Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-09

leans with having sought to de
lude the farmers with falls,
promises. When the price o
wheat and corn fell after the en-
actment of the tariff law, th'
promised relief Of the farmer
was seen to be pure politica
faction" he declared.
He charges the Republican
administration with economic
blindness in its foreign policies
saying:
When the war was over, it
should have been clear to every
one that the first duty which the
government of the United States
was called upon to perform was
to assist in the prompt and per-
manent restoration of those ma
tions who were our chief custom
ers. Instead of that we chose,
under Republican guidance, to
shut our eyes to the needs of
Europe and our own best inter-
ests, to declare for policy of
isolation and leave the nations
exhausted BY the war to make
their own way out Of their diff.
culties.
cat the bottom of the Euro
pean problem lies and has lain,
ever since the armistice the ques-
ton of reparations. In 1919
President Wilson asked permits
sion of Congress to appoint an.
American representative on the
reparation commission. In spir-
it of partisan jealousy it was de-
MED. And for five long years.
so far as we were concerned, we
left that question bedevil the.
economic life of Europe and de-
lay the hour when Germany and
the other defeated nations might
be restored to health and be able
once more to contribute to the
economic prosperity of the world.
"Today we hear from those
most responsible for this state of
affairs loud praise and self-con-
graduation over the fact that
Americans participated in the re-
cent reparations conference that.
brought forth the so-called Dawes
report. That report is even claim
ed as diplomatic victory for an
administration that time and
time again disclaimed in most
positive terms all responsibility
for the presence of General
Dawes and his colleagues, or any
participation in the preparation
of their report.
a have no desire to decry
that report, and | have every
wish that it may prove a step
along the way. | am not even
disposed to debate with those who
talk as if it were the end of the
journey instead of merely the
first milestone. But l resent the
belated attempt to capitalize its
possibilities as political asset.
"If Americans have, in fact,
by their unofficial presence, ac-
eomplished or aided in this result,
it lays crushing burden of
blame and responsibility on the
shoulders of those who for five
long years prevented any form
of American participation. ?"
The West Virginian success
in the West is equal to that
which he met in the East, where
he discussed other topics, more
vital to that section.
Has the party fair chance
to win2 1t would seem so. Hi;
every utterance is meeting with
enthusiasm from one end of ths
to the other. He ha.
the confidence of the East ano
his reception in the West would
indicate that he is making vote:
as he travels toward the Pacific
With a few Western States
and one or two States in the Easl
there's no possibility of defeat
The Solid South will be his with
its ia electoral votes. Their
there are II votes in these
States that border the South
that is, Delaware, Maryland
West Virginia, Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Missouri and Oklahoma
That is 1876 or the 200 neces
sary for election. In othe,
words. if Mr.. Davis secured tn,
Solid South and the bordel
States, he is short only so cleo
troal votes. Can he garner il
these 80 votes? 1t certainly i
reasonable to suppose that h,
can and will with all of tn,
East. the Central West and tn
Far West to draw from.