Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-05-20
VICE-PRESIDENT
FOR AMERICAN,
NOT PARTY, PACT
.a
Declines To Read Man
Out Of Party For
Peace Views

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nav 20
Equal and exact justice to all man,
as remedy for unrest was nrescrih-
ed by Vlce-President Marshall in his
keynote address today before the
Ssate democratic convention. He also
urged jail sentences for profiteers
anu increased production to relieve
the high cost of living.
Il hold that the democratic doe.
Urine OF equal and exact justice to
all men and of special privileges to
none Will meet all the angry and ir-
reconaclled views of today" said Mr..
!, Inc vlce-president also expressed
tne hope that President Wilson and
Lhe senate would reconcile their diff
terences over the peace treaty and
that it would be ratified but said
no man should be read out cf the
democratic party because of his onin-
ION on the League of Nations.
Ihis was, as | understand it." the
Vice-presldent said, "and American
war. The peace should be an Ameri-
can peace. The war could rot have
peeh fought successfully as either a
democratic or republican war. The
peace can not bring that real neace
Whlcn the American people want if il
De MADE either as democratic or a
republican peace.
still hope that the president and
the senate will reach an accord unon
such terms as will enable the treaty
TO be ratified and a de iure neace
to be made with the government of
~ Ileiinany' Dut as | grant to no man
VIC .lsnt TO read me out of the demo-
7 asM party nor TO gay to me that
cannot stand upon its platform.
dduvocaIe the election of its candi-
va, uaTes ana vote for them, /, myself.
WA not say to any man that his
vleWs upon the League OF Nations
dansaCy ddnrndtaDty place him without the
Vlce-President Marshall said his
Sonenes on the treaty would he
prle1 Tor ne had no hope of lighting
Sne zimmerman darkness which no%
enVelops it," but added:
ga Supported President.
NE long advocate of a resort
W courts and not to force, / gave NV
unquaIlfled endorsement to the 81
trulstlc views of the president in
Inc detense of which views he bas
broken his body" " mas
ANY let up in the enforcapan+ oe
hatlonal prohibition until lonoi
cnange has been made in it's nroy;s
ions was opposed by Mr.. MarsaI1 ,,Lo
warned the democratic party that II
would merit the contemnf of +hc -
people If it ever stands for the ie
di;auntlng OF a law because certain
ciClzens !tIel1 do not believe in it, M
WnlIe the prohibition amendment
remains remains 1t must be enforced in az
cordance with it's provisions ~
SAID If crystallizing pubIic Govt;
ment does not as the days 90 bv o.a+
pack OF 1T, the people will find : ,, S1.
lawfully to lessen what some daer,
TO be its rigors.'' ueen
Inc Vlce-president assaiIed tho uo
publican congress for its worL d..
Misid Ms 'He i Iast year, declaring it has
tbonnht @ ,tS Hand upon nothing and has
uro' rmougnt OF nothing save proposal to
sco,o;4t oue turing an unprecedented
fSa ffSGarcity OF manufactured products
Cne jumping OF foreign made goods
"a our markets as an oblation to tha
~ la uoo protection that he will
10G n0o permit the lowering of prices lest
1Oo per cent stock dividends NAV no
longer be declared and thus the
working men be put upon an eouaI;tv
WIN the pauper labor of Europe
Mr. Marshall declared the after
naCh OF the war 'in legislative halls
would be heart-breaking if it were
not humorous and charged that the
hepuDllcans have spent the last wear
conducting searching Investigations
at great expense to show that the
victory which we won was really a
, C: o. P. Hasn't Done It. a.
Inc Republican party has not re-
habilitated America" the vice-nresi-
dent said. "The question now IS to
what party will the people commit
the work of reconstruction?
Regarding the doctrine for "eoual
ana exact justice" Mr.. Marshall
Equal and exact justice for all
men demands that the law shall tara
INTO consideration the inherent right
OIL the individual to life, to liberty
and to the pursuit of happiness: shail
protect the individual in these rights:
shall punish him if he interferes with
the rights of another; shall separate
all citizens into the honest law-abid-
ing and the dishonest law-breaking:
shall let the honest law-abiding alone
and shall punish without fear, favor.
or affection the dishonest law-break.
ing. And to accumulate a mind
which believes in these principles. it
is time for us to put our flying ma
chimes in the hangers of life and
realize that, while there is less speed
there is more safety in walking
Let US not delude ourselves into
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