Evening journal., 1912-06-29

Bryan.
Baltimore. June %. - Senator Elect
Ollie NJ. James in his speech as per
manent chairman of the Democratic
convention said:
''Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Convention-I am deeply grateful to
this 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
II congratulate tie Democrats of the
nation upon the fortunate auspices un-
der 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 an
other: no soldiers stand in reserve TO
keep Us from each others throats. Our
deliberations here shall be for the coun-
try's good, to share each others views.
. believing as do. that when the nomi.
nees are named by this convention they
will have back OF them every loyal
Democrat in the republic as well as
the hearty support OF progressives ev-
erywhere. The Democratic party is es-
sentially a party OF the people. because
II is the people. 1t has fought a long
hard battle. when it seemed that night
would never end and that day would
never dawn. but the battle in the inter
est of the rights of the people they have
ontinued to make until we see the
4 Qmon enemy. the once great Repub-
lie1n party. divided, distracted and
torn asunder while Democracy is unit
ed, harmonious and militant.
Two Records.
There are two records that will be
presented to the American people in
the coming campaign for their con-
sideration One is the record OF the
Republican party, with promises be
u trayed arrogantiy, dehantly betrayed,
and the other is the record Of the Dem.
ocratic party of promises faithfully
and honestly kept. The Republican
party. itself recognizing that President
Taft had been unfaithful to the great
mass OF Americans. refused by an hon
est majority of the convention to re
nominate him. and it was only brought
about by the most wholesale. con
scienceless and deliberate unseating Of
delegates honestly elected that was
ever perpetrated in American politics
The Republican party, flushed with
many victories. imperious as tyrant
unheeding the demands OF the people
took the reins Of the government II
1908 under the solemn promise tha
they would revise the tariff in the In
terest Of the consumer. Instead O
keeping this promise, as they should
have done, because it was their bond
of honor. they betrayed it. They raiset
the tariff higher than ever before unit
It reached its maximum of protection
being At per cent
The Democratic party appealed OF
their record in the Sixty-irst congress
upon the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill Il
the American people, and we received
from them a verdict of guilty agains
the Republican party and the bestowa
y Of power on ourselves. We have faith
/ \ fully kept to our promises to them"
.,t Tho Policy Of Taft.
ia Here Mr.. James dwelt on the tariff
~ legislation Of the Democratic hous'
aud continued:
president Taft has the lone anS
h singular distinction of being the onl,
lpresident in the life Of this republi
who ever vetoed bills cheapeninl
clothing to the people, lumber to tn
.nomefass and meat and bread to hun
I. CRY Americans and free farming Inn
\ plements to the toiling farmer.
I II believe in the rigid enforcement
1. of the Sherman antitrust law.
would not proceed against these grea
monopolies in equity and when
2 found them guilty tell them not to d
so any more or TO divide their arm,
of pillage into separate maraudin
: bands, but would proceed agsins
them under the criminal statutes an
place upon them the felon's stripes.
= do not believe that a monopoly can b
reasonable. and would no more Civ
to a trust the right TO monopolize res
sonably than would give a thief tn
j right TO steal reasonably. These trust
n must be destroyed.
= I'VE recognize that ! big countr
+, <.t1here must be big business. but we sa
- WIN HI lAlC eli lAAaHotc VI OuL bJ0A hno
big business, like little business. mus
lt ebey the law. We would strike froI
these trusts every character of pr'
/ section. We would write a tariff la'
strictly for revenue only and place th
tax fixed upon the luxuries and. II ths
NJ did not produce suficient revenue. the
J upon the comforts of life, and. lastl,
"a we would lay the burden Of taxatio
u upon the necessities OF life. These II
NJ FAINT industries must be weaned.
~ Republican Platform Puzzle.
n "The Republican platform adopbe
IT. at Chicago upon the tartn and tru'
questions is a puzzle absolutely meal
ingless to the American people, bJ
they may rest assured that to this pu'
HI ale the trusts hold the key
President Taft did not take time
carry cut but he kicked out the Roos'
n velt policies. The atonement th'
"A Roosevelt offers the American vote
tn { he succeeded IN deceiving by Il
I'll election Of President Taft is In pr
III sentdng to them the one who made Il
4 mistake. who is himself. The Amer
can people fear be via be-as much mi
II taken in himself as ne was in Pres
a Mt Taft The atoDement Is not suf
~ <ent. If he wants TO come with cles
= hands and clear colAcience let hi
&. 5oin with us and do what ought