The New York herald., 1920-01-09
READY TO MEET REPUBLICAN
CHALLENGE, SAYS HITCHCOCK
Senator Declares Democrats repaired to Go to the People fo
Finish Fight on League of Nations or Any
Other Issue.

WASHINGTON, ~ c., Thurs1ay.-If the
Republican leaders want to throw down
the gauntlet for a finish fight on the
League of Nations before the American
people the Democrats ARE ready to take
II up Senator Hitchcock. of Nebraska
administration leader in the treaty fight in
the Senate. declared tonight in an address
at the Jackson Day banquet
''If the test comes I'm this campaign on
that issue" he declared. I'VE shall win.
We shall win because the business men,
the laborfng men. the churches, tho inde-
pendent voters ar |. above all. tho women
OF America are FOR the league and for
peace. We shall win because America is
a land of hope and not OF despair.
This great document. which is the first.
and perhaps the only, effort OF the nations
Of the world TO organize for peace and do
away with the horrors of war, is accept
able to every other nation. IT is accepta BILE
20 the people of the United states. but.
unfortunately, in the Senate Of the United
States IL has found obstacles. j hope thcy
will be overcome believe they will be.
efo on soiid ground. They have worked
earnestly for ratification, first without
conditions and finally with reasonable
reservs tons. They have refused 10 ao-
rept reservations that nuliify and destroy
forced on the Senate by the votes of fif-
teen Senators who want 10 kill the League,
but they are ready 20 meet half way in
honorable compromise Republican Scna-
tors vino favor the League.
If however. Republican leaders defeat
this piaa and throw down the gauntlet
for a fight to finish before the American
people we are ready to tal1n ~ up. an
issue will, then exist between tho tive
PARTIES Tint VIII be paramount 10 nj
others. We SHAH find whether the Amer
ican people want to help organize the
world for peace or to return TO prepara-
tions for war We shall find whether
the American people want this country
to sink To the level Of an obsolete pro-
vincIalism or assume it's place of moral
leadership among the nations OF the world.
There can be but one result. To sug-
gcst any other would be siander on the
American peopla''
Clark Lands Democratic Record.
Democratic accomplishments during the
last six years entftle the party TO 4 long
lease Of power" Representative Champ
Clark, Of Missouri, Democratic leader in
tho House said
During the SIX years or Democrats con-
trol he said more constructive legisla-
don was placed on tho statute books than
was put there In twenty-four years of Re
publican control.
"a Democratic administration partici-
paied gloriously IN the most colossal war
OF all times, and our brave soldiers acting
under directions Of a Democratic sdmnis-
tratiou brought that war to a successful
and glorious conclusion declared Mr..
Clark
THE outstanding feature OF our six
years work IL that we accomplished so
much Ia so short time.
I'VE did II by good team work. The
Democratic Congress did It's duty. The
great Democratic President, Woodrow
Wilson, did his duty and on the glorious
record thus made VIC confidently appeal To
the voters Of the land"
stand. on Parfy's Record.
Too much evidence MS TO Americas part
m the war has been submitted. Attorney
General Palmer told tho diners, for the
case 70 be Withdrawn from the Jury now
'srhe great war is still living fact" hs
ssid '"rhe hope OF the world for peace
has been blasted by the jealousies Of mer
who hold their political fortunes above
the worlds need. The war will not be
over in fact. even IL In name, until The