The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-23

= WILLIAM 4. McCOMBS. chairman Of the democratic national
w committee from 1912 to 1916 and the manager Of President
Wilson's 1915 campaign, on the eve Of his departure for. the
league Of nations, brands President Wilson as an autOerat and de-
mands that home problems have consideration by the democratic
party. ahead Of international problems.
Homer Cummings, present chairman Of the democratic national
committee IN . statement Yesterday described ~ neSom1s s.au-
in our affairs
This n in substance. what McCombs said BY way of criticism.
They tell me America has pledged It's word TO Europe,
and that this word must be redeemed in the process Of a ma.
10 notSinsl One Individual, speaking as such. Permatsd
Europe to believe that he spoke for America. But he had
no authority TO speak for a nation, for in the last analysis
he was nothing more than a sellsapPon ne sm,ssarS. S Ssv
abroad, a signature which apparently was accepted in good
faith BY all The European people, as absolute Sn1 I. a.. =
or may not concur by twothrds majority. In this particular
Other nations may want a league of nations. and it
may be that we do, but we do no, want to commit ourselves
10 ihe leaere of nations as it was brought back from Paris
1t is an international issue but Z, i i Is : mi highly Y aSo,ioSsI
campaign. Ultimately il s a question for the president and
T M statement declares for reconstruction at home, rehabilitation
81 railway and internal waterway transportation, and for solution Of
The high cost Of living, wholly apart from any International AFFAIRS
- when the wal broke out in 1914 naturally America
Of leadership which might draw it through a possible diff.
Guilty. In this moment the chief executive again repeated
he was the leader of his party, a conception heretofore never
entertained by any American. As well might the ehief justice
ne same eI proclamation. So might the speaker of the house
Of representative, Champ Clark SO might the vice pyes-
dent. Mr. Marshall, constitutional president Of the senate.
But America was concerned with great issues and paid no
attention to what appeared 10 be a detail.
at was in such manner that for the first time in the
history Of this country autocraey came into being. II was
an autocraey which was questioned, but which was accepted
Nv virtue OF necessity. But this unhappy hour has passed
and nj San Francisco we again return to true democracy
REGARDLESS Of place holders and pot hunters. We have nm
i6ed with the fine phrase. This country IS determined 10
Act in accordance with its unfaiing sense OF justice Inc
;ndicnities Of autoeTacy will never again be accepted ny
mis- nation. This Is fundamental and no confusion VIII be
brought about by diplomatic or financial Vaccinations.
Tis NAV be sporadic criticism" in the view OF MI. Cummlngs
but il is hardly likely TO he so regarded by the average run OF Amer
lean citizens, who have been hearing much the same line OF suggestion
In the United States senate, in public meetings, IN railroad trans ana
hotel Hobbies, in fact wherever Americans congregate ana discuss
public business. for the better part of two years. Such criticism
NAV be a negligible factor in the immediate affairs Of Mr.. Cum
mings, for he is right at the moment a very busy man. 1t rs to be
doubted, however, IL he will find the McCombs' criticism negligible
when the San Francisco convention gets under way. certainly u
will not be found a negligible matter after the convention has nom
mated a candidate and the campaign gets under way whether
President Wilson dominates the convention and the platform Of
whether his forces fail to dominate.