Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-07-08
BELL SOUNDS PARTY
KEYNOTE IN Speech
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
ARRAIGNs G. o. p.

CORPORATE POWER
IS MADE A TOPIC
In Assuming Role Of Official at Den
yer Session, He Enumerates Phases
Of Opponents Administration
Which He Says Need Remedying.
Denver, COL, July 8.-Delegates to
the Democratic national convention
were prone to applaud from the ut
terance of Temporary Chairman Bells
first sentence in his keynote speech.
Ills manner of delivery lent emphasis
to his points, and there was spontane-
GUS hand-clapping at the conclusion of
each of his gracefully rounded periods.
Galleries too Joined literally in the
applause bestowed upon the speaker.
Cheers mingled in the outburst of
applause when Mr.. Bell, asserted that
the Democratic party would always
stand unalterably opposed to monop-
oily of production.
After the announcement of the tenn
porary officers of the convention Tenn
porary Chairman Bell delivered his
speech as follows:
we have assembled at time when
the public conscience is demanding
honesty of purpose in the men who
undertake to direct the affairs Of state.
The public eye is keenly sensitive to
every political movement, and our
proceedings here will be approved &C.
cording to the degree of sincerity ap-
pearlng In the work of this conven-
ton. There is a widespread belief,
founded upon evidence of convincing
character, that the party in power
has not been true to it's trust, that it
has betrayed the common interest into
the hands Of the enemies of good gov
eminent, thereby forfeiting it's right
and destroying it's ability to rule in
the name of the people.
chdes Republican Party.
Apparent to everyone is the fact
that way down deep in the heart of
the Republican convention at Chicago
there was feeling of anger and re-
sentiment over the popular cEamor 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
mat party can be retained in present
hands. Its paper platform, divided
like ancient Gaul into three parts
barren promises, makeshifts and eva
sions-it is hoped will make a good
campaign transparency; but no one
seriously believes the Republican
party indorses that neutral manu-
script which held the convention to-
gether until it could ratify the nomina-
ton of presidential candidate.
Abuse of Corporate Power.
Among the great evils, that afflict
the country at the present, time is the
abuse of corporate power At first the
advancing aggressions of the corpora
lions are not discernible to the com
mon eye, for every move is carefully
covered up until sufficient political
strength is attained to defy the pro-
tests OF the people. Thus the constant
and lnsidious invasion of the peoples
rights finally results in a species of
arrogance and defiance SO formidable
in its appearance that the body of
the people, in fear of even worse ag-
gressions, hesitate to exercise their
r1ghtful authority over those colossal
enemies of the commonwealth.
As to an Indictment.
Some one suggested that this con-
vention should publish an Indictment
against the Republican party. We can
probably expedite the proceedings by
entering the plea of guilty that is con-
tanned in the Chicago platform, simply
changing the words we will to the
words we did not to conform to the
admitted facts. We then have the fol-
lowing Republican confession of guilt:
1--WE did not revise the tariff We
did not amend the antitrust laws to
secure greater effectiveness in the
prosecution of criminal monopolies.'
We did not add single line to the
Interstate commerce law, giving the
ANU>ici SWIM iliCAI oupSIVlSlCL over
the issues of stocks and bonds by in
terstate carriers We did not exact
a currency measure that would miti-
gate the evils of financial panic such
a. has recently Frustrated the coun-
tzy under Republican administra-
ton We did not limit the opportu.
mites for abusing the writ of injunc-
tion.' We did not establish postal say
ings banks We did not establish a
! bureau of mines and mining We did
not admit into the union the territories
of New Mexico and Arizona as sepa-
rate States
! 1.-The Democratic party realizes the
part that America must inevitably play
in the affairs Of the world, and that
we cannot escape participation in the
settlement of every world problem
that arises; but Americas weight and
influence must ever be on the side of
peace, on the side of justice, on the
side of the oppressed; and if the will
of the people shall commit to our
hands the scepter of power, it will be
used for the realization of the high
American ideals that raise our own
| people to loftier and better things,