The Delta independent., 1920-07-02

the senate and to wreck the prospects
OF world peace, rests upon bare ma
jority of one, secured through the
tainted senatorial vote from Mich
| igan."
cent investigation of the primary elec
tion compaigns.
"The Republican party" he said
became so fixed in its incorrigible
habit of conducting Investigations that
it finally turned to the fruitful task
of investigating itself. For the first
time since they entered upon this pro
gram they discovered fraud and graft
and gross and inexcusable expendf
lures. The revelations disclose the
fact - that the meeting at Chi
cago was not a convention but an auc-
ton. The highest bidder, however
did not get the prize. The publicity
that overlook the proceedings frustrat
ed the initial purpose" =
Cummings referred to those who
complain at the great money cost oi
the war as "pititully cramped in
soul"
Regarding preparedness, he said
that in strict military sense de
mocracy is never prepared for wal
but that America was made ready ir
a way that was far more effective
than by maintaining at enormous cost
great armaments, which neither party
ever advocated and whom our people
would never approve"
Cummings did not refer to the Ii
quor issue.
He referred to the Irish problem
only incidentally. During discussion
of the Republican platform. he said:
1T contains no message of hope TO,
Ireland
The Republican platform, reaction
airy and provincial" he said. sis the
very apothesis of political expediency
| Filled with premeditated ISLANDERS and
vague promises. it will be searched in
vain for one construction suggestion
for the reformation of the conditions
which it criticises and deplores. The
oppressed peoples of the earth viii
lock to it in vain. 1t contains nc
message of hope for Ireland: no word
of mercy for Armenia; and it conceals
a sword for Mexico"
The Democratic party, he said, be
|
more effective, constructive and
remedial legislation than the Republi
can party had enacted in genera
ton"
The income tax. he said. relieved
the law of the reproach OF being un
justly burdensome to the poor; a non
partisan tariff commission, he said
viii provide scientific revision of the
tariff hereafter. Pan-Americanism
was encouraged: Alaska was opened
to commerce and development: dollar
diplomacy was destroyed; a corrupt
lobby driven from the national capi
tol: an effective seamen's act adopt
ed: the federal trade commission ere
ated: child labor legislation enacted ::
parcels post developed: secretary OF
labor seated in the cabinet: eight-hou,
laws adopted; labor was removed
from the category of commodities BY
the Clayton amendment: corrupt prac.
dce act adopted and the federal re
serve system established. he said:
IF the Democratic party had ac
complished nothing more than tho
passage OF the federal reserve act. II
would be entitled to the enduring
gratitude OF the nation" Cummings
said. Panics. he said. "are now but
a memory"
Under the Republican system there
was an average Of one bank failure
every twenty-one days for period OF
nearly forty years. After passage OF
the federal reserve system there were
in 1918 four bank failures: in 1915
and 1917. three bank failures; in 1915
one bank failure. and in 1919 no bank
failures at ALL"
Passing to the record of the Repuh
lican congress. he said 1t had ignored
the presidents recommendations for
measures relating to profiteering. tax
alton. appropriate action relative tc
the returning soldiers" etc He term
ed the session barren OF achievement
shameless in waste of time and
waste of time and money"
Cummings launched into a detailed
defense of the treaty and the league Of
nations. He said America is in honor
bound to ratify the treaty. and cited
events in chronological order to prove
his, point.
Thus. before We entered the war
we made the pledge. during the wal
we restated the pledge and when the
armistice was signed all the nations
ourselves included, renewed the
pledge; and It was upon the faith o.,
these promises that Germany laid
down her arms" he said
He called the league of nations GOV
enant the Monroe Doctrine of the
world and said its purpose is 'to give
notice that IL any nation raises its