Evening journal., 1920-10-27

WlLkES-BARRE. Oct AT. - Judge
John NJ Garman. for many years
dominant leader OF the Democratic
party in county and state politics.
has unreservedly committed himself
10 the support OF Republican cause
and its present standard bearer In the
present presidential campaign and
when his reasons for so doing were
sought, he prepared the statement
appended
The concluding sentence OF Judge
Garman's scathing article, which Is as
trenchant as a Waitcrson editorial,
probably reflects the present mental
attitude OF countless numbers OF The
more patriotic and thoughtful men
and women in the Democratic party
throughout the country and Is as fol-
lows: 81 believe th at the welfare or
our country demands Hardines cleo
tion and that the welfare OF the DEM
ocratic party demands that the pi-
rates now controlling the good ship
Democracy should be thrown over
board and, weighted by their p0liti-
cal sins. b forever submerged in the
deep, dark sea Of oblivion"
judge Garman's statement rs as
follows.
Why / favor Hatdins for President /:
First-Because ] am a Democrat.
In all governments, there are at all
times two antagonistic principles
the one tending 10 Capitalization or
power even 10 the extent OF absolut-
ism and the other tending 10 diffusion
OF power even TO the extent OF an
archy.
knowing this fact, our govnment
was organized on the principle OF a
general government known as he
United States Of America with all us
powers specified in a written instru-
ment called the Constitution Of the
United States and a local or Stale
government in which was vested all
"the powers not delegated to The
United States by the Constitution nor
prohibited by II 10 the States.
From 1901 TO the present admins
tration th Democratic party has uni
, formly declared It's fidelity TO the
Constitution: its belief that the pow
ems OF the United States were express
ed IN the Constitution; its opposition
: 10 the doctrine OF implied powers
and lis unalterable judgment that the
three branches OF the United States
government, to-wit, the executive, the
Legislative and the Judicial, should be
maintained In the fun powers direct
ed by the Constitution. The party's
position was set forth In the plat
form OF 1912 as follows
we believe in the preservat On
and maintenance In their full strength
and integrity Of the three coordinate
branches OF the federal government
the executive, the legislative and nc
iudlcial-each keeping within its own
bounds and not encroaching upon TIE
Just powers OF the others.
believing that most eflicient results
tfnAr~ c~rcfQpn NJ nnUownm0nt are
TO be attained by the full exercise
by the States or their reserved SOW
ereign powers, we denounce as uSur-
patton the efforts OF our opponents e
deprive the States OF any OF The rights
reserved TO them and 10 enlarge anC
magdify by indirection the powers o.
the federal government"
In view Of Woodrow wilson's Wig
orous attempts 10 destroy the inde
pendence OF. the Senate and ID de
prive il OF the power conferred b'
The Constitution upon that body. witt
relation TO treaties, IL Is dillcult =
see how any patriotic Democra
could vote for Cox standing upon
platform which indOrses Wilson,
counse. The written language Of IN
onsctution is: "He lmeaning IN
Presidentl shall have power, by. an
with the advice and consent OF tn
senate, 10 make treaties, provide
two-thirds Of the Senator's presen
concur. This is so plain thas way
faring man. though a Wilson, coul
not err therain and the conclusion J
inevitable that, when tbo senate re
fuses its consent. the power OF N
President is Exhausted. An attemT
by the executive 10 coercc the legis
lative branch OF the government
rank autocracy. II candidate 70
Office can indorsc Woodrow Wilson
course in endeayoring to coerce IN
United States Senate when 10 Is eA
ercising its expressed constitutions
riSht, such candidate does not repre-
sent any kind OF democracy ana car
mot have my vote. But, some of
may ask, why vote for Harding. VIII