The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-28

ed in by former Gov. Shallenberger,
Temporary Chairman NJ. +. Harring
ton and Charles W. Bryan, the state
ment was given out that party princi.
pies" and not leaders would receive
the principal attention of the dele.
gates.
II was 1920 o'clock when Chairman
Byrnes of the state democratic com
mittee called the delegates to order.
Rev. w. II. Buss invoked divine bless.
ing.
Chairman Byrnes declared that
those who had come to the convention
looking for dissension should have
gone to Lincoln. Mayor WOLF was
then introduced and welcomed the con.
vention to the city.
Bryan's Name Cheered.
M. +. Harrington of O'Neill was in.
troduced as temporary chairman of
the convention. His mention of the
names of Mr.. Bryan and Champ Clark
| brought the convention to rousing
steer, no greater than that which
greeted the name of Senator Hitch
| cock. The governor of Ohio was cas-
ually referred to by the speaker and
brought out a hearty response.
Harrington Permanent Chairman.
At the conclusion of Chairman Har.
| rington's address, the temporary or
ganization was made permanent. The
naming Of a committee on resolutions
was disposed of without a contest, all
of the delegations being given repre-
sentation. The convention then, at
1920 p. m, recessed to wait the re-
port of the resolutions committee.
N. r .Harrington's Speech.
| Temporary Chairman NJ f. Harring-
ton began with the remark that "for
once in seventeen years we are as
sembled in convention at a time when
we have control of even one branch of
congress.
During all that long and dreary
period there have been" he said, mo
loaves and fishes to divide; there has
not been either the sustaining influ-
ence of patronage or the cohesive pow
er of public plunder held out as an in
ducement to any democrat. The only
reason why the party has remained to-
lgether, undismayed by successive de-
feats is because of the conviction of
its members that in standing for JEFF
fersonian democracy they were stand.
ing for that which was eternally right.
During those seventeen years there
was much of division and discord in
our ranks. In every election there
was disunion. Neither Mr.. Bryan nor
Judge Parker received the support of
a united party. Finally the turmoil
seemed to cease, the democratic mi
nority in the house of representatives
gave evidence of such good sense,
such patriotic sense of duty, that
; great Independent newspapers and
magazines paid tribute to the splen-
did service that this democratic mi
nority was rendering to the people of
| the United States. Differences there
were even in congress, but under the
splendid leadership of Champ Clark
this struggling minority became a
magnificent fighting force.
"The securing of the house of rep.
resentatives has been to us of inestim
able value. 1t was the boast of or.
2 ganized greed, acting through repub
, lican politicians and newspapers, that
5 the democratic party was incapable OF
legislating or governing. The demo
cratic house of representatives has
met and disproved that accusation.
For forty years republican ia. -ders
had been deluded by the notion that
the protective tariff was of benefit tC
' them. Those who studied the ques
: tion from an economic and not poll
J. tical standpoint, knew that this so
+ called protection was mere means ot
Z deceiving the republican farmers ant
getting his vote for those industries
- that robbed the many for the benefi
of the few.
"The fraud became so Transparent
7 that even republican president O
}, the most standpat character refused
r to stand for it longer. He well knew
that if the American farmer had an!
competition it was the Canadian farm
O er and with knowledge of this fact the
president proposed a law admitting
;, the principal agricultural products o
Canada to our markets on free trade
II basis. By this measure the American
n farmer is subjected to competition
S with his only real competitor.
Says Tariff Is Doomed
Instantly the republican politician
began to clamor against the action o
their own president. They present NJ
a legitimate arguments against the reel
d procity bill, but the shrewd one
S among them realize that as soon a
D. the farmer has the wool pulled from
r. over his eyes, as soon as he can se
n. that he has to sell all his products OF
= free trade basis, that he will he'll
tear down the entire tariff wall.
's All Is Ready for Race Meet.
e All is ready for the Norfolk rae