The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-22
POLITICS WARMING
In FINAL STRETCH
Democrats Making Efforts OF Unu-
sual Proportions To Gather
Biggest Vote.


ocratic stronghold of old Henry this
week by the County Democratic
Steering Committee. Armored with
some of the most brilliant oratory of
the state and county, fortified by a
confidence of victory in November,
and enthused by the immediate pres
ence of Gov Tom C Rye, Gen j W
Lewis, ] D C Atkins, F M VanCleave,
Ed Bomar, Bob Bennett and other
staunch supporters of Democratic
ideals, and Democratic principles, the
steering committee are storming the
county, spreading Democratic propo-
ganda in every community; extolling
James M Cox, the Democratic pres
idential nominee; brandishing aloft
the record of the Democratic admin
istration in the state and nation, and
iGealizing the League of Nations as
as Democratic principle.
Beginning with Monday when Hon
G T Fitzhugh and Miss Charl Will
liams of Memphis were heard at the
Dixie at Paris in championship speech
tS, anu ali liCAb WC0hJ opSeh-
ing dates for leading Democratic or
ators have been arranged by the
steering committee, who are also busy
sending out Democratic literature,
and tanning sparks of Democracy in
other divous and effective ways. Hon
I w Sims, congressman, will be heard
here Saturday afternoon; while Hon
w B Bankhead, congressman from
Alabama, and an Al speaker is sched-
uled for Saturday evening. Monday
brings two star speakers, Gov Albert
H Roberts in the afternoon and SEN
ator Kenneth d McKellar, Monday
evening. Both of these will have
splendid message to deliver and
will attract large crowds. On next
Thursday afternoon, Hon T Weber
Walker, another congressman from
! Alabama, and an able orator, will
speak here on the Democratic cam
paign. O, it's politics right, from
now until November End.
Miss Charl Williams the first wom-
an speaker to address a Paris au
dience in political way is promi
nent woman in political and educa-
tional circles, being vice president of
the National Democratic Woman's
Association, a member of the state
Democratic committee, delegate
from the state to the Democratic con
vention in San Francisco, and Supt.
of Public Instruction Of Shelby cOun-
ty. She was introduced by Mrs M
M Phillips. She spoke of the nee
essity of the Democratic men to en-
courage their sister voters to step IN
to the political arena, touched upon
the fight at NASHVILLE over the suf-
frage amendment and broke with a
vim into a comparison of Republican
ism and Democracy, which composed
the major portion of her speech, say
ing that on one side there existed
/ hate, curses, and heartaches, while
the Democrats offered peace, pro-
gress, and prosperity. She said that
the League Of Nations Covenant was
"the most humane, far reaching, his
torical yet plain and simple document
ever devised, and that because it was
Democratic principle, that the DEM
ocrats could count upon the votes of
the wives, mothers and sisters who
would not forget that the League was
voluntary association of free gov
ernments bound together for cooper
alton and international peace She
strongly criticized Mr. Harding, the
Republican candidate.
The address of Hon G 7 Fitzhugh,
who isvone of the ablest orators Of
the state, was solely upon the League.
ut is the greatest document since
the Magma Charta," he declared. "l)t
was created by 500 of sthe ablest
minds of the world, in the highest
spiritual insurrection since, Calvary,
following the hour of the worlds
greatest anguish since then--the
World War. 1t is a partnership of
nations to prevent all future wars .
He pointed out that its adoption
had been recommended by the Amer
lean Bar Association and by many
leading denominations of the coun-
try, and that as the League was an
inseparable part of the Treaty of
/ Versailles, that were it not adopted,
the United States must return all
ships received from Germany at the
close of the war, which were the ba-
sis of her present Merchant Marine;
that this country could collect no in
demnity from Germany, with whom
we must then make separate and
ignoble peace, which would hopeless
ly cripple foreign commerce and
trade; and that we would gain the
resentment and distrust of all the
civilized world.
He closed in burst of patriotism
and praise of Democratic Ideals.
"Mr Harding" said he, "has taken
for his motto Back to Normally
which means back 'to special political
privileges under Republican regime;
back to protection of big interests
back to high protective tariff. chat
brings high prices at home Thank
God, the motto of the Democrats is
Onward, Upward, Forward This
is no time to go back nor to evade
moral issues. It is time when
: America should help rebuild fallen
humanity, and stand true and
faithful, the moral leader of the
world" He made an especial ap
peal 20 the women voters to go to the
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