Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-09
PALMER STANDS
! 0NPARTY RECORD
o.,,yd for Compromise or Bryan
treaties in Jackson Day
Dinner Speech
uApoo SEES 1920 VICTORY

1ockson Day dinner ia.. - I,enri
J.snerno"sentative Democrats were net.Lu .i,a
I,eIlpoussing matters OF interest 10 'he
pa" Mitchell Palmer, attorney gen :
A. % tbo United States. sought to
eral oi rr ~ tense OF his address make
baNe e,'' that AS possible candidate
ctu, nrcsidcncy he stands squarely
for .nc croncord of fhe Democratic admin :
On lht ~ - He did not seek to outline
is.Is,,os istra..rm, on which he might make his
the isIM far the nomination. contentlng
hght With n statement as to where
hln'Snra Snrna,,ocrntic party stands by means
Of its record .,o or,d for neoce. -
:, IN, p,,mar said. "has been blasted
Mr.. ioaIousics of men who hold their
by yr.!ooi W. fortunes above the world
need.
Palmer Outlines Issues
urh0 issues which we shall gladly
- before this year is out are these
NEE, m.,wOre we adequately prepared to DC
n ort in thc conflict of the nation
our pa' do that part right? Shall we
ID We tho snirit of the decree which
aecspu aecnpi"otion entered when the' nations
clyiliIo CIV, .,nun their arms? Shall we have
lala IOm IOon all we fought for? Shall we
spa ana "for Cor the future on the foundation
olllu ~ laid or destroy the foundation
and start anew! D.
~. "i 70 the war. they, in fact, cover
tS1 ~" whole range of the problems Which w n
baset I mems minds in these dlmcul'
1 Jeyss Je, The political, economic ana IN
J"s.trial structures which the war mas
ag%"ttpred g"Iv'l must be repaired and strength, :
sn" anod according to the principles whlch
tay Saya carried us through the years OF
nav na,' or they will inevitably be weak :,
Sa, '"oi or entirely losts by the policies OF
eIou .LoSo who deny those principles.
'nVsT ''Tbe record which has led to the is
af the war was written by tho
TnsoenOcratic Tse party. The part which the
ppenrbIican leaders have chosen to play
baS hppnSnercly to criticise our methocs
b0little our achievements, investigate
Unr victories, and rob America and the
world of their fruits. Let them stant
also upOn the recorc.
eve stand not only upon our recort
Il incarnation and achievement in the
AZ Oropt but we pledge ourselves also tt
enforce its immutable decree. The
usaca for which we fought is not the
p0ace p of armed and selfish isolation, but
thS neocn of manly participation in the
rosSnnnsibilities of the world. When oul
boyS went into the trenches they went
wtbont debate and without reserva
ton,
End Government Extravaganza
"Rut perhaps our paramount, imme'
diatp need is the ending of government
eytrayagance and the reduction of taxes
Investigate and cut down. Put most Of
onr taxes on the luxuries of the foolisl
ard give the thrifty business man somt
chance.
with the business man we must Ill
cnde the farmer. The farmer receive;
foo little for his goods-the consumer
pays too much. To cut out the middle
man. to organize distribution, is surely
A mart of interstate commerce and {
concern of the federal government.
"But if the League fails utterly, i
no sensible compromise is made, thel
LET the world accept the peace treatic
Of William Jennings Bryan. They ar
practical basis for ending war. l
they had been adopted by all countrie
in 1911. this war would never hav
taken place. And let us then go fur
ther and 4 ace all nations to agre
that no M .Ju saall go to war withou
first obtaining by referendum vote tn
consent of its own people.
above all. if our party is to win W
must not forget tnat the Democrati
party is the party of ideals. the part
Of the worker and the humble.
McAdoo Sees Victory Sure
In a letter read at the dinner. Viii
liam G.. McAdoo, former secretary o
the treasury, said:
Republican leadership has demon
started starting incapacity to deal witt
the great problems confronting Amcrici
and the world, Peace defeated, wa
prolonged and hundreds of thousand
Of needless deaths inflicted upon help
less children. women and men in Eu
Iope-a ghaStly toll to exact for par
lisan political ends.
Mrs, Peter Olcsen, Of Cloquet, MINI.
Democratic committeewoman from Min
neSOta, said:
"The campaign of the Democrat
party in 1920 is not merely a politica
campaign; it is crusade on behalf O
The progressive forces of American life
On the highways and byways, in cOun
Try places, wherever men and wome
live under the Stars and Stripes, let tn
message 60 of seven years of herculea
labor by the Democratic party on behaI
Of all Americans. The party has kep
faith with the people. by their fruit
Ae shall know them still holds true
The fruits of seven years of Democrat
control are prosperity, progress, :. inter
national honor. We stand upon pu
record, proud to go to the people fo
their approval in 1920"
War taxes have not been reduce
as lhey should have been if Republica
task.
Inc important questions of socis
Justice which cry aloud for attentio
slu no spokesman or champion anon
me republican leaders. Labor an
%npudl nave been in deadly grappl
ourlns the last year Of unrest and dis
ILOnelt' L while the innocent public la
Oeen forced to suffer.
i, Nine months of Republican leader
,o,R ,o uiScoses no constructive humani
,o.lon ,o. OF Statesmanlike act. 1t is
~dtS record of dismal failure.
r,riesS success Of Democracy in 1872
ror.n S.,nsole If our leadership is wise, OF
minoa1Sp unshakcu, our offensive deter
GiDtou, G%i,tou our vision of this new time ur
mdor.tu ana our sympathy with al
ald applied. '1 ''''''' p'''0' W
Nh momDt mt must keep up the fight for Il
tbe p' won,I ,LSSloration Of peace throughp,
lief 0ffLu' "f h We must stand for the r.
Rs i, Ia, human suffering everywhere.
The IonSu IuIs oi our allies, as well as
'"us oi our late enemies"
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