The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-10
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ment of surprise. is the fact that there
seems more than a possibility that
neither Wood nor johnson will win
and that the election Of Lowden, in the
stead Of either of these two candidates
seems anything but, assured.
In spite Of the great sums of money
paid out in the Woods campaign and
the manipulations of the old machine,
which is still grinding. it seems more
than probable that none of the fam
Gus trio will receive the nomination of
the republican party.
| While 1t is clear that delegates to
the republican convention are more
united for Lowden than for any other
candidate, it is not at all apparent that
the machine will function according to
Hoyle. and there seems to be every in
idication that the convention may pro-
lduce big coup on Friday, which may
surprise the nation. It is very evident
that there is something in the wind
that is not yet open to the public.
The attack of Senator Lodge on the
democratic administration, which was
the keynote speech of the convention,
came up to every expectation of re-
tory and unfair, as is every speech of
WHICH Lodge delivers himself, it called
attention to the shortcomings of an
administration which has long since
ceased to function. Senator Lodge
however. did not mention the fact that
the Wilson administration did function
and with dispatch and effectiveness
such as was never known in all the
history of this country until such time
as the congress of the United States
became republican in its majority.
There can be no doubt but that the
present congress failed this country at
the most critical period in all history.
Since the administration has had
La republican majority in congress con-
structive legislation has given way to
petty politics, and the halls of congress
have reverberated with attacks upon
the head of this government and the
sessions have been characterized by
personal attacks upon everybody high
in the counsels of the democratic par
ty, or who has succeeded in putting
forward the interests of this country
under democratic regime.
The League of Nations, the most i'm
portant instrument ever drawn up be-
tween nations, has been torn asunder,
the friendship between Anglo Saxons
has been jeopardized and the harmony
of international relations has been shat
tered by these partisan demagogues
who choose to use the League of Ma
tions covenant as a scrap of paper, to
be trampled under the feet of petty
politicians, whose highest ideals centre
upon ACKNOWLEDGMENT and party
tactics.
The republican house was so busy
playing politics before organization
that it drifted into a maze of political
intrigue and entered into monstrous
connection of economic absurdities.
Business has cried out for adjustment
and congress has been deaf to its
cries. The people have sought redress
from industrial wrongs, and congress
has offered them hot words of attack
upon man on a bed of pain and upon
the administration which under his
leadership offered more constructive
legislation, not for one class, bur for
all classes, than the world have ever
before known.
The democratic administration car
ried on its stupendous war program
with greater effectiveness than any
war program that has ever been pro-
mulgated. 1t not only raised more
money for the conduct of the war
than was ever raised by any nation,
but let it not be forgotten that it put
more money into the pockets of the
plain people than ever lined those
pockets before. 1t kept men in the
trenches and men in the factories.
Production was marvellous and labor
was well rewarded.
Mr.. Wilson and his dynasty, his
heirs and assigns or anybody that is
his. or anybody who with bent knee
has served his purpose must be driven
from all control, from all influence up
on the government of the United
States"
These are the words of Senator
Lodge. Could any words better ex-
press the bitter animosity of the man,
words that have their roots in fear of
the power of the democratic party?
The past two administrations of the |
democratic party have been more rep
resentative of all the people than have
any half dozen administrations in the
history of the country.
The great blunder of the republican
leaders is the vain hope that the affairs
of this country will once more adjust
themselves according 10 FORMER stand
ards; that the multi millionaires will
control this nation. as in the past, by
pulling the wires of the republican ma
chine.
The worlds business must conform
to new program. Wealth must be
more evenly distributed. And it is |
good that it is so. However badly we
have Numbered toward the light. how
ever stupendous our mistakes may
have been, in individual instances, the
trend of the democratic administra-
ton has been toward equity for all
men, justice for all peoples.
The bitter fight that is being waged
by the, republicans. for so long the
patrons of special privileges growing |
out of unequal distribution of the
worlds wealth, is futile. They are re-
fusing to recognize the handwriting on
the wall.
The older order is oyerthrown. It is /
useless for the republicans, or the |
democrats or any other party to stick
their heads in the ground and refuse /
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