The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-01-09
Mr.. BRYAN SAYS THE
PARTY MUST NOT
STANR FOR FUR
THEIR DEL AY

na-a mea,lne 60 determine 81 WAY CO.
hluh THE theory uf democracy iF thltI
nll thlnk 0ra fifc eNpr. ~ to thrir
fhought md then conclusions owe
reached hy comparison OF virwa
"pormii me. therefore o. present the
more Important of thcac opportunities
aa ! sec Thorn. Tho gatinns Gre enter
ms npnn new er1' old systomH are
passing nWH' democracy d. dawninr
everywhere Our nation ls the ouit
great nation ln u position 20 furnish
thr moral lcndcrHh 'u required. The r7
tious nt Europe are busy with their
own problems. our people are the only
ones disutcrestcd enough 20 be- trusted
Nv Hli, nnd the democratic party is the
uartl whose ideas hest On % fer the
task % leadership in such work
"A democratic president wns the
spokesman OF the United States ln
hol1Inr out tu "a war worn world The
hope of universal nencc. and De- BROUGHT
hnos from pafis the covenant of a.
League ui Nations that provides means
for settling International disputes with
cui resort 90 force. ne dld the best ho
could. and succeeded better than we
h1d uy right Go cNnect when we fr-
member that he fought sinElohan 1ed
against the selfish Interests Of thc
world.
"rhc republican party in control OF
tho senate. instcnd of rntifyine at once
cog promptly proposing chnngrs that ~
deemed necessary has Riddles while
civilization has been therntUnod with
ration ~ could have adopted its rose
crvations ns we'll five months ago as
Inter hu % permitted endless debate
while suffering humanity waited
Tho democratic senators stood with
their president FOR ratification without
~'snr"ntlon md stood with them. be-
licvine that Il WAS better 10 secure
within tho league after u WAS rstab-
li~hrd any necessary changes. than to
attempt To Secure them hy reservations
ia The ariiiyinr resolutions our pinn
has been rejected and We must face
the situation ny IL la. We must either
secure such compromiscs ns mHV hc
possible or present tho issue To che
country The latter course would mean
q della, OF nt least fourteen months and
then anccrsa onl, IN ease OF our sccur-
ing two thirds majority in the SON
ate.
We cannot afford either as citizens
or ns members ~ the marty 10 share
Win the republican party responsibility
for further dolaN. we cannot go before
the country on tho issue that such an
appeal would present The republicans
have il majority in the senate and
therefore o., lirht dictate tha scnnte's
course Being lu the minority we can-
not demand the right Go decide the
terms unun which the senate VIII con
sent 90 ratification. Our nation has
spent 100000 precious lives and more
than twenty billion collars to mako
the world safe FOR democracy and the
one fundamental urinelulo of democ-
rari ls the ripht ~ the majority go
rule N 0uulics To- the senate AID Co.
the honae u4 well ns to the people. AC-
cording 90 the constitution trents iH
rtlacd hy % two thirds vote bat the
democratic party cannot afford TO take
advantage OF the constitutional right
~ minority 90 prevent ratification,
A majority ~ congress can declare
war. shall we ,nake n more difficult
tn conclude @ treaty than 60 enter ~
WARE
Neither can we so before the coun
try ON the issue raised hv article ten
u We do not intend 10 impair the right
OF congress 90 decide the question OF
peace on war wi ZEN The timc for action
arises how can We insist upon moral
obligation Go go tn war which can have
mo- force or value except ns 10 does in
pair the Independence ct congrossi We
owe 10 go the world to Join IN an hon
est effort to put nn Cnd 90 war forever