The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-11
LODGE POINTS OUT WAY
FOR REPUBLICAN MOVES
Massachusetts, Senator Declares Poll
cies of Woodrow Wilson Must
Be Defeated

Be Defeated
Chicago, June S.-The country
must drive President Wilson and his
"dynasty' from power and defeat
the league Of nations as he desires it,
declared Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
temporary chairman of the Republi-
can national convention, in his key
not address here today.
Defending the senate's opposition
to the treaty of peace as high and
patriotic duty, the senator flung
down this gauntlet:
eve make the issue; we ask ap-
probation for what we have done.
The people will now tell us what
they think of Mr.. Wilson's league
and the sacrifice Of America.
While emphasizing the point that
around the league must be waged
the 1920 presidential campaign, and
devoting much of his speech to ar
raignment of the Wilson administra-
ton, the senator found time to lay
before the delegates the stand of the
hcpuDllcdH parry oil oeliSA Se'AiNAAo
problems facing the nation.
Chief among these was Mexico:
Declaring it was time for the United
States to take a firm hand in things
Mexican and end the "disgraceful
record of the last seven years, SEN
ator Lodge urged that this country
let the Mexicans choose as their pres
ident some strong and upright man
who is friendly to the United States
and determined to establish order
and then lend him real and cordial
support.
"Mexico lies at our DOORS" he de-
clarel. cit is a primary duty for
us to deal with it under the Monroe
doctrine, but nothing has been done
and vet we are asked to take man.
date for Armenia"
Salient points made by Senator
Lodge were:
"Mr. Wilson and his dynasty, his
heirs and assigns or anybody that is
his, anybody who with bent knee
has served his purposes, must be
driven from all control, from all IN
Auence upon the government OF the
United States.
"Thev must be driven from office
and power, not because they are
Democrats, but because Mr.. Wilson
stands for a theory of administra-
ton and government which is not
American.
"The return of the Democrats to
power with Mr.. Wilson or one OF his
disciples still the leader and master
of a great party, which before his ad,
vent possessed both traditions and
principles, would be long step IN
the direction of the autocracy Tor
which Mr.. Wilson yearns and a heavy
blow to the continuance OF free rep
resentative government as we have
always conceived and venerated 1t.
"Mr. Wilson and the autocracy ne
represents, and all which those who
believe in his doctrines and share
his spirit represent, must be put
aside and conclusively excluded from
any future control.
"The defeat of the present .ad-
ministration and all it means, trans
cends in Importance every other
question and all immediate and dom
inant issues are bound up with it.
Without that defeat every chance of
the right settlement of the mighty
questions before US, so sorely need
ed now and not later, will depart.
"To maintain law and order and a
stable government where justice
rules and the right of all men, high
and low, rich and poor, shall be pro-
tected we must have government
of the people, duly chosen by the
people, and never must there be per-
mitted any government by a single
man or by a group of men or by an
organized minority.
"Many vital economic measures
and especially protective tariff legis-
lation to guard our industries, are
impossible with a Democratic Free
Trader of Socialistic proclivites IN
the White House. To accomplish
such measures as these, we must
have, as we intend to have, a Re
publican president, in sympathy with
= Republican house and senate.