Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-12

are not democrats The dag II past.
| except IN the case ~ old fashioned.
| hard she'll politicians az the case uf "a
few narrowly preJudiccd newspapers.
when II ~ either popular or uRrful 10
damn everybody aud everything con.
ncrt"d With the opposition. willingly
! 1cknDWlcdg" aud praise the fine Ell
IrnHhip which goes Ia make up the
, rank nnd file NJ the republican party.
Man, millions ~ voters ~ the r,publi.
IAN ticket are splendid Americans Just
Hs siur't" in the basic principles un
which ~" nation stands as IA" oihHr
millions Who vote u democratic ticket.
The republican party IL one uf great
traditions ul great patriotism. ~ great
upiHhmrntH speak uf the rank
and iilr ~ that party even to-day WITH
tIgr respect
'liut iur eight. yes. Tor twelve yclrs.
v"lry % conflict has been raging within
thht patty raging not sO much among
the riyai"s IN the ranks ~ among ihusc
m high command The first eight yrntY
~ this century the republican party
Wnr IN large pat under true leader.
men Who marched with the tunes. men
who tried 90 interpret the thought ~
the body 1T the party iur tho better
II
tu lHl2 group of selfish men sought
lur their own purposes with their eyes
ou th" ground a. gain the control ut
tn party machinery. You know the
result n WAS in this very city that
these men succeeded In their purpus p.
| II we ~ this very city that WAS bora
M" movement ~ delegations IN ~
received the majority Of votes from the
republican PARTY That vote was gwen
| leo great American leader hut u WAS
oven more than support ~ Throdur,'
liuu''NUlt the man. Il was the voice ot
| insistpu,r that the party control D."
taken uut uf the hand uf selfish men. II
mem who had not discovered that tho
world was moving IN Among those
in that year who supported thc ancient
oEiu" who hurled q bitter and Insult.
ing attack ut the progressive leader WAS
| ID" present republican nominee fur the
/ PRESIDENCY
Wrapped ~ SclfishncSs.
To-day eight years later this same
man ana his sponsors the old Guard.
show mo- signs II having taken % heart
The drastic lesson taught ~ that tim".
once again ~" see them, with their
eyes an the ground. unmindful At IN"
u'r'' luus progress around them wrap.
| lHi w lN'lI WlliHNifHNt lhNl lliulUN
Dni bitterly Oritiyisiug but offering n
| real remedies ar constructive program
20 meet the national and international
| problems Wc face to-day
I need not ~ into the details uf tho
convention here this year | need nu.
rc,itr iu you the remarkable document
witch finally emerged labeled the g.
publican platform" I need not refer
tu o." plIukS su myStrfiuusly mi-lnid
l'ut I ts, YOU tu read that document.
tud 'u read IN, democratic platform aud
Coz make NJ yuur own minds
u VIII abide willingly los IN" result
'ruu democratic party offers not a.
rhlu," but the change. IT. platform
pledges p definite program ~ construr.
i've measures not u hodge polgo Z
vague compromises. definite foreign
puirN i'r immediate and permanent
p'H', not an underlined suggestion ~
new anl unavoidable schemes. 4 pledge
thpt thu safeguards IT working men
ana women already accomplished under
democratic leadership shall remain. not
th' f"ur that u' republican change viii
Gee tore the power 1T the influential few