The Mena weekly star., 1920-06-10

the place and Senator Lodge was
named on the first ballot over former
Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, and
Senator Mccormick, of Illinois. The
vote was: Lodge. %; Beveridge, 8;
Mccormick. T. On motion of the Illi-
nois member, the recommendation was
made unanimous.
The remainder of the temporary
organization was recommended for
permanent organization without oppo-
sition.
Chicago, June 8.-The country must
drive President Wilson and his .'dyn-'
asty" from power and defeat the
League of Nations as he desires it,
declared Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, temporary chairman of the Re-
publican National Convention, in his
keynote address here today.
! Defending the Senates opposition
to the Treaty of Peace as high and
patriotic duty, the Senator flung down
/ this gauntlet:
We make the issue; we ask appro-
baton for what we have done. The
people will now tell us what they
think Of Mr.. Wilson's League and the
sacrifice Of America"
While emphasizing the point that
around the League must be waged the
1920 Presidential campaign, and de-
:. voting much of his speech to arraign-
ment of the Wilson administration,
the senator found time to lay before
the delegates the stand of the Repub-
lican Party on other salient problems
/ facing the nation.
Chief among these was Mexico. De-
claring it was time for the United
States to take firm hand in things
Mexican and end the "disgraceful rec
ord" of the last seven years, Senator
Lodge urged that this country let the
Mexicans choose as their president
some strong and upright man who is
| friendly to the United States and de-
termined to establish order and then
lend him real and cordial sunnort.
/ Mexico hes at our DOORS" he de-
clared ut is a primary duty for us
to deal with it under the Monroe doe
tfine, but nothing has been done vet
and we are asked to take mandate
for Armenia"
Salient points made by Senator
Lodge were
'sMr. Wilson and his dynasty, his
, heirs and assigns, or anybody that is
his, anybody who with bent knee has
served his purposes, must be driven
from all control, from all influence
upon the Government of the United
States.
"They must be driven from Office
and power, not because they are Dem
ocrats, but because Mr.. Wilson stands
for theory of administration and
government which is not American
The return of the Democrats to
power with Mr.. Wilson or one of his
disciples still the leader and master
of great party, which before his adj
vent possessed both traditions and
principles, would be a long step in the
direction of the autocracy for which
Mr.. Wilson vearns ard g heavy blow
to the continuance of free representa-
tive government as we have always
conceived and venerated it.
Mr.. Wilson and the autocracy he
represents, and all which those who
believe in his doctrines and share his
spirit represent, must be put aside
and conclusively excluded from any
future control.
To maintain law and order and a
stable government where justice rules
and the right Of all men, high and low.
rich and poor, shall be protected, we
must have a government of the peo-
pie, duly chosen by the people, and
never must there be permitted any
government by a single man or by a
group Of men, or by an organized
minority.
ssafaz,sz ,y;+a4 s,,,s, .,,t
especially protective tariff legisla-
tion to guard our industries, are inn
possible with Democratic Free Trad
err Of Socialistic proclivities in the
White House. To accomplish such
we intend to have, Republican Pres
ident, in sympathy with a Republican
House and Senate.
"Profteering, the charging of ex-
tortionate and unjustified prices,
which is stupid as well as unlawful,
are subject now to ample punitive
laws. Those laws should be enforced,
others if necessary added, and the Of
Tenders both great and small should
be pursued and punished.
"The most essential remedy for high
costs (of living) is to keep up and in
crease pFOuucLlou anu particularly
should every effort be made to adj
vance productivity of the farms.
sThe phrase government owner
ship means not only that the govern
mont shall own the railroads but also,
| it is feared, that those who run the
railroads shall own the government.
General government ownership under
our present political system would in
levitably brig about the mastery Of the
government by those who operate the
machinery Of transportation or Of any
other industries which come into gov
ernment possession. The rights Of
| the general public. for whom all in
dustries exist, would disappear under
| this scheme and nothing would be left
to the people except the duty Of pay
ling taxes to support the roads.
| "0ver 600 Americans have been
| murdered in Mexico Carranza in
suited the American government in
| every possible way and still nothing
was done. We fell so low that when
an American was seized by one of the
many bands Of brigands and held for
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