Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-08
COLBY SEES PERIL
FORDEM0CRATS IN
DESIRE FOR CHANGE
Declares Even Party Men Are
Apprehensive-Asks Dis.
passionate Considering.
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCIATED freSS.
CLEVELAND. October s.-An ap.
peal for dispassionate consideration
of issues in the political Campaign
marked the address here last night
of cambridge Colby, Secretary of
State. the first speech OF Mr.. Colby's
western trip in support of the demo.
cratic ticket.
sanger, party bigotry. partisan
malice and deep and uncontrolled an
tipathies." Mr. Colby said, did not
form proper background for discus
sion of public duty"
Passion lie a bad counselor" he
said. II shall not try to stir your
passions. I shall be content to arrest
your attention and to stir your
The speaker took up the claim 80
confidently advanced by the republi-
can party that it is sure of success
because of the prevalent desire in
the country for change"
Even the democrats are apprehen-
sive that there is something In this"
he said.
cit may be true that many Of you
want change. If 30. you ought to
know why you do and what sou hope
have. I refuse to discuss the ques-
tions of the hour with you on the
theory that you want change 80
much that you are Indifferent to the
question as to whether 1t will be for
the better or the worse"
secretary's Speech.
Secretary Of State Colby said. in
part:
Let me begin with the claim, so
often and so confidently advanced by
the republican party, that It Is sure
or success because of the prevalent
desire in the country for a change.
Even the democrats are apprehensive
that there is something in this. 1t
may be true that many Of you want a
change. If so. you ought to know why
you do. and you ought to have some
fairly definite conception of what you
propose to do or what you hope to get
by way of alternative to what you
have. The democratic party has been
in power nearly eight years. They
have been momentous years. charged
with stirring action. crowded with
great tasks, presenting the sternest
administration OF the go~srnment, ana,
as a member OF 'he democratic party,
] say in all noNsety, marked by d
series Of great achievements which
are too recent and too numerous to be
seen in their just perspective and true
luster.
why Desire for Changet
NOW let US see what IL - you de-
sire to change.
do you desire to change our atti-
tude toward the Latin-American gov
ernments on this hemisphere. Have
you not seen their regard for this
country. their confidence in it's pur-
poses grow by leaps and bounds with
every year of Wilson's adminiso ration?
Would you change this? Would you
substitute for this the old-tims fear
that this country proposed to make
Latin America feel it's strength in pop.
ulation. wealth and economic re-
sources? And the suspicion that
America is meditating Interference
with the development Of those fine and
enlightened nations along lines Of their
own choosing?.
Let US turn to Mexico. Do we hear
any moro of the militarist clamor for
armed Intervention in Mexico? No; that
is all stilled. 1t belongs to the past.
Take the question Of taxation: You
hardly expected the United States. when
forced into a war that threatened the
whole world with destruction, to play q
creditable part in it without spending
some money. 1t was a good deal Of
war, and we spent a good deal Of money;
but our entrace into the war proved far
more decisive as factor in bringing Il
to a speedy termination than we dared
to hope it would. One reason is that
the United States, when she goes to
war. does not go in a frugal spirit She
power with irresistible force into the
single task of victory.
Question Of Taxation.
It's 1t not rather a sound principle to
place the chief burden Of war taxation