Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-08
TREATY JOHNSON HARMONY P ONVTVTTON

time of peace They would thus have
relieved the business and the daily oc-
equations of the people from the burden
Of war legislation and at the same time
have preserved TO the United States IN
der the terms of the resolution all
benefits accruing to the United States
under the provision of the treaty of Yer
sailles. This resolution was passed by
both branches Of congress and vetoed
by the president in a message which
furnished neither argument nor reason
for the veto but which it must be ad.
mitted had a pleasant touch of humor
in it's alluSion to the freedom of the
seas. Thus the president demonstrated
again that unless he could have his
own way exactly and without any modi-
hcation he would not permit the coun-
try TO be at peace, an exercise of ex-
ccutive power pever contemplated by the
constitution.
I'VE hear the timid cry that America
will be isolated. Have no fear. The
United States can not be isolated. The
world needs us far too much. We have
never turned a deaf ear to the cry of
suffering humanity, but whatever we do
must be done In our own way, freely and
without constraint from abroad With
NO Uul5luS AciQ the fNGFOluLlOh We
have come to where we are today. We
shall march on and not neglect our duty
to the world. When we were called to
the defense of freedom and civilization
in 1917 we did not fail. We threw our
great weight into the wavering scale and
we were all the more effective, all the
stronger because we went without al
lance and of our own free viii, as we
should always go to help mankind. Let
US stand fast by the principles and poll
cies Of Washington and Monroe and
egatnst-utterly against, those of Mr..
Wilson. We must be now and ever for
Americanism and nationalism, and
against internationalism. There is no
safety for us, no hope that we can be Of
service to the world, II we do otherwise"
Having thus defined the position of the
republican party In this campaign as
solely one OF opposition to the Wilson
administration under which the war
WAS fought and won, Senator Lodge
turned in the closing words of his speech
to the subject of what the republican
party should do to win the campaign and
said:
Let us not promise any mlllcniuIns
or pledge our faith to the performance
OF impossibities. Let US simply lay be
fore the people our principles and poll
cies. policies which are at once vigorous
and practicable and then pledge our.
selves TO do our utmost TO carry these
policies into effect This we can do and
we should bind ourselves no further
II the righteousness Of our cause win
not win, no false promises or delusive
hopes VIII be Of any avail Let us be
true TO our highest traditions because
IN the mwe shall find both an inspira-
ton and a guide. Let past dissens!ons
among ourselves be relegated to history
and forgotten by us. Let all honest
differences as 10 means and methods, II
there are such, be set aside until Noveu-
her in order that the great and over
ruling purpose In which we all agree
and which we long to achieve may he
attained. Make our declaration OF prin-
ciples so broad, so devoted to the one
supreme object, that all may accept IT
End all work for the same dominant
result. Thus inspired. we may feel as
sured that when the Banners are lifted
and the trumpets blown we shall msrth
forth to a victory. not for our party
alone but for principles and beliefs
which are absolutely vital II the Ameri-
can republic Is 10 continue en- it's tri
umphant course and the hopes Of hui
manity. so bound up IN the fortune >
OF the United States, are 10 be fulfilled