Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-28
MRS. PARMELEE SCORES
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Also Shows Up Faults of President Will
son and Governor Cox

UnderhilI Oct @7.--At Republican
rally held here Monday in the
G. a. r. hall. Congressman Porter
" Dale spoke to large sized audience.
He was listened TO with the clearest in
terest Mrs. Annette w. Par7nelee OF
Enoshurr Falls also made an address.
Mrs Parmollee briefly referred to that
great leader Frances Willard. who wears
ago said, God made man and women to
stand in republic. as believe. equally
bearing its magnificent burdens" Her
prophettc dreaming is now realized Here
after y. s. means "us" women as well
ms men. The ballot is treasure that
both men and woman have fought. bled
ana dled 10 obtain. 1t is a tool for ac-
completing things. both good and bad.
u is voice to speak our convictions.
when great issues are at stake. 1t is the
best instrument ever deysed for measur-
Ing public opinion in the shortest space
Of time. Your vote is really your politi-
eel prayer. To fail TO vote in democracy.
where the people rule, is to wiifully neg
lect an implied duty; no one wishes to be
looked upon as ''shirker" or a political
Stacker"
Politics" is a Greek word meaning city
affairs or the skilled management of
town, city, state o. nation. Thus in the
old Greek sense we should all be poll
ticians. The two chief political parties
are the Republican and the Democratic
The Republican party believes the people
own the government while the Democrats
appear to believe that the government
owns the people.
She contrasted the two parties and
referred to President Wilson who was
elected for second term on the slogan,
'He has kept us out of war" She said
he had kept us out OF several other things,
such as news from the front that he
might cable from to Is newspaper
columns daily describing his royal en-
tertanment. He kept us out of sugar
when he was offered great quantities by
the Cuban planters. Was it to favor a
rock-ribbed Democratic State-Lousana q,
He has kept us out of cash Liberty
bonds and Victory loans have shrunk 1C
per cent. President Wilson has kept us
out of peace b. his stubborress and un-
willingness to listen to the advice and
consent of the Senate II his pet League
Of Nations isn't dead ii certainly ought
to be as it Is not league of universal
peace as many suppose, but a deep laic
scheme for international war. 1t Is full
Of dangerous possibilities. 1t is a fraud,
n snare and a deluson,
Again. regarding paragraph 81, art
ice % Of the League Covenant which
Mrs. Parme,ee quoted. women and chill
dren were placed on level with
| dangerous drugs
II Mr.. w"son's scheme is to assist
in perfecting a, world alliance of white
slavery every descent man and woman
ought to rise I'm holy wrath and re-
pudiate this 'Niserable ambiguous
clause.
To make it plain. Senator Lodge
has offered the following amendment:
This government will recognize only
such agreements as provide for the
suppression OF traffic in women and
| children. Mr. wilson refused to accent
/ this amendment Cox. the Democratic
candidate, who was placed in nomina-
tlon by the liquor interests and Tam
many Hall, and who openly in his pa
per sympathized with the Kaiser and
who advocated union of the Amer
lean and German navies, says;
"If elected president, what Mr.. Will
son promised In the League of Nations
I shall endeavor to with all my
strength to give"
! This man II elected. viii, in all hui
man probability. deadlock all hope OF
permanent peace, as the Senate will
remain unchanged In it's position. This
being true the election of Warren G.
Harding becomes of paramount lm-
! portance.
! She urged every woman TO see to i,
! that her name was on the check list
and that she vote for the candidate
who seeks an international court or
call II what you will, which viii set
| tie differences in n legal manner rather
| than at the hands of n gigantic mil