Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-02


IN growers through which production
| will be stimulated and the price of meats
| to consumers be ultimately reduced, We
favor the enactment of legislation for the
supervision Of such markets by the ma
tIonal governments.
MEXICO.
The United States j. the neighbOr and
| friend of the nations Of the three Americas.
| In Il very special sense our international
| relations m this hemisphere should be
characterized by good will and free from
any possible suspicion as 10 our national
| purpose.
The administration, remembering al
ways that Mexico is an independent na-
ton and that permanent stability in her
government and her institutions could
come only from the consent Of her own
people TO a government Of their own
making, has been unwilling either TO profit
by the misfortune Of the people Of Mexico
or TO enfeeble their future by forcing from
the outside rule upon their temporarily
distracted councils Order is gradully
appearing in Mexico, at no time IN many
years have American lives and interests
been 30 safe as they now are; peace reigns
along the border and industry is resurning
shall have given ample proof Of its ability
permanently to maintain law and order,
sgnifed its willingness 70 meet its in
ternational obligations and written upon
it's statute books Just laws under which
foreign investors shall have rights as well
az duties, that government should receive
our recognition and systematic assistance.
Until these prODeT expectations have been
met Mexico must realize the propriety of
D policy that asserts the right Of the
United States 70 demand full protection
for it's citizens.
FREE SPEECH AND FREE PRESS.
We resent the unfounded reproaches
directed against the Democratic admins
tration for alleged interference with the
freedom Of the press and freedom Of
speech
No utterance from any quarter has been
assailed and no publication has been
repressed which has not been animated
by reasonable purpose and directed
against the nations peace, order and
security, in time Of war, we declare in
favor Of the principles If free speech and
free press but assert as indispufable prop
osition that they afford no liberation n
enemy propaganda or the advocacy Of
the overthrow If the government Of the
State or nation by force or violence.
REPUBLICAN CORRUPTION.
The shocking disclosure Of the lavish
use Of money by aspirants for the Re-
publican nomination for the highest
Office in the gift Of the people has created
a painful impression throughout the
country Viewed in connection with the
recent conviction Of a Republican Senator
from Michigan for the criminal transgres-
sion Of the law limiting expenditures on
behalf Of a candidate for the United
States Senate, it indicates the re-entrv.
under Republican auspices. Of money -
an influential factor in elections. thus null
lifying the letter and Haunting the spirit
Of numerous laws. enacted bv the people
10 protect the ballot from the con
tamination of corrupt practices We de-
plore those delinquencies, and advocate
their stern popular rebuke, pledging 0ur
earnest efforts to a strengthening Of the
present statues against corrupt prac-
tices and their rigorous enforcement.
We remind the people that il was only
by the return Of Republican Senator in
Michigan who now IS under conviction
and sentence for the criminal misuse Of
money in his election that the present or
ganization Of the Senate with a Re-
plDlcah majority was made possible.
CONCLUSION.
Believing that we have kept the Demo
cratic faith, and resting our claims To the
confidence Of the people not upon gran
diose promisdbut upon the solid perform
ances Of our party we submit our record
to the nation consideration and ask that
the pledges Of this platform be appraised
in the light Of tnat record.