The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-09-20


issue Of September 3, 1921, takes a
whack at an address delivered Au-
gust 81 by J. NJ. Beck on "The Spirit
of Lawlessness.'
The Times Star touched on some
demonstrated facts and presented
some practical thoughts suggestive
Of thought and consideration. Yet
it only partially touched facts in its
conclusion, which is this, 'In con-
clusion let us turn to the World War
in which democracy crushed autoc'
racy."
Evidently the Times Star had ref
erence to Woodrow Wilson'S declar-
alton of war for democracy, the
freedom of the seas and the world,
which declaration went forth to the
ends of the earth as a harbinger of
inspiration. Thus his forceful and
unprecedented declaration not only
touched the pulse of the world, but it
quickened it to a full realization of
the absolute necessity for the en-
forcement of democracy, hence the
world began to look at democracy
as the rising sun of its hope.
The Times Stars view that it
was the wisdom, sagacity, energy
and efficiency of Woodrow Wilson
under a Democratic administration
that gave confidence, strength and
efficiency to democracy throughout
the world, il knew that it was the
enforcement of democracy under a
Democratic administration for eight
years that gave life vigor and pros
perity to the entire nation. 1t also
knew at the time the tobacco trust
was crushing the tobacco growers
last year that a Republican Con-
gress had the hands of President
Wilson tied, and, therefore, he could
not come to the assistance of the
farmers and laborers as he hitherto !
had done.
The Times-Star knows that as
soon as President Harding was
elected the trust and combines and
the great heads of our manufactur
ing industries shut down their plants
and thrust toiling millions of la
borers out on the cold charity of
the world. but it dare not tell it.
All of this shifty connivance was
put into actual play before Presi-
dent Wilson's term of office ended,
and when a panic was apparent and
autocracy again stood rampant, the
whole blame was saddled on the
Democratic administration, when, in
fact, Republican Congress could
have come to the assistance of the
tobacco growers and also protected
the toiling masses, which it failed to
do. 1t was a Republican Congress
that dominated the league covenant.
fooled the peaople, gained the cleo
ton and killed the league. 1t was a
Republican Congress that dissected
our loyalty to democracy, the league
covenant at home and abroad.
Now, if the Times-Star is disposed
to be fair, and | think it is, let it
give us the relative difference be-
tween autocracy and democracy I'M
der Woodrow Wilson's Democratic
administration and President Hard
ing's present Republican tdminis-
tration. In that event would not the
Times Star have TO modify its con.
illusions and say, "The World War
in which democracy crushed autoc-
racy in the east has failed in po-
litical combat with the Republican
party to crush it in the west. All,
my Lord, it's too late now to be talk
ing about the World War through
the power of democracy crushing
autocraey when it's a demonstrated
fact that autocracy not only domi-
mates our entire nation, but has its
grip on our law officials who, no
doubt, will shoot down the poor toll
ing laborers who made the condi-