The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-10-21
Editorial
Wilson Destroys
The Alibi

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16--There
can be no Democratic aiibI on the
league referendum after November .,
declares tne Republican Publicity AS.
sociation. through its president. Hon
Jonathan Bourne Tr. in the following
statement:
Cox has returned to the point
whence Wilson started him. The
league has been given first place N
the campaign. In fact, the iD.erna-
tionalists have succeeded in making It
their sole issue in the campaign. al
though the Republicans do not intend
to permit the Democrats to hide eight
years of maladministration behind
Wilson's nebulous covenant Mr.
Wilson now plays the stellar role in
the battle of the ballots. Mr.. Cox is
given a small part and will become
the understudy of Mr.. Wilson after
March 4-if America shall have proved
itself insane on November 2, of which
there is no fear.
"1n the congressional elections of
1918, Mr.. Wilson, in demanding the
return of a Democratic Congress, de.
clared: The return of Republican
majority to either house of Congress
would be interpretative on the other
side Of the water as a reputation of
my leadership This was followed
by the return of Republican major
ity in both houses, the first instance
in American history in which a pres
ident of the United States had been
repudiated while the country was at
war. To the reputation Mr.. Wilson
paid not the slightest attention, but
proceeded to Europe and acting in his
own name and by his own proper au-
thority.' attempted to barter Amer
lean independence for a government
of which he hoped to be the reigning
head.
"That supergovernment remains MS
chief obesssion- Submerging every
other issue to the League OF Nations,
he demands for 1t solemn referen-
dunn of the people. The issue is
clearly defined. The reputation of
Mr.. Wilson and his internationalists
which will come November 2, is an alb
soiute reputation of the Wilson
league. There is given no opportun-
ity to. establish an alibi Mr. Wilson
has estopped his party from so doing
with the counting of the last al
lot the propaganda for the league
should cease, and the attention of the
the solution of those domestic prob
lens which so sorely vex us. A con-
gresisonal resolution for peace should
be the first move of the Republican
Congress, following March 4. It will
receive the immediate signature then
of President Harding.
'AThen comes reconstruction, the
program for which calls for well-nigh
superhuman activity. The people
must not expect too much For one
thing, the Democratic party has COM
mitted the nation to an annual ex-
penditure of $4,000. 900. 600 for some
years to come. Much Of this sum is
to meet interest on indebtedness in
CURED during a saturnalia OF wanton
waste. which has so Mortified the Old
World and stunned the American peo-
pie into something of mental inca
pacity to sense the meaning of a bill
lion of dollars. On the honor of the
government. and to the dishonor of
the Democratic party, those commit
ments must be met. The promises
OF the United States may not be I'M
paired by any party
When our own house is in order.
there will be opportunity TO discuss
and arcvide n possible. what cooper
alton rs can give TO other nations in
m n TINT bo rhon To-
we must never imperil American IN
dependence That is the sine qua
non We will not be out of the will
derness on March 4. but wisconsin
will be dead and the clearing ahead
viii be beckoning us to the accom-
plishment of sane and great things for
the land we love and which Wilsonian
autocracy has so nearly destroyed"