Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-10-22

moves none of the historic seeds of war.
II only creates n new government.
Whatever form of league America en-
ters she mu2 enter with her head erect
as the equal of any nation on earth, and
not on to 1 basis The g to | sur
render will bury Cox deeper than 10 to L
buried Bryan.
The Democratic management of the ma
ton has completely broken down. For
months past and until March 4 next we
have no president. There is no function
ing at Washington. The American people
are being robbed before their very eyes by
the profiteers with no pilot at the helm
and no master At the throttle 49,
We are dreaming too inuclr of. 'M0fpI
rcnown while our own children at home
are crying for bread A man whoqtass
at home and supports his own family
rarely gets in fight. Initial
American standards are high and we
should be very cautious about perma-
nently tying them to the lowest. All de-
sire peace Shall we btain it by an EN-!
tangling alliance with nations now en-
gagged in eight wars? Whatever is right
need not be rushed. Time discloses errors.
1t never furnishes the right. To violate
a treaty means war. Let us be careful
/ what we sign.
dress the chairman introduced Senator
Dillingham;, who said that he had not
INTENDED to speak on the league of ma
tons, but that he could not go on with
another subject until he had made brief
allusion to it. He gave one of the most
forceful addresses he ever delivered in
Brattleboro. He declared that there
was n great principle involved which
must not be overlooked. The founders
of our government rever intended tC
have a dictator at the head of the gov
eminent said the senator. He spoke
at some length regarding the powers OF
congress and the President, as prescribed
by the constitution, and of the way il
which they had been yielded and usurpet
for the carrying on Of the war. The sen
ator referred to Article 10 of the leagu,
and to various diplomatic questions
which had arisen and which had com,
10 his personal attention. especially tn,
Shantung deal which he said was 9Th,
most perfect piece Of highway robbery
he ever had known in diplomacy. ii,
spoke of his interview with Presiden
Wilson on Article 10 and pointed on
the inconsistency of the article.
/ Senator Dillingham; spoke briefly o
the protective tariff, of the inequalitie
of the income tax law and of how i
should be amended in order that tn
payment of taxes should be more nearl,
equaized, and of the fact that nearl.
all the chairmanships of important com
mltteeS are held by SouthernerS.
He paid high tribue to the ability o
Senator Warren G.. Harding and Gov
. ernor Calvin Coolidge, saying Harding
lis a big man physically and mentall
and is a man of strength. clear sight
big heart and reaches conclusions tina
, cannot be shaken. He is a man o
sound Judgment. He has the best ten
per of any man | know of l have neve
known him to give offensc. He is til
safest man to be President of the Unite
, States and he will call into council q
, he said he would the leaders and men
, bers of the party and he will do tear
work with congress provided he is tn
executive officer The speaker contr
ned, II expect that the hinges of tn
= White House, WHICH have been rustin
, for the past eight years, will be swun
and that we will be able to go in" II
3 declared that he saw signs of safet
r in the nomination of Calvin Coolidge {
| vice president because if anything hal
r pens to the President. Calvin Cooldi,
t will give to the people of the Unite
n States the same administration he h.
@ given to the people of Massachusetts al
f the people of that commonwealth"