The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-10

finding endeared him forever to organ
lied labor. 1t justifies me in apply
ing to him the ancient description OF
an upright Judge:
"'He put on righteousness and 1t
clothed him; his judgment was robe
and a diadem; and he brake the jaws
of the wicked and plucked the spoil
out of his teeth
"Such has been the quality of his
life long service, and he stands in its
white light approved of the people.
George Gray is a moderate, not
violent man. With him as president
justice and prudence Will walk hand
in hand, and peace will be restored
between man and man throughout our
borders. He is sound, not sensation
al, and with him as president we shall
have rest from turmoil SO that pros
perity may come again. The country
needs a rest. Honest enterprise and
honest toll need a change to attend to
their own business; and George Gray
is no meddler and can De happy when
he is not engaged in fight. II we
want industrial prosperity, we must es-
tablish and maintain industrial peace.
This man has the temperament, the
love of justice, and the firmness OF
principle to correct abuses without dis
ordering and wrecking the affairs of
the people He will break the jaws of
the wicked and pluck the spoil out of
their teeth; but he will know how 10
destroy the beast Of prey without be-
laboring all of the domestic animals.
He will stop predatory wealth from
depredations without terrorizing hon
est and industrious wealth. He is
progressive. not revolutionary; consti-
tutional, not autocratic, practical, not
visionary.
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 accept
able candidate in every part of our
broad country.
Surely he will be peculiarly salts
factory to the people of the Southern
ever falling body of electoral votes
| which constitutes the backbone of our
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 presi-
dent who understands and appreciates
the Southern mans point of view.
las to the group of states on the At
lantic eaboard-Connecticu New
York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland
and West Virginia-there is no doubt
that George Gray is far and away the
strongest candidate that can be named
After all, those are the states in which
our great political battle must be
fought and won or lost. When did the
democratic party ever come within
hailing distance of victory without car
rying these states? 1t would be {
wanton recklessness to plan a cam
paign which abandoned the chance O
carrying those old-time democratic
states in the delusive hope of making
good the loss in other portions of tn,
field.
Delaware is a small state, but it i.
sometimes given to small people t
perform great services. In offering
George Gray as your presidential can
didate Delaware is offering a great ser
vice to the party and the country
Small as she is. Delaware is entitled tt
full measure of state pride, but thi
nomination is not suggested by stat
pride. She is acting not to gratif,
her great though unambitious son no
yet to minister to her own glory.
Rising to the heights of patriotism,
animated soIly by a desire to contrib
ute to the welfare Of the whole coun
try, without a spark of animosity tC
ward other candidates, Delaware offer
name entwined with victory, ma
who is every inch a democrat, ma
whose every blood-throb carries love c
country. On behalf of Delaware, i
accordance with her instructions, an
in her name. I nominate George Ora
as a candidate for president of tn
United States