Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-13
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Representative Mclaughlin
Lauds Party's Record Be-
fore Local Club.

Declaring that the time has again
come for the republican party to
take up the reins of government in
this country and save it from i'm
pending perils, Representative Melvin
o. Mclaughlin of Nebraska last night
strongly commended the members of
the Harding and Coolidge Club of
the District of Columbia for the work
it is doing. The meeting of the
club was held at Wardman Park
Inn and. Notwithstanding the rain
there was large attendance. T.
club, presided. and f.. c. Snyder in
troduced Mr.. Mclaughlin. Judge J. G..
Jenkins who for twelve years sat on
the bench in the Philippine Islands,
and William T. Galliher. chairman of
the republican state committee of
the District and of the ways and
means committee.
The Harding and Coolidge Club is
rapidly expanding. Mr.. Townsend an
nounced, and it is expected that by
September the membership will have
reached 1000.
Born in Emergency.
Taking as his subject the yester-
day, today and tomorrow of the re-
publican party. Mr.. Mclaughlin said
that the party had been born to meet
a great emergency in the days of
Fremont and Lincoln: that it took
over the government from the demo-
Gratis in 1861 utterly demoralized, and
had saved the Union; that under its
administration the country had de-
Veloped as no nation in the world.
In 1896 the party was again called
upon to take charge when the coun-
try was facing serious conditions, and
under Mckinley had brought the
nation back to prosperity. Now, with
the government in worse shape than
ever before, Mr.. Mclaughlin said, the
G. o. P. was needed again.
He charged that the democratic adj
ministration had wasted the peoples
money; that labor in this country
had been brought to a state of unrest
by the propaganda of the democratic
administration. Turning his atten-
ton to President wilson, the speaker
declared that he had constituted him
self an envoy to Europe and had at
tempted to sell out the independence
of the United States for less than
Esau sold his birthright.''
Says Cox Disappointed Many.
Gov. Cox. said Mr.. Mclaughlin. had
been the hope of many democrats,
who believed that he would not advo-
cate the Wilson league. But Cox, he
said. had disappointed these demo-
Gratis, and had declared his intention
to go into the league if elected. The
Nebraskan representative said that
the charge of the democratic admin
istration that the republican Con-
gress had been "do-nothing" Con-
gress was Islander. 1t had accom-
plished more important legislation,
he said. than any other Congress In
a similar period of time.
ut saved the people S40,0oO,O00 a
day when it took up and put through
the appropriation bills in the special
session last year. after the demo-
Gratis had failed to pass them, merely
by cutting down the democratic bills
he said.
Scores Philippine Rule.
Judge Jenkins attacked vigorously
the democratic admin Stration, paying
particular attention to the admins
tration of the Philippine Islands since
Wilson became President. Judge Jen-
kinS characterized Cox as the adopt
ed son" of Woodrow Wilson, and de-
clared that he liked Cox because
now he knew where the democratic
nominee stood on the league of ma
tions issue.
The speaker said that the Constitu-
ton of the United States was good
enough" for him. and that the cove
nant of the league of nations was IN
direct conflict with the Constitution.
Warren G. Harding, the republican
nominee, he said. has been hailed as
a second William Mckinley That's
enough for me- continued Judge
Jenkins He said that Harding S
and republicanism would
swep the country.