Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-06-27
Conventions Temporary Chair
man Also Scores G. O. P.
PLEADS FOR PARTY HARMONY
Democratic Spokesman In Fiery
Speech Attacks Former Rival for
Presidency, Taking Third Term
as His Topic.

Baltimore, June 26.-Alton b. Parker
on taking his place as temporary
chairman of the Democratic national
convention, shot many sharp-pOnted
darts at the man who defeated him
for the presidency eight years ago.
Following are some of Mr. Parkers
f1ings at Mr. Roosevelt and the Repub-
lican national convention:
THE assault upon the unwritten
prohibition against a third term
made in the wild scramble for the
Republican nomination, warns us of
the vital necessity of Incorporating
in our constitution safeguard
against repeated terms
Would the man who threw his hat
into the ring and sought to slug his
opponent over the ropes in his fight
for a third term rest satisfied with
its achievement? Clearly his lust of
power would have brooked no such
limitation third term would but
have whetted his desire for more and,
as the terms slipped away each re
newal would discover greater injury
to our constitution, to the form Of
government established under it and
to every legal curb on his imperious
will
And the constitutional provision
should go one step further than our
recently assailed tradition. The pro-
vision should limit to single term"
Action on Tariff Arraigned
Mr.. Parker arraigned the Republic.
an party for it's failure to keep its
implied promise to reduce the tariff.
He insisted that too large a percent
age of the wealth Of the country found
its way into the hands of too small
percentage of the population, and con-
tinuing, said:
in vain did the people demand of
congress the fulfillment of the Repub-
lican pledge, for the masters Of that
party-the protected interests-insist-
ed upon the pound of flesh nominated
in the bond. And it was yielded Con-
gress passed and the president signed
the Payne Aldrich bill
Zone outcome of this breach of
'0&ti Noo lJtllltCl dIlC MUSE, WHICH
has acted so wisely and courageously
as to arouse the enthusiasm of the
people and inspire the Democratic par
ty with iustifable hope of early op-
portunity to render a public service
sorely needed.
For the ills that flow from that
tariff increase. from an average of 90
per cent to so. the Republican party is
responsible For the continuance OF
that rate against the efforts of a Dem
ocratic congress, a Republican presi-
dent Is to blame 1t is evident, there
fore, that relief can come only through
the election of a Democratic president
and congress"
Frames Indictment of Foes.
After charging that the Republican
leaders are in league with the corpor-
ate interests of the country and re-
peatedly have accepted money from
those interests to pay campaign ex-
penses, thus making it impossible for
the party to fulfill the hope of the
country for remedial legislation aimed
to curb the power of those interests.
Mr.. Parker concluded:
what is our duty? To think alike
as to men and measures? Impossi-
BILE! Even for our great party, There
is not reactionary among us. All
Democrats are progressives But it
is inevitably human that we shall not
all agree that in single highway is
FOUND the only road to progress. or
each make the same man of all our
worthy candidates his first choice.
ut is possible. however, and It is
our duty to put aside all selfshness,
to consent cheerfully that the ma
jority shall speak for each of us. and
to march out of this convention shout
der to shoulder, informing the praises
of our chosen leader-and that will he
his due, whichever of the honorable
and able men now claiming our atten-
tion be chosen"