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^ 1*0 BLACKER CRIME THAN DEFEAT OF THE TREAT? Temporary Chairman of Democrats Convention Does Not Mince Words in Keynote Speech. San Francisco, June 28.?Th< league of nations covenant was cham pioned as the "Monroe doctrine o: the world" by Homer Cummings temporary chairman of the Democra tic national convention, in his key note address here today. Of the peace treaty s defeat in th senate, he said: "No blacker crim aeainst civilization has ever soilei the pages of our history." He characterized the Republica] ' platform as "reactionary and provin _ * y j uin:iu j a. _ ciai. r mea wun premeditate* slanders and wage promises, it wi] be searched in vain for one construe tive suggestion for the reformatio: of the conditions which it criticize ^ and deplores," he continued. "The oppressed peoples of th earth will look to it in vain. It con tains no message of hope for Ireland no word of mercy for Armenia; am it conceals a- sword for Mexico. I is the work of men concerned mor with material things than with hu man rights. It contains no thought nn tmmnsA wHifOi r?nr? cmvp immilsi or thrill to those who love liberty and hope to make the world & safe: and happier place for the average man." He declared that the peace tim< record of the Democratic party fron March, 1912, to the outbreak of th< world wot has to its credit "more ef fective, constructive and ,remedia legislation than the Republican partj liad placed upon the statute books ir e generation." Praising the administration^ course in the war he said: fought a great war, for a great causc and we had a leadership that carriec America to greater heists of honoi and power and glory than she has ever known before in her entire history." V Great Democrat Leads. "Let no one misunderstand us These great affairs were carried for -ward under the stimulus of Americar f patriotism, supported by the courage and spirit of our people. All this is freely and gladly acknowledged, bu1 merely the time has . come when, be cause of the calculated criticism am premeditated calumnies of the oppo sition, we are entitled to call atten tion to the fact that all of t.hes< things were accomplished under tin - leadership of a great Democrat an( of a great Democratic admmistra tion. If the Republican leaders ar< not able to rejoice with us :n tliii American triumph they should hiv< the grace to remain silent, for it doe, not lie in the mouths of those wh< conducted the Spanish-American wa to indulge in the luxury of criticism.' Referring to congressional investi gations by "smelling committees,'' 'h< +v,o+ /wpt investigations hav< oaiu i/ui* w v w - been made, over $2,000,000 waste* and "the result has been to prov< that it was the cleanest war eve fought in the history of civilization.5 "The Republican party became ? fixed in its incorrigible habit of con ducting investigations that it finally turned to the fruitful task of inves tigating itself. They discovere< fraud and graft and gross and inex cusable expenditures. The revela tions disclose the fact that the meet ing at Chicago was not a conventioi but an auction. The highest bidder however, did not get the prize. Th< publicity which overtook the proceed ings frustrated the initial purpose * The Chicago convention left th< Democratic party as the sole cus todian of the honor of the country.' Peace achievements of ihe Demo cratic party, he asserted, "freed the farmer from the deadening effects oi usurious financial control. Laboi was given its Magna Charta of liberty. Business and finance were released from the thraledom of uncertainty and hazard." "The income tax law,'' he said, "relieved our law of the reproach of be ang unjustly burdensome to the poor, The extravagances and iniquities oi the tariff system were removed and a non-partisan tariff commission created. Pan-Americanism was encouraged and the bread thus cast upon the waters came back to us many fold. Alaska was opened to ? J J 1 TVOIqy commerce ana ueveiupmcub. WiiUl diplomacy was destroyed. A corrupt lobby waS driven from the national capitol. An effective Seaman's act uwas adopted. The federal trade commission was created. Child labor legislation was enacted. The parcel pos1 atid the rural free delivery were developed. A good roads bill anc a rural credits act were passed. A secretary of labor was given a seal in the cabinet of the president. Eighl hour laws were adopted. The Clay ton amendment to the Sherman anti vusfc act was passed, freeing Ameri can labor and taking it from thi list of cemmodities. The Smith Lever hill for the improvement o: agricuhitral conditions was passed A corrupt practices act was aaopwu A well cofcsidered warehouse act wa passed. Federal ~ employment ibu r-.^d - reaus were created. Farm lj>& hanks, postal savings banks and th m ware estiat Federal Reterre System. "The federal xeaerve system, peas ed o*ar tbe oppcftttitn of the leader of the RepwbHean party, enable America to withstand Hie strain o war without shock or panic a ad uJ fcimately made our country the- great est creditor nation of the world." Turning to the record of Itoe Rc publican congress since 1918, Mi Cummings said it was "barren i achievement, shameless in waste o time and money and without parallc far its incompetencies, failures an repudiations." President Wilson's two appeals b* fere congress for legislation dealinj with profiteeHng, reduction of taxa ticn, aid for soldiers and laws to iuj prove rslations of capital and labo weae igmored, he declared, and "afte a year of sterile debate our couiiir Ijbs neither peaoe aor rscanstruci ^ ', I He dwelt partieuarly on attacks i made upon the president. Malice fol-' : lowed him to the peace table, he said, ? and widespread propaganda made it imperative when he returned from Paris to "make a struggle for that; 2 which had been won at incalculable j - cost. This meant wreck of health, I f sickness for months on a bed of pain; i , and worse the sickness of heart J - which comes from the knowledge j -; that political adversaries are sav- j * * 1?? A tTTAI^L" ' agnly xiestroying not, mereiy wic >1 V/l A ' e of men's hands, but the world's hope e of settled peace. This was the af[1 fliction, this the crucifixion/' He cited the Republican and Pro- j ti gressive platforms of 1'916 as part of: i- the record placing the country in; d favor of the league of nations. [1 Only Vague Promise. "The Republican platform contains. ~ o<i*?hlish another1' [) | it Vil^UC piUIUMb W s or a different form of association,"! he said. "There is no mental dis-' e honesty more transparent than that which expresses fealty to a league of { ; nations while opposing the only; d! league that exists or is ever apt to: t j exist. ej "What nations stand outside? Rev-j -iolutionary Mexico, Bolshevist Russia,? ;, j unspeakable Turkey and?the United b ! States. / "It is not yet too late. Let us stand r j with the forces of civilization. The i choice is plain. It is between the Democratic party's support of the % league of nations, with its program i j of peace, disarmament and world sj fraternity, and the Republican! -I party's platform of repudiation, pro- 1 i: vincialism,* militarism and world rj chaos." 1 ll . It is not reservations that the j ; president stands against, said Mr, j ' 2 Cummings, but nullification. He told j ' how President Wilson, had published j the tentative text of the league cove- j J nant widely in 1919, asking for criti- j r cism and receiving suggestions from *t Taft, Hughes and others that were " "actually incorporated into the re-! vised draft of the league." Senator Lodge, he said, refused to offer constructive amendments at any | time. "So intolerant was his atti- i i' tude that he would not even consider - "a compromise proposed by Former s, President Taft of his own party and ^ # < A : , which was assured of support 01 " Democratic senators. Senator Lodge * knew that he controlled the senate " and that in his own time and way he " would destroy the treaty. I - j "This is the sordid story of its dej feat," said Cummings, after review* ing the senate's action in the matter. " "No blacker crime against civiliza-. - tion h'as ever soiled the pages 01 our ? s history. The last chapter was writ-; I ten in Chicago. 5i Stand for Ideals. "y' * r "Let the true purpose of our party , be clearly understood," he said in concluding his address. "We stand e squarely for the same ideals of peace B as those for which the war was j fought. We support without flinchB ing the only feasible plan for peace r and justice. We will not submit to <> the repudiation of the peace .treaty j or to any process by which it is whittled down to the vanishing point. , We decline to compromise our prin- ' _ ciples or pawn our immortal souls for q selfish purposes. We do not turn our * backs upon the ijistory oi tne last three years. We seek no avenue of ~ retreat. We insist that the forward ] ~ course is the only righteous course. "We seek to reestablish the fruits I of victory, to reinstate the - good faith of pur country and to restore it \ to its rightful place ar&ong the na- < tions of the earth. Our cause consti- ] tutes a summons to duty. The heart i of America stirs again. The an- ( cient faith revives. The immortal < part of man speaks for us. The \ services of the past? the sacrifices of ( war, the hope of the fu^e, consti- ( tute a spiritual force gathering about t our banners. We shall release again the checked forces of civilization and ' America shall take up once more the , - - - - I . leadership of the world." 11 J. Bruce Kremer, vice chairman Democratic national committee, in 1' ; opening the convention, said: . <' ?]yjy Fellow Democrats: Led ' through a labyrinth of devious politi-' J | cal pathways, lost in the mazes of political trickery, following the Pied i ' Pipers of Republicanism, the Chicago J I convention emerged upon the wellj , paved roadway of standpatism. . "That heterogeneous mass promul- \ [ gated a remarkable docmment?re-!*; markable in the fact that it is a mas- J ' terly exemplification of the art of(] . evasion. Not content with the direct, ; insult to the intelligence of the pto-u ! eressive elements wrongly placed in j i [ their ranks, they once more surren- j < L dered the control of their party to I t the old forces of reaction and norail nated a leader of that dynasty of dol- . . lars, against whose influence the com- < . mon people rebelled until the great . movement of paogressivism drove it 'j j from power and installed in its stead : . a party truly representative of the i ? people. ^ j: "In marked eontrast to the gather-1 L ing of the opposition, we have met s today to deal with living issues and - to advise the people of America and:a of the world of Democracy's stand; e apon the questions of the hour. It ip; h vith juayiftajjle confidence that we j approach the important work of presenting a platform and naming a candidate, for we offer to Am*riea an ^ assurance based on achievement. We , present a pledge founded on per-j - formance. , "The Republican pa^ty would turn! , backward, unmindful of the hopes' and aspirations of forward looking! men and woirien, and weuldjiave us! * ? -?^/vrooq I restore .10 power loacuviuMj a-vAvw-j *\ which could only result in ruin and j ^ disaster, but we will continue to keep j * our eyes ~to the front and will-hold || to the path that during eight glor-j d ious years has led America to pros-i perity,' peate and world leadership.! "Our opponents speak to the peo-j ? pie in the language of yesterday, j - They see only through the lenses of i - reaction. Through years of retro- J r gressisn their party has nov/ reached j r the decadent stage. The Chicago> jj platform stamps it as a party of de- j ?truq.tioa: Its declaration of prin-j Don't Abuse YOUR P^rnA EYES * Don't tead in a poor light. Don't read facing the light. Don't read when your eyes are tired. * Don't read without glasses, if reading strains your eyes. OUR GLASSES WILL ENABLE ta dc an iv cm in UU 1 K7 ivjuni/ ah COMFORT. , Dr. H. M. Bigby Optometrist 305-306 Exchange Bank Bldg. Successor to Dr. E. C. Pierce NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. I will make a final settlement of the estate of Willie H. Leaphart in the Probate Court for Newberry County, S. C., on Wednesday the 25th day of June, 1920, at\10 o'clock in the forenoon and will immediately thereafter ask for my discharge as r*.. A/ OOI/J nefofa uuaiunu wx oaiu % W. P. Leaph&rt, Guardian* M. M. BUFORD is 111! sdliag lots in the Middle Georgia Oil & Gas Company at SaodemilU, Georgia DRILLING OPERATIONS NOW ON BIG MONEY IN OIL Why hesitate when the conditions are so favorable, when every lot purchased at ^35 each carries with it the right of participating in all profits and leases of the company. My headquarters are at Wm. John* son & Son's store. If more conven? ? -11 _ _ II ient drop me a card and i win can to see you. * Persons who have purchased lots would do well to increase their holdings. Liberty bonds taken in payment of lots at market price. M. M. BUFORD ciples condemns but suggests no remedy, either lftr real or fancied ills. It is out of tune with free people everywhere; it is out of harmony with the. world's desire it no longer, as in tfya days of its rebhtli, stands as a jriant championing the cause of freedom, bur dwarfed by loss of principle, it has developed into a vicious, crabbed old scold. "America will not look, for leadership in that party; America will not tolerate the leadership of' that party. Never, more than now. does our country look to Democracy to save it from the course of national, degradation prescribed by Republicanism, or to save it from abject humiliation before the nations of the earth. "Our party is almost as old as the nation itself. It was created when the forces of popular government assumed for th^ first time in the world's history the direct conduct of. a na Lion. It has progressed in thought as - . i our nation progressed m growtn ana attainment. It has kept pace with the time and has measured the tread of the advancing host of liberal government. * "Our party has never been an evasive party. It was not evasion that made Thomas Jefferson the patron saint of democratic government; it was not evasion that made Andrew lackson the personification of honesty and fearlessness; it was not evasion that ma>le the Democratic ' ? * 1-? - ? t- :? parry 01 toaay Lne vj. viw arorid'S'hopes, and neither will it be evasion that will make the nominee jf this convention the president of she United States. , ; "Our party will present policies in a direct and constructive way; the Republican platform is but an ingenious device .meant to conceal irreconcilable differences. "In delivering our message to the American people our party will raise its anchor upon the scares of honesty and steer unfalteringly through the straits of courage. "With civilization's existence jeopardized in the recent inferno of world rhaos, America reached out its hand to stay destructive forees. We placed her once more in her exalted position and raised again the failen torch, from whence radiates the light that tempers brutish hearti and softens human souls. The world is waiting to hear the decision of the American electorate, upon the covenant of the league of nations; a war worn World implores America to take the lead in this great movement and humanity's roice cries out imploringly to our great nation. "Our country did not falter in its ? ll : _ .J duty to whence ve guns qe war; vm pcirty wif not falter 'in its duty to perpetuate peace." NOTICE Of the Reorganization of ML P1?M* ant, Walton and Trinity Democratic Clubs. Whereas, Mt. Pleasant, Walton and Trinity Democratic clubs failed to reorganize on the fourth Saturday in April, 1920, as required by the rules of the Democratic party, At a meeting of the County Democratic Executive Committee held Saturday, June 19th, 1920, under and by authority of the rules governing the party, it was resolved that said clubs be authorized to reorgan \ We have just unlc One car Corn. One car Hog Fee One car Horse F One car Oats. I Also have bi gsto< fact we can give you Now this mercha ed its highest and we to see us when in nee / . * . We Want. Your I oryson ize on Saturday, July 3rd, 1920, at any hour on that date that may suit their convenience, and notice is hereby given to that effect. . I. H. H,UNT, Actinsr -Chairman, Newberry Cpunty Democratic Committee. B. B. LEITZSEY, ' ' Secretary. ?.? i 1785 - 1920 The College of Charleston Co-educational. Entrance examinations, and examinations for the free tuition county scholarships at all county seats Friday, July 9, at 9 a. m. Four year courses lead to the B. A. and B. S. degrees. Special two year pre-medical and pre-technical courses are given. Spacious buildings and athletic grounds, well equipped laboratories, unexcelled library facilities. 4 Two dormitories for men. Expenses mod? . ? * erate. For terms and catalogue, address ( Harrison Randolph, President. ; i : TEACHERS WANTED. For, the Silverstreet school. One principal and two assistants. Applications may be filed with the undersigned on or before the first of June, .920. G. L. Leitzsey, Hlprk nf the Board. SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. University of South Carolina. The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in the University of South Carolina and for admission of new students will be held at the county court house on Friday, July 9. at 9 a. m. Applicants must not be less than sixteen years of age. When j jrfif ll77A Fo1 liilVJ Ind i W, I : ' A / j v ^ *- ,' July 4th, fittinj of the official sig dence, is symbol* n_> L .J i _ vsiie iiuiiuicu a itiative and honej a preeminent pos ?if AW u WU1 IU? < This rich heri American energy f determination to of the onward sm one hundred and ! - , ' I ! V 'C! '1 I The Natioi r Newb i ' R r Ma TTUCU/Q ** 1 ititiwwi President State, Lour Membe ' ! ( )aded this week the follo\ ;d. 'eed. i jks of Hen Feed, Dairy F< anything to be found in i ndising was bought befo: ! are in position to save yc /I rk-f. Q-mH-Vifner ln nnv Kna U \JJL UiiJ VIXillg Ul V?*i Business. ' Grocery G _ (scholarships are vacaiit after July 9, they will be awarded to those making the highest average at examination, J - ^ fViA ziAn^ifiAina pruviueu mcci wc kutiuivivud governing the award. Applicants for scholarships should write to President Currell for scholarship examination blanks. These blanks, properly filled.. out by 'the applicant should be filed with President Currell by July* 2. Scholarships are worth $100, free tuition and fees, total $158. The next session will open Sept. 15, 1920; For further information and catalog address President W. S. Currell, Columbia, S. C. - - ? . . . >.<-;t; > CITATION Or FLETTERS OF AD MINISTRATION. The State of South Carolina, County of Newberry. By W. P. Ewart, Probate Judge: Whereas, Bertha Gary has made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the estate and effects of. George Gary These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of/the said George Gary, deceased, that they be and ap CRANE1 For removing ; 111 New Locking 111 work. Send f Press, etc. COLUMBIA J | BZ3 We?t tieryais Street ammmmmmammamummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm r Observance * "Y>. ependence C I '! ' '. ; ;y ' . * i i will be closed lofiday, July St gly celebrated each 3 ning of the Declarat c of the true spirit o! .nd forty-four years 5t achievment have v ilion among the grea V- '>: ' .v ; . ,v ' ^ ' 7 ' - . J itage is ours. Wit ' and resourcefulness go ahead, there can reep of our. country ; forty-fifth year year > \* . : V.: - . ' . * - f 11 1 ill Bank of erry> South Caa / * ?# i/vi tttonr/vkyr i. K. junnDiuwi^ Cashier. i < x . ity and City r Federal Reserve I m 7 .. > i UHI H B ied, Syrups, Hay; in mBu rr n?\*A/iAV?Tr pIava et givv/Cijf oivx^. / re the prices reach- I^S )u money. Dont fail |l Phone 165 >mpany Jj petir before me, in the Court bate, to be held at Newberry on nesday, Jane 30th next, after pfl^ cation nereoi, at 11 o'ciock in inm forenoon, to show cause, if any have, why the' said administratis should not be granted. m Given under my hand this 7th da? of June Anno Domini, 1920. 2 W. F. EWARTt^J^H NOTICE TO DEBTORS AN1? ? CREDITORS; U k Notice is nereby -dWtf that -tiA undersigned have Wlified as ?aedfl tors of the last Will and Testament of Dr. James K. Gilder, Sr., All persons holdmg claims agsfl| said estate will present the same, dfl proved according to law* fb P. Gilder, Exchange Bank BnOdhtd^^H Newberry, S. C. All persons \M defcted to said estate will please makl^^ffi immediate payment to P. F. Gilder. P. P. GIU>ER, 0. H. JOHNSON, ^ Executors of the Estate of Dr. K, Gilder, Sr., Deceased. iVHEEL PULLERS Auto Wheel, Gears, etc. Arm holds Puller on your nr "Rnllo+in T*l "P-ttllor ArVinr I ' 5UPPLY CO. H ! Columbia, S., C. r-'. " . ? . ' V-Vrrw.-t^ ' i '- ' ' %; J'M Ugtc.; ... - 3 v v -^v vh?; ?L* of 119201 X Jul/ ' i .ear as the date I ion of lndepen- I m Americanism. t ran for America it nations of the "V J /jp L Li! n cnaracterisuK t . . . >f and with the be no stopping * as it enters the ^ of its life. ? . Jl Newberry 1 rolina I || I M W. W,/CROMER rs I m Assistant Cashier. 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