The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-28

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great armaments, which neither party
advocated and which our people
would never approve.
Ware are not fought by armies
alone. They are fought by nations. 1t
is a measuring OF the economic
strength of nations The front line
trench is no stronger than the forces
which slie behind the trench. The
line Of communication reaches back
to every village, farm, counting house,
factory and home America prepared
by making the economic life Of the
country sound.
What would have been our situation,
if, prior to the outbreak Of the war,
we had not prepared so that our
farmers were able to feed the armies
of the world? What would have been
our situation if labor had not been
willing to follow the leadership of
the president? What would have
been the situation II we had not estab-
lished a currency system which made
1t possible for US to finance the war?
What would have been the situiotion
if the republican party had been in
control and had maintained its old
attitude toward legislation? There
would have been an inevitable
breaking down Of the economic struc-
ture Of our country. We would have
been caught in the throes Of panic
more devastating than any we had
ever known. Industrial life would
have been dsorganized and the tasks
of war, difficult as they were, might
then have become altogether impos'
sible
The Republican Record Since 1918
The republicans have now been in
control Of the senate and the house
for more than a year. They won the
election of 1918 upon the faith of al
Turing promises. They said that they
, would earnestly support the president,
at least, until the tasks Of war were
finished. 1t was their contention that
they would enter upon the work of re-
, construction with superior intelligence
and even with greater patriotism than
would be possible under democratic
leadership They gave publicity, when
they entered upon the recent session,
, to detailed and ambitious statements
1 as to their program. If we are to be
o judged, as l hope we may be, by
q the record, let them also be judged
, by the record. What have the repub
licans accomplished since their poll
4 tical success in 1918? What beneficial
, results have flowed to the American
. people? What promises have been re
!. deemed? What progress has beer
q made in the settlement of foreign oil
a domestic questions?
a Twice the president went before
congress, since the termination of hos
tilities, calling attention to needed
+ legislation. He urged the passage OF
n laws relating to profiteer1ng: meas
n ures to simplify and reduce taxation
s appropriate action relative to the re
II turning soldiers; the passage of reso
e luton concerning the constructive
J. plans worked out in detail by forme
/. Secretary Lane, and the measures ad
y vocated by the secretary Of aSricul
( ture He suggested that the congress
n take counsel together and provide leg
q islation with reference TO industria
IS unrest, and the mutual relations o
~ 4 CtDlldl anu NLNti iipit N''sN'
# n year of sterile debate, our countr!
has neither peace nor reconstruction
C Barren of achievement, shameless II
d waste of time and money, the recor
5, of the present congress- is withou
It parallel for its incompetencies, failure
n and regulations Are the America
r people so unjust or so lacking in dis
y elimination that they will reject tn
d service of a party which has KEEP
It's word, and place trust in a part
o which merely renews the broken prom
i ises of n previous campaign?
o Attacks Upon the President
n Republican leaders have been move
d by strange and inexplicable jealous
-e of the president. Their feverish an
It mostly, expressed in gross abuse an
e through secret intrigue. has been pre-
d ductive of one of the most unhapp
VI chapters in American history, recal
o ing the similar experiences Of Lincol
II and Washington. Political malice TO
E. lowed the president to the peace table
2. A senatorial "round robin" was wide
n " circulated. Every device whic
s. partisanshp could develop. was en-
a. ployed for the purpose of weakenin
III the influence os our commission a
Il Paris, and making the task there NOR
n difficult At time when every II
stinct of fairness pleaded for a whole
n hearted support of the president, pol
T. tical antagonism and personal eny
lie controlled the anti-administrauon forces
N The president made every sacrific
ID fer the cause Of peace. The lon
te continued strain while composing dl
ferences abroad; the expenditure c
30 nervous vitality and intellectual fore
n is building a new order of human re
" lations upon the ruins of the old, lai
s. heavy toll upon his reserve powers
lie Then came the return in triumph
n, only to find here widespread propa
ID ganda of opposition, making II impel
s. ative that he take up in his ow
" country, a struggle for the preserva
le ton of that which had been won a
u such iucalculable cost. Following IN
d. superhuman labors Of seven years Q
e. unexampled service, this meant IN
lie wreck Of his health, sickness 10
T. months upon bed of pain. and wors
le than the physical sickness, the ,sicF
II ness Of heart which comes from IN
s. knowledge that political adversarie'
lost to the larger sense OF things ar
savagely destroying not merely IN
so work OF mems hands, but the world
~ none of settled peace This was tn
H. affllction-this the crucifixion.
Is As he lay stricken in the Whi'
n House. the relentless hand of malic
I'll beat uron the door Of the sick chan
20 Der. The enemies of the preside'
OIL upon the floor Of the senate repeate
DC every slander that envy could ihVes