Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-07
BELL SOUNDS KEYNOTE
Denver Convention Hears Orders
of Great Chief at Lincoln
in Opening Speech
LATE CONGRESS is ARRAleNED
Failure to Enact Certain Measures Is
criticized-FauIt Found With chica-
90 Platform and Sincerity of Repub-
Iican Convention Is Questioned
Tariff and Other Questions.

Denver July FOLLOWING is por-
tion of the speech of Theodore A. Bell,
temporary chairman of the democratic
national convention, delivered when
the convention met today:
apparent to every one Is the fact
that way down deep in the heart OF
the republican convention at Chicago
there was a feeling of anger and re-
sentiment over the popular clamor for
reforms: and it is equally patent that
there is no bona fide intention on the
part of the republican party of grant
ing any reforms, If the machinery of
that party can be retained in present
hands. Its paper platform, divided
like ancient gaul into three parts-bar-
rem promises, makeshifts and evasions,
it is hoped will make a good cam
paign transparency; but no one seri-
ously believes the republican party in
dorses that neutral manuscript which
could ratify the nomination of a pres.
dential candidate.
Work Cut Out for Convention.
"There are three things that this
convention should do. 1t ought to
present in plain and ineligible man.
ner the serious industrial and pres
ent conditions that are disturbing the
peace and happiness Of our country.
We should then proceed to a courage
Gus exposure of the republican policies
that are cooperating with private
greed in the general oppression of the
people Most important of all. we must
exhibit a readiness and an ability to
grasp the problems of the hour and
to effect their solution in manner
that will satisfy the sober, common
sense of the multitudes whose interests
are at stake
Congress is Arraigned.
"The last congress was in session
during financial crisis when innumer
able banking institutions, proffering
a holiday to funeral. closed their
doors and filed the minds of the mill
ions of depositors will. anxiety and
fear. The sentiment in favor of pos
tai savings banks which had been
steadily growing in this country, be-
came almost universal during the re-
cent panic. So insistent became the
voice of the people that the president
sent a special message to congress urg-
ing the establishment Of postal savings
banks where the earnings of our peo-
pie might, be safely deposited under
the direct control and responsibility OF
the federal government. and where no
peculatng bank cashier or any mem
her of the board of directors could eat
UP the savings of years.
"rhe United States senate showed
its hearty sympathy with this popu-
lar demand and it's profound respect
for the president by adjourning the
senate while the message was being
read; while over in the house Of rep
resentatives they refused to suspend
the roll call of the house to receive the
communication which had been sent
there fro mthe white house.
Chicago Platform Criticized.
"The Chicago platform points with
pride to the passage OF child labor
law for the District Of Columbia. Let
the republican party go further than
the enactment Of penal laws and in the
name of humanity use it's vast ener-
giles for the removal of the conditions
that are forcing our children into the
labor market.
'Tt is the reign of monopoly that is
emptying our school houses and filling
the sweat shops with child labor and
this same system Of monopoly is fast
limiting the opportunities for indepen-
dent livelihood among those who are
forced into the industrial field and thus
1t is dolbly blighting that hope OF
youth which in former stages of our
national growth opened an avenue OF
honor and independence to every child
reared upon our soil.
"The most palpable instance of the
insincerity of the Chicago platform Is
found in its declaration respecting
the issuance of injunctions. 1t
would have been entitled to
more respect if it had omitted all men
ton of it, At session after session OF
congress, labor has pleaded for relief
from the abuses of injunctions. but 1t
appeals have fallen on deaf ears and
there has been indication that remed-
ial legislation of any character would
be enacted. The oligarchy in house and
senate has decided that nothing shall
be done to weaken any advantage that
corporations have gained in labor dis
putes.
Attitude Towards Tariff Reform.
with the power and opportunity to
carry out democratic principles, we
will be called upon to revise our tar
if laws in the interests of the whole
people. This issue can not be disposed
of by certain assertion that the renub-
lican party also stands for tariff re-
form. Republican revision and demo-