The Missouri herald., 1922-05-19
The Record of Reed

The Record of Reed
Forgetting things reaching
things which before.-PhIippians
Obviously this the text of Senator Reeds speech at
Mobery opening his campaign for the Democratic nomination
for reelection to the high office he holds Forget it, he
pleads "Why should dispute matters of the past?
What is be gained by tanning into flame expiring ebers?
Let reach forward unto those things which beorethe
condemnation and confusion of the Republican party by the
excoriating oratory Reed the hope triumph
for the But Mr. Reed would have the party
careful discrimination it's forgetting. He would have wipe
from the tablets of its the acts of the Senator which
its caused denounce and repudate him
in 1920 His opposition to essential and
tcuar his strenuous and fight against the League
Nations which greatly contributed to the crushing defeat of
Democrats party the physical collapse Woodrow
Wisonover this portion of his empestuous he would
oblivion stretch her wing. But he would have other
things his record remembered and these he selects and
enuneraes with retcuous care recallno nuch the Darv
had already forgotten.
there little in this record that credtable.
Reed has not always been from the party
standpoint that from But he
ssteny call attention to of his record and ask for
getfuness another part The fitness of candidate for Of
flee who has held office must be judged by what he has done
what he has failed to public official He cannot
punge his pas part of that is worthy of public
sideraon test of future performance He appealing
the Democratic party for nomination and to
party that subjected him to humiatng
rejection and he asks that this and the circumstances
that up forgotten he be again embraced
restored his party standing although he offers fruits
of repentance does he attempt justify his position my
Senator Reeds independence is one of his admirable
traits. We have fault to find with public official who
follows dictates of his conscience in his public conduct
But the exercise of his independence the quality of his udg
be inevitably tested Either Senator Reed the
Democratic party two and we unable
the party restore unrecantng Reed to its
affection and honor him without concedmg that he was
right the party that great contest For the
years dead The League of Nations
sure, not at the moment political question, but the
principles which embodes living and vibrant and
they be applied by the United States of America
if the world war; in which sacrificed blood and our
avhy and unseshy not to have been fought
in vain No party went out to battle in higher hoer
than that which inspired the Democratic party IN 1920
and against this A. Reed fought with all his
might and undoubtedly important factor in its defeat
But that fight is not Woodrow Wilson still lives and still
speaks the Democratic party still committed to the
which has failed but which yet must triumph, for the
cese of the world and the necessities of the United States
are pleading with constantly increasing urgency Against
that commitment Senator Reed stands unalteabe and yet he
the Democratic party of Missouri to restore him to it's
leadership
Senator Reeds courage and his independence to be
admired but wisdom judgment and vision be added to
qualities the official having them is not to be danger
to society of beneactor Reeds lack of wisdom and
Judgment abunanty proven by his record His lack of
vision less apparent Vision to the compre
hension of fareachng is also to
initiative creation construction In the list of his official
acts set by him Mobey there thing which
he himself conceived initiated not single of his
creation In all the nearly twelve years OF his service as
Senator A. Reed has produced nothing He has de-
voted practically all his time and his extraordinary talents to
tearing down what others seeking to build He has
made himself nationally notorious a wrecker, ruthless
iconoclas master of uperaton directed against the efforts
of statesmen engaged in concrete achievement but having
no capacity construction himself there exists edfce of
his erection can like Nero fiddle ecsatically
burning city but he play no chords OF harmony upon his
give inspiration to the builders of AS he
has done the past he will continue to do in the fuurs He
makes no promise do otherwise and would be impossible