Milford chronicle., 1920-09-10
DO NOT SCRATCH THE TICKET

The people of the United States are
thoroughly disgusted with what is gem
orally termed wisconsin" And vet
in many States there are evidence that
although the people viii vote against
wisconsin as it is represented by the
Democratic candidate for President
some will nevertheless vote for Viii
sOnism as it is represented by candi-
dates for the Senate and House. Be
cause of some personal performance
they will vote for a Democratic candi-
date for the legislative branch of the
Government although voting against
Mr.. Cox, who has placed himself in
absolute harmony with Wilson.
Voters who contemplate scratching
their ticket should reflect that it is the
Democratic legislative organization
which makes wisconsin possible
When the Democratic party is in DOW
er and the two Houses of Congress
select committees TO form a Demo-
cratic organization, it inevitably hap
pens that the South absolutely domi-
mates the organization. This is due
to two facts: First that the South
always has majority of the Demo
Gratis membership; Second. that the
members from the South have had the
longest continuous service on the
Democratic side, which insures them
the most influential positions under
the rule of seniority to which they
rigidly adhere.
While the two Houses of Congress
were Democratic, President Wilson
had absolute control of the legislative
branch of the Government. Time after
time members of Congress went to the
White House to receive their instruc-
tions as to the manner in which they
should vote. While declaiming against
sectiOnalism. President Wilson and his
party practised sectiOnalism as it has
never been practised before This was
manifest in tariff legislation, the first
subject taken up by Democrats after
they were entrusted with the reins |
of Government. In Cabinet appoint |
ments as also in appointments of les !
ser Importance the South was recOg-
nized far beyond its due proportion /
with regard to population or industrial |
Importance. 1t is notorious that dur
ing the war the South was favored |
at every opportunity.
Every name of the Democratic party /
is a delusion and a snare. for there !
never was n party in the United States |
more devoted to autOcracy than that |
which bears the Democratic name. /
Laws passed for the pretended pur
pose of disfranchising the blacks are
used as a means of disfranchising
whites as WELL so that the ruling
Oligarchy can maintain its power. The
party which pretends such intense in
terest in self-governnig peoples across
the ocean and in making the world
safe for democracy, has the least re-
~ for self-gOvernment and demo-
,sNcy at home The South absolutely
efuses to observe that section of the
which requires that if
any State shall disfranchise a portion
of its citizens its representation in
Congress shall be disminished in cor
responding degree. This results in
out of all proportion to
its voting citizenship.
A Democrat elected to Congress
from a Northern State, however indie
pendent of mind he may be, is a mere
TOOL in the hands of the Southern au-
toeracy The Northern Democrat goes
into the party caucus and binds him
self to stand by the caucus action
Knowing when he does so that the
South will dominate and that the great
majority Of the committee chairman
ships viii be held by Southern Demo-
crafts. He may deceive his home con-
stituents by pretended independence of
mind but in actual practice he votes
TO establish an organization which
perpetuates sectiOnalism in our nation
al Government. These are facts which
voters should keep in mind as they
prepare to mark their ballots in Nov
ember.