,
hey have bitter-enders, they have
and pacifists and mill
and former chairmen of the
Republican National Committee and
seventeen women, all to go on a voy-
age of discovery for the purpose of
what Republican prin-
.iples are.
at is simple to give an excellent