The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-06
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN WILLIAMS.

When the convention hall again became
Quiet United States Senator Jones of Ark
ansas chairman Of the national commit
tee. introduced as temporary chairman,
Congressman John Sharp Williams. who
spoke substantially as follows:
This II an appropriate place and time
for a Democratic convention. The place
il st. Louis the chief city OF the most
populous state carved out OF the Louis
lana territory the father OF Democracy.
The time is the centennial anniversary
Of the acquisition OF that territory, a
vast area OF contiguous territory whose
possession was necessary for self-defence
and which was ftted in climate and soil
for home making by the sons and daugh-
ter OF the republic. the anniversary OF
real and not pseudo expansion. an ex-
pansion Of our population. our Industrial
life. and our free institution OF our popu-
lAtfon, our Industrial life. and our free
institutions over uninilablted lands, or
land sparsely settled by sayages. whose
tribal Independence we recognized by
treating with them or settled or In spots
BY white men easily and willingly as
simiia ted: not a so-called expansion by
mere superimposed force OF our flag and
our military authority. The Democratic
party afterwards guided tho country to
further expansion OF this real. free char
acter In the acquisition OF Florida, the
admission of Texas as a state, and the
acquisition from Mexico of a magnth-
cent far west nt 10 be made states In the
Union and governed under the constitu-
tton.
BAD HISTORY.
The address OF the temporary chair
man OF the Republican national conven-
ton was, in one sense. historical. IL dealt
much In history at any rate. most OF IL
ancient history and a great deal OF II
bad history. There were labored argu-
ments TO prove that the party OF Roose-
veit must. by something like evolution
ary process. act as the party Of Lincoln
and Mckinley. This was necessary In
order TO disguise the palpabic fact that
II In not so acting. Not without then
this labored argument by this great rea-
son and Ingenious lawyer.
II was 20 draw away attention from
Rooseveltism and It's volcanic, eruptive
and reckless character, by dwelling upon
the fact that at some periods OF its his
tory, the Republican party has been
party which did things" and did them
safely. The orator hoped 10 have the
country lose sight OF the fact that n IL
now In both Of it's legislative branches
party OF passivity, Of non-action. OF OBJ
sfruction 10 reform and progress. In a
word a party whose only sacred pre-
ccpt 10 the shibboleth which maketh them
known, one OF them 10 the other. sl1ib..
boieth drawn from the gamblers table: /:
''rtand pat" a rrecept BORN OF cowardice
and fear 20 move.
REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.
Mr.. Williams then proceeded 20 dissect
the speech OF Hon. Ebhu Root as tenn
porsry chairman OF the Republican ma
tionai committee aud then took up the
Republican platform.
The platform. like the temporary chair
mans speech. he said. deals chiefly in the
boast that the Republican party r. re-
sponsIble for everything good which has
happened. II also deals much In ancient
history. IL ala we'll 10 20 back 30 years
ago. The present Republican party needs
. running start OF fully 90 years 90 enable
the imagination OF the American people
b jump over its present obetructiveness
and It's evasion OF i've issues which Ne
IN its pathway TO success in this year
The platform In speaking OF the acces.
son OF the Republican 20 power afte,
Mr.. C1evelands second administrator
had expired. uses this language: wv,
then found the country. after four year,
- Democratic rule. In evil plight, Oh
pressed with misfortunes and doubtful O