Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-10-13

Louisville. Every man and WO
man should read it carefully
fore deciding how he1or she will
vote November 2 Dr. Powell
spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens
That means all the women. doesn't it
1t is nc time TO deal in the tinse
clink of cgapliment-it is not mo
ment to i9dQlge in flattery, but wan
to say in rrcs presence OF God and tn,
shining stars that the greatest vic
tory in behalf of righteousness, (which
has been won, is that of securing suf
frage for women, and / am glad to be
lieve that in this critical hour OF oul
nations history the vote of the wo
man is going to be the determining
factor. Whether it is because of the
nature and constitution of woman
that.she is more sensitive to the NOR
al and the ideal than man, know not
but it is fact that she senses the
thing that ought to be done almost
immediately and instinctively.
want to say, my trends, that
cannot conceive of q greater dishonoT
to the flag, to the name and fame of
this America of ours, than the defeat
of the League Of Nations IN this COM
ing elections l say that, not as Q
Democrat, save that the Democratic
party is the only party that stands
for the League of Nations. Until this
afternoon the last utterances from
the Republican candidate were to the
effect, in his Baltimore speech-"I am
frank to say that as respects the as
ISOLATION Of nations I have absolutely
no plan or form of a constructive
character" Some sort of influence was
brought to bear upon him and this
afternoon in his address at Dee
Moines he, cemes out and says, 81 an
opposed to any association of nations
and l am opposed to this League o
Nations as it is at present operative
even with clarifying reservations. Il
other words. he does say this after.
noon that he stands with Mr. Boraf
Mr.. Johnson who are absolutely an.
tagonistie .tc.a any league, with Teser
walton, =osIWi thout reservation. Tha'
is the cb2llenge that ought to be &C.
cepted quickly by the Democratic
party. and we have not until this very
hour been. able to find out what NJ
Harding. stood fer. Now, what is th'
situation? In order to uphold tn
ideals under which we fought the wa>
those that believed in any sort o
league. in the keeping of faith wit
our alliess in the. keeping of fait'
with the One Hundred Thousan
where Gle peoples grow, those VIII
believe I in any sort of league al
bound cbnscientiously to vote for tt
Democratic party, since there is Il.
other party under Gods sky tina
stands for it, that champions it. am
that means to sacrifice everythin:
that il can sacrifice in order to main
tain it and to preserve it.
Now. Il cannot make out bow an
Republican who is for "thc" ieagu,
or for "a" league, OF for "auy" leagr
after the direct statement by M
Harding last night,in Des Moines, CO.
uphold that Republican ticket and ca,
,lidatc and policy, for, my friends,
say to you tonight bfeore God thf
this is mot a party question. Yo
cannot make the Ten Commandment
Il party, issue. This thing has bee
thrust alto the political arena, th
League bf Nations, and the preserVe
ton of tthc r~ ,rr and integrity
Americat ana -; il cannot he assoc
and until the Republicans wanted I
make oft of il capital, exploiting
for the lake Of partisan ends, it We
thoroughly approved and upheld an
maintained in,HlT the negotiations W
iii that hour there in Boston. wher
as the Rory goes, Mr.. Will Hav
said: fYou have got to star
against fthe league, it is too big
thing tdp magnificent thing for II
Democratic party TO be allowed to pr
over, anti you have got to star
against fhe league, it is too big
thing, TOP magnificent thing for tt
Democratic party to be allowed to pr
over, and you have got to star
against It, and fight it, if you want
get back in power
Friends, there has not been a mo-
living, hypocritical, classifying car
paign ever conducted on the soil
America You know the keyno
speech OF Mr.. Lodge in that Repub'
can convantion. He said, What is II
issue Wis Wilson, his heirs, his az
signs, Anything whatever that has 7
,o with sWilson." That has been tt
real ISSUE, q personal hatred express
ed in q hundred ways outside of T.
realm offspeech. One of the creates
men when you think of his achiev'
ments-9ne of the greatest me
whom CID has allowed to walk o
this earth in the high realm of LEAF
ership. If ever man was ealled up'
to climb his ladder and be crucifie
for his country and for the world,
is none other than Woodrow. Wilso'
Now here is the argument | war
To make Say the worst about WOOD
row Wilson, bring any charge again
him YOU. choose, what has that &c
to do wah the merits of the Leagu.
of Nations? Suppose that the dew
had spoken the Sermon on th'
Mount, 8ather than Jesus Christ,
wclld that affect the infallibility and
truthfuIHess of the sentiments of the
Sermon IN the Mount? Because Jesus
said, "Bfessed are the pure in heart
for thew shall see God" does not
make it Any more true that the pure
in heart Shall see God and if the devil
should hive given utterance to the
sentiments in the Sermon on the
Nr.-.>4 A. truth Of those sentiments