The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-09
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arrrs or as mem bers of the party. to
share with the Republican party res
&ponsibility. for further delay; we can
not go before the country on the is-
sue that such an appeal would pre-
se4ts The Republicans have ma
iority in the senate, and, therefore,
can by right dictate the senate'a
course. Being in the minority we
cannot demand the right to decide the
terms upon which the senate Will con-
sent to ratification.
Our nation has spent 100000
precious lives and more than twenty
billion of dollars to make the world
safe for democracy and the one fun,
damental principle Of democracy
is the right of the majority to rule
1t applies TO the senate and to the
house as well as to the people. Ac-
cordiug to the constitution treaty IS
ratified by two thirds vote, but the
Democratic party cannot afford to
take advantages of the constitutional
right of a minority TO prevent ratifi~
cation. A majority of congress can
declare war. Shall we make II more
difncult to conclude a treaty than to
enter war?
Neither can we go before the
country on the issue raised by article
X five do not intend to impair the
right Of congress To decide the peace
or war when the time for action
arises, bow can we insist uson O
moral obligation To GO 10 war which
can have no force or value except as
it does impair the independence of
congress? We owe it to the world to
Join in any honest effort 10 put an
end To war forever. and that effort
shnI41i hp ~ a The earliest
sibIc moment.
CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRAM
"a Democratic party cannot be a
party of negation; it must have q
construction program, 1t must not
only favor a league OF nations, but
it must have n plan for the election
of delegates and policy to be pur-
sued by those delegates. What plan
can a. Democratic party have other
than one that coutemplates the popu-
lar election OF those delegates who,
in the influence they will exert. viii
be next in Importance TO the president
himself? And what policy can the
Democratic party have within the
League of nations other than one of
absolute. Independence and impar-
TALLY between the members OF the
league Our nations voice should at
all times be raised in behalf OF
equal and exact Justice between ma
tons as the only basis OF permanent
peace: il should be raised in defense
of the right of self differentiation
and in proclaiming spirit OF brother
hood as universal as the peace which
we advocate.
we have domestic problems also
which offer an opportunity to render
large service and one objection to
thrusting the treaty into the campaign
is that II would divert attention from
questions demanding immediate con
-ideratioa. We are confronted with
the organiZa ton of new parties on
the theory that tho old parties do not
meet the issues that have arisen Our
party is the one party that can qualify
for the meeting of these issues, 1t
can oppose a class party because il is
not itself the party of a class. but the
party of the whole people regardless
of class
CAPITsIISTIC PARTY
The Republican party has become
n capitalistic party and has permitted
tariff harons to write the tariff laws.
trust magnates To direct the policy
of the party on tho trust question
railroad presidents TO dictate its
policy on the railroad question. while
packing house companies and other
prsfiteers have used il az their own
1t would divide the country into
class parties and by its own attitude
compel the formation Of a farmers
party and a laborers' party.