The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-06-22
OWEN SKINS
HIDE OFF THE
REPUBLICANS
Oklahoma Candidate Says Real
Issue is High Cost Of
Living.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMs
sTAFE coRREspoNprRT l. n sERvlcEl


SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, June p
Senator Robert l.. owen. OF Oklahoma.
first of the democratic candidates fos
the nomination for the presidency r.
arrive here today fired his opening
broadside Among the victims Of his
shrapnel were:
President Wilson
Republican Nominee Warren c
Harding
The .v cts" and the "drys"
The supreme court
The republican platform makers.
Dealers in the necessities
And then some.
SHOULDN'T BE IN CAMPAIGN
4 am opposed" he said, his dark
eyes swapping. TO the league OF ma
tions or liquor being carried into the
campaign as the main points in dis
pute. The real issue is the high cos
of living.
Il favor a plank calling for ta-
ratification of the treaty on terms &c
ceptable 10 the majority OF the ser
ate. The treaty must be got out o.
the way al once.
I favor a plank declaring for the
strict enforcement of the eighteenth
amendment and If the Volstead a..
isn't strong enough then I favor II
stronger. ] think it is sufficient. how
ever" lie added. with a smile. for
butchers beefsteak contains more a.
cohol than is allowed under its pro
visions.
FAVORS FEDERAL CONTROL
I favor federal control by license
Of ali concerns distributing the neces-
stiles Of life making it possible for the
fair price
i oppose few men. appointed for
life. governing this country I mean
the supreme court and I say it with
out apology 1t is not the supreme
courts fault. however. but the fault
OF congress and the people because
any complaint The constitution does
not have 10 be changed TO remedy
this Congress can do it very simply
by drawing line beyond which the
supreme court is not TO go"
Senator owen did not mention Presi-
dent Wilson by name on the other
hand he frankly objected TO the "Vir-
ginia platform" given out by the White
house too verbose in general and
TOO vague in the specific matter Of
the treaty plank which favored rati-
hcation without reservations detrimen-
tai to the document as a whole.
Why Senator Lodge himself would
accept that" Senator Owen said His
contention all along has been that his
reservations improve the document
rather than inJure it"
The democratic platform ought to
be short he went on. 1t took nearly
thousand words for the republicans
to state their beliefs. but the demo
Gratis ought 70 do theirs in one page
Truths can be set forth in few words
1t is only when there's something T.
hide that lot OF words are needed
Senator Owen called Senator Hard
ing the "standpatter OF stAndpatters.
Now they are saying he is Pro
gressive." the Oklahoman remarked
because they know only a Progressive
can win in this election The work
of the republicans At Chicago was fine
for the democrats. Their platform
and their ticket appreciably add to
the chances Of the opposition
Senator owen intends to go 20 the
mat with opposing factions Of his
party This means a fight against the
forces under the direct.
even il long distance, leadership Of
President Wilson himself who has Re
peatedly insisted upon the treaty and
league being made the paramount is
sue of the campaign.
II means also that the senator from
Oklahoma will oppose the attempt OF
Gov. Edward I. Edwards of NeH Ter
sey to make prohibition one Of thu
issues In both OF these battles he
will have on his side VIM ]. BRYAN
now on his way here. admittedly bent
upon annihilating the "wets" and
blocking. if possible. the WiIsonian
plan of making the league the chief
issue Of this years presidential con
test.
So fight hov-rs in the not distant
offing