The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-08
Lodge Dcncunces Wilson


Ch.cppo. June S--The country must
drivc President Wilson and his "dy-
nasty" from power and defeat the
lcacrc Of nations ns he desires It,
dcclnrei Senator Horny Cabot Lodge,
Temporary cha'rmln Of the republican
Rational convention. in his keynote
al1r~es her. today.
f nding the senato's opposit on
to trc frraty oc peac, nc p high and
p.-r'atic duty. the senator flung down
this gaurt'ct
"We make the iesue. we ask ap-
probation for what We hay, done. The
people viii now tel us wha, they
think Of MIR. wilson's league and
tho sacrifice OF America
While emphasizing the point that
.ro'nd the league must be waged the
1920 presidential campaign, and de-
We ing much of his speech to arraiCn-
mrnt of the Wilson administration,
tho senator found time to lay before
the delegates the stand of the repIb-
hctn party on other salient problems
facing the nation.
Chief among these was Mexico.
Dec airing ii was time fer the United
Stater 10 take a firm hand in things
NJ Mrxican ana end the "disgraceful
cnrd Of the last seven years, Sen
at1r T.clgc urged that this country
lot the Mexicans choose as their presl
dent some strong ard upright man
who is friendly to the United States
AMI determined to establish order
ard thon lend him real and cordial
SUPPORT.
Mexico | es at our doors" he
declared. 1T is primary duty for
u IN deal "it'l ii under the Monroe
Dc, rinc, bot nothing has been done
ana set re are asked to take a
m r'ntc FOR Armenia"
coil nj points made by Senator
~ were:
"1r" Wilson and his dynasty, his
l.''- n-i.ossrns. or anybciy that is
l,. ar"h y who with bent knee has
..7 r. p'irposr. must be driven
+, -, =, o"1 ro' from all influences
urc7 t!c yornmont of the United
"tc".
TN ~ nust bc ir'yen from office
an1 r.rar not because they are
Gor,rcra,s. but hccause Mr.. Wilson
ct-nf, f. y theory Of administration
aud government which is not Ameri'
can
Tho return - the democrats to
now VT NJ Wilson or one of his
disc pies still the leader and master
Of great party. which before his
advent possessed bc.h traditions and
rrincip'es. would be a long step in
the direction cf the autocracy FOL
which Mr.. Wilson ycarns and heavy
blow To- the continuance Of free rep
sentative government as We have
alwavs conceived and venerated 1t
Mr.. wilson and the autocracy he
represents, ana all which those wht
believe in his doctrines and share
his spirt represent, must be pu'
aside and ccnclusively excluded from
any future control.
THE defeat of the present admin
istrntlon and all It means, transcends
in importance every other question
and all Immediate and dominant Is
sizes are bound up with it. Without
that defeat every chance of the right
settlement of the mighty questions
before US, so sorely needed now and
not later. will depart.
"To maintain law and order and
stable government where justice rules
and the right of all men, high and
low. rich and poor, shall he protect
ed. We must have government ol
the people. duly chosen by the people
and never must there he permitted
any government by a single man oil
by Il group # men, or by all organ
kzed mRnoibty.
MANY vital economic measures ant
especially protective tariff Legislation
toward our industries, are impossible
with a democratic free trader Of so
cialistic proclivities in the White
House. TO accomplish such meas
ures as these, we must have, as w
intend to have. a republican presi
dem. in sympathy with republican
house and senate.
.'The rise OF pEices, the high cost
of living which reach daily into ever,
home. is the most pressing as 1t IL
the most difficult and most Essential
problem which confronts US. Some ol
the sources Of this trouble can be
reached by legislation. although mo-
all. but everything that can be af
fected by law should be done a
once
"Profiteerng, the charging OF ex
tortionate and unjustified prices
which is stupid as well as unlawful
are subject now to ample punitive
laws Those laws should be enforced
others II necessary added, and th'