The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-07
WILLIAMS SOUNDS. SLOGAN OF
THE DEMOCRACY OF THE FUTURE
Takes Republican uJtteranccs
and Late Platform for Il
His Text.
SHELLS THE ENEMY's CAMP
Indicates What Democrats Will
Do When They Come
Into Power.
(By Associated Press3

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III s.r. LOUIS, MO-, July Gin the midst
Of thunderous applause and Interruptions
OF various sorts John Sharp williams,
temporary chairman OF the convention,
to-day delivered d notable address, which
sounds the keynote of the Democracy
or the future. Mr.. Williams said In part;
This is an appropriate place and time for q
Democratic convention The place Is 81.
Louis, the chief city OF tho most popuous
state carved out Of the Louisiana territory.
ncutrcd by the father OF Democracy The
y time is TIL. centennial anniversary celebration
of tho acquisition OF that territory q vast
urea OF contiguous territory. whA,e posses-
sion was necessary for self-dcfense. and when
was fitted y climate and soii Tor nome ne
making BY tho sons and daughters OF the
irepliblic--the anniversary OF real and not
pseudo expans;on--an expansion OF our pop
,ilation. our Industrial lie and our free ~.
rparseiy settled BY savages, whose tribal N 4
dependence we recognized by treating WIN M,
ana Willingly ii fsse' Mat oeaiie
expansion by mere superinposed force -, OF
orr flag end oYr military r,s auth w'dSa ths
country to further expansion OF this real.
free character IN the aca,lsi,tioa Of t,oraa,
QUESTION from Mexico q ,nagn,tticen,. t FAR
West FIT TO be made States IN the Union
and governed under tho constitution
The Republican Convention.
The mos, important quadrennial event i. =,
people OF their chief executive. before the
great elevation takes place, at which al men
nTc supposed 70 afrsG as . God
they did--nt least Two minor elections OF 4
different character aro held. There There have
The first national political conventions have
elected delegates 70 conventions for the plr-
pose OF selecting candidate and promugat-
. ING n, e nj fuIll
Eoilc through It's party electfon5 OF delegates.
has helectcd candidate ana announced ann -,
most unnnrnolis occasions that tho muses.
OF history have recorded Everything seemed
some cenyeniencss a, convention o. tha a..
sort One Of them IL that the temporary
chairman knows rs Or nine y, months ar s. bsfoTe
man He also knows what he liz wanted TO
say, compared with what he wants TO say;
n,nncnt chairman also knows what 4is ex-
pected OF him for half year beforehand.
cutsion about it.--and lis perhaps REVISED by
the candidate himself. who has also been
The address Of the temporary chairman Of
the Republican National Convention was in
ono sense historical. II dealt much In his
and great deal OF II bad history. There was
n laborcd argument to PROV. that the pa ,tr
- Roosevelt must by something like cyoli- 4
coin and Mckinley. This wax necessary In 4
order to Disguise tho palpablc fact that II lis
abored argument by this great and inge- 4
nious lawyer. II was 70 draw away atten- I
eruptiye and reckiess character by dwelling
Upon he fact that at some period Of its his
.B Dsr. As nso Il pssg
Grafton hoped TO have the country lose sight OF
the fact that IT is now in both Of It's legisia-
action. OF obstruction to reform: In a word.
a party whose only sacred preeept Is the
to the othcr.'-a shbboieih drawn from, the
gambler table. stand pat" n precept born
Of cowardics and fear to move.
@ Mutual Admiration Society.
shall no. pay undue at.en,ionto the tenn
porary chairman OF tho Republican conven-
son n fsw u.terances. shall pass on 70 the
authoritative voice OF his party whic., Is It's
FER Sov pr1ef l., q s fact hs
las not Yet forgotten when Mr. Roosevelt
paid q glowing tribute TO his Cabinet. which
greatest OF these is Root" But let me read
first what the President did say OF the Junior
ina n ma she Rensm
Views from the pen OF Walter Wellman;
Ordinarily The PresiLas,t 9th Tinted States
captions 70 All rules. When asked PresI-
dent Roosevelt for mn expression OF his opin-
Eiihu Root Who within few weeks zee SIS is to
retire from the secretaryship, OF war. the
PRESIDENT replied; j am very glad To do that.
;Sttorney- eenersl n other Cabinet posts i
have great men. Ehu Root could taks
man who is now there, And, In addition. lie
Mhf Ssa Ios srsai sssrea4 f no s
Root If the ablest man have known In our
governmental service. will go further. He Is
the greatest ,at man that has appeared In the
on either side OF the ocean IN my time.,$" 4
We'll. what OF II have never heard
Parchment praise Indeed, Yes. And ID what
praise in return could be adequate in repay
ment? In this Wonderful mutual admiration
Eihn" is the return rhapsody Of Mr.. ' ROOTS a'
from the standpoint of repayment, q eourses
Identity Of Cerebration.
Is 1t any wonder that he was the man
selected BY the candidate 10 lay 1t on
He had defended Tweed. Why not defend
passvity. negation and mere obstructlon3
Indeed. he and tho President have had minds
ahs aen NIX As 81 ss
think tho same thoughts in tho same
VI have hoard that IN october ,,o, NJ
Root made political speech in Cooper TN |
Ion, New York. in which he used this Ian
guaga;
well. and IL business has prospered under It
and Is prospecting. It is better to endure soma
slight inconyenlenoes and inequalities for a |
turbance OF business which necessarily results I
from the process OF making changes Thu \
mere fact that different rate Of duty would I
does not settle the question whether tho |
change should be made now or should be do I
ferred Every tariff deals with duties on As
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