El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-28

nvered the terrific hammer blow at Sc
dan that virtually ended the war
Petty criticism Of minor defects and
individual officials may for time attract
a superficial attention. but the significant
things. the great outstanding facts plead
eloqnently for the Democratic cause.
We fought a great war, for a great
cause, and we had a leadership that car
RED America TO greater heights OF honor
and power and glory than she has ever
known before in her entire history
'Ihrough the hands OF Democrats
aalnlnls tration, there have passed more
than forty billions OF dollars. and the
nnser Of seorn does not point 70 one
single Democratic official IN all America
It Is record never before made BY any
poutleal party in any country that ever
conducted q war.
The Cost Of the War
There are men 50 small in spirit. so
pititully cramped in soul that they sug-
gest that the war cost too much II vas
indeed an expensive war. War is the
most wasteful thing in the world. But
IS money 10 be measured against the blood
OF American soldiers7 When criticism IS
made OF the expense OF the war, let Us
not forget that We bought with IL the
freedom and the safety Of the civilization
The Republican Record
The Republicans have now been IN
control OF the senate and house for more
than a year. They won the election OF
They said that they would earnestly sun
port the president, at least. until the tasks
OF war were finished It was their con-
tentlon that they would enter upon the
work OF reconstruction with superior in
tellgencs and even with greater patriot
ism than would be possible under Demo
cratic leadership II We are to be Judged,
As As hope We may be, by the record, let
them also be Judged BY their record.
Barren OF achievements, Shameless IN
waste Of time and money, the record Of
me present congress is without parallel tor
It's lncompetencies. failures and r-nufffo-
TONS Are the American people 50 unjust
or 50 lacking in discrimination that fhcv
VIII reject the service Of q party which
has sept It's word and place trust IN q
party which merely renetrs the hrnIr-14
promises Of a previous campaign
Attacks Upon the President
Rep uo-lcan leaders have been moved
by a strange and inexplicable Jealousy Of
the president Their feverish anirnoeftv
expressed IN gross abuse and through
secret intrigue, has been productive OF one
OF the most unhappy chapters in Ameri-
can historys recalling the similar expe-
llences OF Lincoln and Washington. Po-
ltcal malice followed the president IN
me peace table A senatorial round
ropln- was widely circulated Every de-
wee which partisanship could develop, was
employed FOR the purpose Of weakening
the influence OF our commission az Paris
and making the task there still mora dir
1cult- At q time when every Instinct az
AAaAnoes pleaQeu Tor a Wholehearted SUD-
port Of the president, political antaEon-
ism and personal envy controlled the anti
administration forces
The president made every sacrifice for
me cause OF peace. Then came the re-
turn In triumph. only 10 find here a
Widespread propaganda OF opposition
making It imperative that he take Up IN
his own country, a struggle fer the preser-
Walton OF that which had been won al
such incalculahle cost Following the
superhuulan labors Of seven years Of TN
eNampled service. this meant the wreck
Of his health. sickness for months upon
bed Of pain, and worse than the physical
siczness-the sickness Of heart which
comes from the knowledge that political
adTersaries, lost TO the larger sense Of
things are saFagely destroying not
merely the work Of mems hands but the
worlds hope Of settled peace. This Was
the affliction-this Il the cruciffxion.
AS he lay stricken in the white house.
the relentless hand OF malice beat upon
the door Of the sick chamber. The enc
mics Of the president upon the floor Of
the senate repeated every SANDER that
envy could invent. and they could scarcely
control the open manifestation OF their