The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-10-28
MRS. GAIT sUppoRTS COX
ENTS TO BACK HIM
WITH VOTES


1 NOT democrat, But StanQ8
With League. ~.
Urging independent voters to. sup
port Cox and Roosevelt in order
that Americas entrance into tn.
League of Nations may be assured
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, presi
dent Of the National Woman SUI.
frage Association, whose Influence
throughout the country probably i
greater than that of any other
woman, has written a letter to the
Pro-L.eague Independents telling
why she will support the Democratic
national ticket. Mrs. Gait makes il
plain that she is>not Democrat ard
craftsmanship has no part in influence
irg her. The National Woman
Party, which carried on campaign
for suffrage distinct from the one
waged by the organization headed by
Mrs. Gait, also has issued a formal
endorsement of Cox. Mrs. Cats let
ter follows in part:
II am glad to accept the appoint
ment as one of the Vice-C hairmen of
the Pro-League Independents. I am
enrolled in no party and desire to
continue non-partisan. l have long
Deen an advocate of a League of Ma
tons and l now. believe in the
League because League lin the
hand" is worth any number of
Leagues Tin the BUSH"
Il agree with Senator Johnson
who said Cleveland, October I4tl,>
that "the League of Nations is the
greatest campaign issue since thy
Civil War" When he announces
further that Mr.. Harding wants
neither interpretations, nor reserva-
tions. but lection and Mr.. f1ard-
ing does not object, it becomes clear
that the way to enter the League
does not lie in the direction of MIR.
Harding. The only hope promised
by the Root statement purporting to
represent the League wing of the
Republican party, is that Mr.. Hard
ing, if elected, will cause an entire
new Covenant or a fundamental re-
vision of the present one to be writ
ten.
What next? To secure its neces-
sary adoption by the Senate, sixty
four votes are required. Even if the
most roseate Republican expecta-
tons are realized in the coming cleo
ton, the party could not command
more than fifty-six and this number
would be hopelessly divided between
the group led by Senators Johnson
and Borah, which will consent to no
League, and those who might be raj
lied by the support of the new cove
nant The Republicans would be
forced to secure anywhere from
twenty to forty Democratic votes IN
order to ratify the new proposal. Isl
it reasonable to suppose that theSe
Democrats will be more literally in
tentioned toward a Republican cove
ilant that Republicans were toward
an alleged Democratic covenant? A
Senatorial deadlock seems the only |
possible result arising from that |
of circumstances. |
There are millions of men and
women who will vote on the Demo-
cratic and Republican tickets because
their traditions would permit them !
to do nothing else. There should
however be determining number of
men and women voters
who aspire to no party favors, rec
ognize no party thralldom and fear
neither the criticism of friends nor
.oes but who do want their votes to
serve the evolution of society. These
should be able to turn the tide and
~ so doing to open the door for
he entrance of our nation into this
vorld-compact to build the enduring
'eace. This does not mean that ]
rave allied mysef with the Demo-
ratio party for | am not Demo-
rat