The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1920-10-02

/ piVNCiNtu llloullltdUOn or repeal of
/ war taxes IN the last two wears
! me senatorial Oligarchv which n,o
vented ratification of the nra,a
treaty both steps being ptrt and
pdrcel OF conspiracy conspira-
I cE lirst to so disorganize fhp agnnc,,
/ oI civilization Of the w0rII 4, ~
| upset what would have been re-as
tahllShled normal conditions in i'm
IeIIlatlOnal affairs of the world fo
lIlake possible continued wars and
aIlNletles Of the problems of fhp hm'
man mind IN order that rhpv r,igbt
ne charged to the administrator i'm
Accuses PcnruSc
., make the definite carre fb.t
bolse PenrOse himself declined tIe
proposal to either modify nr .rrnnni
var taxes. because me said fbaf If
me people bore them for two more
years They would show resentment
toward the party in power.
therefore | am not making a
partisan campaign and my pIecfion
VIII not be a partisan triumnh n
will not be the triumph of Democ-
racy, II will be the triumph on be-
half of humanity, of the world fAp-
! please. a new order i'm The affairs of
This earth. Which recognizes that
under the old order wars came over
night in the world, and they want
to establish a new order under
which wars can be guarded against
and made, as ! verify believe prac-
tically impossible
Now. regardless of what some
may say. this is the outstanding is
sue. And yet ! want you TO know
that when / went into California.
where found public sentiment
practically a unit for the League of
Nations, | found the reactionary
forces in order 10 confuse the pub
lie mind, said that the outstanding
issue was the lemon question down
there, and while Cox was all right
on the League of Nations he was not
certain on lemons and that his cleo
tion would mean destruction of the
lemon industry in California. (Ap-
plause.)
And when I arrived near Pueblo
] found statement in the paper
here which says that the main two
national issues in his campaign are
the enforcement 81 national prohi-
bition and the Wilson covenant of
the League of Nations, and upon
these two questions Governor Cox
is expected to say something I
shall take the editor at his word. 7
shall ask him question.
Mr.. Editor, if you are here, |
want you. i'm harmony with the basic
principles of square dealing, to pub
liSh my answers in your newspaper.
applause
"Then. Mr. Editor. | want to ask
another question. | want to ask YOU
whether or not there was a meeting
held here last Monday, or Monday
week in Denver. at a hotel there.
when all the rcactionary editors of
this state were called into session.
! want to ask, furthermore. whether
there wasn't a Mr.. Stephens who
attended the meeting | want to ask
further whether he did not say he
was a scout sent out by Will II
Hays of the national committee?
Didn't Mr.. Stephens say it was part
of Mp. Hays campaign, since we
started on our western trip, to keep
the newspapers, as far as possible.
from publishing COX's speeches, and
that these newspapers should ask
Cox questions, but that they should
not publish his answers? | want tO
ask you, Mr. Editor, whether they
didn't tell editors in wet territory
not TO ask him questions on the pro-
hibitiOn question?
Now. all this bears very Vitally.
Last night in Albuquerque we
ran into the same piece of iuforma-
ton. Two men appeared there,
Headley and Smith, and asked the
two republican papers in Albuquer-
que-buth papers are republican,
there is no democratic paper there
they asked them specifically not
To give much publicity to my COM
ing, to say little about my speech. |
to ask me questions. but not 10 pub
liSh the answers. Then when | leftj
town to say the meeting had been
mistake. / mean failure
Men and women, when you try
rase in court, both sides are entitled
TO the opportunity Of presenting the
facts to the jury. If our judicial
system was based upon any plan
which denied either side the right
to present its case to be heard inl
the presence Of a jury. that proceed
ure would be in such marked con-
fliCt with the spirit of our Ameri-
can institutions that the people |
would overthrow il over night and
create a new, just and fair proceed |
ure.
Now, when in face of the great
est question humanity has ever
known about, i'm Tie face of the most !
sacred issue that ever has faced |
America. a chairman of a political |
organization is allmpting 10 use the |
newspapers in his desire that only |
one side of the case can 60 to the |
jury, / ask YOU whether il is fair? !
"But | welcome that kind of me- !