The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-04

This led to the statement that the
democratic party was fostering class,
that it was fathering class distinction.
my fathers reputation cannot make
me-" he declared II must stand on
my own merit. If can't make good
you shove me out of the way. The
criterion of worth" he declared was
character and not cash"
Good Lord" he suddenly declared. l."
is it that late" looking at his watch.
Mr.. Kopp attempted to move it. You
let that be there" came the good hui
nored response. IT don't trust you
Kopp," and then he launched into his
attack on the league of the nations.
He spoke of wars and of our partici-
patton in war and he drew an appreci-
alive response from every e1-service
man, when he pointed to Sergeant
Sfsk. and said, "To our minds the
Croix de guerre and all those are all
right. but to our best belief, the little
red chivron was the finest decoration
In the army"
League as War Breeder.
Colonel Roosevelt said that the
seed for future wars and for future
entanglements was found IN the VIII
son league of nations. Like everyone
else he said. he had hoped for some
thing tangible. something to prevent
wars IN the league of nations. He
spoke of the voting strength OF the
council, with the United States's one
to Britain's six He compared the
United States with Ecuador, Wnlcn
has one vote, and then to make 1t
still more emphatic he spoke OF the
Kingdom of Hedges when l was
in a hospital getting polticed UP from
an old wound he said. Il met my
former friend, Lawrence. He said
he had come to the peace conference
to get it to recognize the Kingdom OF
Hedges, and by Gosh, he did. Six
thousand Arabs, the colonel said, hao
the same powers and privileges IN the
league council as the United States.
He then quoted from the Blush
white book, official document, reading
"As Soon as the United States Signs
the League" he paused, They're
dead wrong there, it won't be soon.
The clause that he read dealt with
the Monroe doctrine and held that as
soon as the United States signed the
league their jurisdiction over the
Monroe doctrine passed to the council
of the league.
The Poor Relations
With all the sober earnestness ne
possessed, he said, I'D believe from
the number of children I've seen on
the street tonight that many OF you,
like myself, are married. NOW you
know when you marry, you marry not
only the girl, but her family NOW
then if you vote the democratic ticket
Won, get into the democratic political
family and take UP such poor rela-
lions as Burleson, Daniels, Baker and
Baruch. People judge you by your
associates. Vote for the democratic
candidate for congress and you vote
for the Wilson league. Vote Tor the
democratic senator and you vote
AGAINST Harding Let's don't handi-
can Mr.. Harding. vote for the repuoii-
can candidates in congress.
In his conclusion he referred to a
little poem, And the Flag Went On,
and he said that the republican record
was one of advancement. Ihey
could be depended upon TO advance
the flag. Then grabbing UP his hat
no said: Anyone by the name OF
Roosevelt should worry what Iowa
will DO in an election
With a wave of his hand he was
gone. leaving the audience standing
and cheering.
Colonel Roosevelt arrived in Keckuk
from Fort Madison, where he spoke
Saturday afternoon, and was enter
tanned at dinner. He was the cen
trail figure in monster automobile
narade out Main street and back, the
nsrade headed by the keokuk Con-
cert band. On the return the party
went directly to the Grand opera
house where the exercises were held.
Hazen I. Sawyer presided and briefly
introduced w. F. kopp, republican
nominee for congress for this district.
Kopp Predicts Victory.
Mr.. Kopp said that after eight
wears of so-called democracy, the
country was ready and willing for a
change. This, he said, was repub-
lican year. ''They have grand
n1,tforr, one on which all candidates