Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-08-15
SENATOR OLLIE JAMES MADE
THE NOTIFICATION ADDRESS
5000 WITNESS CEREMONIES
Notification Address by James Rebukes
Republicans. Wilson Stands for
Good Faith and Morals.


what he termed his "faith," he in
voked "The rule of right and justice"
to politics, proceeding to show its APP
plication to the tariff, the trust ques-
ton, the restoration of the merchant
marine the development of waterways,
the conservation of national resources,
banking reforms, and other issues.
Officially, there was a notification
committee of so representing every
state and territory, and with them came
eight democratic governors.
Spread over the green that stretched
away from the governor cottage to
the ocean, however was mixed crowd
of several thousand.
Senator Elect Ollie James, of Ken
lucky, officially informed Governor
Wilson of the action of the Baltimore
convention in speech that was fire.
quently interrupted by applause. On
the left of Mr.. James was Governor
Marshall, the vice presidential nominee,
and on his right, Governor Wilson.
The visiting governors sat nearby.
James Notification Address.
"The American people desire to turn
the White House from bulwark of
privilege to fortress of justice to the
people. The people want one in control
there who will lead the fight in their
behalf,' said Mr.. James. He praised
the candidate and his achievements, de-
clared that ''no cry of a fraud-con-
trolled convention was heard,' and be-
spoke a harmonious party He said
in part:
''The principles for which our party
fought in previous campaigns have SO
aroused the public conscience that they
have drawn out the support practically
of all unselfish Americans and divided
rreconcilably, the hitherto victorious
republican party.
| Sixteen years of republican rule
riveted the chains of monopoly and
special privilege upon every field of
industrial and commercial endeavor.
The republican party has taught the
trusts that it barks and never bites.
Its prosecutions against these outlaws
The speaker declared the democratic
party was pledged to "felon s stripes y
for great malefaetors.
The motto "Thou Shalt Not Steal .
was plagiarism from democratic faith,
Mr.. James said, and added. THAT
principle which has divided the republi-
can party has caused the American peo-
pie to come to the democratic party
which says "Thou Shalt Not Steal by
Taxation, Thou Shalt Not Commission
Trusts and Monopolies to Steal by Tax
alton.
when the democratic party passed
its tariff reduction measures, so Just
that the senate, controlled by the OPP
position party, could not resist their
passage, offering to the people cheaper
clothes, to the farmer and laborer
cheaper implements with which to toll
cheaper meat and bread to the hungry
reducing the cost of living, privilege
made its last desperate stand in the
White House and won by reason of the
president S veto of those righteous
measures.
Tariff Once Bulwark-Now DAM
Governor Wilson was plainly i'll at
ease at the beginning of his speech.
This might be more interesting,
he said, DEPRESSING for moment, "if
| did not have to read it. -
As it was, the governor interpolated
laughter and applause.
The tariff once was bulwark
now it is dam," the governor said
but catching the puzzled look of his
auditors, he added, with laugh, "You
may spell it either way
His audience seemed particularly
pleased with his declaration that the
question of government was largely one
of good faith and morals and that in
the markets of life, where prices climb
higher than earnings, those who buy
Are not even represented by coun-
sci. ,,
After the speech the crowd pressed
forward to meet the governor. Alto
gether he shook hands with more than
5000 persons.
By 1880 the roadway was jammed
with automobiles. Governor Mann of
Virginia was the first of the govern
ors to arrive. He was followed few
minutes later by Governor Plasted OF
Maine, who talked earnestly with Gov.
ernor Wilson for half an hour.
The marching clubs which arrived
with brass bands bore orange and black
remnants with a Wilson picture on
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