The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28

put tnoSe reforms should be carried out by those in authority without spite or prejudice. without egotism or sem sationalism, without a brass band or a big stick. Not all who ask to be let alone really want 70 be let alone.
 .The thief may well ask to be let alone in his thievefy, but the legitimate businss man should ask for all the encouragement that an intelligent bus mess administration can properly pro- vide. It Is Fundamental function of government to keep the peace and to keep the peace 1t must interfere to prevent fraud and violence and extor- tion and oppression.
 Tt is fundamental function of government to maintain morality, and to maintain morality 1t must inter fere to secure a business morality as well as personal morality.
 Tt is legitimate and proper func- ton of government to promote con ditions that will increase wealth and bring about 8 just distribution of wealth. that will secure increased profits for honest business men and insure a fair division of prohas for honest workingmen.
 We all want prosperity and what is more. we want prosperity for all.
 T urge our party therefore to be in- teiligently and courageously construc- tive. not merely obstructive like the Republican party nor destructive like the Democrfatic party
 The Republican platform says all things and means nothing.
 Tt Is a platform of statistical in- ventions and political evasions. It is obviously the product of a party whose sole purpose is to stand pat and whose sole desire is to stay pat.
 The Democratic platform contains some good and original things, but as has been said. the original things are not good and the good things are not original.
 Political Jackdaws. Tt was built by political jaclSdaws who feathered their nests with the piumes of others. without understand ing of their significance or intention as to their performance.
 Tt ts the habitation of a hermit crab which has no shell of it's own and invades the first convenient one with out regard to property or propriety.
 Tt Is a platform. too. of reconciila- tion and retractton. of atonement and apology. of harmony and hyprocricy, for in compliance with a former com pact Parker has pronounced peace, Bill Bailey has poured Standard Oil upon the troubled waters. and Bryan has killed, not only the fatted calf. but the goose that laid the golden egg.
 No man can serve two masters and no man can conciliate the conflicting clements of the Democratic party. He who tries must serve one and deceive the other, must make public pretense to the people and private compact with the trusts.
 Our party Is not a party of fac- tion or sections of clique or classes. We have no warning wings to pacify, no contradictory declarations to mod fly, no corrupt bosses to satisfy.
 Let us act boldly and speak plain ly. Let us make a platform so clear and so sincere that every citizen will understand our position and have con- fidence in our intention.
 Let us nominate candidates from among the many men here present whose lives and deeds are a guarantee of the genuineness of their attitude a pledge of the sincerity of our pro- fession.
 Then let us go forth to an honor able one for a righteous cause, to bat tie and to victory.
 MT. Hearst delivered his address with intense earnestness, driving home his points in an emphatic manner that carried the convention with him from the start to the close of his address. His description of MT. Bryan as the Knight in Motly. called forth great laughter and applause and his ailusions to other Democratic leaders also ex- cited the cheers of his hearers. At the conclusion of his address, he was given an ovation that continued for several minutes.
 Following Mir. Hearst.s speech. Mir. James o'Neil1. of Rhode Island, pre-. scented to the temporary chairman union Iabe1'' gavel. Another gavel was -NA Ofs~l~ While the latter was speaking dele gate in the rear called: Has that gavel got the label on itT'
 Mir. Hearst then made brief speech of acceptance.
 MT. Reuben R. Lyon. of New York. was called to the chair and directed the secretary to read the membership lists of the various convention com mittees.
 After an address by c. A. windis, of Chicago. the conventioned adjourned until o'clock tomorrow.
 Permanent Chairman.
 The Committee on Rules and Pernl3 nent Organization which met immedi- ateiy after the convention, selected Charles A. Walsh of Iowa permanent chairman and adopted a rule that no speech from the platform should ex- ceed five minutes in length.
 The Committee on Resolutions orga- nized by electing Howard s. Taylor of Chicago as chairman A long debate followed on the question whether or not the platform should be considered by the Committee as whole or by the sub-comittee. The Committee com pleted active work by considering a large number of blanks and deciding on what subjects they wished to make declarations. This work was Tn pro- gress until long after midnight and 1t was understood that when the subjects had been completed the task of form ing the platform proper would be turned over to a subcommittee which is to report to the full committee by noon tomorrow.
 Chicago, July 27.---John T. Graves announced tody that he would be a candidate for the Presidential nomi. nation. MT. Graves declared that in his opinion the only thing that can pre- vent his nomina ton will be a stampede for MT. Hearst. Whe asked whether he would be nominated from Georgia or New York he said he would be nomi- mated by Georgia and seconded by New York.