The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-07-28
JERRY SULL|VAN'S
CONVENTION TALK
As Temporary Chairman Of Demo-
cratic Assembly.
URGES INSURGENTS TO JOIN IN
Says This is No Time To Split Hairs
With Those Who Are Almost
United on Questions OF
Human Rights.

Ottumwa. Ia, July 27.--An enthusi-
astic appeal to enlist the republican
Insurgents of Iowa under the banner
of democracy and continue united the
fight for human rights" was made
here today by Hon. Jerry b. Sullivan
of Des Moines in his address as tenn
porary chairman of the democratic
state convention.
After quoting the Iowa senators
who in recent utterances said that
"the republican party at Washington
was dominated and controlled by the
corporations of our country and
that "our tariff laws were dictated
and practically written by those in
terested" the speaker proceeded to
thank the irsurgent republicans who
united with the democrats in defeat
ing administration measures. He
branded Theodore Roosevelt as an
imperialist and thus appealed for uni
son with the insurgents.
rs it time to split hairs with
those who are almost united with us
on the question of human rights and
equal opportunities? Should we not
grasp the hand of every individual of
this land and place human rights
above property, and with the thought
of the fathers of our nation as our
guiding start march on in unity and
victory"
The temporary chairman undaunt-
eddy attached the present administra-
ton and Theodore Roosevelt Con-
corning the former president he said:
This man who did so much on paper,
and so little in fact, is appealed to to
save the day. He has just returned
from his triumphant tour in Central
Africa. He has said to England how
IL shall rule Egypt, to the Pope how
he shall conduct his domestic affairs,
to the American woman how she
shall rear her family, and now he IS
asked to pull the present administfa-
ton out OF the mire. Democracy will
not suffer by anything Theodore does.
He has many elements that are ad-
mirable. but he stands today the fore
most imperialist in the world and
wishes to guide men with the sword
not from the heart; believes more in
a standing army of guns, than a
standing army of independent men;
believes that mighty navy, that has
almost bankrupted the nation, is OF
more utility for civilization than
peace of all mankind"
He condemned the present admin
istration for refusing to grant self
government to Porto Rico and the
Philippines and summed up the
principles of his party as follows:
Democracy stands for revision of
tariff, the removal of the tax on the
necessities of life, that duties should
be for the purpose of obtaining rev.
enue and not for private graft Econ
omy in expenditure of public affairs,
the election of United States senator's
by the people, that the wealth of the
nation bear it's share of the burden
and that equal opportunities be grant
ed to ALL"
He denounced the rapid develop
ment OF the trusts and combines and
declared democracy to be the only
cure for the present political and eco
nomic evils.
The Republican Party.
Mr.. Sullivan devoted much time to
the criticism of the republican party,
saying in part:
The continued existence of POI
litical party can only be justified
WHARF nrinninIa io iC Of ffel
acts. For more than twelve years the
republican party has been in control
of every branch OF the government.
During this period it has enacted leg
islation so contrary to tho best in
terests of the people, so undemocrat-
ic, that II is now engaged in undoing
the work of former years. The peo-
pie of the United States may well
stop for moment and examine the
history 1t has made. During this per-
iod OF It's supremacy 1t has enacted
two tariff laws that in each instance
Increased the cost of living, without
corresponding increase in the price
OF labor. II has permitted portions
OF the public domain to become the
property of syndicates for private pur.
poses II has permitted the expendi-
ture OF public funds to become bene-
hciaries of its laws after election. 1t
has increased the office-holding force
TO such an extent that millions of
public funds arc contributed by way
,of salary to those whose chief aim is
to direct public opinion for political
purposes. 1t has refused to permit
the people of the United States to
elect by direct vote their representa-.
tives to one branch OF the national
congress. and has Witnessed the OBJ
tanning OF seats therein by the most
scandalons methods It is possible for
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