Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-19
CUMMINGS BRINGS
MESSAGE OF CHEER
National Chairman and Other
Leaders Speak To Great
Gathering of Democrats

Madison county was well represent
ed at the magnificent gathering of
democrats held at Louisville Thurs
day evening, when National Chairman
Homer S. Cummings brought mes
sake of cheer and encouragement to
the Kentucky Democracy.
In addition to Chairman Cummings,
who delivered the main address at the
banquet at the Seelbach Hotel, talks
were made by Judge Alex P. Humph-
rey, of Louisville, Mrs. Cora Wilson
Stewart and Judge c. A. Hardin, and
Miss Alice Lloyd. The speech Of Mrs.
Stewart, probably the first political
address by woman for Democracy in
the state, made decided hit with the
big assemblage and she was given ap-
plause that was enthusiastic in the eX-
treme by the democrats for her splen-
did reasoning why the new women vot-
ers should join the Democratic party
Given united party, leaders and
policy commencing itself to rank and
file of the people, the Democratic par
ty of Kentucky may be sure of Ken
lucky, Judge Humphrey declared in
his remarks. Discussing the party
leader needed at this time, he said he
did not care how man voted in the
political hurly burly" Of the past if
he were trained in the arts Of civil
lfe, gifted with power to cultivate arts
of peace and had experience to show
that he was gifted. ''I do not care how
many tickets he has voted OF how
many he has scratched, he said. ~
believe that there is such man."
Mrs. Stewart declared that the
Democratic party is the one that of
fers to woman the ities lism which her
soul Graves. "She pointed out that all
the achievements of the party heid a
special appeal to women voters. She
said:
"The Democratic party offers to
woman the principles which her intel
Egence and her conscience can uphold.
In the choice of party there are four
things to be considered: first, its prin-
ciples; second, its purposes; third, its
achievement; fourth, its leaders.
The Democratic party was the first
to propose Department of Labor, in
come tax, election of u. S.. senators by
popular vote, abolition: of polygamy,
and improvement of health conditions
through a health bureau. A party
may not be known by its leaders but it
can be judged to some extent by the
men and women that it attracts. The
difference between the Republican par
ty and the Democratic party is that
one stands for vacillation and timidity
in government, the other for strength
and purpose. One stands for obstruc-
ton, the other for construction; one
promises, the other performs. One
finds fault, the other finds work.
''The Democratic women of Ken
lucky will see to it that only the best
men, the representative men, those
true to type are put up for office and
will see to it that the issues are such
as are worthy of our ardent support" :"
Mrs. Stewart vigorously arraigned
the Morrow administration and declar-
ed that "no proposition can be present
ed to the present governor with any
degree of success without getting the
consent of Ohio, and Indiana and then
to get them you have to go through
Illinois," She referred to Maurice Gal
vim, of Cincinnati, Col. Hert, former
| ly of Indiana, and Gov. Morrow's pri-
vate secretary who was newspaper
man of Illinois before he was brought
over into Kentucky by the republican
| leaders.
| Chairman Cummings address was a
masterpiece of democratic argument
and held his hearers spell-bound till
he finished. He charged the repub-
lican majority in congress with vast
ing two million dollars for "smelline
committees" appointed to ascertain
whether there was any graft in the
conduct of the war, but instead of find
ing anything of this, their investiga-
tions showed that this was the clean
est war probably ever conducted in
history.
"The finger of scorn does not point
to one single Democratic official he
asserted. "The Republicans have been
in control of congress for 8 months
They went in under false pretenses
They outlined a program of recon
struction which looked well in the
newspapers. They have not only
postponed world peace, interfered
with American commerce, brought the
rate of exchange tumbling down to {
point hitherto unknown but aside from
railroad legislation of doubtful value
they have not passed one single con-
structive act. Had Democratic con-
gress been elected, the treaty of peace
would long ago have been ratified anC