The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
REPUBLICAN PLAT
FORM is CALLED
"REACTIONARY"
Keynote Speech Lauded
Wilson for His Leader
ship in the War and Said
the President Was Pur-
sued by Malice-Repub-
lican Congress Barren
of Achievement"

San Francisco, June 2S.-The leagu
of nations covenant was champione'
as the "Monroe doctrine of the world
by Homer Summings, temporary chair
man of the Democratic national con
vention, in his keynote address her,
o-day.
OF the peace treaty's, defeat in tho
Senate, he said: "No backer Grim,
against civilization has ever soiled tlit
pages of our history"
He characterized the Republican plat
form as "reactionary and provincial.
"Filled with premeditated ISLANDERS and
vague promises, it will be searched in
vain for one constructive suggestion
for the reformation of the conditions
which it criticizes and deplores,' he
continued.
'The oppressed peoples of the earth
will look to it in vain. 1t contains no
message of hope for Ireland; no word
of mercy for Armenia: and it conceals
men concerned more with material
things than with human rights. II
contains no thought, no purpose which
can give impulse or thrill to those who
love liberty and hope to make the
world safer and happier place for the
average man"
He declared that the peace time rec
ord of the Democratic party from
March, 1913, to the outbreak of the
World war has to its credit more eff
fective, constructive and remedial legis-
lation than the Republican party had
placed upon the statute books in gen
Grafton"
Praising the administration course
in the war, he said ''We fought
great war, for a great cause and we
had leadership that carried America
to greater heights of honor and power
and glory than she has ever known be-
fore in her entire history"
Let no one misunderstood us. These
great affairs were carried forward un-
der the stimulus of American patriot
ism. supported by the courage and spIr
il of our people All this is freely and
gladly acknowledged, but surely the
time has come when, because of the
calculated criticism and premeditsted
calumnies of the. opposition, we are en-
titled to call attention to the fact that
all of these things were accomplished
under the leadership of a great Demo
crat and of a great Democratic adj
ministration. II the Republican lead
ers are not able TO rejoice with us in
this American triumph they should
have the grace TO remain silent, for il
does not lie in the mouth of those who
conducted the Spanish h-American war TO
indulge in the luxury of criticism"
Referring TO congressional investiga
tions by smelling committees" he said
that over so investigations have been
made, over two million dollars wasted
and 'the result has been to prove that
it was the cleanest war ever fought in
the history OF civilization"
The Republican party became so
fixed in its Ocorrigible habit of con
ducting Investigations that il finally
turned TO the fruitful task of inyesti- |
eating itself They discovered fraud |
and graft and gross and inexeusable !
expenditures. The revelations disclose /
the fact that the meeting at Chicago |
was not a convention but an auction /
The highest bidder. however. did not /
get the prize. The publicity which |
overlook the proceedings frustrated the |
initial purpose. The Chiesgo conyeu- 1
tion left the Democratic party as the 1
sole custodian Of the honor Of the
country.
Peace achievements of the Democrat. |
V party. he asserted, freed the farmer /
from the deadening effects Of usuriods
financial control labor was given ijs /
Magma Charta Of liberty. Business and |
finance were released from the thrail /
dom of uncertainty and hazard"
"The income tax law" he said. re
lieved our law nf the reproaeh of be-
ing uniusfly hurdensome to the poor /
The eKtrsvsgancies and inequities II 4
the tariff system were removed and 4
non partisan tariff commission created.
Pan Americanism was encouraged and 4
the bread thus cast upon the waters
came 70 us many fold. Alaska was
opened 10 eommerce and development.
Dollar diplomacy was DESTROYED. 4 or
ruus lobby was driven from the nation
al Capitol An effective sesmeu's at
uas adopted The federal trade CON-
mission uas created Child labor legs
hssjon va enacted The parcel psst
and the rural free delivery were d.
sslored. 4 god roads bin and = rural
credits at we're nassed. secretary
~ labor va given q sest inrhe eahln-i
~ shs president Eight houE lzNs ueTe
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