The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-08

a. N'ON
mas abandoned his plan TO have ar
insert TO his address lie announced
early today that there would be nc
insert and that the speech as sent
IN ADVANCE TO the press would stand
Tho complete text follows:
Chairman Robinson, and member,
OF the Notification Committee: Tn,
message which YOU bring from tn,
great conference of progressiy,
thought assembled under the formn
auspices OF the Democratic PARTY in.
spires within me a.pride and an an.
probation which / cannot voice. Al
the same time / am mindful of the
responsibility which this function
now OFFICIALLY places upon ne. As
measure my own limitations the task
ahead OF us should be approached
with more than feeling OF diff.
dence II = were not strengthened and
redssured by the faith that one has
only to practice true fidelity to con-
science. IL Is not the difficult tnIng
TO know what we ought to do; tho
sense OF right and wrong has been
given with Divine quality ne mistake
OF history are the result Of weakness
In the face of tempting interests. |
tnank COD, therefore, that | take
up the standard OF Democracy a free
man. unfettered by promises and
happy in the consciousness Of un-
trammeled opportunity to render a
service In the name OF the govern
ment that will hold for 1t tho con-
fidence that 1t deserves.
We are in a time which calls for
straight thinking, straight talking
and straight acting There is no
time for wobbling. Never In all our
history has more been done for gov
ernment. Never was sacrifice more
sublime. Tfpe most precious things
OF heart and home were given up in
spirit which guarantees the per-
petuity of our institutions--if the
faith Is kept with those who served
and suffered. The altar OF our re-
public ia drenched in blood and tears
ana he who turns away from the
tragedies and obligations of the war.
not consecrated TO a sense Of honor
ana OF duty which resists every base
suggestion OF personal or political
expediency, is not worthy OF the es-
teem OF his countrymen.
The men and women who by ex-
pressed policy az the San Francisco
convention charted our course in the
open seas OF the future spnsed the
spirit OF the hour and phased It
with clarity and courage II IN not
necessary to read and reread the
Democratic platform to know its
meaning. 1t is a document clear In
It's analysis OF condition and plain
In the pledge of service made to the
public. II carries honesty OF word
and intent. Proud OF the leadership
and achievement of the party in war
Democracy faces unafraid the prob
lens of peace. Indeed. its pronoun-
cement has but to be read along with
the platform framed by Republican
leaders In order that both spirit and
purpose as they dominate the op-
posing organizations may be con-
trssted. On the one hand we see
pride expressed In the nations glory
and promise OF service easily un-
derstood on the other captious.
unhappy spirit and the treatment OF
subjects vital to the present and the
future, in terms that have com.
pletely confused the public mind. 1t
was clear that tho senatorial oil
garchy had been given its own way
in the selection OF the presidential
candidate. but II was surprising that
II was able to fasten into the party
platform the creed of hate and Bit
terness and the vacillating policy that
possesses II
In the midst of war the present
senatorial cabal, led by Senators
Lodge. Penrose and Smoot, was
formed. Superficial evidence OF
loyalty to the president was delib- !
crate in order that the great rank |
and file OF their party, faithful and .
patriotic TO tho very core, might
not be offended. But underneath .
this misleading exterior, conspir-
ators planned and plotted, with big |
oted zeal. With victory to our arms .
they delayed and obstructed tho
works OF peace. II deemed useful TO
the work in hand no artifice for in
terferng with our constitutional
peace making authority was rejected
Before the country knew. yea, be-
fore these men themselves knew
the details of the composite plan
formed at the peace table. they re-
clared their opposition 10 II. Before
the treaty was submitted TO the sen-
ate in the manner the constitution
provides, they violated every custom /
and every consideration OF decency
by presenting a copy OF the docu-
ment, procured unblushingly from
enemy hands, and passed il into the
printed record of senatorial pro-
ceedings From that hour dated the
enterprise OF throwing the whole
subject into a technical discussion.
In order that the public might be
confused. The plan has never
changed in its objective. but tho
method has At the outset there
was the careful insistence that there
was no desire to interfere with tho
principle evolved and formallzed at
Versailles. Later. Il was the form
and not the substance that profess
sedly inspired attack. But PRE-
TENSE WAS FUTILE WHEN PRO
POSALS LATER CAME FORTH
THAT CLEARLY EMASCULATED
THE BASIC PRINCIPLE OF THE Il
WHOLE PEACE PLAN. 1T is