The Glenwood post., 1920-09-25
IT WAS A COLD WIND IN
MAnH FOB DEMOCRATS

"It SURF wss . cold wind that blew
through Maine on Monday, September
18th, 30 far as the Democrats are con-
cerned." 1t was Uncle Ted speaking.
He had just put down his evening pa
per and was talking to his brother
the father of Jack and Ruth.
"what do you mean,' asked Jack,
who never loses an opportunity to start
his Uncle Ted telling q story.
"eimply that the 18th day Of Sep
tember was surely an unlucky day for
the Democrats and still more unlucty
for the world club" replied his uncle
"You see, ON that date the voters Of
Maine, both men and women, went to
the polls to elect their state OFFICERS and
representatives. in Washington. The re-
suit was that the Republicans swept
through the state like forest fire, el-
Getting the governor by the largest plur-
ality ever given candidate for Cover.
nor in that state More than that,
they elected Congressman from all four
Of their districts and put Republicans
in every county as attorneys and sher-
ifs.n
"What's that got to do with the
world club plan!" asked Ruth.
"simply this, Ruth-that the main
issue of the campaign in Maine was the
same issue that will determine the cleo
tion of Warren G. Harding as presi-
dent in November, the league Of ma
tions, or the world club, rs we know it.
1t was a question of whether the people
of Maine would place in power those
men who represent party which would
attempt to entangle the United States
in European politics and give the coun-
tries of Europe the right to dictate the
affairs of this country. Senator Hard
ing in n short statement after the
Maine election told the whole story
when he said 'The result in Maine is
reinsurance that the American people
mean to return to representative gov
ernment under the constitution through
the agency of the Republican party.
'One of the most interesting things
In the election is the effect of the wom-
en- voting. Both Gov. Cox and Mr..
| Roosevelt, have had a great deal to
say about how the women would vote
for the world club because they don t
want war. Gov. Cox is clever in some
| things but he hasn t been clever enough
to see that he cannot fool the women
of this country with such fair stories
The women of America know that the
| world club MEANS WAR anu they
want no more of it. If anybody had
even suggested, ten years ago, or even
five years ago, that the United States
should simply throw away the nde-
pendence won by the blood of the faith
ers in the Revolution Just so that we
could join club in which the control
rested in Europe, the American people
would have had that person locked Nh
In an insane asylum. 1t is true that
lots of Americans have been misled by
the statements made by those who want
this world club. Many people had
thought that the independence of Am.
erica should come second, since it was
our duty to help serve humanity But
when the voters, the men and women.
went to the polls in Maine where they
mad their first real opportunity to show
their opinion of the league, they voted
1t down just as hard as they possibly
could.
when Franklin D. Roosevelt, Demo.
cratic candidate for vice president, com
Pieted a speaking tour in Maino he
said that he was convinced the women
were for the world club and because
of that fact they would support the
Democratic candidates Well, Mr.. Roos-
eveit is nice man, but he is young in
politics and has lot to learn, for the
women played large part in winning
that election for the Republicans. About
one woman voted for every two mon
and they DID NOT vote for the world
club.
"But Maine isn't the only place
where the people have shown that they
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