The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-22

are no more necessary nor justifiable
than combinations of labor. | have
the right to walk in my garden any
where; hut if there is a child lying
therein, in the path l tread, | have no
right to step upon its face and crush
it to the earth. This is the truth that
must be taught to all men, that no COM
bination of capital or labor has the
right to tread upon the face of the
child. If politicians cannot teach men
this truth; it is for you, gentlemen
of the press to disseminate it far ana
wide, until men shall learn and prac-
tice.
There is another fundamental prin-
ciple that must ever be kept in mind.
Guizot points out the fact that when
a nation becomes obsessed by one
thought it is on the way to its down
fall. Where a dominant idea takes
control, regardless of any other right.
destruction must follow. Domination
of a thought or clique or class brings
ruin. Give one man or group of men,
swayed by single, unrelated thought,
power to control, and it will prove the
power to wreck. In our country there
is no such dangerous conformity; but
we do see DEVELOPMENTS of intoler-
ance and passion, that must be con-
trolled. We have come to position OF
too great power for our mental gifts.
The power of humanity has been in
finitely doubled by the great inven-
tions and discoveries of the centuries,
and mankind has become almost like
an infant playing with a high power
,l, hn
have a program of mental progress
or destruction must come. The United
States has such a program. In view
of the worlds conditions. we owe 1t
to the world to start world propa-
ganda to impress the world with the
dsinterestedness of American poll
cies, and the power that is in our
constitutional safeguards and balan-
ceS, with the power OF the vote. the
vote to he honestly cast, counted and
obeyed" This is the thought, funda-
mental that must be given to the ma
tions. 1t seemed strange that the war
ended with a proposition of League
of Nations. when all that Europe
needs is a Republican form of govern
ment. a United States of Europe, like
unto the United States of America.
There are, it is true, obstacles to the
fulfillment of any such dream. con-
fusion of languages and of hereditary
animosities. The nations of the old
world must be taught what are Amer
ica's safeguards. and that these alone
can safeguard the Peace and Prog
ress of the world. SelfiShness or
wealth and selfishness Of labor may
involve us in difficulties, but we have
always the safeguard of the vote. All
mankind would be blessed if by some
sort of concerted propaganda were
put in operation by the press, Whlch
the members of the association gath
cred here tonight represent, proclaim
ing to the world the power of the
vote. with its checks and balances.
AS intense as may be our thought OF
locality. and thought of isolation. we
must not forget that the world is one
great ball and we are on it; we must
have more world thought, and our
thought for the world must be the de-
sire to see the constructive form OF
the Constitution of the United States
as form of government for the
world: the PRONUNCIATION of American
principles as the solution o1 the
worlds problems; not in the spirit
of vain-glOry or boasting, but because
in them we believe is the worlds only
hone of Peace and Progress.
Attornev-General Armstrong was
the last speaker, and paid high trlD-
ute to the county press of Maryland,
as the advocate and promoter of law
and order. working Loyalty in har-
mony with the Department Of Justice
of the State.
On Tuesday morning, as the guests
of The Democratic Advocate Com
panv and the Times Printing Com
panv. a numer of the members OF the
association, in the automobiles OF
S. c. Stoner. Carroll Albaugh and
Claude T. KINNEY, visited Gettysburg
and were conducted over the battle
field bv Harry l.. Long. lecturer and
guide, and had dinner at the Eagle
Hotel.
Those present at the banquet were
Governor Albert c. Ritchie, Sen
! ator Blair Lee. George f. Nag-
/ ner. of Ault & Wiborg Company
: Baltimore: c. L. Estiell. salesman
! Baltimore; VIM. II. D. Warfield. Sy-
/ kesville: W. McClenahan, Inc gun
Baltimore; y. NJ. Worthington, the
/ Aegis. Bel Air; John D. Worthington'
Jr.. The Aegis. Bel Air; p IT,
Stromberg. The Times, Ellicott City;
r. II. Collins. The Transcript, CheS-
tertown: Chas. s. Gum, Mergenthaler
Linotype Co.. Washington, d. c.; H.
p. Gorsuch. Times, Westminster; VIM
L. Seabrook. American and Sun Cor
respondent. Westminster: Joseph D.
Brooks. American Sentinel. Westmln-
ster: Millard +. Tydings. Havre de
Grace. Md; Guy W. Steele, Secretary
of The Advocate. Westminster: Joseph
B. Finan. Evening Times. Cumber'
land: f. o. Diffendal, Manager OF
Democratic Advocate, Westminster;
Alexander Armstrong, Hagerstown
Ridgelv p. Melvin, Evening Capl
tai. MARYLAND Gazette. Annapolis
rs. f. Shannahan. Star-Democrat
Easton: Carroll Albaugh, Westmin
: ster; Thos. D. Shannahan, Sparrow'
Point; W. J. Brewington. Salisbury
F.. Neal Parke. Westminster; Evans L
Ewing. The Midland Journal, Risin'
= Sun: Earle W. Orem. Democrat ant
, - C,oo,t,r;dua. u Watson Wehi