The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-28
Senator Declares He Would
Resign Office Rather Than
- Vote for Wilson Covenant

IN bne,-nro-mader up. The decision
rs wan yuu-on the second OF Nov
'emhcr mo principal question at
Issue IL whether you are looking to
the United states OF America first
IND then 70 the other nations OF the
world, or whether our eyes arc cast
beyond the waters and our oars are
deaf 10 the wishes and the deslres Of
the people Of the United States for
the present. The issue, it seems to
me, al made Ia this campalsn, and
aa IL has bcenin tho making for two
years r. whether Tho people of the
United states arc Satisfied with the
American government or not wheth-
er you nre satisfied with the form Of
Government under which you live;
whether you believe In the work OF
Washington, and Madison, jay, Ham
llton and jefferson, and other Fathers;
whether YOU believe that thcy worked
best, not only for the United States,
but for tho very men hat hay the
earth. or whether they did not 80
work, or whether you have grown be-
You'd the government which they
formed for you; whether YOU have
arrived at tho point in your public
development where you arc not con-
tpnt with amending yUur constitution
as We have recently amended IL with
the prohibition amendment and wo-
man suffrage amendment under the
terms Of the instrument itself, or
whether you think now best TO allow
other pcopio TO amend Il for you.
Tho question, to me Is n simple
one.-can be suited In very plain and
simple terms, but of courco the oc-
casi0n Is The greatest which has ever
been presented to you since the
bloody days of 1850 and lSe5i II is
the petpetuity Of your government.
and Ii should be discussed calmly
and dispassionately. ma not in the
Viruloncc or neat OF pQlfttfgl passion
or personal ~prejudicos ~fach mar
and enoh should take homo
with them and think II over and IN
making up their minds each for him-
self and herself then cast The ballot
1upon November 2, for the future OF
this countrySwhether IL IT. TO re-
main the United States OF America,
free and untrammelod with n consti-
tuition tho Magma Chain of human
freedom, or whether II Is to become
one or among 40 or 80 nations gov
orned by a council OF nine, where II
has one vote and one other nation'
fer example, may ave six, because
my friends under the provisions Of
the first three articles OF the pro-
posed league, AT least four OF tho
dominions OF Canada can become
. Oh mt fNNNflA NliNAthAAANAa .
League Betrays ~. =.
"Now these are simple and plain
questions but they moan all to us.
To me in the senate they have meant
'lthis-that II / vote for tho league
of nations under my conception OF
,my duty TO you people, under my UNI
derstanaing OF tho constitution of tbs
4 United States, OF nay duty to my gov
Il eminent, hat IL | voted for the
II - aRuf I hatruNHaA Won
betrayed the United states OF Amer
lea. and violated my oath. Now this
was my humble Plain conviction, II
am wrong, of course / regret my
error. but 1 am frank to say to you
ladies and gentlemen, that after
! listening to discussion in the SENATE
land out Of IL, and l think reading
everything Il was possible for mo to
: obtain upon the subject, my first con-
, viction has simply been strengthened.
} and today. more than NJ any othei
time J feel that I would Violate my
} oath and betray my country should ]
vote for the league OF nations. i fee
: Just this about Il. / Will say TO you
another thing in passing, which may
surprise you, that We're you 20 cut tht
'l1eague or nations away from. tins
} treaty as Il stands today that | would
violate my oath IL / understand H.
Z II \ NNAN - ~
} treaty without the league covenant.
! NOW my friends Is 1t permissible
In an American speaker, facing af
: American audience. to refer for Q
; few moments TO the American gov
eminent, the American constitution
what W. made Of It and how we made
Il, before proceeding to n detailed
discussion OF that government which
is proposed now to take Its place; OF
: Is IL too old fashioned TO speak Of
3 tho United States OF America aud oil
. the constitution of tho United State
and Of the work Of washington ant
| Hamilton and Jay and Madison and
, Jefferson and the fathers who made
> this country, with others. / may b'
( too OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES moderi
: enough for the present day. but
1 can say, at least In all sincerity, m,
: fellow citizens, that II YOU were e
n commend me, every voice In Nov
Mexico, ana I think that / have 6
' regard for the wishes OF my constitu
ents. if you were unanimously e
D command me to r~eturnFto Waehing
/, ton and cast my vote fpFfthe League