Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1919 — MR. TAFT THE PATRIOT. [ARTICLE]

MR. TAFT THE PATRIOT.

In these, days of playing peanut politics by Republican statesmen (?) of the stripe of Governor Allen of Kansas, Will R. Wood of Lafayette and other equally patriotic (?) gentlemen in the U. S. congress, it is refreshing to note that (former President William H. Taft—also a but a patriot first and a politician after-

does not agree with the unreasonable and unpatriotic criticism (for poFitics only) of this bunch of would-be statesmen—God save the mark —who are trying to stir up trouble and dissatisfaction by their intemperate and incendiary remarks and who are responsible ■perhaps more than anyone else for the I. W. W.’s and other anarchists in this country. Mr. Taft has shown himself to be a MAN and a real patriotic American citizen all through the war, and we are glad to know that he still remains so. „ Listen to this: “The gentlemen in the senate who are setting out to defeat this

league of nations are those I would not trust over night,’’ former President William H, Taft said today at a luncheon given in his honor by civic organizations a»-a part of the program of the Pacific Coast Congress of the League to Enforce Peace at San Francisco. “They are citing the constitution as an argument against it,” continued Mr. Taft. “I revere and worship that instrument and it is a new story to me If the constitution prevents this people from playing their part in bringing peace and order and happiness to ourselves and the other peoples of the world. “This is not a political question. God forbid. I am glad President Wilson went to Europe because he went bearing a promise of a league of nations. “The application at this time of the doctrine of avoiding entangling alliances is reactionary to the extent of delaying world peace one hundred years. The question at this time is whether the whole great plan of the league of nations is to be defeated because we can’t get a two-thirds majority of our senate for its ratification.”