Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-11
RYAN LIKENS
PLATFORM TO
CHOICE MOSAIC
Subscribes to Every Issue,
Then DOdges Point, He
Declares.
TO HARMONY
BY WILLIAM j. BRYAN.

what crimes have been committed in thy
namel
Harmony is the giant of the Philistines
In this convention and no David near
with a pebble and sling.
A thousand delegates, leaders in public
life and not more than a handful who
are willing to fight for their convictions
In the face of opposition.
One man tried to present a minority
report on g number of economic ques-
tions.
Chairman Lodge had difficulty in COM
polling the crowd to listen-he had to
zSthreaten to clear the galleries and then
the dissenting committeeman could get
no state to second his demand for a roll
call
The league of nations plank is one OF
the most perfect specimens Of art in the
way of compromise that can be found in
all convention literature.
Practically every delegate accepts 1t
with mental reservations.
1t is a mosaic, made up OF sentences
of all sizes and colors.
Those who believe that our nation
ought to lend It's counsel to other ma
lions in the interest Of universal peace
can thunder forth approval of the first
sentence:
THE republican party stands for agree
ment among the nations to preserve the
pesra # tho w. rid"
Could anything be more semphatici
Anu wEa, klnd of an agreement shall
1t be?
One like the president brought back
from Paris with the approval of some
twenty or more nations?
NeYeri
OF this the platform says:
''The covenant signed by the president
IN Paris fails signally to accomplish this
great purpose. and contains stipulations
not only intolerable for Independent peo-
pie, but certain TO produce injustice, hos.
tility and controversy among nations
which it proposes to prevent"
REPUBLICAN sENATEs
WORK INTO DISCARD.
II not the covenant as brought back
by the president, what about the
covenant as amended by more than two
thirds of the republican senator
Even this is thrown into the discard
with the presidents covenant at the de-
mand Of the irreconcilables.
But the platform says:
1.-The senator's performed their duty
voted for ratification with reservations
and the fifteen who prevented ratification
with reservations"
Evidently they were both right.
They were compliments Of each other,
although the language with which they
described each other was not always
=. complimentary.
wand the platform proceeds to say:
I'VE approve their conduct and honor
their courage and fidelity
No matter what they did, It was honor
able, and above all, they were courage
Gus.
They showed their fidelity by fighting
each other.
why did they not save some Of their
fidelity for this convention and fight
heref
why did the lion and the lamb lie
down together. the lamb on the inside?
The convention is so inspired by the
honor. courage" and fidelity" shown by
It's senator's that It concludes its plat
form BIZ pointing to its history and
relying on its fundamental principles"
It admits. nay even declares, that the
party has the genius. courage and con-
struetive ability" to do the job.
Suppose those who read the platform
happen to consult history-not ancient
history, but history about eight years
old.
What will they find
convention much like this. managed
by the same identical men, quite as proud
Of themselves then as they are now, and
just as sure that they had a monopoly OF
genius, courage and constructive abil-
LIZ" and yet only two states in the
lsS1nion applauded their remarks.
Forty-six states voted no on the roll
call leaving Utah and Vermont to GER
tify to their genius, courage and con-
structive ability"
LEADERS WILL CONTINUE
-r0 ACT THEIR PARTS
But they laid their crowns at tbs feet
of King Harmony, and the leaders viii
proceed to play the clairvoyant act and
tell how a great pie ceof good fortune is
coming to the republican party about the
fourth Of March.
And what will Senator -- have ia
saw. who has been exposing the proiteers
and demanding legislation that will pro-
tect PRODUCERS and consumers from the
greed Of the middlemen?
What answer will he make when tbs
audience hurls that little eighteen-word
anti-prohteering plan at him, and gives
him the horselaugh? But harmony de-
mands acquiescence, aye, even the ap-
pearance Of qualification.
A story is told of a party OF men who
went out on a hunting trip.
II was agreed that they would take
turns cooking, and to prevent conflict
any person who criticised the cooking
would have to take his turn next.
The first morning one Of the party had
trouble with his steak, and with some
emphasis declared:
'HThis is the toughest piece of steak
ever ate"-and then remembering the
rule, added "But I like It"
And Col -, won't he be little en-
barrassed when he reads the soldier
plank at a meeting Of the legion?
It is much easier to give the service
men an ''imperishable remembrance"
apiece than a bonus.
The soldiers asked for bread and re-
eeived a bouquet
1t doesn't cost so much and isn't 80
hard to collect.
wonder how many Of the war prof
iteers would be willing to trade their
newly made fortunes for an "imperish-
!. able remembrance"
MERCHANT GIVES HIS
SON GOOD ADVICE
The republican party started out quite
bravely in the bonus matter, but II
couldn't keep up it's gait.
merchant, who on retiring from
to win.
The same faction of the republican