Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-28
Chairman Cummings In
jects Serum of Bitter
ness in Address.
G. o. P. FLAYED,
WILSON EXTOLLED
Continuance of Democratic Policies
Held to Be Only Salvation of Ma
ton and the neutrality-suspicious.
Convention at Chicago Held to
Have Been Auction. With Highest
Bidder Losing.
BY Associated Press.

San Francisco. June 2s. - The
| league Of nations covenant was
championed as the Monroe doctrine
OF the world" by Homer Cummings,
| temporary chairman of the democrat
ic national convention, in his keynote
| address here today.
or the peace treaty's defeat In the
senate he said: mo blacker crime
against civilization has ever soiled
| the pages Of our history"
| He characterized the republican
platform as "reactionary and provin-
cial." FILLED with premeditated
ISLANDERS and vague promises, 1t will
be searched in vain for one construc-
tive suggestion for the reformation OF
the conditions which 1t criticizes and
deplores," he continued.
'The oppressed peoples OF the earth
will look to it in vain. It contains no
message of hope for Ireland; no word
i OF mercy for Armenia; and 1t con-
cealss q sword for Mexico, It Is the
work OF men concerned more Win
material things than with human
rights. It contains no thought, no
purpose which can<give impulse OF
thrill to, those who love liberty ana
hope to make the world a safer ana :.
happier place for the average man,
He declared that the peace-tlme
record Of the democratic party from
March. 1913, to the outbreak OF tne
world war has to its credit more 81,
fect,ve constructive and remeoiai
Hesitation than the republican parry
nod nlaced upon the statute BOOKS II
generation"
He "Points With Pride.
pra,s,nr the administrations course
u the war he said: 1--WE fought d
great war, for great cause any W
had a leadership that carried amer,
"a 70 greater. heights OF honor any
nower and glory than she. has eve,
Known before in her entire nlstois.
.1a no one misunderstand U.s.
These great affairs were carried ~.
word under the stimulus OF Ah,oil
can patiotism, supported by the co -
oo,,rare and spirit Of our people. Al.
th;s "a freely and gladly acknoWieoseo
hut surely Sthe time has come l.s., w."
because Of the calculated, cii'l. -
ond nremeditated calumnles o. my
onnosition, we are entitled 10 cai,
tan+;on to the fast that all OF tnese
th;npa were accomplished under the
10. dershin of a great democrat ana o.
at d.n,ocratic administration. II
the republican leaders are not apie
m raioice with US in this American
tr;nmnh they should have the grace
to remain silent. for 1t does not ne -
te mouths of those who eonoucteu
the mouths of those who conoucteu
In the luxury of criticism.
referring to congressional invesu-
cations nv smelling committees, ne
said that over eighty Investigations
have been made, over $2,OO0.eoO vast
ed. and "the result has been to prove
that it was the cleanest war ever
fought in the history of civilization.
CHICAGO Convention an Auction.
"The republican party became SO
fixed in its incorrigible habit OF con-
ducting Investigations that 1t unally
turned to the fruitful task OF 1nTesu-
eating itself. They discovered fraud
and graft and gross and inexcusabie
expenditures. The revelations disclose
the fact that the meeting at chicago
was not a, convention but an auc-
ton. The highest bidder, however,
did not get the prize. The publicity
which overlook the proceedings frus-
trated the initial purpose. The Chi-
cago convention left the democratic
party as the sole custodian of the
honor of the country"
Peace achievements of the demo-
cratic party, he asserted, freed the
farmer from the deadening effects of
usurious financial control. Labor was
given it's Magma Charta of liberty.
Business and finance were released
from the thralldom of uncertainty
and hazard"
"The income tax law" he said, "re-
lieved our law of the reproach of be-
ing unjustly burdensOme to the poor.
The extravagances and inequities Of
the tariff system were removed and a
non partisan tariff commission Great
ed. an-Americanism was encouraged
and the bread thus cast upon the
waters came back to us many fold.
Alaska was opened to commerce and
development. Dollar diplomacy was
destroyed. A corrupt lobby was driven
from the national capitol. An ef-
fective Seaman's Act was adopted.
The federal trade commission was
created. Child labor legislation was
enacted The parcel post and the
rural free delivery were developed.