The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-10-08
BIG DEMOCRATIC
RALLY
MRS. FULLER ERTHBSED AUDIENCE TO
HIGH PITCH THE BOYS WON WITH
BAYONETS, We WILL WIN WITH BAL
LOTS, SHE SAYS 10 DAYS DISCUS
SION WOULD PREVENTED WORLD
WAR LEAGUE OF NATIONS ONLY
WAY 70 STOP WAR.

WAR LEAGUE OF NATIONS ONLY
WAY TO STOP WAR.
One of the largest Democratic
meetings ever held in this city took
place w Wednesday night in the Arm
ory The Dlg room OF tne ArmoIy
was packed to the doors, and was
considered the most enthusiastic
meeting of its kind TO be held mere.
The meeting was presided over by
Hon. Wade IA. d. Warield, of Sykes
vile, who made short talk on the
campaign and afrerward introduced
Hon. Carville d. Benson, candidate
for Congress from the second Con-
gressioaaI district. He spoke at
length on the campaign and told
what ne did IN Congress tor the good
OF the people. During his address
he was interrupted several times by
applause.
MRS. Gertrude B. Fuller, of Pitts
burgh, Pa, who has been Republic
can all her life, and recently decIar-
ed for the League OF Nations and the
Democratic candidates, was the last
to speak.
Although it was nearly 10 O'Clock
when Congressman Benson concluded,
Mrs. Fuller held the big audience
steadfast throughout her address, and
reused it to high pitch of enthu-
siasm. Men and women Wed in cheer
ing her arguments for the League
anu her thrustA at Senator Lodge
and the other Republican Senators
who blocked ratification OF the
League, because, Mrs. Fuller sald
they hated President Wilson.
Mrs. Fuller said in part:
These are the times that test the
souls OF men and women The acid
test of patriotism is the patient, con-
structive, undramatic service of peace.
No nation can develop a race OF
strong liberty loving men from weak,
timid Indifferent Stacker women.
I'VE helped our men win the war
and now we will help them win the
peace The League of Nations is a
treasure vastly more precious than
conquered territory or tribute money.
What our boys won with their bay
onets we will hold with our ballots.
The woman who decides to with
hold her ballot may by that act sent
ence her little son to death in an
other war.
The delay in ratifying the peace
treaty has cost our merchants, our
industries and our workers billions
of dollars that would have come to
them inevitably, could they have
taken their rightful part in the re-
construction work in Europe. A sep
arate peace would cost us untold bill
lions more and force us to relinquish
all indemnities for our losses anu
bring us countless lawsuits from
German Nationals and payment OF
many millions more.
We are not absolved of concern
for civilization. We want to come in
to international affairs at the point
of the ounce of prevention and not
blindIy, stupidity wait until dragged in
for the pound of cure.
I'VE cannot save ourselves from
the ravage and ruin of war unless we
help to save all the world For 1000
years the nations have tried the war
method and now the people want to
| try reason. Justice and brotherhood
"The Senate has kept us from m-
ternational peace because it doesn't
| like the President We elected; it re-
fused to do any thing for domestic
peace because it spent it's time to run
4 the executive department instead OF
attending to its own legislative af-
fairs.
1.-The League of Nations is the only
alternative to the preservation of
lpeace by intrigue and competitive ar
maments The people know that 10
days of discussion at The Hague in
1914 would have prevented the hor-
ror of the past four years. Lodge
and Borah, Penrose and Smoot have
hurt this country more than they
have hurt the League of Nations.
IF the Senate puts partisan politics
above the lives of our people they
will make Bolsheyists enough to abol-
ish the Senate. The policy of the Sem
ate has been Rule or Ruin
'sThe Republican Congress spent
millions of taxpayers money trying
to unearth something they could use
to political advantage. They proved
/ that the war was won by the Demo-
cratic party without scandal, without
i fraud and with no taint of graft.
Mr.. Harding asks your ballot, but
refuses to say Just what for. He asks
you to sign blank check which the
Senate ring will fill out at their leis-
ure. He says, in effect, that he be-
lieves in a Government of the Senate
j by the Senate and for the Senate.
1 'It brings the blush Of shame to
any patriots cheek to see the Repub-
L No.
ernment as, as to empty the peniten-
tiary to fill their Senate. Nothing IS
of more supreme Importance in this
4 election than that you send your
Senator John Walter Smith back.
Had the other States measured up
to the standard of Maryland. we would
| have had the League and the bless
ings of peace more than year ago
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