The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09
boxing party will prevail.
The Ideal Must Not Die


Of our participation was solely t,
defeat the military powers of tn,
central nations of Europe, We knew
them as a nation, even as W,
know today, that success on lane
ana sea could be but half a victory
The other half is not yet won. II
the cry of the French at Nerdun
They shall not pass; the cheel
of Il W men in the Argonne
we shall go through'-we mus
add this: ut shall not occur
again" This is the positive decla
ration of u own wills. that the
world shall be saved from a repe
tition OF this crime. To this enc
the Democratic party offers a treaty
of peace, which, to make it q
real treaty for a real peace must
include a league of nations; be
cause this peace treaty, if our best
and bravest are not to have died
in vain, must be no thinly dis
guised armistice devised by cynical
statesmen to mask their preparations
For a renewal of greed.inspired con.
quests later on. Peace must mean
peace that will last. \ prac-
teal workable, permanent, en-.
forceible kind of peace that
will hold as tightly as the
business contracts of the individual.
We must indeed be, above all things,
business like and practical in this
peace treaty making business Of ours.
The league of nations is a practica,
solution of a practical situation. 1t
is no more perfect than our original
constitution, which has been amended
is times and will soon, we hope, be
amended the 18th, vas perfect. il
is not anti.national. it is anti
war. No s~uper-nation, binding us to
the decisions Of its tribunals is sug-
gested, but the method and machinery
by which the opinion of civilization
may become effective against those
who seek war is at least within the
reach of humanity. Through 1t we
may with nearly every other duly
constituted government in the whole
world throw our moral force and
our potential power into the scale
Of peace. That such an object
should be contrary to American pol
is unthinkable; but if there
be any citizen who has honest fears
it may be perverted from its
plain intent so as to conflict with
established form Of government.
It will be simple to declare to him
and to the other nations that the
constitution Of the United States
is in every way supreme. There
must be no e~quivocation, no vague.
ness, no doubt dealing with the peo-
pie on this issue. The league will
not die. An idea does not die when
meets the call of the hearts of our
mothers.
Peace Cannot be "DeclareIN
So, too, with peace. War may be
declared peace cannot. 1t must
be established by mutual consent,
)y a meeting of the minds of the
30' ~ "a AlhNAtSAs Ilpll klt DIdG-
ical point o. view alone u peace
~ resolution Of congress is unwork.
lble. From the point Of view of the
Millions of splendid Americans who
'erved in the whirlwind Of war.
md OF those other millions at home
Who saw, in u part Of the con.
ilct, the splendid hope of days Of
for future generations, a peace
~ resolution Of congress is an in.
.ult and a denial or our national
purpose.
Today we are offered a seat at
he table of the family Of nations
o the end that smaller peoples may
'e truly safe to work out their
'wn destiny, to the end that the
word shall not follow on the heels
# the merchant, to the end tina,
he burden Of increasing armies and
Iavies shall be lifted from the Shout.
Of a world already staggering
lnder the weight of taxation. We
hall take that place. l say so be.
| have faith-faith that this
has no selfish destiny. faith
hat u people are looking into the
ears beyond for better things. ami
hat they are not afraid to do
heir = part.
Association With Other Nations
The fundamental outlook on the
ssociation between this republic
nS other nations can never be very
ifferent in character from the
principles which one applies to our
wn purely internal affairs. A man
opposes concrete reforms and
improvements in international rela.
ions is Of necessity a r~eactionary.
r at least a conservative in viewing
is home problems.
The Peace Stacker"
We can well rejoice in our great
and, in u great citizenship,
hither out Of many kin.
reds and tongues, but to fulfill
ur true destiny we must be glad
lso for the opportunity for greater
So much calls to US for
ction, and the need is so pressing
nat the Stacker of peace is a greater
lenace than the Stacker Of war.
rogress will come not through the
but through the doors.
1t is for this reason that | am es.
happy in the pledges given
the platform of the democratic
arty. That document is definite. Il
a solemn pledge that, given the au.
hority our party VIII accomplish
lear aims.
More General Education
Among the most pressing of these
ational needs ! pace the lettering
T our citizenship, the extension Of
,aching to over 5000, 900 Of our
o~pulation above the age of 10 who
illiterato, the strengthening of
lr immigration laws to exclude the
bysically and morally unfit, the i'm.
rovemCnt of working conditions es-
in the %ccngested centers. the
of communications TO make
iral life more attractive, the further
objection Of child life and of women
inIuctry An of tbaea lap,apd