The San Francisco call., 1904-07-07
NEW CREED
EXPLAINED
IN SPEECH
SOutherner States
Dominant Fac
tons Will.
Lays Down the Law
to Party'S Rank
and File.

ST LOUIS, July Elm his speech
today on assuming his duty as tenn
porary presiding officer Of the Demo-
cratic national convention John Sharp
Williams Of Mississippi, TIE gifted lead
er CT the minority in the House OF Rep
resentatives, sounded the keynote Of
The campaign for the party. His ut
1erances give a comprehensive idea
or the policy OF the "reorganized" De-
mocracy, as shaped by the conserva-
yves, who have returned TO power for
The first tine since 1886. when they were
routed by Bryan and his followers
nus his speech win be read with in
terest by the Democratic masses, who
ere somewhat in doubt as % the nature
OF the PRINCIPLES TO which they viii be
expected 70 subscribe under the new
arrangement It's full text is here
given:
-,. MS ls sn appropriate place and time for a
nc convention. The place is st Louis
tne chief city O The most popuIUus Stste r9~yoS
- -, q ne LOUISIANA territory acquired by the
-e--s., . - tI-l-ll'-lacy- The time IS the CEN
e--i-lE eI7'irN celebrar riCn OF the acquisi-
ton or that territory-a vast area Of corffe-
,-s leIilt2ty whose possession was necessary
e-1lse ana which was fitted in eli
Inate and soil for home making BY ne so1s
SLl- ualghters OF the republic-the annfversa ,,
81 ftal ana not pseudo expansion an expan-
- - q o1t population our industrial life and
e-l lfee institutions over uninhahffed 1arSe
o. lands sparsely settled b,- saxse,es -t. s-
tl-la- l--depenoence We recognized by treatfn9
N-tl lneIll, OF settled spots by- white rnsf,
e---. ana hl-nnEly assiunfl q ted: nor a So
te-eQ eNIansiOn by mere superinnrosed f,rca
q our nag and our military authorities The
Delnocfalc party afterward gathered the
cp-ntig 10 further expansion OF this reaI
llee character in the acquisition Of F-Iorfda
tne aefnisslon Of Texas as state and The
aeqllsllon from Mexico OF a magnificent Ear
west nj 10 be made States in the Trrfor 81
governed under the constitution
ne most important Quadrennial event g.,
tne word is the election by the American
people or their chief executive Reforo he
sIeal elevation takes place. at which am men
supposed 70 arrive at a choice by wavs of
honesty and lrtelltgenc ro Cod -bsx-
cll--at least two minor elections Of 5f-far
tlll character are held. There have alV-avs
b-e-- Two great parties. which since the first
Lationel po-ltcal conventions have elected
cete-itles 70 conventions for the purDose N -
.s-l---s = caHlldate and prOmulgating a plat
torn- O7e q these parties has gone through
JUS party election OF delegates. has selected 3,
c-t-i-ate and announced a plarfOrrn II We
N-e OF -le Qlietest ana most uraniuous &C.
t-7-ails tilat the makers Of history have re-
---t- t-ter.- thing seemed have been fixed
heiqrehand. There are some conzenfe-ces
sD--L convention OF that sort. one Of then,
-r ---at the temporary chairman knows sly cr
----e months beforehand that he is going 10
be temporary chairman. he also knows what
el-s 20 say could appreciate that / as
s-ft YOU The permanent cha irrnau also l-novrs
WAT IS expected Of him for half q wear before
AaL- lne platform comes ready written
= discussion about it-and IS perhaps revised
~ The candidate himself, who has also been
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