Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-07-15
UNCLE TED TALKS

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ally nominated man whom
very few Democrats seem to
want" said Uncle Ted, as the
children gathered around for
their evening story.
"Who is he?" asked Ruth.
Games M. Cox, Governor of
Ohio, Ruth. The funny part
about it all is that they couldn't
agree on a man until they had
cast fortyfour ballots, when
their differences. Two of these
differences. Two of these re-
recesses. were for three hour
each and one for twenty
four hours. Warren G. Hard
ing nominated on the tenth
ballot after one recess and
everybody left the Re
the the bst possible man had
been nominated. But not so
with the Democrats. From the
very start it was seen that they
could not agree upon Mr.. Nc
Adoo, although he held out in
the lead for quite while. Mr..
Cox must now make his fight
for the Presidency upon the De-
mocratic platform alone, and
must stand up at all times for
the world club plan. And yet
the convention was divided upon
the world club question, for
many of them did not want to
go on record in favor of. it as
Woodrow Wilson still says it
must be accepted. Mr.. Cox
will have to stand up for the
world club and if it falls, that is
if the majority of the people of
the country care more for Am
erica than they do for sending
American boys to Nbe killed in
the defense of foreign countr-
les, than Mr.. Harding which
make him the one man for the
Presidenency at this time, he
will be elected because he and
his party are opposed to
the world club while Mr..
Cox and the Demo-
Gratis are for it. 1t is all just
as | have told you time and time
again, many weeks ago, that
the world club would be the
real issue of the campaign no
matter what anyone may say.
1t has not been buried as an
issue. The people have learn
ed in the past months what a
terrible thing it would be and
they will never vote for party
that has its heada man whocares
more for the welfare of Europe
than he does for the welfare of
his own country.
What has happened to our
foreign relations? We are
without any means of acting
with other countries simply be-
cause our President would not
listen to the judgment of the
majority of the United States
Senate who said that the tried
and time-old system handed
down from the days of George
Washington could not be beat
en-. Why are we still technic-
ally at war with Germany? Be
cause Woodrow Wilson would
not sign the paper passed by
Congress declaring peace"
why wouldn't he sign it?"
asked Jack.
He said, because it was a
disgrace to make peace that way
but probably his real and only
reason was that if we couldn't
have peace the way HE wanted
it we wouldn't have any at all.
The people of the United States
will never agree that system
for handling of our foreign re-
lations framed in a. few hours in
Paris surrounded by foreign in
fluences is better than a system
planned for days by the fathers
Of this country and tired for
and proved through a hundred
years use! You see, kiddies,
while the Republicans had their
difficulties too, yet they got to-
gether early in the game, even
! before the convention : as far
back as the Senate debate over
the world club. The split in
the Democratic party over the
world club question is so wide
that everyone knows about il
and they will have a mighty
hard time getting together
while the Republicans are united
solidly on every one of the great
issues.
"The Democratic party has
shown that they only want tt