New-York tribune., 1920-10-08
Colby Admits
Democrats Are
Apprehensive
Says Party Fears There Is
Something i'll the Repub-
lican Claim That the
People Want a Change
Defends the President
Attributes the Attacks ON
Wilson to Hatred, Preju.
dice and Ignorance

CLEVELAND, Oct. 7.-An appeal for
dispassionate consideration Of the is
sues in the political campaign marked
the address here tonight of Balm
bridge Colby, Secretary of State, the
first speech Of Mr.. Colbys Western
trip in support of the Democratic
ticket.
Anger, party bigotry, partisan
malice and deep and uncontrolled an
tipathes," Mr.. Colby said, did not form
proper background for discussion of
public duty.
"Passion is bad counselor" he
said. 81 shall not try to stir your
passions. l shall be content to arrest
your attention and to stir your
thoughts
The speaker took up the claim, $50
confidently advanced by the Republi-
can party, that it is sure Of success
because Of the prevalent desire in the
country fer a change
Even the Democrats are apprehen-
s'ye that there Is something in this"
he said. 1T may be true that many
o. yo4 want a change. If so, you ought
TO know why you do and what You
hope to get by@ way Of alternate to
what you have. | refuse to discuss
the questions of the hour with YOU on
the theory that YOU want a change so
much taat LOU are indifferent to the
question rs TO whether it will be for
the better or the worsen
The eight momentous years of Demo
cratic control, Mr.. Colby said, had
been marked by achievements "too re-
ccns and too numerous to be seen in
their just perspective and true luster."
wow, leu US see what it is you de-
sire to change" he continued.
DO you desire to change our atti
tude toward the Latin-American gov
ernments on this hemisphere? Have
you not seen their regard for this
country, their confidence in it's pur-
poses, grow by leaps and bounds with
every year of Wilson's Administered
ton Would you charge this?
DO We hear any more of the mill
tarlst clamor for armed intervention
in Mexico? No. That is all stilled
President Wilson has adhered to his
hi9a aim and his fixed purpose of
treating Mexico, even while it was in
tie throes Of dangerous disorders, with
the respect due from one friendly peo-
pie to another What is the result {?
Mexico is on the high road to TRANQUIL
internal conditions and the RESUMPTION
Of peaceful development. Our rela-
!!ions with Mexico happily are unmarried
py sny act OF oppression. Would YOU
change this o.
Taking up taxation, Mr.. Colby said
the war was a good deal of war. and
we spent good deal of money"
us it not rather a sound principle" >"
be asked, "to place the chief burden
OF war taxation upon those interests
and individuals who have most greatly
proiited from war conditions? Would
you change this for the Republican
policy of shifting the burden of all
taxation upon the ultimate consumer
through the familiar Republican device
Of the high tariff? ?"
The Republican party had fumbled
lnslncerely with the currency problem
for years, the speaker said, because of
the desire Of the Republican financial
interests that no solution should be
agreed upon that in any way lessened
the power Of these interests over the
national finances"