The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-09


can people for his party and his ad.
ministration on the ground that he
has kept us out of peace.
We of the senate believe that We
have performed high and patri.
otic duty and we ask you, represent
atives OF the republican party, to an.
prove our course and stand by what
we have done. The next act will
find "A larger stage and the peop.s
will decide between us and the presI-
dent. The league must be discussed
In every district and in every state
and we desire to nave the Verd 4
so clearly given that no man who
seeks to represent the people In the
senate, in the house or In any place
or any degree, can have the slight.
est doubt as to his duty. We make
the issue; We ask appreciation for
what we have done. The people viii
now tell us what they think OF Mr..
Wilson's league and its sacrifice Il
America. Tho shifting scene In Eu-
rope, with its wars and disputes It's
changing governments and fleeing
boundaries which we are asked 10
guarantee, will instruct the peoNs
from day to day and we confldenm
leave the future and the protection
of their sons and brothers and OF tho
country's rights In their hands. That
future no man can predict, but the
country knows we'll in what spirit
we republicans will. meet It, spirit
as different from that OF the presi-
dent as day from night. The peaple
know our policy; they know Mr..
Wilson's and they will choose be.
tween them. They will tear aside the
veil OF words woven to blind and de-
ceive and come down TO the essen.
tial and vital point-Mr. Wilson's
plan on one side, the independence
and safety OF the United States on
the other. To determine Alright this
question, involving the fate and for
tunes OF the United States, all repub-
leans, all Americans. must Join to-
gether and in their own way and
with their own arguments defeat
Mr.. Wilson's league as he desires 1t.
whether amended by him or In its
present simplicity. We must all
fight side by side to keep safe and
untouched the sovereignty, the inde-
pendence, the welfare of the United
States. We hear the timid cry that
America will be isolated. Have NO
fear. The United states cannot be
isolated. The world needs us far too
much. We have never turned a
deaf ear TO they cry of suffering
humanity. but whatever We do must
be done in our own way, freely and
without constraint from abroad.
With no outside help since the revo-
luton we have come to where We
are today. We shall march on and
not neglect our duty to the world.
When we were called 10 the defense
OF freedom and civilization in 1917
we did not fail. We threw our great
weight into the wavering scale AZ
we were all the more effective. all
the stronger because we went in with
out alliance and of our own free will.
as We should always go to help man.
kind. Let US stand fast by the prin-
ciples OF Washington and Monroe
and Enthusiastically against those
OF Mr.. Wilson. We must be now and
ever for Americanism and national
ism, and against internationalism
There Is no safety for us, no hope
that we can be of service to the
world, II we do otherwise.
For the Future of the Country
One word more before | close.
During all the tedious weeks and
months of the prutracted struggle TO
save America from what we con.
ceived TO be the dire perils lurking
in the covenant of the league of ma
tons. which Mr.. Wilson presented TO
w. party was scarcely ever men
toned, nor was the effect of our ac-
tion upon the party considered. To
this spirit l think our success was
largely due. We made up our minds
as 10 what our duty and our general
policy ought to be and then the only
difference was as to the best way in
which that duty could be performed.
l believe that the great party which
we represent here today has made
up us mind as to its attitude upon
Mr. Wilson's league and all thai is
carried with 1t of danger and OF
menace. In making our contest be-
fore the people let us think of what
the public interest. the future exis-
tence OF tn Umted States, demand
without any consideration of par
ty ERECT When we put the word
gold into our platform In 1896 We
took from the ordinary political
point OF view great risks, but we
went to the people confident Of the
justice OF our cause and won. The
way to assure victory now Is to re-
member always that Mr. Wilson and
his party threaten not only in the
league of nations but in regard TO the
very foundations OF our government
'~Ne uS ioT oui part tnlnh OF nOtnlIb
except our cause and with that great
and clear before us let us behold
with Indifference "the lesser chances
and inferior hopes meantime 60
pouring past" So thinking, so bellev-
ing. We must win because the fight
we are making is for the right
Let us olso in the battle we are TO
wage make no promises which Gag
not beperformed. Let's not imitats
democrats. who pledged themselves
to reduce the cost of living by low
erihg the tariff when they well
knew, for they must have known,
that their pledge was impossible Of
fulfillment, that the high cost of lly-
Ing could not be affected in that way
and every day since then has proved
the falsity of their position. Let Us
not promise any millenniums or
pledge our faith to the performance
OF impossibilities. Let us simply lay
before the people our principles and
policies, policies which are at once
vigorous and practicable, and then
pledge ourselves to do our utmost 20
carry these policies into effect. This
we can do and we should bind our
selves no further. II the righteous
ness OF our cause will not win, no
false promises or delusive hopes VIII
be OF any avail. Let us be true 20
our highest traditions because in
a.