Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-08-09
SAYS DEMOCRACY
IS APPRECIATED
No Time When 1t Has Been So
Universally Approved
AS Now.
ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN
Daniel Hamilton. Temporary Presiding
Officer of Democratic Convention,
Talks for Two
Hours.

Waterloo Ia.-Temporary Chairman
Hamilton spoke for two hours before
The democratic state convention III this
city August Z. His prepared speech
contained more than $4,000 words. He
criticised President Roosevelt. Cover
nor Cumnlins and the entire republi-
can party for alleged insincerity. He
said i'll part
There has not been a t.me for many
years when the principles OF democracy
nave been SO universally appreciated by
tho 0C0pse of this country a; hey are now,
and while there are a treat many people
who will not admit The fact or permit
Themselves to be styled as such. YET N"
l,lsi..9t universal sentiment os the people
arsc percentage Of the prGlle Of the ma
iion, ar" pc;inlilis % neiieNe in and are
acsvocat NIX III" principles Of dom lcrar%.
lpr moeraeg sands for iaat SORT OF : E"ln-
mcnt which permits Tho Power Ia ee!s-
liiltc to n,;,ls" anei un,at;n laws, TO cen-
irol all branches Of tilp aoVornen"Mt to 70
uain in Tho sands OF The people. All this
/ 5ak about tte election of nitcd States.
scnators hy dire; N"ie and getting aw&%
! from corporate control and Influences are
democratic doctrines. aud its almost UNI
v"rSal advocacy only rcilccts The s"fti-
mcnr that has been rngendeiea by persist
mt democratic teachings.
at :, iilnc when III" whole country is al
| unrest, moi 50 much because the country
has not been prosperous. but because that
IDrospcrty has been diverted from its le-
g,timate channels by thc illegal and dis
Eliminating methods OF the scf-styled
business interests of the country, At u
| time when Il is fact conceded Ivy all that
! REORGANIZATION Of hGrled wealth has for
humber of years transferred the Immense
wealth produced by an Industrious. cner-
scte and Intelligent people and added it
l. n he lD1 q
| pointed captains of industry. These state
mcnts of fact are no longer characterized
" democratic demogoguc. but are the
| lctual conditions that now and for years
lave existed as known by all people IN.
Iormed as 10 the he, affairs and conditions OF
| Ibis time is American patriotism. NOT the
Kind that can only be aroused by the
noise of the cannon. or by the strains OF
sweet music. but that kind of American
SIN that is willing to lay aside self. party
md all else and determine all questions
reiatins to the government upon the pril-
and self and political parties as only sec
ondary; thar spirit of citizenship that
cannot he swerved from It's duty to man
by any allegiance to the glitter of gold;
u the prospect of individual preference or
power. and that is the spirit that predom-
mates the democratic party. which is re-
| 'ected by .ts almost unanimous prefer
ence for the presidency in 1908 OF the man
who above all others represents the
American ideal of The man before the
/ dollar.
While it is true that We have me. in this
convention to nominate a state ticket yet
| national affairs. because of the congress.
| siohal election almost oNerslado" ",
Use. though IN passing acsife 10 can
vut!r attention to some of the things m
o,lr state that could permit Of change. and
'"e'.se anu ii7iit no $50
The judiciary.
IN the courts on our go" "" iii",t
~ liis nlo'l'f"iatior ~ ~ 40,
I'fn,ect our homes XIV ;,,, oUi ~
TERN, ne pi9p,rS nlbmes IN, ~ ,,,'!
l'is y ,,,,',., .;,,, 80, ~,
,n.n',, s.,.',ln aver ne court from All
sa;,',n 'i,nmn,a;a,itv. maj court should, il
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~ = ~. IL, T.. -, r,,t,nr
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" , ~ olIi,,a, nf noliti
al l,,,,,.r and many tirncs The Judge
a ~ "a ~, ~ ,,n,' 3,. No othcr oi,aliti-
~, bi noiitical influence or as
af ~ ,ilit;.ai trnnn J.tirants
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NJ NJ "a ft, ~, -, ~, a,,y d;sr.s,r.l 10,
,n.S ,.',,,. " h,If ne ;, criticism OF ihe wa,
+ thav are CONSTITUTED. When we enter 3
s, ro.,,n W., sbou,.i he ai,,e TO- do SO i'm.
,,,'asa ,,,,,, NO t,,a,,,rht mat we are en-.
i.,.i,,,, i,ta ,b' ,r.snnr. of 81 tribunal OF
i,s ~. and Win n feeding that its de
80 80 - ,,.,.,tas .,,d ordcrs should bt
4 i,..,1 ,'i.l, ,s,,cr,.nrr and socmnitV bll
M: ,,,,,sn, M. sn when sitting UPON III,
I.,,n - a s"aond r:,te lawynr Who ha:
~, ,,.,,.,,. ,,,nin,,laton and political bar
~, 20 ,,.a mo i,,di,.i:,l ormine which h,
- raslnavori,n TO wear WITH .liscreait 4
hi,,,s,.lf ma Inc uosi,ion he occupies III
,,,,,,,.,,t W., Rave mo- ,,.rsoral fer
, In, s,,..,,,s of n matter of common
| -, ~.
The cf:iiiman then urged the non parti
- ,.'.;ii,.,
s''ti J"olsii''s
Primary Law.
Considerable has bcen said during til
las, wnt.r and past summer about a pri
n,ary inv One faciion OF the republica,
. ,,..,.t[. ,,r,l;il.e,; th;,l their party has be
rotn;s so ,'o,ripf that ii has become ina
,ossibl, 10 al ii fair dead in tho nomi
,,.,ti,,, ~ r,n,i,iiDln ,,;,ntlia:,{e for ufli,.
,n,I,.r III. r:,il,,ils; system and While thcr
'r., many ,bi,gs tn;t they SAY, that
,,,,, .1,l,.iS,. va, tn take With a grain a
/ ,l,nu.,nta am inclined TO believe thi
!, i,,,,,,.,, M, if >,:bIt NJ, read in rrplNj
,,,'..,'-5,,sre ,yifL ,,f.erenea +, mi
m,.,,,ias ,h.,, haI. h.en held curing In
~. liz v,,.,, ,nIch III holding mi
i!i,i II n,,.I1, .,l t1,nt iha ta,'ItleIi
s Iw b,p. ,,i..l5a,l ,nol,.sh satsfacto
oi '"M Nv, = ~, ~" ,t,,nly ,.or,,in, am
~, ~ - ',,,,i,.,, ~. the i,S. Ana out
.ll.''t.s ,,'ii. ,,,t, IL ihjs stte
"i eh M, fn,. an h@ir uiiienc,, and Ion
l'.'a ai,tiii ~ - .,,i ,.5,r,,,t .,,,a ~,
n.,ii, Inn l5eca,,se h. ne,
nor Wiz a'lA ~ ll,,, ~ ,,il.. If loo an
sp'i'ii o.',t'.,s ~ w. o,' So f,,
te ciihS on A,''l. ~ - 30 - :.
the democfatlc party - c'iiNei ~ ~, y, ~
have rot IN inc s'a.e on l9w wa aei' va
iipeu on !. ~ iiaia'd ~ ''"s ,
iiolnlh' u. 1"i NJ ,,t,s,. ~, ,n,.
would advise my republican friends
The tooii ~ lnpaopoiS, or ne men ~, ~
ilucnc"d and dominated by cCFpcfal" COZ
tro or anything olsei mas cfsnt on Eot
ticket by the manli'uialoil OF party eau
cii:ies and are there uIlIienaiy ana nc
as YOU believe in the interests OF the pee
pie the use of the pencil !ittle MOI
freely nj the polls VIII 10 a great eNtei
cure the evils now complained of. III