Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-07-08
ADMINISTRATION IS
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Democratic Platform In Full AS
Aaonted at San Francisco.
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The following IS .ne : ~. aaonted
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at san Frahclseo s.,t aas "var the nrohibi-
long u.a as.;a,, mher both y adrv" and
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The Democratic asy :" sn,hiad
tiolfai Convention -, nov p,.es;dant Of the
sends greetings 10 tne lIeSiu M;1son and
United States, Woou.yI tho oreat
halls with patriotlc pIluc . ana the
achievements Tor country am. a.u ad- I
world wro1gnt py ,anJe,sh;n
niinlstration unue. III ;.s+,, ,," naaa,le of
1t salutes the Hisnsy ,,,;th i'm
this great fepuDiic, elhel q, ling a,e tast.
perishabie honor from .ne ssss .st +rs o;c
and gr1evous strains - 'he an,.,,ad n,s the
war IN history navlns ~, Foo
piaudits Of the gra''suuc - -.
nations. - tho
1T declares It's aai.elen.: af
fundamental progressive pliI ;.,st;oa
social, economic ana lhdustflai na',se Ju.sae :
and advance, ana purposes ~ ieau,.a s,'aaa
the great work o. tIanSlassns ss, han,,n
principles INTO eHec1lve -" :, - ID.
and carried Tar py .ne Denocl a''1 ~, a
ministration and n.erlup'eu S
when the war Claimed an .ia1 is'. - ,,;s
energies for the Single tasA
tory.
League Oi NAt'ol's'
The Democratic party favors the
League Of Nations as the surest, u not
the only practicable means OF nam
tanning the permanent peace OF tine
world and terminating the INSURER
able burden of great military ana
naval establishments. 1t was 1of TINS
-4hss.. = 81, e,.;ca- broke aWav from tradl-
tional isolation and spent their blood
and treasure to crush colossal
scheme of conquest. 1t was upon TINS
basis that the President of the United
States, in prearrangement with our
allies, consented to suspension Oh
hostilities against the imperial Ter
man government; the armistice was
granted and a treaty OF peace nego-
tiated upon the definite assurance to
Germany as we'll as to the powers pit
ted against Germany, that "a general
association of nations must be FORMED
under specific covenants for the pur-
pose of affording. mutual guarantees
OF political independence and terri
torial integrity to great and small
states alike" Hence we not only con-
gratulate the President on the vision
manifested and the vigor exhibited In
the prosecution of the war, but we fell
citate him and his associates on the ex-
ceptional achievements at Paris invol.
we'd in the adoption of league and
treaty so near akin to previously ex-
pressed American ideals and so lnti-
mately related to the aspirations OF
civilized peoples everywhere.
"We commend the President for his
courage and his high conception of
good faith in steadfastly standing for
the covenant agreed to by all the as
sociated and allied nations at war with
Germany and we condemn the Repub-
)ican Senate for its refusal to ratify
the treaty merely because it was the
product of Democratic craftsmanship,
thus intelposing partisan envy and
personal hatred in the way of the
neace and renewed prosperity of the
world.
"By every accepted standard of In
ternational morality, the President is
justified in asserting that the honor OF