Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-19

Ivy IL DEMENT'S SHOlllu De
anteed; that they would not ap-
prove, with their votes, of the pol
icy of the Republican party which is
wholly political in intent and pur-
pose, to deny them the protection
that the League Of Nations assures"
policy" he added, was more sig
nificant for evasion of joint respon-
sibility in graphing with the prob
lens that confront the country than
for any moral appreciation of the
responsibility itself. Republican
the repeal of some of the measures
which they well knew protected the
people from more serious evils than
they would have the country know.
The Lever food control act has
proved to be. one of the most eff
relations at the expense of the
people than almost any other meas
sure now in operation. Time for re-
pealing it is not yet.
Republicans to Blame
"Republicans chorused ponder
ministration enforcement of the
espionage act and some other meas
ures that were OF vital necessity dur
Ing the war Vet, I defy the Re-
publicans to prove that the power
given the government during the war
nos 0NSA pCCh uHJuSlly uSSu against
the people; that a single citizen has
been unwarrantedly punished for any
act of aggression or disloyalty
against the nation; that any man
has been punished for expressing his
opinion. I have read charges to
the contrary, but in each instance
| have had the matter thoroughly
looked into and I am in position
to contest the accuracy of any state
ment that the rights of a single cit
izen has been unjustly invaded.
THE United States senate has for
eleven months had in it's hands the
power to end conditions that are I'M
irksome to a great many
Of our citizens because with the rati-
flcation of the peace treaty the OPP
GRAFTON of laws that were enacted
to safeguard the interests of the
country in the war would automat-
ically cease.
statute books they must be enforced
They have been and are being en-
forced with as little injury to the
welfare of the country and rights of
as possible. I don't know
that 1 should even be called to de-
fend any policy that have deemed
essential to the fullest protection of
the national interest. That wo9iG
be too much like offering an apology
where one is not needed. I do not
believe that my course calls for an
apology of any kind.
1.-THE Republican, and not the Dem
ocratic policy, has been responsible
for any bad effects that have re-
suited from the failure of the Re-
publican senate to ratify the Yer
sailles treaty and the covenant of
the League Of Nations. The Repub-
lican policy of negation has been
persisted in for the sole purpose of
advancing Penuhlioan chances for
the coming presidential cleo
ton, and has never reflected a sin
cere desire to ameliorate the effect
of measures adopted for protecting
the country in time of war. The
policy has been rather
The president declined to discuss
for the Democratic presi-
Dental nominations.
ST have the greatest faith,'' he
said, Gin the intelligent appreciation
by the delegates who will assemble
at San Francisco two weeks hence
to write the platform and nominate
the standard bearers of our party.
They will have before them the Re-
publican platform and will have esti-
mated the effect of it on the people
generally. They will have from
whom to select candidates for the
and vice presidential
a number of excellent
men. L should not want to express
any preference or opinion regarding
either individuals or platform ex-
press'ons which might influenc" the
minds of the men whose votes Will
decide both.
Favors No Candidate
"I hope and believe that platform
to be adopted at San Francisco will
be more progressive and clearer in
understanding than that enunciated
by the Republicans at Chicago. The
of the men who will sit as
delegates in the San Francisco con-
vention should be sufficient guaran-
tees that the issues upon which the
is to be fought will be met
with definite and concrete state
ments, not cloudy and Ambiguous
statements. as was the case in the
convention"
II have not raised my hand or
voice" the president continued, ITO
aid in the promotion of any ambi-
lion for the Democratic presidential
and 1 shall not do so.
think that the leaders of the party
and delegates who will sit in the
San Francisco convention will earn
candidates that. will attract greater
support than those put forward by
the Chicago convention. I am also
confident that the Democratic lead
ers and delegates will hold the full
est appreciation of their obligations
to the party and to the people. It
is unthinkable that any Democrats
should for an instant be Influenced
by the selfish and sinister motives
that lie back of the Republican plan
to stultify and discredit the United
States in the eyes of the world.
ct do not. believe that they will
permit themselves to be led astray
promote the uncharitable or selfish
impulses of any individual"
THE Republican convention" he
added, twas the apotheosis CT reac-
ton. 1t was the direct antithesis of
what L hope the Democrats at San
leaders who call themselves pro-
gressive and who pretend to speak
for the progressive element in the
Republican party sacrificed every
that made attractive the
movement of eight years ago in or
of the present-day leaders to pre-
vent the people of the United States
from fulfilling their honest obliga-
lions to the rest of the world and
to themselves. The abandonment at
Chicago of the progressive spirit
lieve that the tragedy at Chicago
will provide the Democratic party
with an object lesson in this direc-
ton that will not be overlooked"
President Wilson also declined to
discuss in detail the subject OF pro-
hibition, woman suffrage or the high
cost of living. He expressed tn"
opinion that the party leaders will
provide platform sufficiently
broad progressive, liberal, just and
thoroughly democratic TO convince
the people Of the country Of he
comnlete honesty of tho dnn1ncra lie