Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-11

Denver, July 10.-At the roll call OF
states last night Alabama, the first
called, yielded to Nebraska, and Igna-
thus ]. Dunn of Omaha, assembled the
platform to put the peerless leader in
nomination.
AT the appearance of Mr.. Dunn the
hall broke into a p~andemonium OF
cheers and noise and a band playing
across the hall could not be heard,
but from the motion of the leader it
was evident that they were playing.
Following is Mr.. Dunn's speech:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention:
Crises arise in the life of nations
which endanger their institutions and
at times, imperil the advance of civili-
cation.
Every people that has left its i'm
press upon history has faced such
crises.
In most instances, where grave dan
gers have threatened the safety of
the state, some great character, some
master mind has been found, produced
as it were by the conditions them
selves, with capacity to direct Alright
the energies of the people. This was
true of the ancient world, it has been
true of the modern world; it is true
of this republic. We have such a
crisis to meet today. The favor seek
ing corporations have gradually
strengthened their hold upon the gov
eminent until they now popu.
lar institutions.
The question is, whether this gov
eminent shall be restored to the o
troll of the people and be administered
in the interest of all, OF whether II
shall remain IN instrument in the
hands of the few for levying tribute
upon all the rest.
In his special message to congress
last winter, President Roosevelt de.
clared substantially, that certain
wealthy men who have become
enormously rich by depressing the
wage Garner, defrauding the public
and practicing all forms of %iniquity,
have banded together, and by the IN
limited use of money, endeavor to Sc
cure freedom from restraint and to.
overthrow and discredit all who hon
estly administer the law.
That the methods by which these
men have acquired their great for
times can only be justified by a system
of morality, that would permit every
form of criminality, every form Of
violence, corruption and fraud.
For many years, and especially dur
ing the last twelve years, these very
men have been in control OF the Re-
publican party; they have financed
every campaign of that party for a
quarter of a century. These exploit
ers of the people, whom the president
has SO s%cathingly denounced, have
given their enthusiastic support to the
Republican candidates and policies.
They laid their hands upon the trust
funds of Insurance companies and
other corporations and turned the
plumber over to the Republican COM
mittee. The money thus flched from
the innocent and helpless, to purchase
Republican victory, has not been re.
paid. ghf
And where do we ind these men to-
day? Where are the swollen for
tunes" of which we have heard 80
much? Just where we would expect
to find them-supporting the Republic
can ticket and furnishing the sinews
of war FOR the Republican committee
as usual.
The Republican Platform.
The platform adopted by the late
convention shows what the Republican
party in truth represents. Although
controlled by the friends of Roosevelt
and Taft, in framing the platform
every genuine reform which Roosevelt
has advocated, was scorned and
trampled beneath the iron heel of the
predatory masters of the Republican
party. The Wisconsin delegation
which favored placing a few reform
planks in the platform, was denounc-
ed with sneers as being %socialistic and
democratic, and the convention by a
vote of eight to one, repudiated the re,
forms that the present administration
claims to favor.
The mask of hypocrisy and decep
ton has been torn from the face Of
those who pretend to favor the poll
cies of the president, and we know
why the system" admires Taft, toler
ates Roosevelt and hates the senator
from Wisconsin. When compelled to
choose between an appeal to the man.
hood and conscience of the people In
defense of its platform and candidate
on h one hand, and the millions thai
the special interests may be depend.
ed upon to contribute, on the other
LIZ 1SSpubilSoh PalGy lCJSGISu CuS pcO
pie and continued it's alliance with
Mammon.
If the charges made by the presi
dent are true-and they are true
we are indeed face to face with a stu.
alton as grave as any in our history
How shall it be met? The good
sense, patriotism and united action OF
the people alone can remedy present
evils.
To wage a successful fight we must
have a leader. The Republican party
dominated by the seekers of special
privileges, cannot furnish him. Re
publicans who really desire reform
are powerless; the efforts of the pres.
ident have been futile. Il
The Democratic party must furnish
the leader which present conditions
demand, and he must be a man known
to be free from the influence that con.
troll the Republican party. He must
be a man of superior intellect, sound
judgment, positive convictions and
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