Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-06-28

rlculIuTdl cOnuluOnS were passed. "A
corrupt practices act was adopted. A
we'll considered warehouse act was
passed. Federal employment bureaus
were created. Farm loan banks, ops
tai savings banks and the federal re-
serve system were established.
"The federal reserve system, pass
ed over the opposition of the leaders
of the republican party, enabled
America to withstand the strain of
war without shock or panic and ulti-
mately made our country the greatest
creditor nation in the world
Turning the the record of the re-
publican congress since 1918. Cum
mings said it was "barren of achieve
ment, shameless in waste of time and
money and without parallel for its in
completeness, failures and repudia-
tons"
President Wilson's two appeals be-
fore congress for legislation dealing
with profiteering, reduction of taxa
ton, aid for soldiers and laws to i'm
prove relations of capital and labor
were ignored, he declared. and "afteI
year of sterile debate our country
has neither peace noE. reconstruction y
He dwelt particularly on attacks
made upon the, president. Malice fol
lowed him to the peace table, he
said, and widespread propaganda
made it imperative when he returned
from Paris to make a struggle for
that which had been won at incalcu-
liable costs. This meant wreck of
health, sickness for months on bed
of pain; and worse, the sickness of
heart which comes from tile knowl-
edge that political adversaries are
savagely destroying not merely the
work of mems hands, but the worlds
hope of settled peace. This was the
aff1iction-this the crucifxion"
Mr.: Cummings continued that in
one sense sit is quite immaterial what
people say about the president. Moth
ing we can say can add CT detract
from the fame that will flow down
the unending channels of history"
He cited the republican and pro-
gressive platforms of 1915 as part of
the record placing this country in
favor of the league Of nations.
"The republican platform contains
vague promise to establish another
of different form of association" he
said. "There is no mental dishonesty
more transparent than that which eX-
presses fealty to leauge Of nations
while opposing the, only league that
exists or is ever apt TO exist,
"What nations stand outside? Rev
olutionary Mexico, Bolshevist Russia
unspeakable Turkey and-the United
States.
at is not yet too late. Let us stand
with the forces of civilization. The
choice is plain. 1t is between the
democratic party's support of the
league of nations, with its program OF
peace. disarmament and world fTater-
nifty, and the republican palty's plat
form of reputation, provincialism
militarism and world chaos"
1t is not reservation that the pres
ident stands against, said Mr. Cum
mings, but notification. He told how
President Wilson had "ublished the
| tentative text of the league covenant
! in 1919, asking for criticism and re
ceiving suggestions from Taft
Hughes and others that were "actu
lily Incorporated into the revised
draft of the league"
! Senator Lodge, he said, refused tt
offer constructive amendments at any
! time. "So intolerant was his attitude
that he would not even consider
compromise proposed by former Pres
ident Taft of his own party and which
was assured of support of 40 demo
cratic senators Senator Lodga ineV
that he controlled the senate and tha
in his own time and way he woult
destroy the treaty.
"This is the sordid story of its de
feat said Cummings, after review
ing the senate's action in the matter
'!No blacker crime against civiliza
ton ever soiled the pages of our his
tory. The last chapter was writer
at Chicago
"Let the true purpose Of our part.
be clearly understocn," he said i!
concluding his address. awe stan'
squarely for the same ideals Of peac
as those for which the war wa
fought We support without finch
ing the only feasible plan for peac
and justice. We will not submit to tn
reputation Of the peace treaty or t
any process by which it is whittle
down to the vanishing point. We dc
cline to- compromise or pawn our i'm
mortal souls for selfish purposes. w
do not turn our backs upon the higtor
of the last three years. We seek n