The Washington herald., 1912-06-28

Convention Hall, Baltimore, June H.
After senator-elect Ollie James Of Ken
lucky had been elected permanent chair
man Of the Democratic National Commit
tee, he made an address in which he
paid close attention to the tarin. HC
said:
'rAfr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Convention: I am deeply grateful TO this
great convention OF patriotic American
Democrats for the high honor you have
bestowed upon me in calling me to pre-
side over your deliberations while you
select the next President Of this great
republic.
'I conErAtulate the Democrats OF the
nation upon the fortunate auspices under
which we have assembled. Here no
charge Of bribery hovers above this hall,
no cry Of thief and robber is hurled
by one fellow-Democrat at another. No
soldiers stand in reserve TO keep US from
each others throats- Our deliberations
here shall be for the country's gooo'
tolerant os each others views, believing,
as I do, that when the nominees are
named by this convention they will have
hack Of them every loyal Democrat in
the republic. as well as the hearty sup
port of progressives everywhere. The
Democratic party is essentially a party
Of the people, because II is the people.
II has fought a long, hard battle, when
it seemed that night would never end
end that day would never dawn; but the
battle in the interest Of the rights OF
the people they have continued to make
until we see the common enemy, the
cncs great Republican party, divided,
distracted, and torn asunder, while De
mocracy is united, harmonious, and
militant.
Compares Two Records.
..Thsre are two records that will be
preSented TO the American people in the
coming campaign for their consideration
One is the record. Of the Republican
party with promises betrayed, arro-
gantIy. dehantly betrayed, and the other
is the record Of the Democratic party
Of promises faithfully and honestly kept.
The Republican party, itself recognizing
that here Taft had been unfaithful 10
the great mass Of Americans, refused by
an honest majority Of the convention to
renorninate him, and it was only brought
about by the most wholesale, conscience
less and deliberate unseating OF dele
gates honestly elected that was ever
perpetrated in American politics. Tne
Republican party, flushed with many
victories, imperious as tyrant, unheed-
ing the demands Of the people, took the
solemn promise that they would revise
the tariff in the interest Of the con-
suner. Instead OF keeping this promise
as they should have done, because II
was their bond OF honor, they betrayed
it. They raised the tariff higher than
ever before until It reached its maxi
mum Of protection, being a per cent
The story Of this base betrayal is known
to all men. The Democratic party ap-
pealed on their record in the Sixty-first
Congress upon the Peyne-Aldrich tariff
bill to the American people, and we re-
ceived from them q verdict OF guilty
against the Republican party and the
bestowal Of power upon ourselves.
Have Kept Promises.
How faithfully we have kept our
promises to them is but a resume OF
our ohciaI action. Having control OF
but one branch Of the lawmaking power,
that Of the House OF Representatives,
We undertook to reform the tarih in the
interest Of the consuming public, be-
lieving as we do that II is a tax that
Is paid by the consumer most generally
to the trust or monopoly that is shell
tered by II, sometimes to the govern |
msnt; believing as we do that the right |
OF taxation is a governmental right. that |
It cannot be delegated to individuals. |