The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-24
State Candidates
Speak Here

ION. BrecklnfluRe Long, DehnoSi" ~
is candidate for U. S. Senator, Carter
M. Buford, candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, and Arthur t. Brewster,
candidate for Congress from the
Thirteenth District, spoke at the
court house in this city Tuesday af-
ternoon, to fair sized audience, com.
posed about fifty-ffty of men and
women.
Senator Jasper N. Burks acted as
chairman of the meeting, and before
introducing Mr. Long, he expressed
his thankfulness that he had lived
sufficiently long to see the women
put in possession of the ballot, and
felt sure that their part in politics
would result in strengthening Democ-
racy and purifying politics.
In opening his speech, Mr.. Long
congratulated the women on their
right to vote in the future, but he al
so cautioned them that suffrage
would bring to them additional re-
sponsibilities, on the correct solving
Of which might depend the happiness
and prosperity of the world. He spoke
briefly of the .carping campaign that
is being conducted by the Republi-
cans; being confined almost entirely
to faultfinding and abuse of the DEM
ocrats. They charged that the war
government had largely overbought
Of various supplies. Admitting. how,
ever, that the war had been conducted
wholly by Democrats, and that there
had been enormous purchases OF sup
plies that were never used in prose-
cution of the war, the speaker stood
firmly by those responsible for such
enormous purchases which really
brought the war to hurried close.
He thought it good business sense
to spend money in preparation for
continuing the war until it was sue
cessfully ended, rather than to ham
dicap the most splendid army that
the world has ever known by posi-
BILE lack of munitions. Then, too, the
great preparations that were made
by this country were perhaps the
principal thing that brought Germany
to her senses and caused her to give
up the fight, before untold additional
American lives would have been sac
rificed in that frightfully inhuman
war. If large part of the fighting
was successfully done with the dol
lar, instead of human lives, he thought
that good business also. He also bit
terly denounced the willful and mali
cious lies that were being circulated
against President Wilson, one of the
greatest Presidents we have had, af-
ter he had sacrificed practically ev-
erythins he held dear on his country's
altar.
AS an illustration of the thankless-
ness of our people, he told how
great political party recently held a
national convention in Chicago,
where not single syllable or sentence
was uttered to indicate that this coun-
try had but recently emerged from
the shadows of the darkest war cloud
that had ever obscured the earth. He
denounced such action as inhuman
and brutal, and unworthy of any true
American citizen, or citizens.
He spoke at length on the League
of Nations, which he strongly favored
and justified; that it would and must
result practically in the disarmament
of the world, which would of neces.
sity make future vars impossible. II
would also do away with secret
treaties, which have been the breed.
ing place Of many wars, and would
assist the people to a higher civiliza
ton. He also stripped Article 10 oi
the camounage with which it has bee1
clothed, and exhibited it in the nude
showing that it had neither horns mo-
tail; that it was destitute Of man!
things with which it has been charged
to be clothed; that it is really com
mendable and meritorious document
He deeply regretted the fact that s.
! few of our people are really acquaint
ed with the provisions of the Leagu
| of Nations, thereby falling an eas
, prey to the misleading and slander
, Gus charges of opponents of tina
splendid document.
n He said il America failed to joi
with the other countries in this bes
| plan yet offered for the prevention c
e wars, then the appropriation of 81
: 0O,O00,0OO by the last Congress fe
e war preparedness, in time of peac
Y will be a regular annual progra1
: hereafter-with a constantly GROWN
{ appropriation for such slaughte
' house practice. He put it up to h
3 hearers that they must choose tn
E way, either to ruin and death, or n
turn to a rule of reason, on whic
alone can the security of the worl