The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-29
ON THE BANKS OF THE
RURIC0N

The first day of the National Demo
cratic Convention has passed into his
tory and the delegates, representatives
Of the will Of the people, are gathered
at the banks Of the stream which they
must cross. in giving to the citizens
of America the platform upon which
Democracy will stand during the cam
paign The delegates are standing
upon the banks of the River of Public
Opinion even as the forces Of Caesar
gathered upon the shores Of the Rubi-
con, centuries ago, waiting for the
word from their leader which would
cause them to hurl themselves into the
vortex of swirling waters and carry
the Roman standard on to victory and
conquest
Drafting the proper platform-a
platform of non-evasion, a platform
which will stand for the things the
public demands of political party
the leaders of the nations Democ'
racy can flash the message to the
waiting multitudes, even as Caesar,
thousands of years ago sent the word
back to Rome, THE Rubicon is cross
ed
And drafting the right kind of
platform, then nominating the right
man to stand upon it, to make the
fight for its principles, again with
Caesar, the Democracy can send forth
to the world the bulletin, next No
vember. ''Veni. vedi. vici," for, If
these two things are done at this con-
vention, just as sure as the sun
rises on election morn and sets with
the close Of the polls on that day,
Just that sure will the wires carry
90 the outside world, to the waiting
world the story Of Democrat victory,
the story of vindication of the Admin.
stration.
The people Of the United States
have the right TO expect much of the
Democratic party. In its hour Of
need, following the adjournment Of
The most profligate congress in the
history Of the United States. the late
md unlamented Republican sixty
sixth the masses, the great bourgeois
II Americas citiZenry, having listened
. the complaints of the senator's and
members of the lower house, the COM
laints which sought to saddle all the
,lame for every i'll upon the shoulders
uf Woodrow Wilson, looked with ex.
r.ectant eyes TO Chicago and heark-
ned with eager ears for the words
rafted into the body of the Republi-
tan platform, which would bring re-
+. which would be the healing pana.
1aa for all their troubles, which would
ultline means whereby sub-normal
md abnormal conditions would be
overcome and a normal status OF af-
irs be restored, which would cause
roperty to walk abroad while the
ice of the turtle and the rustic Of
silk shirt should be raised, for.
yer and all time, throughout the
myth and breadth of the land.
bul the pupllc gazed toward Chi
rago in vain. In vain was the listen.
.1g ear strained to catch the dulcet
notes Of the singing bird. In place
81 being given the bread Of hope the
'.epublicans, Gin convention Assem-.
Li.d," after double-damning Wilson to
thoir hearts content, handed to the
FINGERED multitude a stone OF despair.
Vow. disappointed and disgusted
" 18th the platform Of the Republican
u ional party, the people of America
li'-ye turned their eyes upon san
Trlncisco and gazing toward the west.
en- horizon, are listening eagerly.
rrayerfully for the words Of cheer,
'1r the enunciation Of fearless prin.