Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-22
INCOMES ATTACKS ALLEGEO AUTOCRATIC
 EXERCISE OF POWER
Arkansan Says President Has No Right to Assume
 Power
THINKS NEW YORK
 WILL BE FOR COX
Treaty as Brought Back From Ver- sailles by the President Attack ed-Thinks It Question for
 Executive Senate

Chicago, June William r. Me Combs, chairman of the democratic national committee from 1912 to 1916 and manager of president Will sons 1912 campaign, issued q state ment here tonight before leaving for San Francisco attacking what he characterized as the presidents "au- tocratic" assumption of authority.
 President Wilson, he said, has no more right to call himself leader or the democratic party, "a cohcept'on heretofore never entertained by any American" than has Chief Justice White, former Speaker Champ Clark or Vice President Thomas K. Mar shall.
 Mir. McCombs announced that ar engagements had been made to obtain for him il seat in the New York dele- ration, if he decides to take the floor at San Francisco. The New York delegation, he predicted, will throw it's support to Governor James M' Cox of Ohio, after casting com plimentary vote for Gov. Smith. He added that he believed westerner, possibly from the pacific slope, will be nominated for vice president.
 His statement in part follows;
 "They tell me that America has pledped it's word to Europe, and that this word must be redeemed in the nrocess of a national campaign. Tn my belief America has pledged itseir to nothing. One individual, speakihs as such, permitted Europe to be- lieve that he spoke for America but he had no authority to speak for nation, for in the last analysis he was nothing more than self-appointed emmissary. Nevertheless America is asking to validate this signature affixed abroad, signature which apparently was accepted in good faith by all the European. people as absolute.
 "The president negotiates treaty. but the senate may or may not concur by two thirds majoritf. In this par ticular instance there has been no concurrence.
 Not Important issue
 "Other nations may want a league of nations and it may be that we do. But we do not want to commit our selves to the league of nations as ft was brought back from Paris. It is an international issue, but It is highly debatablc question as to what importance it should have in natf- onal campaign. Ultimately it is a question for the president and the senate to settle"
 The statement then declares for reconstruction at home, rehabilitati0n of railway and international water way transportation and for solution of the high cost of living, wholly a- part from any international affiliati- ons."
 "When the great war broke out in 1914 naturally America was more 0r less dazed, and was willing to accept any kind of leadership which might draw it through possible difficulty. In this moment the chief executive again repeated that he was the leader of his party, a conception heretofore never entertained by any American. As we'll might the chief justice of the United States, MT. White, democrat have made the same proclamation. So might the speaker of the house of Representatives, Champ Clark, go might the vice president, MT. Mar shall, constitutional president of the senate. But America was concerned with great issues, and paid no attenti- on to what appeared to be detail.
 Ut was in such manner that the first time in the history of this country autocratcy came into being It was an autocracy which was ques- tioned, but which was accepted by virtue of necessity. But this unhappy hour has passed, and at San Fran cisco we again return to true de- mocracy regardless of place holders and pot holders. We have finished with the fine phrase. This country lis determined to accept in accordance with it's unfailing sense of justice. The indignities of autocracy will never again be accepted by this na- ton. This is fundamental and no confusion will be brought about by or financial machinatiOns.n T