The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-09-30
Editorial


,cpce-ned. 1t was an unlucky day
or the Democrats and a still more
unlucky day for the League Of Ma
ions. which was on trial in the ballot
ng at the elections there. On that
date the voters OF Maine. both men
md women. went to the polls to elect
their state officers and representa-
ives in Washington. The result was
he Republicans swept through the
stato Hike = forest nre. electing the
governor by the largest plurality ever
given a candidate for governor in that
state. More than that they elected
congressman from all four of their
districts and put Republicans in eve y
county ~ prosecuting attorneys AID
sheri6B. /.
The principal issue OF the campaign
In Maine was the same issue that will
determine the election OF Senator
Warren g. Harding for president IN
November-the League OF Nations. IT
~as question Of whether the people
II Maine would place in power those
men who represent a party which
would attempt to entangie the United
States In European politics and give
he countries OF Europe the right 10
dictate the affairs of this country.
Senator Harding. in a short state
nent after the Maine election. told
the whole story when he said: "The re-
suit in Maine is a reinsurance that the
representative government under the
Constitution through the agency of
The Republican party"
One OF the most interesting things
n the election was the effect Of the
women voting. Both Gov. Cox and
Mr.. Roosevelt have had a great deal
to say about how the women would
vote for the League OF Nations be-
cause they don't want war. Gov. Cox
is clever in some things. but he
hasn't been clever enough to see that
ne can not fool the women OF this
country with such fairy stories. The
women OF America know that the
eague MEANS WAR and they want
40 more OF it. If anybody had eTea
suggested, 10 years ago. or even Ave
gears ago, that the United States
should simply throw away the indie.
pendenee won by the blood OF the "a
theirs in the Revolution just so that we
could Join a league in which the con
troll rested in Europe. the American
people would have had that person
locked up In an insane asylum. II is
true that lot OF Americans have
been misIed by the statements made
by those who want tAis league. Many
people had thought that the indepenG
since II was our duty to help serve
humanity" But when the voters.
the men and women. went to the polls
in Maine where they had their nrst
real opportunity to show their opinion
OF the league. they voted II down Just
as hard as they possibly could
When franklin D. Roosevelt. Dem
ocratic candidate for vice president.
completed q speaking tour in Maine.
he said that he was convinced that
the women were for the league and
because OF that fact they would sup
port the Democratic candidates. Wen.
Mr.. Roosevelt is q nice man. bat he IS
young in politics and has lot 10
iearu. for the women played large
part In winning that election for the
Republicans. About $4,000 women
reg,Stered in Maine. and about one
woman for every two men. and they
DID NOT vote for the League Of Ma
tions.
But Maine isn't the only place
where the people have shown that
they will have nothing TO do with the
league or with anyone who favors It.
When the primary election was held
in the state Of Georgia. Woodrow viii
sons administration and all II stands
for. was turned down nat. They
nominated for the United States Sen.
ate a man who Is absolutely against
the league. and who made his fight Tor
the nomination on that platform
Some time before the election in
Maine. Senator Moses of New Hamp-
shire made the race In that state for
denomination on the Republican ticket
Before the nomination the Democrats
were loud in thei- claim that they
would break into New Hampshire this
year on the league issue. Senator
Moses has been one Of The bitterest
fighters against the league. and yet
he won the nomination with a smash
ing victory. Il
All these victories against ths
league give US some understanding as
to why Gov. Cox tried so hard to get
TIE minds OF the people of the sub
.ect by trying TO make an issue Of
the money the Republicans were sup
posed to be spending. But he failed
TO produce the proof, and now he is "a
the position OF being forced 10 take