Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-28
SEES VICTORY
FOR DEMOCRACY
WITH REAL MAJ
Must Choose Statesman and
Meet Issues to Win, Says
DIR. Jordan.
By DIR. DAVID STARE JORDAN.
Republican.)

Francisco convention is a gatherings
fraught with great possibilities which
may or may not become actual.
If its deliberations bring to the front
a statesman, 1t will take its place as
maker of history.
Otherwise it will prove one more fu-
tile assemblage Of small politicians built
on local or temporary gains; such re-
suit would be to follow the line of least
resistance a course for which there are
ample presidents.
Therefore, if the democratic convention
is to mark an epoch in American bistorys
it must leave the beaten track.
It must stand for something positive
with a real man as standard bearer.
Victory next November would thus be
sought for the welfare of the nation and,
through the nation, of the whole world 8
not as a mere preliminary for the dis
tribution of offices.
WORK FALLS
INTO TWO PARTS.
The work of the convention falls nat
urally into two parts, the writing Of al
platform and the selection of candi- {
date.
The platform, to be effective, should
be short, direct, courageous and forward /
| looking.
The real issues may be covered in 500
words-evaded in 5000.
To score the shortcomings of the rival
party is easy and tempting, but it serves
| little purpose unless done in discrimi-
mating and convincing fashion.
| The chief republican delinouency
perhaps the only one worth noticing, Is
| the control Of public affairs by sena-
| torial cabal, a proceedings which has
! given a temporary black eye to democ
racy the world over.
| Furthermore, no energy, it seems To-
me- should be spent on side issues, noN
on facts accomplished, nor in meddlingN
with the internal affairs of foreign coun-
/ tries, for when wide Emergencies OPEN
within a party they can not be closed
/ SILENCE BETTER
THAN VERBOSITY.
J Silence is a better form of evasion
/ than verbosity.
( I see little gain and much chance of
/ loss in platform declarations concerning
alcohol, Ireland, Mexico and Japan.
I As for the second, merely to expres7
sympathy with ireland, at the same tfmeE
commencing her to the league OF ma Z
/ tions, the arbiter of self determination E
1 seems rather worse than nothing, while s
/ on the other hand, a fat approval OF
Irish independence, Sim Fem type. the
virtual ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the British
( empire. would damn any party at the
( polls in November. y
AS to Mexico, while we should VS
/ every honorable effort toward bringing
/ about orderly and liyable conditions
/ there. the democrats should avoid play
( ing into the hands of capitalists whoI
/ clamor for military Intervention merely
as a means of stabilizing property.
REGARDING THE
JAPANESE MENACE
Concerning the japanese menace. it 10
! to be remembered that nearly all the ag-
ricuItural Japanese entered California AZ y
a result of the annexation of Hawaii :
and so far as known none ut all through
| any official violation of the so-calleds
"gentlemens agreement" of 1907.
/ The problem, however vexatious, is es-
/ sentionally an internal one Of our own'
/ making.
/ international relations are delicate at
/ the best and should be handled by exl
( perts. I
But the platform functions only unit
November. while a president we hay4
with us four years
! Moreover. the man is greater than the
/ declaration, being really his own plat Z
form
In the choice of a candidate the dem-7
ocratic party has missed its greatestSep-5
portunity for reasons which need not Z
repeated.
The people wanted Hoover, republit
and democrats alike, but party wor1
on neither side take to him, for
! purposes and outlook are national
International, not partisan to his msN
ayers, his election would be a victorN'
opening no doors to deserving wheel
horses.
/ DEMOCRATS HAVE
THEIR STATEMENTS.
Democratic ranks. however, contain
their share of statesmen, though such
men do not appear as "favortte sons
The names of some OF these are before
the convention today.
OF the fine abilities and eminent 1T
ness of Ambassador Davis there can be-
no question.
McAdoo, who may be nominated in
spite of himself. has already shown adj
administrative power and Intellectual keen
ness.
Senator Owen is one of the wisest and
most genuinely progressive members Of
congress
OF Carter Glass, a man of substance,
we hear little mention at present.
Cox, the excellent and popular gov
ernor of Ohio, seems well to the front
1T present
Palmer has also a large and active
following not likely to increase.
Behind the scenes stands Bryan, thsk
'kingmaker, with an influence hard to-
estimate.
WHAT DEMOCRATS
MUST OBTAIN.
In any case to win in November, thef
democratic party must secure the sup
port of liberal or independent republic
ans, now alienated by the nomination a.
Harding and the continued dominance ~
the senatorial ring. IA
For If the coming contest only sci
off one seemingly narrow partisaN
against another. pitting a Democrat
lar stripe, the odds are all with t.
latter.
That the democrats will rise to IT,
demands of the hour is the fervent hor*
of hundreds of thousands of forward
looking men and women, who care n I-*
a rap for party success, but who wa
to see a man of vision again in a.
chair occupied by Lincoln, Clevelan
Roosevelt and Wilson.
Clergymen Named
for the Convention {:
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