The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-20
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Opened With an Address by Chair
man Nolan.


man Nolan.
LINCOLN, Neb. March 1S-The Demo-
cratic convention was called to order at
S:15 by James Dahlman. chairman of the
state Democratic committee. He argued
that Mr. Nolan had been selected as
chairman.
Mr.. Nolan took the chair, and after be-
ing presented to the convention. made
an address in part as follows:
"GoVernment is inorganic, possessing
no physical attributes. 1t adds not a
cGbit to the size nor hn atom to the graV-
ity Of any known thing in the material
kingdom and is absolutely unproductive.
4 government, therefore, cannot beStow
upon one unless IL takes from another;
ana it folloWs that every governmental
tereSt, preSuppoSeS a larceny.
''These favors, these destroying impuri-
ties, now so prevalent, even in this gov
ernment. ordained by Washington, de-
Tended by Jackson and sanctified by the
blood and martyrdom of Lincoln, consti
tute the prize money, the prOvender for
bellies in a contest OF appetiJeS in preSi-
Dental campaigns.
"And now, my friends, if we can rise
above the base, If we can substitute patri-
otism for greed, appetite and SELF if we
can look UPON the presidency as no part
of a mans business, and as divorced
completely from commercial speculation
and private enterprise; if we are able to
share In the thought and in the belief
that this nation is not great so much by
reason of the fact that Andrew jackson
was its president, as it is by reason Of
the fact that Jackson was an orphan boy
in poverty before he became president; ;
that this nation Is not great because
Grant was president, but rather because
Grant was tanner of hides; that it IS
not great SO much because Lincoln was
its president, but more so because Lin
coin was a rail splitter; If these things, I
say, are true of us, then we can with
better minds address ourselves to the
character of man worthy to be elevated
hp col 6Ag0tj al nl7a{p
II stated in my opening that we were
dealing with the presidency of the United
States upon the birthday Of an honest
man.
The word president and the express
sion honest man sound well together;
they look well together in print, and it
may profit US much to associate them to-
gether In this connection and consider
what blessings might flow to the Amer
lean people should we accomplish a per
feet union between the two.
Honesty is not meausred by the
statutes defining crime. Such statutes
do not cover the domain of conscience
or the field of honor. That q man re-
fuse 10 take that which is the property
of another IS no sufficient indication Of
an integrity BETTING one who would
lead the American people. Virtues Of
this order we may cheerfully concede to
those whom we would properly denomin-
ate as unfit. a man who would thus
must have the reputation of being hon
est. He must not only want to be
just, but he must appear to be without
restraint In that regard
"A man nursed at the free-f1owing oos-
ON of corporate power, the server and
employe of syndicated wealth while in
munihcent donations from those who
Were the beneticiaries of his official life
perhaps would be honest If he could.
THE true altar of greatness in re-
public is the foot stool of the common
people Love Of country and love OF
home makes this the place of their de-
words, the hopes, the wants and the
aspirations of the man who tolls and
bears the nation on.
THAT man among us who best knows
the pathways TO this altar, whose plain,
simple, democratic manner Of life i'm
pels patient ear to the prayers here
offered and the wants here made known,
lead. i"s se"'sS' among US ana should
I'VE In Nebraska have often been
cheered and made to feel new hope by
nearest this altar His voice has seemed
10 as a welcome sound when other
tongues prove false to truths that must
never die. He speaks a language that
We understand. His words express and
do not conceal He came to us holding
no higher place in the affairs of men
BE. Blessing; oi!on We know each hour Of his
evil. we have Judged him.
We. recognize In him a plain. Chris
tian, American gentleman Ripe in wis
dom, pure in thought, of a strong per-
sonality and everfowing with a patriot
ism that bursts forth in matchless and
incompatible eloquence. We pause to
ask, since when did such a man become
dangerous to American Institutions? Is
IT meant that he is dangerous to G 0O0 .0of
of freemen, who loved and followed
him, or dangerous to 10000 syndicates
that feared and opposed him?
Fear him, and for what? If YOU
fear him lest his heart be not in the
merchant masters ships going to and
from Ituzon. then we must love him. be-
cause instead his heart will go ont 10
the oppressed of all the earth
Men do not often fear an officer of the
Jaw because of that which they have
put more often account of the way
in which they get It,
In his behalf we address our appeals
to the intelligence and patriotism of the