The Taney County republican., 1920-04-29
Democratic Convention

ton met at Joplin. The party that was
born Of the state rights theory and rails
ed on the milk oi weak national gov
q eminent and strong local government
following the wild internationalism oil
Woodrow Wilson is an anomaly. Ac'
cordiug to the Joplin convention the
Democratic party is ready 10 surrender
our national life upon the mere state
ment OF Woodrow Wilson that there is
no danger, and Wilson was TO have the
lob as first autocrat Of the world il he
could bring this nation in 1t seems
strange indeed to Us that any sensible
man could put any reliance in the word
, OF Woodrow Wilson. We hold that the
position OF President Of the United
States places upon the man holding it
an obligation to speak truthiully far
greater than any oath. Yet let US re-
view some Of the promises Of this man.
In 1912 Wilson was elected to reduce
the high cost OF living and pledged to
a SINGLE PRESIDENTIAL TERM.
During the early stages Of the war he
said we should be neutral in word and
thot, that he could see no differenc 4:
in what the Kaiser and our friends
we're fighting for, that a nation might
be too proud 10 fight, that there should
be peace without victory. Then in
1916 he coldly and deliberately hid the
correspondence he had had with our
Ambassadors which showed that wal
was sure to come and made the cry oil
keeping US out his campaign issue
when he has since admitted TO the
United States Senate that war could
not have been avoided. AS soon a;
he had the election safely decided he
plunged us unprepared into war that
thotiul men had seen was coming
and had urged we prepare to meet,
Because Leonard Wood was wise ir
time and had urged US to prepare fol
the issue Wilson in his arrogance
sought to crash and annoy him. The
rallying cry this gear will not be
Thank God for Wilson, he kept u'
out Of war" but thank God for the Re
publican party and its wise courageous
leaders who took steps in so far as lay
in its power to have the nation ready
We do not hold any brief for Jim Reed
We do not desire 10 analyze his motive
nor discover his purpose. 1t is sui
fcint for Us to know that today he bat
ties for American liberty and safety anC
we Join with him in the battle, rathe
We should say he has placed patriotism
above party whip and refused to boV
TO the orders Of Woodrow the First.
But OF all the absurd things tht
Democratic party has done, none weru
more glazing and disgusting to SINGER
and thotiul men than the wild ac
claim Of Wilson and the league AMI
action OF the party caucus in Congres
opposing Universal Military Training
Wilson and his paci6st Secretsr
Of War are Tor this. Any man Q
sincerity and intelligence who favor
the league knows that Wilson is righ
in this case. The league means al
army, an army to police the world
What We oppose, is not prepared cit
zenry, we believe in it, we oppose tn
placing the power TO order that either
ny to war without the authority oil il
duly authorized representatives in cor
gfess. The Democratic party is ic
the league-and war il you please
but i, Is against preparing 10 meet thu
war.
In days to come the democratic pa
ty will shun the name Of Wilson as
today shuns the names Of Aaron Bu
and Jeff Davis. When that time CONT
II will turn with pride to the stand
Jim Reed on the league.
Several weeks have elapsed sinC
there has been a resignation from Il
net.-Kammerer (Wyc.) Repub
can.
They call A. Mitchell Palmer, ii
fighting Quaker" but he failed to Ia
one rourd against old H. c, Of L.