The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
John F. Simms Assails State
Administration In Keynote Address

enVy, malice and dread that the DEM
ocrntlr president M party viii be
benefited BY the ratification OF the
peace treaty; fear that the iabors OF
a great man may be appreciated by
the people, and so the republican SEN
ators begin the most shameless attack
upon their own chief magistrate: they
becluud the issue with all Kind of
sOphistry; they bubble and argue and
tvaGe, until. becoming boidcr In their
crime against their own country, they
openly proclaim the death sentence
upon the treaty and the league OF
nations The world stands aghast: IL
asks what other remedy the rcpubli-
can party has to offer In place OF the
treaty; the answer is an echo. And
now that escape IL no longer possible,
their candidate states that he would
approach the nations OF the earth In
n hopeful attitude. seeking some other
solution vi the difficulty. but what
other solution? We must have "a
treaty OF peace to adjust our matters
with Germany. ou merchants must
know on what basis they can deal
with the former enemy our CONNER
cidl and shipping lntercts must have
some chart TO go by. the rest OF the
world II leaving us IN the re-cstab-
lishment of commercial and domestic
affairs. Yet here we stand. techni-
Nhiie ~ NNls III tact Ut peace nut
VeNcd with var time restrictions and
legislation. And rather than give To
the democratic party credit FOE max
iug war VIGOROUSLY and peace sue
cessfullY, the republican senator's pre-
fer to let the matter stand as II Is.
The American people FAN and will cut
the knot In November, and rcpudiate
those who would triflc With the well
fare and future Of their country for
nnltftHW1 AnAg A.. HON - wwNH al.u
American boys should not be sent to
foreign lands to prevent war. should
we enter the league. But have not
three millions Of them just returned
from foreign lands. where many laid
down their lives In u groHt and use
less war, In which We were forced to
participate? Had we not better JOIN
the league II throw u great power
and influence into the scales, FOR
peace. than stand idly by until the
next war begii's. and then be drawn
into H. Is II not better to insure our
house against tire than to depend On
putting the fire put when 1t begins ?
The republican opponents OF the league
make much OF what they call the SUI
render Of our national sovereignty:
or our constitutional rights and du-
ties, For II while they pretended that
II the treaty could he so Interpreted
with reservations as to make 1t what
they call safe. they were FOR the
treaty: but nov Wc see their candi-
date go yer to the Bitter End" fat-
ton. and accepting the aid OF Hiram
Johnson OF California. the fight to the
death II ~. We welcome Il. aud will
sustain the battle with every nergv
OF an aroused and liberty loving peo-
pie. Our opponents criticize the conduct
OF the war: they accuse US Of WASTE
OF money, and their smelling commit
tees have been for months examining
every detail OF the government cN-
pei'sc. Where have they found any
thing wrcng? Investigation after in
~vestigation by hostile partlsans has
proven beyond question that the DEM
ocratic party has been faithful TO is
trust. Yet the republicans pretend
to detect a bad odOr In the conduct NJ
the war; perhaps 1t Is the leftover
faint OF embaimed bee and spoiieL
beans OF Spanish war days.