Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-28
CANDIDATE IS GIVEN
A ROUS|NG OVATION
IN OHIO METROPOLIS
Republicans Faults Are Put
in the Spotlight in
Strong Address

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 20
Opening his western drive with an
address here today before the Ohio
state Democratic convention, John
w. Davis, the Democratic presl-
drential candidate, replied directly
to President Coolidge's acceptance
address and further defined the is
sues of the campaign.
Speaking without manuscript for
the first time during the campaign.
Mr.. Davis struck out straight from
the shoulder.
'What is the issue that you bid
me submit to the American people!
Mr.. Davis asked. Il care not IN
what words we put it. Honesty IN
government; fidelity in adminastra-
ton; uprightnesS in the adm1nlstra-
ton of the law; justice in the pas
sage of legislation-it all comes to
the last resolve, to the question OF
party responsibility.
"This is a government by parties.
They are our agents and our sery-
ants, and every election--or state or
national, is an appraisal by the peo-
pie of the conduct of their servants
and an expression of their satisfac-
ton or dissatisfaction with the man
ner in which their duties have been
performed That is the issue that
you Democrats are going to submit
to your fellow citizens in Ohio this
fall That is the issue which those
in power, whether they choose it or
not, must submit to the people OF
the United States.
II was asked the other day for
my definition Of the difference BE-.
tween a Democrat and a Republican.
and ] suggested that in this year of
standing distinction between Tire
grace L thought that the great out
members of the two parties was this:
that a Democrat wanted the RECORD
of his party rememh cred and a Re-
publican wanted the record of His
party forgotten.
Now, how shall we test parties?
When we come to weigh the things
that they have done in their political
BODY, how shall we test them? Shah
it he by tEeir performance-perh
the best of all tests?''
Hits G. o. y. Foreign Policy
Shall it be by their promises
not so good a test, for promises are
easy in the political world? Or shat.
it be by their character as discip.
lined units marching with harmony
under a common leadership and abla
to perform the things they see cit
to promise?
Il have in my hand the Statement.
by the leader of the Republican
party two weeks ago as the basis
on which he would invoke the sup
port of the American people. /
wish to discuss it calmly, soberly.
without passion and, | hope, with
out prejudice. L take up the speech
as he himself has taken il.
FIRST, foreign affairs. We are
told by the president that the for
elgn affairs of this country have
been managed in the last three
years and a half with a technical,
skill and broad statemansship sell
uoin II ever surpassed. What has
TINS technical skill and broad states
nlanshlpl accomplished, according to
the roster of deeds which follows in
thls address? We are told first that
When this administration took office
diplomatic relations had been sus.
pended with Turkey, with Greece.
with Russia. with Colombia and
with Mexico.
Not True as to Colombia?
L did not know that that wa.
true as to Colombia. And. after.
wards that thac unhappy state OF
allaifs mad been redressed bv tho
fatlTlcatlon Of treaties with ce,,.
many, with Austria, with Hungary.
WIN Colombia, with Mexico and
Win Turkey, which only a technical
skill ana broad statesmanship sci.
10 mn ever surpassed could have
1cEleVed How much OF that tech.
hical skill was necessary to per.
sudde the beaten and vanquished ma.
llohs' Germany. Austria and Hun.
Sdly' TO sign treaty dictated hv
IS IN half-dozen lines, saying in
80 many words: You Of the United
states may have all the rights and
oeheIlts OF the peace treaties OF
versailles and we ask Won to ac-
;ept none of he duties and the re-.
'Donsibilities.
row much technical skill ana
'road craftsmanship did it require
VI Inc senate to ratify a treaty with
ne republic or Colombia, being de.
ayeu act Oh Justice, the treaty hay.
ng oeen negotiated and laid before
ne senate by Democratic secre-
airy OF state? And how much tech.
lcal skill was necessary to accent
rom the Turkish empire the treaty
I Lausanne, laid before us by the
crSs, cancelling all our previous
ap1tuiary rights and meekly accent.
q by the United States without the
ottlng OF an i or the crossing of
t.?
Criticizes Naval Pact
What next? The Washington
difference. What did it do? IT
greed that insofar as battleshipa
'ere concerned, the United States
mould occupy q ratio equal to Great
'ritain and higher than Japan:
nat In battleships those three ma.
ons should stand on the ratios of
We, five and three; that Japan
mould enjoy complete mandatory
ghts over all the islands and pcs.
essions Germany had owned in fse
aclflc north of certain area. and
lie British empire all OF those be.
W.
That action involved three things.
nd we must fairly face them. First.
mace the military defense of the
hllipplnes impossible, If we desire
hold them. Second, it fixed a
tito of five, five and three which
lie secretary Of the navy told us
lily two days ago had been permit.
ID to lapse by those who now con.
ol the destinies OF the United
,ates; that according 10 his theory,
lr ratio was five, four and three,
I'd according to other experts,
UGH lower than that.
Then it committed us to the so.
lied four power treaty, under which