Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-08

er the worst or the most stupid to
be found in either political camp
today"
1t is upon such a record as this
that the Republican party must go
before the people. A record that in
cludes a separate and disgraceful
peace with Germany. A record that
embraces misrepresentation whose
conception of Americas part in the
war is summed UP in the selfishness
of I'VE fought to save our skins" A
record that accounts IAN act of
grace" the communication of the SEN
the government while "over there"
our boys were dying for its ideals.
One can almost hear the moan of pro-
test that is waited westward by the
breeZes from the fields where the
peoples grow, mid the crosses row
on row." A record that includes the
"humanizing" of the postal service
by the prostitution of the Civil Serv-
ice in discrimination against ex- serv-
politician. A record that officially in
creases the price of a seat in the
United States Senate from s107 900 to
$4,000, thus keeping pace with the
Republican cost of living. The people
should realize that this one pur-
chased seat enabled the Republicans
by a vote of 40 to 4S to organize
the Senate at q most critical period
in the history of our country and of
the world, pack the Committee on
Foreign Relations. prevent the ratiff-
cation of the Peace Treaty, thus
Keeping the world in an unsettled
condition even to this day, with ali
the evils resulting tlcrefrom.
No man should be permitted to re-
main in tha United States Senate
whose election is tainted by fraud
and corruption. y change of but
three votes in the next Senate will
vacate that seat which is now held
by purchase. We are confident that
the people of Maine believe in a rep
resentative form of government and
that in the next election, there will be
sent to the United States Senate from
Maine u Democrat who will vote upon
this question in accordance with the
traditions of Maine, Tor clean cleo
tons, one who believes in the free
government of a free people, in the
place of him who voted to retain
Truman II. NcWbcrry in the United
States Senate.
On August 49, 1920, at Marion,
ONO, Senator Harding said; The
Republican party expects a Republi-
can administration to make a sweep
Ing change in the foreign policies of
the nation. There must be a complete
reversal" The only complete reyer-
sal that has occurred is that Pres-
dent Harding has completely re-
vefsed Senator Harding. 1t is per-
haps the irony of politics that the
only instances in which the present
administration has met with any
public approval have been when it
followed the trail bfazcd by President
Wilson.
Among these are Mesopotamia,
Mexico. the ratification of the treaty
with Columbia, the refusal to ter
inmate existing commercial treaties
with foreign countries, the establish :
ment of an international court, and
the conference for the limitation of
ornaments. 1t should be a matter of
great pride to our party that our
party was so right that the Repub-
lean party could not. if it would,
have done otherwise than to follow
The lead of him whom they vili(ied.
Nothing has been accomplished by
this conference that could not have
been accomplished months ago had
the Peace Treaty been ratified. 1t is
we'll understood that no matter what
'Sort of treaty President Wilson
might have brought home from Paris.
1t was to be defeated. He had so
ably championed the rights of the
people, that the representatives of
the same ancient and special priv
llege, Which haraSsed President Lin
coin, decreed that Woodrow Wilson
must be defeated, at any cost, and so
they poured out vast sums of money
and commenced campaign of Wifi
cation and deception that has no
parallel in history. Politics to the
Republican party may mean a mere
scramble for public office, but to the
Democratic party it should mean the
science OF government. Politics
should cease at the waters edge and
every American. regardless of party,
should give his support TO that
which tends toward maintaining the
peace of the world, even though if
may fall far short of what we had
hoped for and far short of what il
might have been possible for us to
obtain, had patriotism and not bitter
craftsmanship prevailed.
What the Republican party now
proclaims as it's greatest achieve
ment, President Harding, as Sen
ator, not only opposed but voted
against. The Republican party has
completely reversed itself, and while
for the good that may result they
deny any credit to him to whom the
credit is due, vet, when the results
are finally recorded, History will
write in the days that are to come
high above the names of all the rest
the name of our peerless leader
woodrow Wilson. who has given to
US as a party a most precious polit-
lcal heritage, and who has given to
our country and to the world that
conception of righteousness in gov
eminent and politics that has long
been the dream OF those who love
Liberty.
Charles M. Starbird Of Auburn
AS the first speaker on the morn.
lng's program, the chairman present.
ed Charles NJ. Starbird of Auburn, &
young man who is now a student a,
Yale Law school. former student