Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04

Milwaukee, June 2S.-In opening the
| democratic convention yesterday the
temporary chairman, D. H. Grady of
Portage, declared against tariffs ami
trusts, tamely enough, but closed with
a brilliant allusion to Bryan which
brought down the house "Recogniz-
ing in him the embodiment of the
principles of democracy, without out
stretched arms, he is today nailed
and welcomed as the leader of his
party, and though twice defeated by
means corrupt and weapons befouled.
now hiding defiance to their power.
he who led Democracy's brave battal.
ions in the memorable campaign of
1896 and 1900, lives the Hottest, and
in the hearts of the American people
the best beloved of them ALL That
he may live to see the triumph Of the
cause and answer the peoples call
to the helm of state, leaving an offici-
al record as stainless as that of his
private life, we all hope He may
| ret assured that in the sunset OF his
political career he may hlungly emu
late Henry Clay in calling to God in
Heaven to witness that he had served
his country with a single heart and
never held her interests subordinate
to his own
At an earlier stage of his speech
Mr. Grady declared that If the meas
ure OF party's greatness and a
party's success be its ability to bam-
boozle the people into mistaken be-
lief or to gain the coveted position as
a provider of political pap. the DEM
ocratic party may not have been a
success. But, to the credit of that
party be it said, it has not departed
from it's principles of government that
1t might meet the popular approval
but has taught the lesson to rising
generations that there are higher and
nobler things in life than the holding
of political C'ice" Continuing he said
that to those to whom the love of
purchasable power has been so allur-
ing, the republican party has ever
made its appeal, saying to the citizens
as he stands on lifes threshold thai
within its ranks may be found the
wealth and influence of the commercial
world, "This assertion is only TOO
true, for more men have been en-.
riched by the illgotten gains as the
fruit OF the republican policy of lew.
ing tribute upon the many for the
benefit of the few, than under anv
and all of the most corrupt govern.
ments the world has ever known
Upon the right of a government to
levy tribute upon one class for tha
benefit of another, we have ever DIFF.
fered with them, and from the watch
tower OF Democracy has been sounded
the Keynote Of warfare against that
system that has strangled individual
enterprise and has stife6 legitimate
| competition. The prediction of the
| party OF years ago has come to pass
ana 10 quote the words of the repub-
ican Governor Cummings of Iowa
the total life insurance gratis for ALI
thle nave not been one-fffth of the
annual amount Of which the people
have been despoiled by excessive tar.
1T rates. We have seen the effect of
The tariff upon the three great indus
trles that should go hand in hand and
! shoulder to shoulder 20 secure the
| greatness of the country and the
prosperity Of her people. We say "a
them that the cause of this condition
Is the inequitable protective tariff
system. They dare not, and they do
not deny it. You may invesag
| every trust in this country TODAY and
you viii find that the article manu-
featured by it is protected article.
! and you will not find a manufactured
article controlled by trust that is
not a protected article.
THE democratic party takes its
stand in opposition to any policy that
says to the world that the American
flag shall serve inconsistent purposes,
but now declares that the flag that
for hundred years has waved on
| land and sea as the emblem of peace
and purity, and of the protection of
| the weak. shall not be prostituted to
the base purpose Of protecting any
| one in unAmerican prs ctices; that it
! shall not protect a foreign potentate
| in The maintenance of human slavery
the holding Of human beings until
they who in slavery earn nothing can
purchase their liberty by paying the
usual market price even though sane.
toned by treaty"
What people," said the speaker.
have had cause to spur them to more
energetic action than the democracy Of
Wisconsin? The party here, as else
where, has ever fought the corporate
invasion of individual rights. II was
the democratic party that enacted the
first railroad rate legislation under
the practice of pofygamy; that in the
name Of those who laid down their
lives chat human slavery might be
wiped forever from American soil.
they now say that the American flag
SNAIL not serve as a shield to the
sultan Of Jolo and his underlings in
the administration of Governor IT,.
Tor. We have SEEN, said Mr.. Grady
in conclusion, ''the ill-gotten millions.
the levied blackmail, the tribute paid
FOR governmental favor the money
wrongfully withheld by the life in.
Surance gympanies from v-fdou,s on6