The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-28


the War.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 28.-The
league of nations covenant was cham
pioned as the =" Monroe Doctrine of the
world by Homer Cummings, temper
airy chairman of the Democratic ma
tionel convention, in his keynote ad
dress here today.
OF the peace treaty's defeat in the
senate. he said: No blacker crime
against civilization has ever soiled the
pages of our history
He characterized the Republican plat
form as reactionary and provincial.
e.Filled with premeditated ISLANDERS and
vague promises, it will be searched in
vain for one constructive suggestion
for the reformation of the conditions
which it criticizes and deplores," he
continued.
"The oppressed peoples of the earth
will look to it in vain. 1t contains no
message of hope for Ireland; no word
| of mercy for Armenia; and it con-
| ceals a sword for Mexico. 1t is the
| work of men concerned more with ma
| terial things than with human rights
| 1t contains no thought, no purpose
| which can give impulse or thrill t.
those who love liberty and hope to make
the world a safer and happier place
for the average man.
He declared that the peace TIM
record of the Democratic party from
March, 1918 to the outbreak of tn
World war has to its credit "mor
effective, constructive and remedia
legislation than the Republican part,
had placed upon the statute books i
a generation.
Praising the administration s eours
m the war he said: owe fought
great war, for a great cause and W
had a leadership that carried Amer
.ca to greater heights of honor an
power and glory than she has eve
known before in her entire history.
- Let no one misunderstood Us. Thes
great affairs were carried forward al
der the stimulus of American patriot
ism. supported by the courage AM
} ,pirit of our people. All this is freel
| and gladly acknowledged, but surel
, | she time has come when, because {
| The calculated criticism and premeC
| tated calumnies of the opposition, "
} IRE entitled to call attention to II
act that all of these things were a.
on plshed under the leadership of
reat Democrat and of a great Den
cratic administration. If the Repul
| lean leaders are not able to rejoi,
With us in this American triumph the
| hould have the grace to remain silen
or it does not lie in the mouths
hose who conducted the Spanish Anne
| can war to indulge in the luxury {
rtcism.'
Referring to congressional investig'
: tions by smelling committees,
aid that over so Investigations hay
Z been made, over $2,000,000 dolla
I wasted and 'the result has been
!. prove that it was the cleanest WI
! yer fought in the history of civiliz
: tion.''
! "The Republican party became
3 ixed in its incorrigible habit of COZ
!. lucting Investigations that it final
d urned to the fruitful task of inve
igating itself. They discovered frat
. md graft and gross and inexcusab
Expenditures The revelations di
lose the fact that the meeting at Ch
4 ago was not a convention but an au
i ion The highest bidder, however, d
{ rot get the prize. The publicity whit
g overlook the proceedings frustrated Il
( initial purpose. The Chicago CONVEX
: zion left the Democratic party as Il
2 sole custodian of the honor of the coul
: try
$ Peace achievements of the Dem
NJ ratio party, he asserted, freed II
'armer from the deadening effects
10 ,surious financial control. Labor w;
II yiven its Magma Charta of liberty. Blu
ness and finance were released fro
n he thralldom of uncertainty and ha
? nd
"The income tax law, - he said, or
!. ieved our law of the reproach of b
g ing uniustly burdensome to the poo
: The extravangancies and inequities
p he tariff system were removed and
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