Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-09
IN KEYNOTE
SPEECH ASSA|LS
PRESIDENT WILSON
Country Must Drive Him From
Power, Senate Leader Tells
G.. O. p. Convention.
1--WE MAKE THE ISSUE
ON LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Treaty Foe Defends His Hostility
to the Covenant in Speech
to Nation.
ATTACKS ADMINISTRATION
POLICY DOWN IN MEXICO

Chicago. June 9.-The country must
drive President Wilson and his dynasty
Rom mower and defeat the League OF
T,t,ons as he desires it. declared Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge. temporary chairman
az the Republican National Convention,
in his keynote address here yesterday
Defending the Senates opposition TO
th., Treaty of Peace rs high and patriotic
duty. the Senator flung down this gaunt-
let
We make the issue; we ask approha-
,,on for what we have done The people
will now tell us what they think OF Mr.
Wilson'S league and the sacrlhco OF
America.
While emphasizing the point that
around the League must be waged inc
1920 Presidential campaign, ana deVo'
inC much of his speech to arr'lgnmcnt 81
the Wilson administration, the senator
en,nd time to lay before the delegates me
stand Of the Republican party on othcr
salient problems facing the nation
THE PROBLEM or MEXICO
Cbicf among these was Mexico. De
,larinr il was time for the nted states
tataLc "A firm hand in things Mexican and
end the "disgraceful record oil the last
even years, Senator Lodge urged that this
country let the MeXicans choose as their
president some strong and upright man
,lho Is friendly to the United states ana
determined to establish order ana theh
lond h,m real and cordial support
Nfcvico lice 1T our doors, he declared
IL i 4 urinary duty for us to deal with
I nndcr the Monroe doctrine, but nothing
b,s bocn done and vet We are asked 70
tie mandate for Armenia.
salient points made by Senator Lodge
we're:
MUST DRIVE WILSON oUT
.NIr Wilson and his dynasty. his hotrs
and assigns or anybody that = MS any
b,dv Who with bent knee has served his
,,u.nosos must bc driven from AL
control, from all influence upon thc gov
rrnmcnt oG the United states.
They nNI>t be driven from office and
,,o,,,r NOT because thcv are Democrats,
INT because MIR. Wilson stands for theory
II administration and government which
l9 NOT American.
TIN return of the Democrats 20 power
with Mr.. Wilson or ono ct his disciples
.-iIl 1.-The leader and master Of a great party
winch before his advent possessed both
traditions and principles would hc long
..tcp IN the direction of the autocracN Ter
winch Mr. Wilson yearnsa ana heaNN
hloW to The cont InuancC ot tree represents
i've government as VIC have always con-
ccved and venCratcd IT.
MIR. Wilson and the autocracN nc rep
resents. and all which those who believe
m his doctrines and share his spn1t rep
resent. must he put aside and conciuslVelH
excluded from any future control,
The defeat OF t present adminlstra-
tion and all il means transccnds ~ mn
portancc every other question and atl
immediate and dominant issues are bound
i'm with IL. Nnhou: that def at every
,hanca of the right settlement OF the
mighty questions bc or Us, 80 soTeiy
needed now and not later, Will &c part.
To maintain law and order and a
stable government where justice ruics
and The right of all men, high and low,
II IA and poor. shall be protected VIC must
have a government of the people uly
chosen hv the people, and never must
there bc permitted any government ny
j single man by q group OF men, or by
an organized minority
Many vital economic measures and
especially pro.octi Z tariff legislation
toward our industTle are Impossible with
"a Democratic free trader OF SoclaiiStle e
prochvities in tn White House. O
accomplish such measures as these, We
must have. as we intend 10 have, Re-
publican President. IN sympathy with q
Republican House and Senate
URGES PROMPT LEGISLATIVE ACTION.
The rise of prices, the high cost OF
living which reach daily int, every home,
j. the most pressing, as 1t Is the most
difficult and most essential problem
which confronts US me OF Ia souIces
of tins trouble can be reached by ieglsla-
ton, although not ali, but everything that
can be effected by law should be done
al once.
.'Profteering, the charging Of xtortion.
ate and unjustifed prices which ls stupid
as well as unlawful, are subject now to