The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-11-08

Inc Democratic national committee
announces that it is collecting a 1924
Victory Fund"
Victory for what and for whom?
Every time during the last eigh-
teen moths a radical bearing the la
bel of some third party who has been
successful in his quest for office Chair
man Hull, Of the Democratic national
committee, has promptly come for
ward with the statement that the
radicals election was a great Demo-
cratic victory. As a result of such
victories" the Democratic organi-
cation is practically out Of business in
a great many Western and North
western States. Is it for the election
of more thidr party candidates
committed to radical principles that
the victory fund is to be collected
and expended?
Is the 1924 victory fund" of the
Democratic committee to be used in
behalf of our getting into the league
Of nations or in behalf of our stay
ing out?
Senator Walsh, of Massachusetts,,
says the Democratic party must drop
the league of nations issue if it would
succeed. Senator Robinson, of Ar
kansas, agrees with Senator Walsh.
Needless to say, Senator Root, Of Mis-
souri,, is also Of that mind. So are
other Democratic senators and lead
ers of considerable consequence and
influence within their party. On the
other hand, eX-Secretary of War
Baker states that the Democratic par
ty must commit itself to the league
of nations and denew the fight of 1920.
In this he is heartily supported by
the Wilson element in the party, cas-
lily the strongest single faction Of war
ring Democracy, and by such pro-
leaguers as Hamilton Holt and John
H. Clarke, formerly Of the United
States Supreme Court.
For which Of these factions is the
"yictory fund" to be collected? Those
who are asked to subscribe ought to
know in advance for what they are
paying their money.
Does the victory fund mean the
same to Governor Al Smith, Governor
Silzer, of New Jersey, and Senator
Edwards, of New Jersey, all dripping
wet, as it does to William J. Bryan
and Bryan's dry faction?
The Democratic national commit
tees publicity has a great deal 70
promise about the repeal of the pro-
tective tariff in event the Democrats
are successful. If the victory fund"
is used for that purpose, then what
becomes of such Democrats as Sen
ators Kendrick, Of Wyoming; Brous-
sard and Ransdall, of Louisiana, all of
whom voted not only for the sched-
ules in the Fordney- McCumber bill,
but voted for the bill itself? And
what becomes of such Democratic
senators as Ashurst, of Arizona, and
Jones, of New Mexico, who voted for
practically all of the protective sched-
ules in the bill that affect any inter-
est of their respective communities?
Does the victory fund" being col
lected by the Democratic party have
the same significance to Mr.. McAdoo
in relation to railroad legislation and
management as it does to Senator
Underwood, or the New York Times
financial system to prevail if the Dem
ocratic publications of the Atlantic
seaboard?
Is the conception which Senator
Glass, of Virginia, entertains of our
financial system to prevail if the Dem
Ocratic victory fund" lives up to it's
name, or is the conception of Senator
Hefiin, of Alabama, to be endorsed
Does Senator Shields, of Tennes-
see, entertain the same idea of what
constitutes a Democratic victory as
former President Wilson, who only
few days ago branded Senator Shields
as being gunworthy of public office at
the hands of the Democratic party?
. The solicitation of a Democratic
1924 victory fund naturally raises the
question-What Is a Democrat?