The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1920-10-28
VIII vii BE Tie VERDICT
OF NEVADA coz MY ON
ELECTION DAY.

Is referring 10 the result of the presi-
den iM election in this county, in the
year 1900. il will be seen that it is
not altogether an important question
To ask how Nevada County will line
UP in the election next Tuesday. Will
lam Mckinley carried this county over
W. J. Bryan. the Democrat nominee,
in the election of 1900. As to whether
this county will fall into the Republic
an column in the approaching election,
involves the question as to whether we
ART. Democrats in reality, or in name
oulS There is no reason why Nevada
County should not show up as one of
khe banner Democratic counties in this
election.
In the first place there has scarcely
been time in the history of the cOun
try when the issues involved in a
Presidential campaign, were quite sol
important as now We have not for
COTTON that the flower and youth of
America. crossed the Atlantic 10 fight
principles that are dear to the hearts
OF our people and many of them made
the supreme sacrifice. When thcy lett
home we told them they were going to
fight. not only for Democracy and
humanity. but thai they were about tt
be engaged in ii titanic struggle fer the
future peicc of the world. When they
landed in France the Germans said
Hell had broken loose in Georgia
When they followed Cali Rope" our
President. than whom WAS never n
greater5 went in person with our peace
comm sSioners to Europe. to assist in
fixing the future policy of the world
relative to the settlement of disputed
questions, by means other than war
The settlement was made on basis
satisfactory to every country partici-
pating therein. including the United
States. But unfortunately for this
country and for the world. the Senate
Of the United States wits dominated
and controlled by lot of selfish and
unpatriotic Republicans, who, for the
sake of discrcditing or attempting to-
discredit Democratic President, and
To pave the way for an issue upon
which to launch the coming President
iaI campaign. refused to ratify the
treaty of peace, with or without reason
able reservations The conduct of this
Round Robin gang. has stripped the
victory won by the valor and bravery
of our boys, of its value to this, as we'll
as 10 futue generations. We have be
trayed not only the confidence of our
own Soldiers but the confidence of the
world After the loss of SO much blood
and treasure. we are left where we
stood before, with the business and com
merce of world occupying an uns ahled
attitude. and the social and industrial
relations torn aSunder BHt why should
that worry this Republican Senatorial
Ourafcly: They would plunge the
world into absolute disaster fr II
chance Ia eluet President ttaH their
ranks .hc=mm Vic THINKS he stands
FOR the League of Nations csc das a5d
"SerHp>e il tine next Vino can tt .6r
what this Ra1nniican candidate s.ands.
Anyway Tais information l. ezcla.
sivcIy within the knowledge Of thmt
coterio OF Republican Senators. The
candidate himself doesn't know when
this crowd says Frog" he hops
How about Governor Cox, the Demo
cratic nominee. Every one knows his
position ON the League of Nations, as
we'll as other ISSUES involved in the
campaign. lie stands for the immediate
ratification of the League Of Nations,
with any sane and reasonable reser-
yatiOnS
But Democrat was heard TO say
ne expected 10 vote for the Repub can
nominee because the Democrats let
the price of cotton 20 down That fell
low is not Democrat, or else he is
lying or Joking about what he expects
e. do If the price of cotton. during
fhc reign of any political administra-
ton is chargable % the party in power,
then give to the Democratic party the
credit for the highest price paid for
cotton in the last seyenty-five years.
Who is it that would vote against the
Democrats because the price of cotton
has gone down to twenty cents? don't
think ever sold bale of cotton for
as much as ten cents per pound Have
you forgotten that cotton has been sold
~ Arkansas during the present Demo
cratic administration for as high as