The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-29

I SAN FRANCISCO. juno y nc
l.caGU" "f Nations covenant WAS cham
. pioncd as :hC ''Monrrc Doctrine Of the
, wo:ld" by N"m"r Cummings. temporary
! chairman 81 thu Democratic national
! convention. Ia his keynote address here
to-day.
, senate n" said NO hlackcr crime
against civilization has aver 'so'led the
pages oi our HISTORY
! He characterized the Republican plat
form AS 'rcaCtlunary and provincial
, "Filird with Hrem"dIllci ISLANDERS and
NaEGs promises. = will hc searched IN
/ vain for ono constructive suggestion Tor
! tina reformation Of The conditions wE'ch
II, It c-it:cizcS and dcp!orcs. he con-
, tinued.
! The oppressed peoples of the earth
, Will look to !; N vain. II contains no
message Of nope for ireland, no word
. Of mercy for Armenia; and it conccalS 4
sword for Mexico. II Is tho work ~
I men concerned more with material
I things than with human rights. J, con-
! tains no thought. no purpose which can
give impulse or thrill to those who love
. liberty. and hope To- make thu world a
. safer and happier place for tn" arrra Sc
. man"
! II" declared that tho peace TN" rec
ord o: tn" Democrats party from March
! 1918. ~ III" outbreak ot the world war
has 10 its credit more effective, con-
! StructIvv and remedial legislation than
! N" Republican party had placed unon
? n" statute books In generation.
PraIssnE tn" administrations course
in tn" wa h" said. w" fought great
war. for a great cause and "" had 4
, leadership that carried America TO
greater heights Of honor and power and
; glory than She has ever known before
. N her cntir" history
! Claims the Credit.
lie; no one misunderstood uS These
= great affairs re carried forward un-
der tn, stimulus " American patriot
ism, supported by the courage and spirit
q Of our people. All this iS freely and
. gladly Acknowledged. hu, surely the
time has come when. because OF tho
, calculated criticism md Prcmeditat"d
: CalumnicS of IN" opposition. We are en-
: ,tlcd 10 cali attention To tn" fact that
. all Of these things We're accomplished
under the leadership f"f great Demo
cra' and of A great Democratic admins
iration. II IN" Republican leaders arc
not ahI" - rCjO.c" with Us III this Amer
lean triumph they should have tn" grace
/ Ia remain silent. for Il does not lie IN
, the mouths Of those " no conducted rhc
Spanish American war I" indulge in the
I luxury of Crit!riSm.'
; Referring 10 congressional invcstiGa-
! tinuS by "SmclNnG committees b" said
: that over so Investigations have h"rrN
/ made. over two million dollars wasted
; Il was tho Cle1neSt war ever fought in
! the history Of civilization"
The Republican party became AZ
fixed IN It's irCorr.G!h.c habit "f con.
! Quoting invcstigatin$ thH; l. finally
! turned to the fruitful task Of lnveSti-
: eating itself They discovered fraud
and graft and gross and incXCa*Ahl" "N-
! pcnditUrcs. The revelations disclose the
! fact that IN" meeting nj Chicago was
! not u convention but nm auction. t.
! highest bidder. however. did not get tho
! prize The publicity which overlook III"
! proceedings frustrated IN" initial pur-
pose" Tn" Chicago convention left the
| Democratic party as the sole custodian
, Of the honor Of tho country.
Peace Achievements.
Pcarr achievements OF tn" ncmCCra-
| tic party. ne asserted. freed III" farmer
! from the deaden!nE effects Of uSurius
! financia, control. Labor was gwen it,
/ Magma charta OF liberty. Business and
, rinanC" were released from the tArH!I-
dom Of uncertainty and hazard.
! The income iaS lIw.' he said. 'Ec-
| lievcd cur law If the rcprOach Of hciuE
iuniustlv hurdenSOmc to the poor. Tn"
eN;rayagauricS and .n"VutI"S 80 the
tariff system wcr" removed and - non
partisan tariff commission created. Tan
Amcricanism waS encouraged and IT,"
! bread thus cast upon The waters came
hacN to as many fold Alaska was
! Dollar diplomacy WAS destroyed. \ cor
. ruDt lobby was driven from the national
! capitol. An effective Sraman's Act was
! adopted Tn" federal trade commits
! sion was created Child IL Dor Legislation
| was Enacted TIL" I'arccl Post and TN"
! Rural Free Delivery were developed. y
! good roads bill and Il rural credits act
! were passed \ secretary or labor was
| given Il seat in the cabinet Of III" FROST
| dent Eight hour laws were adONt"d.
| The Clayton Amendment to IN" Shcr-
man antitrust act was passed. freeing
! American labor and taking II from III"
list Of commodities. The Smth-h"Ncr
! hill for the improvement Of agricultural
I conditions was passed \ corrupt rrd'-
/ tees act WAS adopted \ wei consid-
! cred warehouse. act was passed Fed
cral employment hIrrHuS wCr" created
Farm loan banks. postal savings hanks
and the federal -rsrrv" system wcr" "S-
!tahii, he'd
Tie federal reserve system. passed
over the opposition Of N" leaders "f tn"
Republican party. enabled America 10
! withstand the strain OF HSr without
shock or pane and ultimately made our
country n" greatest creditor nation o!
the wutid.'
Record Of Congress.
T.rI.nE To thu record Of tn" Republic
can congress since 1918, Mr.. cummings
sad Il was barren "f achievements
Shameless IN vast" uf tim" and m"n"!
and without parallel for lis inCOmp"-
tcnci"S failures and regulations"
President Wilson'S lw" appeals before
congress for legislation dealing with
ipruril,crInG. reduction 81 taxation. and
for SuIdicrs and laws In improve rrla-
itions o. capital and labor wor" ignored.
h., declared and "af'r" q, year 80 sterile
debate our country has n".ih"r peace
nor reconstruction