The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-10-09
LEAGUE OF
NATIONS


not a great many of them and they
offer no excuse or apology for their
intention. Right or wrong, regard
less Of candidate or platform, eyes
closed to everything but their devo-
ton to a name-Democrat. Those
few, perhaps a handful, as the voters
of this country are enumerated. have
our respect. We realize that to them
argument, no matter how forceful.
is useless, and while we sympathize
with their closed mind, we bear them
no Ill will.
There is another class Of people
who expect to vote for Cox, becaus
he stands for the League of Nations
the high faluting' title and extrava-
CANT claims of which have hypnotized
their minds and titillated their anti
cipation of personal gain. They are
the former peace at any price" ilk
big business and industrial hounds
whose affairs have become somewhat
upset due to the war, and anything
that will restore their market and
hCCQ IL uO mai do luc LCd6uc vi va
lions promises to do is worthy of
their vote. no matter how 1t will ruin
labor, farmers, the cattle and other
industries.
Also, conscientious directors" or
yellow livered gentry. who evaded the
draft and would let the country fall
into the hands of the enemy, rather
than raise a hand to protect it. We
have no reference to the real con-
scientious directors with firm and
fine religious scruples like Sergt.
Alvin York, who with a prayer on his
lips, tore into the Germans and gave
them an advance order Of the hell
fire and birthstone which is served
on the other side of the Styx, and be-
came the greatest hero of the war.
Then there is the anti-preparedness
fellow, who believes the bunk" that
the league will end all wars for all
time; he's willing to take a chance
and try it out, so Cox will gather
them into the fold.
The rank and file of the Demo-
Siato, " a NCly SlCdt hlduy, ~ NC
sure; those who believe in the great
principles of Democracy as set down
by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison
and James Monroe, and above all,
those loyal Americans who have fol-
lowed the tenets of the Democratic
of Tammany-in all good faith; to
those who place their love of coun-
try above their love of party; their
loyalty to the flag above their loyalty
to a decrepit mule. ready for the bone
yard; to the Democrats who have
been, and expect to remain, the pride
and glory of the country; those who
revere Lincoln, sympathize with Nc
Kinley, and adore Roosevelt: to them
do we address u argument, know
ing full well, that we will receive an
attentive ear and thoughtful decision.
A wise sage once said: Some peo-
pie study all their lives. and at their
death have learned everything, ex-
cept how to think"
Thinking is the backbone of the
ulittCt DC, lIOuA IL COllCo All uullldu
progress. The animals who cannot
think remain mere beasts. So if we
would go forward, we must think
well for ourselves; act independently
upon our thoughts; and present u
conclusions for the benefit Of those
less equipped to think as clearly as
we do.
To the thinker, we desire TO call
attention to some statements of Gov
ernor Cox, the Democratic candidate.
anent the league.
First-In discussing the league,
Cox declared Article X simply says
that territorial burglary must stop
in the world. . and that the moral
force of the earth will be directed to
restrain external aggression"
notwithstanding the six to one
voting inequality between Great Brit
ain and the United States, the gov
ernor said:
THAT is in the assembly. 1t does
not make much difference whether we
have one vote there or some other
power has a thousand votes. 1t re-
quires unanimous action before any
thing can be done. Is there anyone
here who believes that Canada, the
country that lost thousands and
thousands of her boys, is not en-
titled to a vote in the League of Ma
tons? Is there anyone who believes
that the other dominions making up
the British empire should not have
a voice?
But in order to reassure Ameri-
cans. there was written as one of the
Hitchcock reservations" mote the ref
erence to reservations, for which the
Republican senators were called all
sorts of vile names by WILSON, this
provision. that in the event of any
dispute involving England as a part
OF the empire, involving Britain as
a part of the empire, involving a
single one OF the colonies of the EN-
pire, that neither Britain nor any
of her colonies should have a single