Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-09

ing is the text, in part, of the address
of VIM. Jennings Bryan at the Jack
son Day dinner of Democratic leaders
here last night.
"A Democratic President was the
spokesman of the United States in
holding out to the war-worn world
the hope of universal peace, and he
brought back from Paris the cove
nant of a League of Nations that pro-
vldes means for settling international
disputes without a resort to force.
he did the best he could, and sue
ceeded better than we had any right
to expect, when we remember that
ne fought single handed against the
selfish interests of the world.
The Republican party in control
of the senate, instead of ratifying at
once or promptly proposing changes
that it deemed necessary has fddled
While civilization has been threaten
ed with confiagration. 1t could have
adopted its reservations as we'll five
months ago as later, but it permitted
endless debate while suffering hui
mainly waited.
The Democratic senators stood
with the President for ratification
without reservation and I stood with
them, believing that it was better to
secure within the league, after it was
established, any necessary changes,
thans to attempt to secure them by
reservations in the ratifying resolu-
tions.
I'VE cannot afford, either as citi-
zens or as members of the party, to
share with the Republican party re-
sponsibility for further delay: we
cannot go before the country on the
issue that such an appeal would
present.
Must Have Program.
"a Democratic party cannot be a
party of negation; it must have a con-
struction program. 1t must not only
favor plan for the election of dele
gates and policy to be pursued by
these delegates. What plan can a
Democratic party have other than one
that contemplates the popular cleo
ton of those delegates who. in the
influence they will exert, will be next
IN Importance to the President him.
self? And what policy can the Dem
ocratic party have within the League
of Nations other than one of abso-
Lutte independence and impartiality
between the members of the league?
Our nations voice should at all times
be raised in behalf of equal and exact
justice between nations as the only
basis of permanent peace; it should
be raised in defense of the right of
self determination and in proclaim
ing spirit of brotherhood as uni
versal as the peace which we advo-
cate.
1--WE have domestic problems also
which offer an opportunity to render
large service, and one objection to
thrusting the treaty into the cam
paign is that it would divert atten-
ton from questions demanding i'm
mediate consideration. We are con-
fronted with the organization of new
parties, on the theory that the old
parties do not meet the issues that
have arisen. Our party is the one
party that can qualify for the meet
ing of these issues. 1t can oppose a
class party because it is not itself Che
party of class, but the party of the
whole people, regardless of class. The
Republican party has become a CAPT
talistic party and has permitted tar
iff barons to write the tariff laws,
trust magnets to direct the policy of
the party on the trust question, rail
road presidents to dictate its policy
on the railroad question, while pack
ing house companies and other prof
iteers have used it as their own. It
would divide the country into class
parties and by its own attitude COM
pei the formation of a farmers party
and laborers' party.
For Every Class.
"The Democratic party, on the con-
trary, stands for the protection of
the rights of every class, dealing with
each citizen as an individual instead
of as a member of a class, it has,
since it has been in power given the
commercial classes a splendid cur
rency law; it has given the farmers
a farm loan law; it has given labor
an eight-hour day and greater Sc
curity in it's rights, and has given to
all the people relief from the high
tariff burdens that had been placed
on consumers. Democracy contem-
plates cooperation between all ele-
ments and the promoting of the well
fare of society in general.
SIT should prevent strikes not by
laws, but by the creation
of machinery which will investigate
disputes and thus secure a peaceful
Of differences before a
controversy reaches the stage Of
strike or lockout.
'"The Democratic party will dis