Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-19
sOUNDLY
FLAYED BY CUMMINGS
Vastcful Expenditure of Two Million
Dollars Among Speakers
ChargpS
tBy Associated Press. ]


LoUiSFlLiE. KY. March 1s.--Wastc-
tul expenditure Of two million dollars
Tor smelling committees" was charged
aEhinSt the Republican majority in
Congress by Homer :. Cumming. chair
man Of the Democratic National Com
iniitce, in AN address here tonight at
dinner attended by Democratic lead
erS OF Kentucky.
Inc committees, Chairman Cummings
@he;ihcwT G iho 20 atpodinhhed To- ascsTta,
the conduct of the world war. but In
stead demonstrated that this was the
cIcancSt war ever fought in the history
Of civilization"
,, Democrat Record Clean.
n a rne nmgsr OF scorn does not point
OF broad America added Mr.. Cum
mings. Il want TO remind you that
IL docs not lie in the mouths of those
who conducted tho Spanish American
war to Indulge in the luxury of criti-
csm What is there in this war to
compare with the typhoid infested
In this war to compare to the paper
sole shoe controversy of 1898, and what
Is there IN this war to compare to the
ernbamed beef scandal of the Spanish
American War?
We have fought great war for
great cause and we have had IL leader
snip "hlch has carried America 20
greater heights OF glory and power and
Splendor and honor than she has ever
known before in her entire history.
mo Republicans have now been in
control OF the Senate ana the House
for eight months" the chairman con-
1inHed They hey went in under false
program of reconstruction that looked
very well in the newspapers. They
nave not only delayed and indefinitely
postponed the peace of the world. in
terfered with American commerce and
brought the rate of exchange tumbling
down TO point hitherto unknown; but
aside from railroad legislation OF Soubt-
full value. they have not passed one
single constructive act.
a hAy t.
elected, or a Congress in sympathy
with the President, the treaty of peace
would long ago have been ratified. in
Vulnerable avenues Of trade and COM
merce would have been opened to
american enterprise and halted in
dustry y., would have taken on new and
Termed Political Misfits.
MT. Cummings characterized the Re-
publican Platform Committee as "a
most unusual conGlomcration OF po-
litical misfits."
On, that committee OF ILL.," he as
serted, they have reactionaries and
DrogressiHes, they have TaftitieS and
Rooseveltians. they have economist and
aappropriationists. they have reserva-
tlonists OF all kinds, mild reservation
bitter cnders, they have capitalists and
pacifsts and militarists, and former
committee, anu seventeen women all
TO 20 on a voyage OF discovery for the
purpose Of ascertaining what Rcpubli-
car principles are"
Referring 10 the presence of num-
Der of women at the dinner. Mr.. Cum
mings said the Democratic party
possessed an appeal to the women OF
America because of the social aspects
or the program which has been out
lined by it's great leaders and which
has been carried to such a successful
elimination"
State central and executive com
rnittees OF the Democratic party. meet
ing here this afternoon, decided to
hold the Democratic State convntion in
the National convention in SAN Fran
cisco from each Of the eleven Kentucky
Congressional Districts and four dele
elected at the meeting.