The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-13
CUMMINGS, LANDERS
PRAISE LEAGUE PACT
IN SPEECHES HERE

Homer Cummings, former mayor of
Stamford, Conn.,, prominent Democrat
delivered an address at the Coliseum,
which held d capacity audience Tues
day night. Miss Julia Landers, of
indianapolis, preceded him.
Asserting that the League of Nations
is merely putting the power Of Chris
tian civilization against the idea of war
the speaker condemned the record of
the Republican party for the past
generation as that of a group of re-
dictionary statesmen.
Flashes of humor and graphic word
pictures were used in his exposition OF
the Democratic side of his present
campaign issues. He opened his ad-
dress with an explanation of the part
played by parties in politics, passing
then into short history of the two
parties during the past decade, then
into the League issue.
Miss Landers Speaks.
Miss Julia Landers, of indianapolis,
member Of the Democratic state COM
mittee and delegate to the national
convention at San Francisco, in an ad-
dress of one hours duration discussed
the dominant issues of the campaign.
Asserting that this country went to
war and supported the war policies Of
the president because the country
understood that out of it was to come
league that would make war I'M
possible, she said: This election will
be as President Wilson has said. 4
solemn referendum on the greatest
question that has come before this
country since the days of the Civil war.
1t is up to you ard to see that the
81 900 boys who arc sleeping in the
soil of Belgium and France did not
Gle in vain"
"The republics of Poland and Bo-
hemia are the results of seeds sown
in this country. If we are true to the
spirit of America. we will not want to
desert these peoples
Recalls Party Split.
Mr. Cummings said that the two fac
tions of the Republican party in 1912
spared neither the dictionary nor the
usages of polite society in describing
the crimes of their former political
associates. The speaker then went on
to describe briefly the program of leg
islation that had been put into effect
by the Democratic party after it had
taken over he reins of government.
THE purpose that took the presi-
Qe0t dDFOdu, MT, cummings Sdlu,
"was that Of seeing that a peace was
made that would not necessitate send
ing any more of our boys to foreign
lands. The critics who commenced a
campaign of Misrepresentation as soon
as his back was turned should have
been on their knees, praying that he
would have power to carry this pro-
ject through.
Believes In League.
'"As God is my judge, if President
Wilson had been a Republican and had
gone abroad to make peace and
brought back to this country a plan
for a League of Nations, | would have
supported him, regardless of party.
IF President Wilson should say that
we should obey the Golden Rule, some
senators would say These doctrines
are too vague | tremble to think
what would happen to the Lord s
Prayer if it were submitted to the
United States senate for approval"
| In closing, the speaker compared the
| League of Nations to a traffic police
man, saying that Just as the policeman
| had the power of the city behind him,
| so the League would have behind it
! the power of Christian civilization.