Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-07-01
REPUBLICANS FLAYED
BY HOMER CUMMINGS

The league Of nations covenant was
championed as the Monroe doctrine
OF the world" by Homer Cummings,
temporary chairman of the Demo-
cratic national convention, in his key
note address in San Francisco Mon
day.
or the peace treaty's defeat in the
senate. he said: mo blacker crime
against civilization has ever soiled
the pages of our history
He characterized the Republican
platform as ''reactionary and provin-
cial." FILLED with premeditated
ISLANDERS and vague promises, 1t will
be searched in vain for one con-
structive suggestion for the reforma-
ton of the conditions which It crit
icizes and deplores," he continued.
"The oppressed peoples of the
earth will look to II in vain. 1t con-
tains no thought, no purpose. which
can give impulse or thrill to those
who love liberty and hope to make
the world a safer and happier place
for the average man."
He declared that the peace time
record OF the Democratic party from
March, 1918. to the outbreak of the
World war has to it's credit more
effective constructive and remedial
legislation than the Republican party
had placed upon the statute books in
a generation"
Praising the ADMINISTRATORS course
In the war he said: I'VE fought a
great war for a great cause and we
had a leadership that carried America
to greater heights OF labor and pow
er and glory than she has ever
known before In her entire history"
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These great affairs were carried for
ward under the stimulus of Ameri-
can patriotism. supported by the
&C urage and spirit of our people. All
this is freely and gladly acknowledged
hut merely the time has come when.
because OF the calculated criticism
and premeditated calumnies of the
opposition. we are entitled to call at
| tention to the fact that all Of these
things were accomplished under the
! leadership OF n great Democrat and
| OF great Democratic administration.
| II the Republican leaders are not
able to rejoice with us in this Amer
| lean triumph they should nave the
| grace to remain silent, for II does not
lie In the mouths OF those who con-
Quoted the Spanish-American war to
| indulge in the luxury of criticism
Referring to congressional investi-
| cations by smelling committees" he
| said that over 80 Investigations have
been made. over two million dollars
wasted and the result has been to
prove that II was the cleanest war
| ever fought In the history of civili-
| Zation."
THE Republican party became so
| fixed In it's incorrigible habit of con-
ducting Investigations that. II finally
| turned to the fruitful task OF investi-
eating itself. They discovered fraud
| and graft and gross and inexcusa BILE
expenditures The revelations disclose
the fact that the meeting at Chicago
was not n convention but an auction.
| The highest bidder. however. did not
get the prize. The publicity which
overlook the proceedings frustrated
the initial purpose. The Chicago
convention left the Democratic party
as the sole custodian of the honor of
| the country"
| Peace achievements of the Demo-
cratic party. he asserted. freed the
farmer from the deadening effects of
usurious financial control. Labor was
given it's Magma Charta of liberty
Business and finance were released
from the thralldom of uncertainty
| and hazard"
| THE federal reserve system. passed
over the opposition Of the leaders OF
the Republican party. enabled Amer
Ice to Withstand the strain of war
without shock or panic and ultimate
ly made our country the greatest
| creditor nation OF the world"
Turning to the record of the Re-
publican congress since 1918, Mr..
Cummings said 1t was barren or
| achievements. shameless in waste of
time and money and without parallel
for its incompetencies, failures and
regulations"
President Wilson's two appeals be-
fore congress for Legislation dealing
with profiteering. reduction OF taxa
ton. aid for soldiers and laws to i'm
prove relations of capital and labor
were ignored. he declared. and after
a year OF sterile debate our country
has neither peace nor reconstruc-
tuon.''