The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-15
"DEF|N|TEN ESS"
OF PROMISES TO
Be ELIMINATED
Republican Campaign Book
Advises Speakers to Care
fully Dodge All Para
mount Issues
BE SMOOTH AND SUAVE
COMPARISON BETWEEN PLANS OF
TWO PARTIES IN MANNER
OF CARRYING CAUSE BE-
FORE VOTERS.


New York, Sept. 15.-In the Demo-
cratic campaign textbook the official
league Of nations covenant is printed
in full. From the Republican textbook
it is omitted The Democratic book
explains the covenant in q detailed
article. The Republican book con-
tains, in its suggestions for speak,
ers" such Illuminating admonitons as
follows:
Takes No Risks.
Avoid Governor Cox's falacious
contention that the chief desideraturp
is definiteness in the obligations TO
be assumed by the United States. II
the obligations in their nature are
undesirable the greater the definite
ness the greater the risk"
In these contrasts may be found
fair comparison between the two
documents, The Democratic textbook; is
reptile with verbatim facts and figures
from official records and utterahces.
the Republican book contains state
ments without confirmatory evidence
Deplores Money Spent on Soldiers.
Especially does the Republican par.
ty dep,ore the expense of the war.
In the opening paragraph OF an arti-
Gle entitled, THE Administrators
Conduct of the War" this complaint
is found The per soldier day expendi
lures for the United States, it is esti-
mated was from four to six times
the per soldier day costs Of France
The fact is that the French soldier
got cents a day while the yank
drew from 81 up. 20 times what his
French comrade received; but no
doughboy who campaigned with the
''Poilus" and saw what they ate and
wore is going to be incensed at the
American government for wasting
money on his clothes and chow"
At Democratic headquarters the Re-
publican text book was received with
surprise and joy. George White, chair
man of the Democratic national COM
mittee, declared it seemed to have
been written to help the Democrats.
The Republican Text Book charges
among other things, that President
Wilson conducted the war on a parti-
san basis. 1t says He (Wilson) insist
ed upon partisanship. He distrusted
such men as Roosevelt and Wood
and would have his own partisans, po-
litical or personal, on guard"
An Untrue Charge.
At Democratic headquarters It was
said that this was an unfortunate
charge in view of the appointment by
President Wilson OF the following Re-
publicans to conspicuous war Jobs:
General John j. Pershlng, command
cr-in-chief Of the A. +. F.; Gen. Pey-
ton G. March. chief Of staff of the
army; Gen. George W. Goethals, as
sistsnt chief Of staff; Gen. Enoch H.
Crowder, provost marshal general OF
the army; Benedict Crowell, DR.. f. F.
Keppel and Emmett ]. Scott, assistant
secretaries OF war; Admiral William
| $. Sims. commander Of the overseas
naval forces, Herbert Hooverp food
administrator: Samuel AIcRoberts,
president National City bank of New
York, chief procurement officer OF the
army ordnance department: Charles B.
Warren, Republican nation committee.
man from Michigan, appeal officer OF
the provost marshal generals de.
partmcnt; Charles NJ. senwab, men,
Der of Emergency Fleet Corporation;
| Charles Piez, president Of emergency
fleet corporation; Frank A. vanderlip,
| director war savings stamp cam
paign; Walter S. Clifford, Howard E.
Coffin, Julius Rosenwald, DR.. Hollis
Godfrey and DR.. Fanklin Martin,
| members Of council OF national de-
fense Harry A. Garfield, fuel admin
! lstrator; T.. Il. Stettinlus, special as
sistant Of secretary OF war; Charles
Evans Hughes, Republican nominee for
president in 1916. chairman of com
mittee to investigate the aircraft
board. William II. Taft. former Re
publican president, chairman Of the
national war labor board; Henry p
Dawson. Red Cross director: Cornelius
n. Bliss. former treasurer OF Republi-
can national committee. member OF the
Red Cross war council
These are only few of the prom
inent Republicans called by the DEM
oeratio Administration to share In the
war work.
Back Up Statements.
The Democratic Campaign text book
OF 1920, also just issued, refutes with
facts every charge IN the opposing
document. Where the Republican book
makes assertions without proof the
Democratic book bases every statement
upon official documents and figures.
In that part OF the Republican cam
paign book devoted TO the navy the
Sims charges are rehashed in spite vf
the fact that when these same charges
were threshed over before the senate
investigating committee, i2 admirals
testified with the following resnl,:
One Admiral.Sims-upheld sims. eleven
admirals said that Sims was wrong.