Evening journal., 1908-07-10

justice and prudence will walk hand
in hand, and peace will be restored be-
tween man and man throughout our
borders. He is sound. not sensational,
and with him as President we shan
have rest from turmoil so that pros
perity may come again. The country
needs a rest. Honest enterprise ana
honest toll need a chance to attend to
their own business: and George Gray
is no meddler and can be happy when
he is not engaged in a fight. If we
want industrial prosperity we must
establish and maintain industrial
peace.
This man has the temperament, the
love of justice. and the frmness OF
principle to correct abuses without dis
ordering and wreckirg the affairs Of
the people. He win brake the Jaws
Of the wicked and pluck the spoil out
of their teeth; but he viii know how
to DESTROY the beasts of prey without
belaboring all of the domestic animals
He will stop predatory wealth from
depredations without tslrorizing honest
and industrious wealth. He is pro.
gressive not revolutionary, constitution
al not autocratic. practical not vision
ary
George Gray is not only the man best
fitted to be President. but he is also
the Democrat We can most surely elect
President He will be an acceptable
candidate in every part of our broad
country.
Purely he viii be peculiarly satls-
70 ,f "a
States where We must look for that
ever-faithful body of electoral votes
which constitutes the backbone of oul
strength His great and successful
fight in the Senate AGAINST the Force
Bill opened the safe pathway down
which those States have walked to
shelter from the black storm which
threatened their civilization. How re-.
joiced would Southern men be TO see
once more in the White House a Presi.
dent who understands and appreciates
the Southern mans point of viewl
As to the group OF States on the At
lantic seaboard-Connecticut, New
York. New jersey. Delaware, Mary
land. and West Virginia-there is no
doubt that George Gray is far ana
away the strongest candidate that can
be named. After ALL those are the
States in which our grea. political bat
tie must be fought and won or lost.
When did the Democratic party ever
come within hailing distance of victory
without carrying those States? II
would be wanton reclSlessness to plan
a campaign which abandoned the
chance of carrying those old-tine
Democratic States in the delusive hope
Of making good the loss in other por.
tions of the field.
Delaware is a small State. but IL Is
sometimes given TO small people T.
perform great services. In Offering
George Gray as your Presidential cam
didate Delaware is Offering a great ser.
vice to the party AMI the country
Small as she is. Delaware is entitled
to a full measure of State pride. but
this nomination is not suggested by
/ State pride. She is acting not tC
| crafty her great though unambitious
son not vet to minister to her own
/ glory. Rising TO the heights of pat.
riotism. animated solely by a desire e
/ contribute to the welfare of the whole
/ country. without a spark OF anmosity
/ towards other candidates, Delaware Of.
fers a name entwined with victory. a
man who is every inch a Democrat. Q
man whose every blood-throb carries
love Of country. On behalf of Delaware
in accordance with her instructions
and in her name. I nominate George
! GRAY as candidate for President of the
United States.