Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-10-29
Vote The Republican Ticket

Before another issue of THE
INDEPENDENT the election will
have taken place and the future
head of our national government
determined by the majority Of
voters Of the country at large.
We, therefore, make a last APP
peal, particularly to the voters Of
this county, to vote the Republi-
can ticket.
In doing so we are not guided
solely by partisanship, but by
what we honestly believe to be
to the best welfare of the nation
we all love so well.
OF course, if the record of ths
present Administration and the
condition of our internal affairs
were the sole issues in the pres
ent campaign, we have little
doubt but that the voter who
thinks for himself and who is
: not guided by partisan feelings,
would vote the Republican ticket
and that Harding and Coolidge
would sweep the country with a
greater avalanche of votes than
possibly will be the case on
Tuesday next, when they win be
elected by an overwhelming ma
jorities.
There is ore big outstanding
issue, however, which is apt to
confuse the voter who has not
followed the campaign closely,
who has not read and analysed
the speeches of every Republi-
can and Democrat, from the can
didates down, and that issue is
the league of nations.
We have just been through the
worst war in the worlds history
and no one wants to ever go into
another one, with the possible
exception of those in military
service who care neither one
way or the other, or those actu-
ated by the desire of adventure
and promotion, and the prof
iteer) and all are anxious that
something be done to prevent
future wars. Admitted, then,
that all want something done to
prevent wars, we must adopt the
best means to do so. Mr.. Cox
says we must go into the league
of nations, JUST AS MR.. WILSON
BROUGHT IT FROM VERSAILLES.
Mr.. Harding says, if we want to
prevent future wars, we must
stay out of THAT league. Now
the question is, which is right ?
As we said before, if the voters
have followed arguments made
on both sides, during the cam
paign, but one conclusion can be
reached, and that is, Mr.. Hair
ding is right. Why 4? Because.
under Article X, of the league of
nations, we must, in case of ag.
gression by one country upon
another, if the league decides
that war is necessary, go into it
or, break faith with the other
nations, as admitted by Mr.. Viii
son in answer to Senator Knox
when the latter asked him the
plain question" IF, in case of
aggression, and if it is decided
by the league that war is the only
means to be used, would this
country be legally bound TO go
into it +? Mr.. Wilson's answer
was that we would not be legally,
but morally bound to go in it.
What is needed is an associa-
ton of nations, acceptable to the
American people practically as a
whole, which Mr.. Harding advo-
Gates, and which Elihu Root,
recognized by every one as the
greatest statesman in this eoun
try. has been for several months
working on in Europe, and which
he is still working for here. If
such an association cannot pre-
vent future wars, then what in
Gods world win Since the
Wilson league was formed, to
which about Al nations now be-
long, war in Europe has been GO
ing on almost continuously. III
the league hasn't and can't pre-.
vent these wars, how can the