Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1920 — Page 2

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DEMOCRATIC TICKET

For President JAMES M. COX of Ohio For Vice-PreSident FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, „ . New York State Ticket For U. S. Senator THOMAS TAGGART, Indianapolis For Governor CARLETON B. McCULLOCH, Indianapolis For Lieut.-Governor • ®AMUEL M, FOSTER, Ft. Wayne Presidential Electors at Large MISS JULIA E. LANDERS, Tndianapolis ! P]AUL U. McNutt, Martinsville For Contingent Electors -7VIISS MARY GALLAHAN, Peru CORNELIUS O’BRIEN ‘ Lawrenceburg Presidential Elector, 10th District EDWARD McCABE, Williamsport Contingent Elector ' ELMORE .BARCE, Fowler For Secretary of StateCHARLES H. WAGONER, Coluffiblis For Auditor of State /CHARLES R. HUGHES, Peru For Attorney-General 'CEORGE W. SUNKEL, Newport For State Treasurer ’GEORGE A. DEHORITY, Elwood For Supt. Public Instruction ©ANIEL C. McINTOSH, Wprthington •SFor Reporter Supreme and Appellate Courts 'WOOD UNGER, Frankfort XFor Judge Supreme Court, sth Dlst. F. E. BOWSER, Warsaw W'or Judge Appellate Court, Ist Dist. ELBERT M. SWAN, Rockport •"or Judge Appellate Court, >2d Dist.! iFOHN G. REIDELBACH, Wlnaifiac ‘

INTERPRETER JOHNSON

Ra A speech, at Chicago Saturday Senator Johnson defended Senator Harding against “the’ men and newsrpapers who pretended to be friends <of Senator Harding and who assert

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that he is going to take this country into the league of nations.” Continuing, he said: For reasons of their own, certain interested individuals and newspapers "may misrepresent and misinterpret his words. I resent these Imputations upon the sincerity of the utterances of the candidate ahd the manifest endeavor in certain quarters to distort his plain language. In some cases' the cortlment has been mere rank misrepresentation; in others, disingenuous interpretation. There is nothing ambiguous or uncertain in our candidate’s declaration. He has courageously -taken his stand. He has put the league behind him. He wants neither interpretation nor reservations, but outright rejection. The men and newspapers who pretend to be friends of Senator Harding and who assert that he is going to take this country into the league of nations do him a distinct disservice and pay him a sorry compliment. These words will have a peculiar interest for the eminent Republicans who last week- issued a proclama: tion announcing their intention to support Senator Harding on the ground that the only way for us to get into the league was through the election of Senator Harding. And they proved, to their own 'apparent satisfaction, by his owjn language that he was one of the sincerest friends that the league had. Now Comes Senator Johnson and proves, at least to his own satisfaction, again by the candidate’s own words, that the league has no more determined enemiy. The task of interpretation in this case is, it must be admitted, by no means easy. But one who attempts it can,..not ignore the words of the senator spoken last month at Baltimore, He said:

I’m perfectly frank to say to you that I am without a single program constructive in character about an association of nations. If that be true, neither set of interpreters can be right, for if the candidate is without “a single program constructive in character about an association of v nations,” _ there really is nothing to interpret —unless it be announced at | Indianapolis to call the wise men I together to devise a program which |he . believed France and England j would accept, ... However, Senator t Harding did at Des Moines, on Oct. 7, advance some ideas that seem to support Senator Johnson. He said that he wished no acceptance of the league with reservations, and fthat the proper course would be to reject the pommitments altogether*. “I do not,/ he said, ‘‘want to clarify those j obligations. I want to turn my back. l on them. It jg not interpretation ■but rejection that I am seeking.” Warming to his work, the Candidate said:

The Democratic platform and canI didate' have not declared for “an” association of nations, but for “that” association, and it is that ‘ association and not some other which we are, promised will be ratified within 60 days if the Democratic candidate be elected. *" * * I oppose the proposed league. This seems to be sufficiently definite. Senator Harding -oppose^—or says - he- does —-the proposed league ’

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either with or without reservations. As we have tried to show the question is whether we shall get “this” league or none at all. It is the only thing in sight, is already at work, and is composed of 41 nations. To this Senator Harding is opposed—for he has said so in language that is, for him, most positive and clear. The only fair conclusion, therefore, is that Senator Johnson is right, and Messrs. Root, Hughes, Wickersham, Lowell and Bishop Lawrence are wrong. It was Montaigne who said that "there is more ado to interpret interpretations than to interpret things,” while John Morley cruelly remarks that “a great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation.”—l ndianapolis News Rep.).

PEACE IS CHEAP

War is the most expensive thing in the world; peace is the cheapest. The secretariat of the league of nations has communicated to «the American department of state its budget of expenses. In the course of nine months' its budget amounted to 10,000,000 francs, which at current exchange rates would be about s(*so,000. This is what it costs to run the so-called “supergovernment” of the world for three-fourths of a year! Tlae share of the United States, had we been among the member nations, would have come to about $.31,000. This would cost each of us about $0.000282, or less than four cents a century. A war under modern conditions may cost a great nation anything from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 a day, according to whether you get a. whale of a war or only a minnow. The insurance premium involved in adhering to the league covenant, however, is not excessive.

HIGHWAY CABAL FIGHTS DEMOCRATS

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McCulloch, Democratic nominee for governor, charged that a political machine organized by the Btate highway commission Is fighting the Democratic ticket because it has shown that the commission is extravagant, i “Citizens are naturally indignant on finding out that only $55.90 out* of every SIOO expended by this mission up to date has gone into actual raod construction,”- said the candidate. “The counties, • moreover, are pointing out that when they had their own automobile license fees to keep up their road repairs, the roads, were kept in much better shape than at present. f t “Having campaigned this state in an automobile, I am in a position to speak feelingly and from firsthand knowledge on the subject. t I Know that the people want good roads and roads carefully maintained, but I know too that they are very resentful over the way their money has been wasted in excess construction cost. When Marion county can build wider and better roads at a ' cost of $6,000 les3 per mile than the state highway commission, it is time to reform. Let us have a new deal in this particular. Let us put meh ,on that commission who are pledged to an honest, conscientious and economical construction of our highways. - * Traffic by truck is becoming so ! universal and the wear and tear on the roads is such an important item that it becomes a solemn duty to i get the most out of every dollar we spend in order that we may not be bankrupted by high taxes for these purposes. “Let us all work together for the betterment of our roads. The prosperity of cities and counties alike is closely interwoven with facilities j for transportation. When our railroads are tied up by strikes or coal shortage, good roads are our salva- . tion.”

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treaty with suitable reservations at the earliest moment. Congregationalists’ Action International Congregational Council —Calls on the Republican and Democratic nominees for president and vice-president “to make a public statement at the earliest possible moment that, if elected, they will make every effort in conjunction with the senate to have the United States enter the league of nations, in order that America may assume its full share of the responsibility of promoting international justice and preserving International peace. National Congregational Council — Resolved that the National Council

of Congregational churches, now in session at Grand Rapids, Mich., favors the ratification and adoption of the peace treaty and the- covenant of * the league of nations without amendments and with only such reservations as will strengthen the moral influence of the United States. Methodist Episcopal church —Sur6\ ly we must commit our church to the principle that international troubles shall be adjusted by counsel and arbitration, not by guns and slaughter of men; that the nations of the world shall be bound together by a covenant of peace. United Presbyterian Approval

United Presbyterian assembly—lt is our conviction that Christian America came to her kingdom of leadership for such a time as this, and that the league of nations is a decisive step in the direction of enthroning in international affairs many of the Christian ideals and principles of government taught in the word of God. ! Presbyterian Church in the United States of America —Be it resolved, that we urge upon our government .the necessity of immediate affirmative action which will permit America to join the league 'of nations, with such reservations as righteousness requires. | Reformed- Church in the United ' States —Resolved, that this synod express itself as favoring the speedy ratification of the treaty iot peace and participation in a league of na- ! tions, being thoroughly convinced that some form of international covenant which seeks to prevent war is 1 a moral necessity. | ’’•Central Conference of American .Rabbis—Be it resolved, that the executive officers of this conference ! formulate a cablegram to President Wilson at Paris, giving him the assurance of our fullest support in the I establishment of a league of antiohs Snd in his strivings to bring about [ a just. fSeace for mankind. Methodists' Mission Board Board of Foreign Mipsions of the Methodist Episcopal church —The board of foreign mission of the Methodist Episcopal church, charged with the responsibility of administering missionary enterprises among many races -and peoples, desires to .express the conviction that an early ratification of the peace treaty now pending, including the league of nations, with such reservations as may

he deemed necessary for a proper definition of our national obligations involved, will greatly aid in restoring normal international relations upon a basis of law.

JAMES EMMET SCANLON Democratic Nominee for Joint-Repre-sentative of Benton, Ja#per and Newton counties. James Emmet Scanlon is in this county this week. He is a farmer and lives on and works a farm west of Boswell. His widowed mother lives with him. Scanlon was a school teacher for six years; was postmaster at Boswell when the world war broke out and resigned that position to enter the officers’ training camp at Ft. Harrison, and later became bayonet instructor at Ft; Leavenworth, Kas. He went to France and was at St. Mihiel, Limney and ‘ in other engagements, rescuing a fellow officer from machine gun fire at Limney, France, though himself wounded. For this he received honorable mention and the Distinguished Service Cross of America. V

He stands for local self-govern-ment; the repeal of the iniquitlous state tax law; the complete eradication of board of trade bucket shops from this state by stringent legislation, and for good and efficient road laws that will cut down the enormous expense of state highway commission. Mr. Scanlon is a strong school man; believes in better schools everywhere, and will favor all legislation to that end.

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T. B. CUNNINGHAM CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE Jasper and Newton Counties 1 ******* Mr a ft.# I ■V•:' ' . : • ..***"■ - ; * > . .’>■*' ' ■ • ■ . ,•*+* - The democracy of Jasper and Newton counties presents as its candidate for Judge of the 30th Judicial Circuit, T. B. Cunningham of Kentland. For twentyfive years he has practiced at the bar of these counties. During that time he has made an enviable reputatioa as a lawyer. He possesses all the attributes necessary to make an ideal judge—honesty, comptency and reliability. ...W .--1. - .. . -.■■■ ; — t ' "-i „ He is most cordially Commended to the voters of these counties. Vote for him. A

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1920-

McCRAY’S ASSISTANT HELPS COVER FACTS

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the doorway of his office. He was informed that the pictures together with the letterheads of the firm were to be used to acquaint the • people of Indiana with Mr. McCray’s official connection with the company so that they themselves might judge whether they desired a board of trade candidate for governor. Mr. Swanson not only indignantly declined permission, but in the course of a rather explosive argument took the occasion to deny that he was running bucket shop.” Incidentally no reference had been made that the Sawers Grain company was running a “bucket shop” in Indianapolis and Mr. Swanson’s voluntary statement is regarded as rather illuminating to people who are acquainted with the inside affairs of Mr. McCray’s concern. Firm Deals in Futures On each side of the door leading to the office that bears a very intimate relation to the price Indiana farmers receive for their grain appears the following words: Members Sawers Grain Co. Chicago Board of Trade Cash Futures Indianapolis A. S. Swanson Board of Trade According to reports of men acquainted with the local Board of Trade, Mr. McCray’s names as vicepresident of the concern was on the door until just prior to his entry iifto the gubernatorial contest. It still, however, appears on the stationery of the firm and he is listed as being a member of the Chicago Board of Trade. After refusing permission for the photograph, Mr., Swanson continued: “I’ll not stand for anything like that; it’s dirty politics.” “Well, if this is a reputable firm there is nothing sinister in Mr. McCray’s connection with it, is there?” he was asked. “IH give you to understand that this place is not known as a bucket shop,” was Mr. Swanson’s indignant rejoinder, and the interview closed.

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