The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-28

has he voted for that measure, anc for years in congress has been it distinguished advocate.
 During all of his long public serv ice, he has been one of the most vali ant champions of tariff reform.
 place before you this record, made not when lust of office lures, but writ ten in the story of the years, ant graven upon the public statutes O the country; and I challenge com parison
 It is not a record of protestatioI and promises, of faith without works but it Is @ record of performance, O faith crystallized into acts.
 All his life this man has been { Democrat. He has not been an occa sional Democrat. He does not belong to that class of Democrats who stea out O nights, sleep in strange politi cal beds. and then come trailing home about the time they can smell tho breakfast bacon frying.
 He Is not 0 fair-weather soldier. Ht has marched in the procession wheT there was no band to lead. He dit not enlist for one campaign; he vol unteered for life.
 Forty years ago, he cast his frs ballot He has voted the Democratic ticket ever since, and voted i straight. He has done so, not iron prejudice of opinion, or servility O mind, but because he knows that not withstanding all mistakes, all blum ders and all shortcomings, the Demo cratic party was, and is, the one single force standing to defend the temple of liberty and equality.
 In every campaign from 1872 to the present hour, this soldier has beer in every battle. He has never re moved his uniform, laid down his sword, or taken 6 furlough.
 In the great campaign of 1896, vher desertion thlnned our ranks and dis 2ster engulfod cur hopes, he helped 10 raise our banner on the stricken field, and stood with those who cried Courage! Courage! Justice i5 i'm mortal! Courage, soldiers of the De uocracy! Cird up your loins for bat ties yet 10 comet"
 saw hlm then, grim, determined urdlsmByed heard His claricr voice ring forth without a single not~ of fear
 l sav him upon other fields. when days were dark and the long years heaping disaster upon disaster brought despair to many stout and loyal heart and yet there does not live man who ever saw him quit his post or wever in the fight.
 Always and ever bis face has been feir-fronted to the foe; always and ever his cry has been, Close ranks. and Forward! The Right will yet prevall"
 What wonder that party leadership cane, and with 1t party victory?
 We had passed through dark days The election of 1904 left US without control of single state legislature north of Mason and Dixon's line In all that vast territory there was but one Democratic governor. Our rep, resentaton in congress had dwindled to a pitiable minority.
 Nineteen hundred and eight found some improvement, but the situation was yet disheartening and desperate. The people had come to regard us as q mere opposition party. without co hesion or policy Our forces had ceased to be potential
 After the election Of 1908, the Dem. ocratic congressman selected the man whom l shall name for minority lead. CT In fourteen months of time, the new leader wrought marvellous change. The iron grip of Cannon was broken. It was the beginning; after that, the deluge"
 With the authority to command. he never issued an order He preferred counsel to decrees. He called his as. sociates together and listened to their opinions He manifested that high statesmanshlp which unites dis. cordant e&ments and inspires them with a common purpose.
 The Payne-Aldrich iniquity was forced through congress, but not as similar bills had been enacted. The feeble opposition of a disunited minor 'ty had given place to the fire, vigor
 nd courage which contests every .nch of ground and gains strength from each defeat When that strug, gle was over, the Republican party had been unmasked. it's breach of fash demonstrated
 Towering above all others in that historic fight was the great minority