Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1920 — Page 2

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DEMOCRATIC TICKET

For President JAMES M. COX Ohio For Vice-President FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, . New York Stato Ticket For U. S. Senatqr THOMAS TAGGART, Indianapolis For Governor CARLETON B. McCULLOCH, Indianapolis ’ ' For Lieut-Governor SAMUEL M. FOSTER, Ft. Wayne Presidential Electors at Large ' MISS JULIA E. LANDERS, Indianapolis PAUL U. McNUTT, Martinsville For Contingent Electors MISS MARY GALLAHAN, Peru CORNELIUS O’BRIEN Lawrenceburg Presidential Elector, 10th District EDWARD McCABE, Williamsport Contingent Elector ELMORE BARCE, Fowler For Secretary of State CHARLES H. WAGONER, Columbus For Auditor of State CHARLES R. HUGHES, Peru For Attorney-General , GEORGE W. SUNKEL, Newport For State Treasurer GEORGE A. DEHORITY, Elwood For Supt. Public Instruction DANIEL C. McINTOSH, Worthington For Reporter Supreme and Appellate Courts WOOD UNGER, Frankfort For Judge Supreme Court, sth Diet. F. E. BOWSER, Warsaw For Judge Appellate Court, Ist Dist. ELBERT M. SWAN, Rockport For Judge Appellate Court, 2d Dlst. JOHN- G. REIDELBACH, Winamac

TAFT’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE LEAGUE COVENANT

The cable correspondence in which Mr. Taft made suggestions of changes in the covenant to President Wilson at Paris is the most

revealing document that has been published during the campaign. It strips off the chief of all the disguises the Republicans have assumed for the purpose of deceiving the people. It goes deeper; if we may be pardoned the expression, it literally skins them, it leaves them “far too naked to be shamed,” but in a condition where they would smart intolerably if the impudence and hardihood of their deceptions had not deprived them of all sensitiveness. They have preached innumerable homilies about one-man govern-' ment, they have assailed the league as solely and exclusively the creation of Mr. Wilson, they have scourged him for the monstrous egotism which prompted’him to exclude from his councils the wise men of their party. Now comes this thunderbolt to destroy the whole fabric of false pretense. The correspondence shows that Mr. Taft asked the privilege of submitting certain suggestions about the league to the president at Paris. The president replied that he would welcome them. Mr. Taft did submit suggestions and every one of them became a part of the covenant. He recommended that the Monroe doctrine be safeguarded; it was amply safeguarded. He suggested that it should be made possible for members of the league to withdraw from it after July 1, 1929, on giving two years’ notice in writing. The suggestion was accepted and made more liberal, for the covenant provides that members may withdraw at any time after two years’ notice of that intention. He suggested that the limits of armaments for the several governments be re-examined every five years. The ' covenant provides that plans relat ing to armament “shall be subject to reconsideration and revision at least every 10 years.” Mr. Taft suggested that unanimity should be required in decisions of the council and of the assembly, except in the few cases where other provision is made. That suggested was adopted, the covaiant so provides. Mr. Taft suggested that upon questions solely within domestic jurisdiction and policy of one of the parties the council should make no report or recommendation of settlement. That was adopted; it is article 15 of the league, almost in Mr. Taft’s own words. So that Mr. Taft’s suggestions were all accepted. Of the seven । amendments suggested by Charles E. Hughes five were adopted and incorporated in the covenant, Elihu Root presented six amendments; 1 five of them were adopted. In view; of this ineffaceable record, how can 1 the Republican opponents of the 1 league have the effrontry to describe ai}d assail it as altogether Wilsonian? Their chief men, the very men they Would have selected, had their pq,rt in the composition of the Instrument. It bears the impress of their ipinds; and the . covenant provisions that have been so violently

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attacked are now shown to have been those proposed and approved by Mr. Taft, Mr. Hughes and Mr. Root. But they insist with endless iteration that the president did not consult the senate. Again the record confutes them. President Wilson repeatefly laid before that body the principles of an enduring peace, the very principles now embodied in the leagup covenant. Reviewing a custom followed by Washington, he addressed the senate in person on Jan. 22, 1917. He told the senators “that no covenant of co-operative peace that does not include the peoples of the new world can suffice to keep the future safe against war.” He addressed congress on the 3d day* of February and again on the 26th day of that month. In his address recommending the declaration of a state of war, on April 2, 1917, he reminded the senators that the object nQw, as upon the occasion of his former addresses, was “to vindicate the principles of peace and justice in the life of the world as against selfish and autocratc pow’er and to set up amongst the really free and self-governed peoples of the world such a concert of purpose and of action as will henceforth insure the observance of those principles.” And on Jan. 8, 1918, at a joint session of the two houses of congress he submitted as the program of the world’s peace his 14 points, of which the fourteenth Is here reproduced: A general association of nations must be formed under a specific covenant for the purpose 6f affording mutual guarantees of political In--1 dependence and territorial integrity I to great and small states alike. I That is the very essence of the . covenant. It can not for one in- ' stant be pretended that he did not 'consult the senate; he stated to both houses of congress the principles of a just peace of which the covenant is only the formulation. If this campaign, in which the league of nations is the great issue, were 1 a case in court it might be closed at once, for the evidence is conclusive and irrefutable against the Republican assailants of the league. It was assailed in the first place only because Mr. Lodge correctly enough described in Governor Cox’s statement as “the arch-conspirator of the ages,” was resolved that for । partisan purposes of the campaign the treaty must be defeated. Whatever may be the verdict of the electorate on Nov. 2, the supporters of Mr. Harding have already been defeated in the argument, their cause is bankrupt in morals and would be bankrupt in politics if the terrible blows now raining upon it day after day from the Democratic side had been delivered earlier?—New York Times.

G. O. P. CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE

When Governor Cox spoke in Albuquerque, N. Ml, a few days ago, Mr. Carl C. Magfee, editor of a stanch Republican paper, the Morn-

1 Ing Journal, • asked the candidate some questions. Governor Cox answered them, and then in turn asked Mr. Magee the following question: i Did not 'two gentlemen named Headley and Smith, representing Will H. Hays, national Republican chairman, call upon you a few days before my arrival and ask you not to emphasize my welcome in New Mexico and to handle my meeting here as lightly as possible and to minimize Its effect, and add that they were traveling ahead of me to Interview Republican papers for that purpose? To which Mr. Magee returned the following honest, straightforward answer: | Two men of such names did interview us and did so represent themselves. They did make such a request and such' a statement. We refused their request. These quotations are taken from Mr. Magee’s own editorial report of the occurrence.

If there is anything meaner than the conspiracy of silence, in which the Republican campaign managers j are thus proved to be engaged, one would like to know what that meaner thing can be. It is a deliberate effort to keep a presidential candidate from getting his case to the people. A heavy majority of newspapers in doubtful states are Republican in politics, a circumstance which gives the Republican party a greater advantage than even its enormous campaign chest. The party managers are trying to use this advantage, not to persuade, Which is legitimate and right, but to suppress and smother the case of the opposition. It is a dastardly trick and Carl Magee deserves the thanks of the nation for exposing it. Nor does this case stand alone. The other day Senator Harding spoke at Des Moines, la. A man in the audience asked: Could the league of nations, if the United States were a member of it, call this country into war without the consent of congress? To which Mr. Harding replied at once: CERTAINLY NOT! The capitals are the Journal’s, and well deserved. The whole attack on the league rests oh the false assertion that it would “drains Into Europe’s wars” and is a “surrender of national sovereignity.” Mr. Harding has uttered this last remark time after time. But he is an honest man at heart, in spite of the company he keeps; and when the sudden question caught him off his guard, he told the truth in his reply. Some of the most important Republican and assistant Republican newspapers have left that question and answer out. of their report of the Des Moines meeting! A campaign of falsehood, backed by a conspiracy of silence —that is the g- o. p. program. What will the American people think of it when they learn the truth, as iit the end they must? —Chicago Journal. * -. The “Mr. Headley” referred to above is generally understood to be L. W. Henley, formerly secretary of the Indiana Republican state committee but who for several months has been in the service of the national Republican committee working j under the direction of national , Chairman Hays.

FAILS TO OFFER ANTI-WAR REMEDY

Rockville, Oct. 18.—In a speech before an enthusiastic audience of men and women voters, Samuel M. Ralston, former governor of Indiana, declared that no political party is worthy of the confidence of the people that does not deal with the league of nations in an open-minded manner and along constructive lines. He outlined the course the Democratic party proposes to pursue and pointed out that this course was the “surest, if not the only practicable means of maintaining the peace of* the world and terminating the insufferable burden of great military and naval establishments. “The Democratic party presents a constructive plan by which all the great nations of the earth will be pledged and united for the maintenance of peace of the world. The Republican party has nothing to offer on this question. Senator Harding has said that he has not a constructive thought along this line. The league is vehemently denounced but the denouncers do not offer any scheme for the dealing in the future with International questions that they are willing to offer for the consideration of she public.” The speaker declared the Republican leaders were conducting a campaign of deceit on the overruling question of the league. “The senatorial cabal which is conducting the Republican campaigii is not square in its dealings with the different camps into which the Republicans are now divided. It is lacking in frankness in its discussion of certain sections of the league. Article 10 is one of the most humane provisions of \the covenant. It is desigend to protect those of its members, not strong enough to .defend themselves, against attacks of f outlaw nations—and yet this cabal levels its heaviest juns against this provision'.” ' It

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The Increase to be paid is $250,508.91. The board fixed the state levy at 20 cents. Next year the | state will spend 110,000,000 more than it spent this year. Carroll county alone will pay the staggering total of $847,972 next year into the county treasury. It has been figured that this year a man who pays SIOO taxes in that county will pay $l4O next year, and so on. It is noted that the Republicans are in control of this county. Sullivan Feels Raise In Sullivan (city) the interference of the Goodrich tax board forced the council to make a levy of $1.12 as compared with 49 cents before. Over in Madison county, at Anderson, the city will have to dig up SIOO,OOO extra next year over the amount of this year. The rate this year is SI.BO, and in 1921 it will be $2.30, with a poll tax increase of from $3.50 to $4.50, all the result Of the Goodrich tax law that Warren T. McCray is defending. In Shelby county the townships show an increase of from 24 cents to 64 cents on the SIOO for next year. In Whitley county the levies in all the units go to show that they have been manipulated for political purposes and are increased from 25 cents to as high as 85 cents on the SIOO in some townships. “Read and Weep” In Jay county the newspapers call on the taxpayers to read the new rates and “weep.” The total rate for Portland, the county seat, is $2.78, or 84 cents on the SIOO higher than the 1920 levy. The county levy was increased in proportion. In Boone county the taxpayers are going to be compelled to “dance some” to meet the demands of the Goodrich tax law, the increase ranging from 10 to 20 cents on the average. In St. Joseph county the increase next year will average at least twothirds more than it was last year. The old rate was $1.71; next year it will be $2.41%. . .. In Wells county the rate fixed for 1921 is $5.61 on the SIOO, an increase of $1.51 over the old levy. Taxpayers of Wells who want more of this same kind of medicine are advised by the newspapers to vote for Warren T. McCray, pledged to carry out the Goodrich principles. Starke County Jolted In Starke county the tax duplicates are telling the farmers some mighty interesting figures on the Goodrich law. The state levy has been raised from 18 cents to 20 cents and this following an increase of 300 per cent in 1918. In Daviess county all the taxing units show a stiff increase in rates over last year. In Henry county the increases average 25 per cent higher than last year, and the total amount of taxes collected next year will be $210,000 as compared with $168,000 last year. The Democratic party has made solemn pledge to the people to repeal this tax law and enact oge that is just and equitable to all.

McCRAY’S RED CROSS RECORD UNDER FIRE

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never officially accredited with a cent of this money. It has no record of having raised it or of having it contributed to the national organization. This lack of definite record of this sum is laid directly to Mr. McCray’s action in refusing to recognize that he had any obligation to report on the disposition of this fund. Let it be said in the beginning that no one connected with the chapter accuses Mr. McCray of misusing a dollar of the Red Cross funds. Every member is satisfied that Mr.* McCray collected this money and paid it over to the proper treasuries by his personal checks. Right there is' where the only criticism arises. Members of the chapter who contributed declare that Mr. McCray insisted nn taking advantage of the liberality of his Newton county neighbors to gain for himself credit for contributing all the money that was raised in the Red Cross drive and they say that even today there is ’no record that any one in Newton county except Mr. McCray ever gave a dollar to this quota. The JTewton county chapter of the American Red Cross was organized at Kentland May 15, 1917. It held a meeting at Brook June 14, 1917, at which an executive committee, which included McCray, was authorized to "plan its own campaign and solicit its own helpers” to raise the $6,4)00 quota assigned to the chapter. Sought Personal Recognition,,, Approximately $7,400 was raised and the funds collected by Wdrren I*. McCray. Instead of sending the noney. to the national treasury as * / < ‘

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the quota of the Newton county chapter, Mr. McCray sent it; in by the use of his personal checks and the credit for it was obtained by Warren T. McCray instead of the Newton county chapter. At a meeting of the chapter at Brook July 28, 1918, Mr. McCray was asked to m<ke a report of the finances of the drive. He refused to make the report, declared that he did not know that there was a Newton county chapter o( the Red Cross and declared that he had handled the money contributed by the direct authority of some one other than the chapter which had appointed him to the executive committee for that purpose. The minutes of this meeting show the following: “Letter of Mr. Bentley regarding war fund subscription was read and discussion resulted that the Newton county chapter had met the amount asked for in its subscription of $6,000 and no further action be taken.” j Subsequently, the books of the chapter were turned over to Greeley Davis, Republican candidate for auditor of Newton county, for auditing. ! Mr. Davis returned them with the statement that they were in such condition that they could not be , audited. No Accounting Made Examination of the books of the chapter show that there is no accounting In them for the war fund subscriptions. Officers of the chapter at that time say that they could not be expected to account for a fund which they neither received nor ; disbursed. j As a result of this failure of Mr. i McCray to co-operate with the officers of the Newton county chapter — 1. The books of the chapter cannot be audited. 2. The chapter has never received public credit for contributing its full quota and more to the Red Cross war fund. 3. Warren T. McCray has received credit for contributing the whole of Newton county’s quota, which in reality was contributed by about 1,500 members of the chapter. 4. Unwarranted criticism and suspicion has been created by the officers of the chapter because they cannot provide an accounting for funds which Mr. McCray handled exclusively and for which he refused to account to them. The incident is not regarded by Newton county’s citizens as Indicative of any improper use of the Red Cross funds. But is regarded as, conclusive proof of a disposition on the part of Mr. McCray to take unto himself credit for philanthropy to which he is not entitled and credit which could only be obtained by creating unjust reflections on his ' neighbors: It Is for'this reason that Warreu iT. McCray’s candidacy for governor is none too popular among Red Cross workers in Newton county.

DISGUSTED WITH REPUBLICAN SPEAKERS

1 The great chief justice, John Mar shall, said: “Nothing, I believe, so । pollutes and debases the human mind as partisan politics,” and if he were living today he would be of the same opinion still. The tricks that respectable men and women will -do to serve their party is enough to make one a believer in the doctrine of total de- ' pravity, and hope that the belief in hell is not a myth. The disgust I have felt in listening to certain Republican speakers makes me wonder what sort of people they think we | are, and how it happens that they have so long escaped the fool killer. They come to us with the most absurd statements and expect us to believe them, though there is one, thank heaven, that about England having srk votes 'to our one in the league, that is so thoroughly exploded we hear It very seldom now. Here they love to dwist the tail of the lion, and there Is nothing suits them quite do well as promoting anglophobia. “England is this, that, and the other.” “She Is trying to gobble up the world.” “She will wage wars and make us par for them,” etc., etc., ad Infinitum ad nauseam. This kind of talk too often meets with applause to our shame be it said. England Is our friend and ally, and when we fought her she was ruled by a German king. The majority of his people were in sympathy with the colonies. George Hl. had to go putslde his realm to get men to fight us, and our forefathers, like the Purdue professors today, “watched the Hessian fly.” England rules a great part of the world because she is a wise ruler, the best governor of alien peoples the world has ever 'Seen and, outside the United States, I do not care if she “gobbles” a lot more of the world. Wherever the English flag flies there Is security tor life and property. The one exception is Ireland and why? . Because the Irish people Can never agree among themselves. Now the Republicans are professing great sympathy for Ireland in order to get the Irish vote, but in private they say: “D —n the Irish, arid if that foOl MacSwiriey wahts to starve himself to death, let him starve.” Vepily, history repeats itself. We are having as hard a fight to get 7 the league of nations adopted as bur forefathers- waged for the federal constitution, and as they won their fight, so will we win burs. The vituperation and slander that

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