South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-05

don the prosperity they are nov en-
Joyins and turn their nation out OF
the house Of riches which Is now our
bounty. rob this west OF her great
independence and power that under
the democracy she enjoys over the
whole world and accept again the
faith OF those old times which these
eminent candidates boldly threaten
20 put upon this nation-when this
great west shall be a pawn 20 every
national and international loan
shark agency. and frs people the vic
tim Of those systems Of oppression
which for 20 years before the de-
mOcracv came into power made the
west helpless. politically, dependent
financially, and the life of It's cit
liens a ceaSel ess struggle merely
than he might live and educate his
children.
The nation must see that after
the senatorial syndicate has brought
its platform in their pockets and
held the conferences with the New
York bankers in the Blackstone no
tel. as reported by the able Chicago
Tribune, and put upon the nation
a platform OF meaningless expression
and candidates of contradictory posi-
tiOns, they then proclaimed boldly
their intention OF overthroVing
everything for which the nation now
stands, and they propose secretly 10
reverse every doctrine OF the past
on which this country has prospered
all 20 put into power the doctrines
Of the special privilege 20 the IA
vored few.
Abolish Federal Bank?
These republican masters will
not deny that they intend 70 abolish
the Federal Reserve bank-tO the
contrary. their leaders in congress
produced legislation Of the curtail-
ment of the banker and the with
/ drawing his money privileges from
the west and making the bank sub
Jet 20 the Wall ST. domination Of
finance.
Repeal Credit Act?
These mysterious masters will
not deny that they intend TO repeal
/ the Farm Loan Credit act. and make
7 every farmer in the west a victim
/ Of every private mortgage loan house
and the subject Of foreclosure upon
/ his farm and home.
For years they possessed the pro-
I tective tariff as an instrument Of
I protection TO the toiler and the
I farmer. Now they bodily admit that
( they never were for the principle
I whenever il was not for the profit
\ OF the masters.
! In the present platform they an
7 nounce 10 the financier Of the east
\ 10 drop any form OF protective tariff
! and proclaim the nece sSity Of all the
goods OF all the world 20 come into
I the United States free from tariff,
/ particularly the goods Of the warring
/ countries, on the ground that as
/ these countries owe the United
/ states vast sums Of interest. and
I that as the countries are not now
able 70 pay the money, they should
be allowed 10 send in goods 10 the
, full payment of this vast interest.
/ these goods to be untaxed and unin-
/ terrupted by any laws or regulations
/ OF any nature.
League OF Nations
/ Now for the purpose Of DISCUS
/ ing their objects, they proclaim in
loud tone Of some great injustice TO
+ the national honor by the thing they
+ speak Of as the League of Nations.
, These gentlemen, who a short while
past were bOaSting OF being the
/ authors of the League OF Nations.
and accusing PreS't Wilson Of steal
thily appropriating their inventions.
are now denOuncing their own crea
tions TO awaken prejudice from those
. who DO not understand, and awaken
vengeance from those who have
been misinformed. These masters
summon every foreigner who has a
. grievance, 10 assail his own adopted
country and dishonor the president
OF these United states by every de
uunciation and vote; that in the re-
+ suit these masters may get In control
OF the republic. To show TO the
nation the hypocrisy OF these pre-
tentions. note that in the aggrega-
ton OF decisions termed platform,
these masters pledge themselves 70
the Association OF nations for the
purpose OF maintaining peace
through some form OF nations In
the league Of legal obligation only
with the other and by and in be-
half Of each. and taking a republican
name for H. known as the Root
plan being a copy of the system