Milford chronicle., 1920-09-24
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
IT WAS A COLD WIND IN
MAINE FOR THE DEMOCRATS

1T sure was a cold wind that blew
through Maine on Monday. September
18th. so far as the Democrats are
concerned" 1t was Uncle Ted speak
ing. He had just put down his even
ing paper and was talking to his bro
ther-the father of Jack and Ruth.
What do you mean?" asked Jack,
who never loses an opportunity to
start his Uncle Ted telling a story.
simply that the 18th day of Sep
tember was surely an unlucky day
for the Democrats and still more un-
lucky for the world club" replied his
Uncle. You see on that date the Vo-
ters of Maine, both men and women
went to the polls to elect their state
officers and Representatives in Wash
ington The result was that the Re-
publcans swept through the state like
a forest fire, electing the Governor
by the largest plurality ever given a
candidate Tor governor in that state.
More than that, they elected Congress
men from all four of their districts
and put Republicans in every county
as attorneys and sheriffs."
whats that got TO do with the
world club plan?' asked Ruth.
."Simply this, Ruth-that the main
issue of the campaign in Maine was
the same issue that viii determine the
election Of Warren G.. Harding as
President in November. the league of
nations or the world club. as we know
it. 1t was a question of whether the
people of Maine would place in power
those men who represent party
which would attempt to entangle the
United States in European politics
and give the countries of Europe the
right to dictate the affairs of this
country. Senator Harding in short
statement after the Maine election
told the whole story when he said
The result in Maine is reinsurance
that the American people mean TO re-
turn to representative government un-
der the Constitution through the
agency of the Republican party
zone of the most interesting things
in the election is the effect of the
women voting. Both Gov. Cox and Mr..
Roosevelt have had a great deal to
say about how the women would vote
for the world club because they don't
want war. Gov. Cox is clever in
some things but he hasn't been clev-
er enough to see that he cannot fool .
the women of this country with such I
fairy stories. The women of America /
know that the world club MEANS I
WAR and they want no more of it. If
anybody had even suggested, ten
years ago or even five years ago, that
the United States should simply
throw away the independence won by
the blood of the fathers in the Revo-
J on just so that we could join a
tmb in which the control rested in
Europe, the American people would
have had that person locked up in an
insane asylum. It is true that lots
of Americans have been misled by the
statements made by those who want
this world club. Many people had
thought that the independence of Am
erica should come second, since it
was our duty to help serve human
ity.' But when the voters, the men
and women. went to the polls in Maine
where, they had their first real Oppor-
-unity to show their opinion of the
league, they voted it down just as
hard as they possibly could
when Franklin d. Roosevelt, Dem
)cratie candidate for Vice President,
a speaking tour in Maine
ne said that he was convinced the
women were for the world club and
because of that fact they would sup
BORT the Democratic candidates. Well,
,Ir. Roosevelt is a nice man but he
S young in politics and has a lot tO1
earn, for the women played a large
)art in winning that election for the
republicans. About 10000 women s
IN, oh
woman voted for every two men, and l
hey DID NOT vote for the world I
lub. f
But Maine isn't the only place /
yhere the people have shown that l
hey will have nothing to do with the I
World club or with anyone who fay- t
RS it. When the primary election e
vas held in the state of Georgia.
Woodrow Wilson's administration and a
II it stands for was turned down S
at. They nominated for the United
tates man who is absolutely t
gainst the world club and who made L
is fight for the nomination on that L
latform. Some time before the p
lection in Maine. Senator Moses Of I
lew Hampshire made the race in that a
tate for denomination on the Repub-
can ticket. Before the nomination Il
he Democrats were loud in their d
lain that they would break into New Ii
hampshire this year on the world club
isue. Senator Moses has been one c
f the bitterest fighters against the
orld club and yet he won the nomi- e'
alton with a smashing victory.
ct looks as if the Democrats D
ven 7I'tt / much show. doesn't it?" o0IIi- a
tented Jack.
Jack not only that, but all these te
against the world club give Il
S some understanding as to why Gov.
OK tried so hard to get the minds II
the people off the subject by try W
e to make an issue Of the money the
epublicans were supposed to be di
But he failed to produce ec
e proof and now he is in the posi- re
on of being forced to take up the tn
titles of Woodrow Wilson for the
old club The people have had V;
Tough of this silly talk of prevent ~
g war by q club that means war and to
ore war They won't have it and w
ey intend, both the men and the lli
omcn. to prove it in November by tn
eeiing Warren G.. Harding by the WI
rgest vote ever cast for a President