The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-06-24
POLITICAL DEMAGOGUE
WORLDS WORST CURSE
GEN. DAWES, IN NON-PARIl-
SAN ADDRESS, PLEDGES
COMMON SENSE, TRUTH.

CHICAGO-A commons sense cam
paign. with strict adherence to the
truth and no quarter for the dema-
poeue and no quarter asked, will be
conducted by General Charles q.
Dawes. republican vice presidential
nominee. he told his friends and neigh
bors gathered tonight on the Dawes
home lawn in Evanston on the shore
OF Lake Michigan.
The dynamic banker and soldier,
author OF the Dawes reparations re-
port. left no doubt that he will be
seen and heard in speaking tour OF
the nation, calling for an end to
preachments of prejudice and passion.
lanes A. Patten, business man and
philanthropist, in words OF neighborly
praise and pride, rendered to General
Dawes the fluctuations OF his friends
and neighbors.
The general, in response, addressing
members OF all parties and avoiding
partisan utterance, spoke as follows;
you have done me a great honor
in gathering here, irrespective OF par
ty and simply as my friends and
neighbors in Evanston where | have
lived so many years.
Il know you want me to say some
thing, and yet upon such an occasion
as this it would be unseemly in me to
speak in a partisan manner. But 1t oc-
ours to me that there is one subject
which may be called political and yet
is thoroughly non-partisan-a subject
upon which all good citizens, whatever
NAV be their party, must agree-and
that is the curse of demagoguery in
political discussions in this country
To such an extent has grown this evil
among the politicians Of both parties
that the real facts and the economic
principles involved in questions OF ma
tional policy are continually obscured
by a dense and putrid fog bank OF
demagogic argument designed simply
for the purpose of forwarding selfish
personal political and group interests.
Demagoguery in Europe.
q have recently returned from Eu
rope where | have seen in Frustrated
industry and human suffering the eff
fects OF five years of demagogic po-
litcal appeals to the passions and pref
udices of the different peoples as dis
tinguished from appeals to their rea
son and common sense. To the very
brink fthe abyss has Europe been
brought by this method of treating
serious questions, involving great ele-
mental and economic principles. To
save herself she has abandoned the
demagogue and returned to common
sense.
AN orgy OF demagogism has been
running rife in the world and we here
in the United States are feeling its
devastating effect All good republi-
cans and all good democrats who put
their country above their party de-
mand the beginning OF an era OF COM
mon sense in public discussions. AS
human beings, whatever may be our
party, we are bound to differ on many
subjects, but as good citizens we can
unite to demand from those who rep
resent US in political debate that they
present our differences honestly and
from the standpoint of truth-not
from the standpoint OF passion and
prejudice. The man who distorts facts
the man who breaches pleasant but
absolutely inconsistent doctrine to an
other portions menace to the
safety of our fundamental institutions.
AS good citizens, irrespective of par
ty we must demand from our politi-
cal leaders strict adherence to the
truth, including disagreeable truth.
Will Adhere to Truth.
On the campaign which is before
us, and as duty which l owe, not
simply to the party, but to the citizens
OF the United States, l pledge myself
TO adhere to the truth and to the
common sense conclusions to be
drawn therefrom AS to the dema-
gogue on the stump, whatever may
be his party, want it distinctly un-
derstood that in the coming campaign
] ask no quarter and will give none.
In this, at least, know that ! will
have the sympathy of all good citi-
zens, irrespective OF party"