Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-06-28
THE DEkOORA TIC NATIONAL
CONTENTION


The vote Of the convention resulted in
Parker receiving $40. Bryan $40. Senator
0Gorman 8, and John W. Kern 1. Two
delegates did not vote Maryland cast
IA 1-2 Of her IS votes for Parker. Mr.
Bryan accepted his defeat with good hu.
NOR
Cardinal Gibbons opened the convention
with a beautiful prayer. embodying the
following patriotic sentiment:
May authority be exercised without
despotism, and liberty prevail without
license. May this convention demonstrate
once more to the American people and tc
the world at large that the citizens of the
United States have solved the problem OF
self-government by exercising and toler-
ating the broadcast and most untrammeled
freedom of discussion in their political as
semblies without dethroning reason and
without invading the sacred and inviolable
domain Of law and Of public order.
May the delegates assembled to select
a candidate for Chief Magistrate be ever
mindful that they are the sons Of the same
Heavenly Father, that they are the BROTH
ers Of the same national family. that they
are fellow-citizens Of the same glorious re-
public, that they are joint heirs Of the same
heritage Of freedom. and may it be their
highest ambition to transmit this precious
inheritance unimpaired to their children
and their children's children.
May the consciousness of this commu-
nifty Of interests or Of destiny Danish from
their hearts all bitterness, hatred and i'll
will. and inspire them with sentiments Of
genuine charity. benevolence and mutual
respect and forbearance"
The striking points of Mr. Parker speech
are as follows:
The cause Of government by the people
the world over has been materially checked
by the diseraceful brawl which terminated
in the bedlam at Chicago Every good
citizen has been put to shame by the bru-
tally and the abuse which characterized
this wrangle between President and a
former President. Gratitude. friendship,
cency were forgotten in the tussle.
DO we envy Mexico her 80 years of
welded life. or the war the divorce from |
Diaz precipitated, the end of which no |
man may prophesyH The way to prevent |
life series Of terms is to prevent the pre-
sent attempt to capture the Office for a |
third term. One Of our opportunities in
this campaign is to lead the fight against
a third term. That opportunity should ap-
peal to every drop Of patriotic blood flow
ing in our veins.
One outcome Of the Republican party's
breach Of faith was a Democratic House.
which has acted 80 wisely and courage
ously as to arouse the enthusiasm of the
people and inspire the Democratic party
with justifable hope Of an early opportu-
nifty to render public service sorely needed
"An honor to the Democratic House which
stood for the good of the nation as a whole
and prevented the repeal of the Reciprocity
act, thus leaving the door open to Canada
IL her people shall later accept our pro-
posal.
I'VE are called upon to battle against
the unfaithful guardians Of our Constitu-
ton and liberties and the hordes Of ignor-
ance which are pushing forward only to
the ruin Of our social and governmental
fabric and their own deep damnation.
For their crimes against American citi-
zenship the present leaders of the Repub-
lican party should be destroyed.
What is our dutyf To think alike as to
men and measures Impossible even for
our great party. There is not reactionary
among US. All Democrats are progressives.
But 1t is inevitably human that we shall
not all agree that in a single highway is
found the only road to progress, or each
make the same man Of all our worthy can
didates his first choice.
During all these years Of enforced levies
upon the many for the benefit Of the few
IL has been abundantly demonstrated that
the tariff is, as accurately described by
a trust masnate. the fruitful mother Of
trusts
Mr.. Taft said in a speech in 1908 that
during the preceding 10 years nine tenths
Of the combinations TO restrain trade had
come into existence. During nearly all that
time the Republican party was in control
Of every Northern. Eastern and Western
State. as well as Of the Federal Govern
ment.
Little was done by the party in power
TO retsrd the weedy growth. and that little
feebly. That an ounce Of prevention is
worth pound Of cure was never so force
fully illustrated. The prevention Of com
binations would have protected all the
people and harmed none. The process OF
destruction Furnishes the innocent investors
as well as the guilty organizers.
In jeopardizine our form Of government
and those dearly bought liberties which the
fathers therein secured to us, the Republi.
can apostles and promoters Of misrule
Federal uswpation and political corruption
threaten the very foundations!'of the great
est cathedral builded by modern civiliza
tlon. The cornerstone Of that temple il
Plymouth Rock. The Declaration Of indie
pendence. our matchless Constitution. ar,
embedded in the foundations thereof.
The superstructure has been reare,
block by block with weary years Of toll b
true patriot and able statesman. Within
its walls every man may come to WORSHIP
the one living and true God in such fashion
as his fathers did or his conscience dictates
Jew and Gentle, Catholic and Protestant
barbarian. scythian. bond and free, knee
side by side in the sacred calm. In tn
outer shadow Of its walls are clustere
schools and colleges without number wher
the sons Of the millionaire and Of the ped
der from New York's crowded East Sid
alike may attain the biggest scholarship
Near at hand are the marts Of trade. wher