The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-02
LODGE HITS AT
 0NE-MAN RULE AND THE LEAGUE
Denounces Wilson il Speech At Food Guard
 Armory In Hartford.

One-rnan government and the bitter attack by Henry Cabot Lodge, when the Massachusetts Senator spoke last niIht in the Foot Guard Armory. Hartford, before meeting held by the Women's Advisory Com mittee of the Republican State Cen tral committee: Senator Ladge said in part:
 One of the leading demands of the republican platform and one of the issues which Senator Harding has most strongly emphasized is that we should bring the government back to | the system and the forms of the Con- stituuon which we have always fol- lowed thus far throughout our his tory. We all know in a general way | what this means ahd I believe the people of the United States tl. -ough- ly appreciate the dangers of the sys- \ tenn which MT. Wilson has enceav- ored to substitute for the methods of 1 the Constitution.
 | The Constitution of the United | States creates a representative de- mocracy and divides the government l into three great branches, the exec utive, the legislative, and the Judicial ! It was the intention of the framers [ of the Constitution that none of these 1 branches should attempt to- trespass upon pr usurp the powers granted to ! the other two. MT. Wilson through his administration has steadily sought to | absorb the powers of the legislative f branch and to make our government a one-man government He has un- ! der taken to ignore the great principle laid down in the Constitution of Massachusetts, that this is to be a government of laws and>not of men, ment by one man. Of this attempt I believe the country in a general way is fully conscious and also in- tends to bring it to ,An end and to return to the principles of the fram- ! CTS of the Constitutian and to those of Washington, of Lincoln, and of Roosevelt MT. Wilson's conception of government is shown by passa- ges in his books. I will quote one of them:-
 "The President" MT Wilson wrote, "haS really no voice at all in the con- clusions of the Senate with reference to his diplomatic transactions. His only power of$compelling compliance on the part of the Senate lies in his initiative in negotiation, which ar- lords him a chance to get the coun- try into such scrapes, so pledged in the view of the world, that the Senate hesitates to bring about the appear ances of dishonor which would follow it's refusal to ratify rash promises"
 Duties of the President.
 Constitution provides that the Int shall address the Congress ..Ie state of the Union and it is his duty to call the attention of Con- grees to anything which he thinks requires their action and to declare his policies for the advice of Con- BreSS. It IS not the r1gnt or duty or the President to undertake to 1egisla- late. MT. Wilson has never hesitated openly or privately to settle the de- tails of legislation and to tell the Congress just what the form of bills should be. He has passed upon amendements offered either in the Senate or the House and he succeed ed in establishing such reign of ter TOT over many representatives and senators of his own party that the legislative powers of the Constitu- ton granted to Congress alone were impaired and distorted.
 These cases in very general way illustrate the dangers to which Mr. Wilson's theory of government has exposed us and there is nothing more i'm portant than to bring our govern ment back to the observance of the constitutional provisions under which we have lived and prospered since the foundation of the government.
 The Case of General Edwards.
 Take anotheE case right here which comes very near the heart of New England, that of General Edwards, who was senior brigadier general when war was declared. He is still senior brigadier general. Man after lman of no better or of inferior ser vice has been passed over his head. The earnest plea of New England for his emotion was disregarded The Twenty Sixth Division 7-as in the trenches and in the field engaged in one severe action after another from 1JlS, until the arm1Stlce. tNo one has even attempted to say a fword against the way in which Gen eral Edwards led that division. He waS a brave and most effective com mander. He has gone unrewarded d and very recently he has been even fdeprived of the command of the Department of the Northeast. Such deeds as this are a discredit to the government. Do you not think we need a change in the heads of the army and navy departments? Let us have no repetitions of the present incumbents Let us have a change "a real change It rests with the vot- ters to bring it about.
 Reckless Spending of Money.
 I wish now to refer to another point, the wild extravaganza and reck- tAmerican people were ready to spend Emoney without stint as they were ready to give in every way to win the victory. but it is no excuse for the almost surpa ssed imagination. Let me give you a few examples.
 At the beginning of the presen tCongress committee was appointed by the House to investigate the ex penditureS of the war departm ent That committee has collected mucl revidence from witnesses under oatI and from the official records of the facts which have been gathered from that testimony.
 The records of the war departmen snow that the admln1Strat1on expend ed for artillery, during the wal t$1,191, ,1S3,S50 and yet General Persh 6ng in his final report as Comman her-in-Chief of the American EXpe Iditionary Forces, states that the onl, guns of large type produced at hom which reached France before the ar mfStfce were 109 75-nlillim eter gun and 24 S-inch howitzers.
 Criminal CaSte.
 could give other examples of thi criminal waste and extravaganc which have been shown not alone Il the war department, but in other de partmentS of the government, durin the past four years, but those whicl have stated, taken from the officia records and sworn testimony befor q committee of Congress, show f.
 what manner millions of the taxpay CTS money have spent Is it no time to put a. stop to this waste an
 encouragement? Is it not time fo
 change? Let us have a change.
 Now let me come to the great issu
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