The Washington herald., 1920-06-27
DRY CHAMPION
Z Z. BATTLES LIQUOR
ASCHIEF ISSUE

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period" and against the injection Of
the league Of nations into the plat
form as the paramount issue. The
Latter. of course. brings him into
direct conflict with President will
son. who wants the election to be
solemn referendum" on the treaty.
He also said he felt sure a plank
piedging action against the profiteers
would be adopted.
There was noticeable tighten
ing up of the crowd as Bryan swung
into his discussion Of the treaty.
He said he had no plank of his own,
and that his main thought with re-
gard to the league of nations was
that 1t should be seen to by the con-
vention that there Is no sham bat
tie in this country this fall"
Wants No More Wars.
1T I mistake not" he declared.
"the people of this country and OF
the world are tired of war. I want
this convention to let the country
know we will do everything possible
to make this the last war"
Bryan pointed TO war-like condi-
tions which still exist throughout
the world and to the great military
appropriations that have been asked
Of Congress; also TO. universal mill
tary training measures-"to instruct
the youth of our land in the art OF
killing their fellow men'-as indi-
eating that conditions seem worse
n
made safe for democracy"
"If this is to be the result OF the
war. We cannot claim a victory" he
said.
But" he thundered. II do not
want the treaty made a campaign
issue. 1t would be a crime to drag
II into the mire of politics while
the world waits for peace Shame
on any Democrat or Republican who
would drag this great question down
into party politics. Must we say to
the people that they are to continue
to suffer under the profteers while
politicians quarrel over the phrase
ology of reservations" -
.Liquor Real Issue"
Liquor" he asserted. is the real
issue of the campaign"
And there will be no lodging of
it," he warned
The liquor interests will either
control the Democratic party or this
convention will mark the end of
them: they will be driven out of
business forever and their black
flag will never be hoisted again
Their traffic will be as dead as
slavery"
plank goes to the floor of the con-
vention. he will demand that the
delegations be polled as they ballot
on it, so every mans Individual vote
will be noted, and delegates con-
| stituencies will know how their
representative stood.
He referred to passage of the dry
| anne ndment as one of the Republi-
can party's greatest achievements.
and said that il the convention
. didn't have the courage to go on
record against liquor. it ought to-
dissolve. But he was confident the
delegates would not dare vote
| wet"
Prohibition. ne predicted. will
! sweep the world. because drunken
Europe cannot compete with sober
America"
WIN ~
plank. he said the Republican con-
vention failed to adopt one because
nearly all the profiteers were in the
convention and those who were not
I there are here" He wants a profit
eering plank, he declared. that will
drive all the protiteers into the Re-
publican party.
For Labor's Security.
u
should check third party talk by a
labor plank that will assure lsbor's
security as well as that of the en-
ployers. He cited the coal strike
Injunction as an example of the ac-
tion to prevent the 100000 persons
directly involved in the dispute from
freezing the other $4,000, 900 people
in the country.
"I want my party to stand for the
95, 900. 900 and not for the 5000, ,000."
he said. In labor disputes / don't
want any court TO decide, because
you run the risk of bias in the
judgment. / don't want compulsory
arbitration, because you run the
risk of the fifth member of the
board being biased. ] want a sys-
tenn of investigation of labor dis
putes. based on the principle Of the
thirty international treaties we
have negotiated. II such procedure
will stop international warfare ii
will stop labor warfare and end the
strike and walk -out. ! want plank
OF justice to every laboring man
and every employer that will assure
full publicity for every dispute"
Besides making his speech. Bryan
was busy today comforting with
leaders and organizing his forces
for the opening of the convention.
His headquarters in the st. Francis
Hotel were thronged all day and
was a center Of activity equalling
that of any of the candidates head
quarters