Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-07-16

an utterance that will. no doubt, have
me erect of making those who favor
the League all the stronger for it, and
those who do not favor it all the
stronger against it,
The Milwaukee Journal thinks Mr..
Cummings performed service to the
country when he reminded the public
that this was the cleanest war In
history. For though not one of the
smelling committees has discovered 1
single case of graft they have man
aged TO raise such 4 mist that men
are still talking as though the
charges had been sustained" The
Journal continues: Mr.. Cummings
points to record of solid achieve
ment even before the war began. We
mad Well-nigh forgotten that the fed
eral banking laws were the work of q
democratic administration. We had
forgotten that the great fact about
the tariff law was that an administra-
tlon Kept its platform pledges. And
II is doubtful If the campaign will
dwell on these pre-war things. But
senator Lodge in his brazen challenge
to compare the regulations and fail
ures of the present congress with the
five years which preceded it made an
answer necessary. He has his an
swer."
The Memphis Appeal (democratic)
believes the speech put the question
OF where America will stand squarely
up to the people! Where, then,
shall we stand?" asks the CONNER.
cial Appeal. "Shall we join hands
with the free people Of the world or
shall we align ourselves with the ig-
norant bandits and poems of Mexico.
the illiterate and murderous anarch.
lists of Russia and the infidel assassins
of Turkey? If we reject the League
we fall in with this cutthrOat band.
What chance, then, will the cause of
world democracy have, should it's
greatest exponent pursue such a
course?"
The Chicago Tribune republican,
quotes Mr. Cummings remarks anent
the fact that the United States has
already sent more than two million
men to France and answers his ques
ton as to whether We have forgotten
the share we played in a war which
started from a Balkan quarrel.
The Dayton Daily News democrat
'ic) thinks the temporary chairman's
firm and ardent faith in the League
of Nations gives the San Francisco
convention standard which the
party can follow to victory. 1t meets
the issue completely and stands out
in strange parallel with the repub-
lican platform at Chicago. compro-
missing. spineless, evasive proposal
that says nothing and gives promise
of even less than it says. Mr.. Cum
mings has pointed out Americas OBJ
legation to the world. For this thing
we went into the Great War. for
these principles our millions of khaki
clad heroes fought at the Argonne.
Chateau Thierry and on many sod
den battlefield of France. To do less
than approve the League of Nations
with it's promise of ending the hate
full power of war is to betray the men
who are sleeping beneath Flanders
fields. poppy-covered and unbathed
at this very moment in the worlds
history. For it's construct.
iveness in program, Chairman Cum.
mings' keynote speech has given the
San Francisco convention an inspira
ton. He has set the gathering ir
motion with his matchless power O.
reasoning. He has told the truth
And truth always is convincing"
The Chicago Daily News sees in tn.
kneynote speech bid for the progress
sive vote of the nation and says
obvious strategy on the part of the
democrats is that of bidding for the
Independent progressive vote. Strons
but not too strong inducements were
advanced in Chairman Cummings
speech to the convention. The
strength displayed by the candidacy
of McAdoo. according to William
Allen White. is due not only to his
inheritance of the administration sup
port but also to the capture of in
fiuence by the intellectuals Of pro-
gressive leanings. What the repub.
licans, in the opinion Of triumphant
party leaders. could afford to throw
away. the democrats seek thriftily to
gather up. The less confident party
turns to the progressives. The party
firm In its organized strength and
hope of success is the more ready to
push them out. Which is the devil
and which the deem sea Is inmate