The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-06-08
Lodge Denounces Pres.
Wilson and His dynasty"
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his disciples sui the leauel anu ihdS-
tei of a great party, which before his
advent possessed both traditions and |
principles, would be long step in
the direction Of the autocracy for
which Mr.. Wilson yearns and heavy |
tlow to the continuance of free rep
rcsentative government as we have
always conceived and venerated it.
"Mr. Wilson and the autocracy he |
represents, and all which those who
lolieve in his doctrines and share his
sr.rit represent, must be put aside
and conclusively excluded from any
future control.
"The defeat Of the present admin
istration and I'll it means, transcends
il Importance every other question
and all immediate and dominant is
sues are bound up with it. Without
that defeat every chance of the right
settlement of the mighty questions
before US, so sorely needed now and
no. later, will depart.
"Tot maintain law and order and a
stable government where Justice rules
end the right Of ell men. high and
low, rich and poor, shall be protected,
we must have government of the
people, duly chosen by the people,
and never must there be permitted any
gdsernment by I. single man or by a
gA&up of men, or by an organized
gNority.
f"Many vital economic measures
yem especially protective tariff legis-
I laion to guard our industries, are
i impossible with a Democratic Free
I, Trader of Socialistic proclivities in
inc White House. To accomplish
such measures az these, we must have
as we intend to have, a Republican
president, in >ympathy with a Re-
publican House and Senate.
"The rise of prices, the high cost
of living which reach daily into every
home, is the most pressing, as 1t is
4 TIE most difficult and most essential
II problem which Confronts us. Some OF
II the sources of this trouble can be
reached by legislation although not
all, but everything that can be effect
cd by law should be done at once.
"Profteering, the charging of ex-
Srtionate and unjustified prices,
which is stupid as well as unlawful,
are subject now to ample punitive
klaws. Those laws should be enforced,
others if necessary added, and the
offenders both great and small should
be pursued and punished
"The most essential remedy for
high costs (of living) is to keep up
AMI increase production and particu-
/ larly should every effort be made to
n advance the productivity of the
II farms.
"The phrase government owner
h ship means not only that the govern
i ment shall own the railroads but also,
| it is to be fea, ed, that those who
H run the railroads shall own the gov
4 err ment. General government own
Il ership under our political system
II would inevitably bring about the
H mastery of the government by those
who operate the machinery of trans
portation or of any other industries
II which come into government posses
sion. The rights of the general pub
II lie, for whom all industries exist
II would disappear under this scheme
II and nothing would be left to the
III people except he duty of paying tax
III c5 to support the roads.
III cover 600 Americans have beer
III murdered in Mexico. Carranza in
iii suited the American government II
HI every possible way and still nothing
NJ was done. We fell so low that wheI
ii an American was seized by one of thu
Il nlanv bands of brigands and held fo
iii ransom, all that the government o
III the United States would do, was tt
m Offer to be the channel for conveying
III the ransom of their citizens to tn
HI hirhwaymen who had seized them
" 1--WE have watched and waited lonl
= enough. We need firm hand at TIL
: helm. The time has come to put a
:, end to this Mexican situation, who
III is u shame to the United States and
III disgrace to civilization. If we arc t
III take art in pacfying and helpln
II tae world, let Us begin here at hom
Il in Mexico. 49,.
Il "Iet the Mexcans choose as thcl
Il president some strong and uprlgh
III man who is friendly to the Unite
III States and determined to establis
order and then let the United State
III give him a real and cordial supper
III aro. so strengthen and uphold MI
III that he will be able to extelmlnal
III the bandits and put an end to the III
III c,i sing civil wal.
III When the Armistice with German
III was signed the course to be pursue
iii was clear That course VIZ
III to make the peace with Germany
once and then take up for reasonab
Ill consideration the question of estal
III fishing such future relations with o,
. N associates in the war as would mai
for the future peace of the Wofl
- This Mr.. Wilson prevented. He wei
IA to Europe. Z,
III "He had apparently one aim, to
III the maker of a. league of which
III should be the head He was determl
III ed that there should be League
HI Nations then and there and in ord
to nullify the powers of the Sena
Ill given by the Constitution OF the VI
tel States, he decided to make u
Hi league an intregal part of the Urea
Ill of Peace with Germany. Thus !
III presented to the Senate, and lnten
ed to present, a dilemma from VIII
iii h believed there was no escape. +