The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-10-29
MRS. DUDLEY SPEAKS
HERE FOR DEMOCRACY
Large Audiences and Most Respect
full and Attentive Reception.

Mrs. Guilford Dudley, representing
headquarters in behalf of Tennessee
Democracy, was in all respects one of
the most notable local events of the
campaign.
Mrs. Dudley, it is remembered, was
here before as vice President of the
National Suffrage Association,
and received very kind reception.
The return, visit this time was in the
form of an ovation. She was re-
ceived into her own.
Mrs. Dudley is one of the distin-
guished women of national and State
Democracy. She is a woman de-
lightful personality and convincing
address. More than that she is a
type, and that carries US back to the
cavalier and Southern chivalry. Ap-
pearing before an audience she seems
to be walking down the aisles OF
stately poplars and~t the glory of an
age when hospitality was in flower
and tall men paid homage to noble
women.
There is in her address purity of
voice and English, distinguishing
feature which charmed the great San
Francisco Democratic convention
when she delivered, the address nom-
mating Mr.. Davis. There is no chal-
lenge of idiom or localism in her
language. 1t is the same quality
which made Julia Marlowe a popu-
lar artist of the stage.
Mrs. Dudley was introduced to the
audience by Judge Swiggart, who
paid a very generous compliment to
her intelligence and lofty sentiments.
The speaker was surrounded on the
stage by members of, the State COM
mittee, Mrs. Swiggart, Mrs. Head,
Mrs. Pierce, and other ladies form
ing the reception committee as fol-
lows: Mesdames JnO. t. Walker, W.
M. Turner, C. e. Keiser, c. w. Miles,
Sr., Harris Parks, Fulton Howard,
,Seid Waddell, Geo. A. Gibbs, Sr.,
Lexie Parks, Geo. Nash. Senator
Caldwell end H. o. Head, Jr., were
also on the stage.
Mrs. Dudley began by saying that
she appreciated Judge Swiggart's
compliments. She launched into her
address by reference to the present
Republican campaign of misrepre-
sentation and concealment. T h e
fight on the League of Nations is one
of malice an1 envy. The grounds
for criticism of the covenant have
been invaded by bitter and malevo-
lent hostility. The Administration
has been the target of calumny. The
League Of Nations had among its
friends such men az Ex-President
Taft, Elihu Root, Charles Hughes
until the ides of election. These men |
and others made suggestions for the
league, changing the original draft,
and when Mr.. Wilson returned from
Europe to sign some bills he called
in conference also the members of
the foreign Relations Committee of
the Senate and the committee from
the House having in charge the same
character of work. These commit
tees made recommendations. The
President took all of these recon-
with him back to Ver-
sailles and practically all of them
were adopted. 1t was not enough.
The arch conspirator of the Senate,
Henry Cabot Lodge, was not salts
fed, and he organized the Republic
can members of the Senate into a
bitter-ender. campaign against the
league. Says, Mrs. Dudley, the
charge that the British Government
has six votes to one of the United
States is altogether misconception.
The British colonies have vote each
In the Assembly, but the entire Brit
ish Government has only one vote in
the Council, which is the supreme
body in the disposal of national dis
putes. The United States, Hawaii,
Porto Rico, the PHILIPPINES and South
American countries give the United
States seven votes in the Assembly as
against six for England. That much
for our part of the league. Article
Ten is now tho basis of attack and
the Republicans are making a tenn
pest in teapot about the inviolabil-
lty of the Constitution.
In her canvass of the State Mrs.
Dudley spoke of the American Army
officer who seemed to be following
aer appointments. She said she ac-
septed joint debate with him, and
ae proceeded to try the gullibility
,f his audience with the statement
hat England had six votes in the
Council. Mrs. Dudley interrupted