The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-10

business before the convention on "the unlucky day of Friday.
 Scattering applause greeted the various blanks as they were read by Governor Haskell.
 That portion of the plank on finance re- ferring to the guarantee of bank de- posits one of MT. Bryans fayorite poli- cies, elicited the warmest applause given np to that time.
 The reading of the injunction plank was heard with the deepest attention, and the declaration In favor of "a revision of the injunction law was first applauded and
 other sections were warmly approved.
 When the plank was finished the conven- tion broke into cheers.
 MT. Clayton's Speech. MT. Clayton spoke as follows: This is a democratic year, democra tic ideas are now popular. Doctrines always taught by our party and scoffed at by our opponents are now urged as a gospel of their own Measures and policies of democratis origin are now pretendedly | advocated by the leaders of the repub | lican party. It is no longer anarehistIc | to declare private monopoly to be inde- | fensible or that the great transportation | companies should be governed and con | trolled by public laws Former ques- | tioning of the decision of a bare major 1 ity of the supreme court in the income tax cases cannot now be heard, because l CT the great noise of the visement and | embroidered denunciation of judges and l judicial acts that have shocked the coun- l try. A demand for revision of the tariff | Is no longer a threat to destroy our in- 1 dustrial system. Trusts are not to be tolerated even by the republican party. I We need not now enlarge on the list of | republican admissions and promises for nIA ion nt1lx
 party has made marked progress in i promises to the people and much greater 1 progress in aiding selfish interests and l special privileges. That party, guided l hy expediency and eampalgn necessity, l would camp this year on democratic | ground.
 Repup,can Errors, "The republican party having full con- ] trol of the federal government for more ] than a decade, must give an account of 1 Its stewardship. Its pretentious claims, | largely without foundation and largely ] exaggerated will not suffice. Let honest ! investigation reveal the bad and defec- 1 tive laws passed by that party; vicious 1 policies maintained; reforms rejected; the l recent panic and it's consequences; prom l ises broken; dissimulation practiced; in- competency confessed by it's failures to l meet urgent public needs; and exhibiting l this incompetency by the appointment of | junketng commissions for the alleged l purpose of advising that party, so long | in control and of such boasted legisla- | tive wisdom, what legislation is required i by the country. Against the republican l party so degenerate and crafty, is a l capable, determined, honest democracy, | in sympathy with all just puolic demands | and asking in it's behalf the candid pub | lie Judgment. To that judgment the is | sues must be committed and we unhesi- l tatingly submit our cause to that fine | and true sense for the right we know | distinguishes the American people, In this quadrennial contest MT. Roosevelt has identified himself with MT. Taft. Taft ard Roosevelt MT. Taft has identified himself with Mir. Roosevelt. The. republican party has inseparably identified the two together. ITO praise one you must praise the other; to criticise one is to criticise his pursuing shadows; and so I must say it should appear to anyone that in noting 1 and denounclng abuses and favors on the rart of the present administration any license is assumed.
 q urge the impossibility of separating the present occupant of the White House from his own anointed one
 '.It has been made evident in the pend ing campaign that the republicans will seek to conjure with the name of Roose- welt and will rely upon the Presidents policies as a treasured asset.
 Roosevelt Press Agent.
 sThe President has advertised himself and his policies with frequency and ability that surpasses the best efforts Of the shrewdest press agent. distin- euished republican, former cabinet of- fcer, once publicly proclaimed the Pres ident to be the greatest exponent of the art of advertising the world has ever known. The country has been told and not allowed to forget, that in his own opinion his energies have been devoted to the accomplishment Of many high pur- roses and that if his work is yet incom- plete, it is only because his under takings too vast to be carried to success during his term of office. My policies must continue. So the champion of these would transfer office and power to his favorite cabinet minister, and his sphere :s to have a fellow. The pretense is that the fight must go on under the leader designated by him until the last foe shall