The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-10-26


Democratic delegation in Washington,
and temporary chairman OF the con-
vention, was particularly to the point.
Mr. Rainey said:
I'VE are here today to ratify a
ticket adopted not in conventions but
by Democratic voters, in Democratic
primary. conducted fairly and honest
ly, In which each man had the oppor-
tunity to express his individual pref
erence at the ballot box. The cam
paign has been unusually free from
personal abuse. The fight between
Democrats has been spirited, but it is
over. The time has come for all Dem
ocrats to bow to the will of the ma
jority in this great state; TO forget fac
tional disputes and antagonisms, and
to assemble under Democratic ban
ners in order to present united front,
in the approaching elections, to COM
mon enemy. We may disagree as
who the Democratic standard bear
ers ought to be before a primary cleo
ton, but after the primary fight is
over there is only one thing for Dem
ocrats to do-fall in line behind the
successful candidates in the primary.
We are here today, representing the
entire Democratic party of the state,
to promise on behalf of the great mass
of the Democratic party. to support
vigorously, enthusiastically and fear
lessly the entire Democratic ticket
Loyalty to Sullivan.
"A great Illinois Democrat. promi-
nent in the national counsels of his
party, has been selected to head the
ticket by a decisive majority, compli-
mentary to him and conclusive upon
ALL In the approaching campaign the
Democratic party, forgetting all differ
ences, represented here in this con
vention pledges, first of all, unswerv'
ing loyalty and vigorous, active sup
port in this campaign to the candidate
who has been selected to head this
ticket, the Hon Roger C. Sullivan of
Chicago We pledge equal loyalty and
vigorous active support to all the 9th
err names appearing under his name
upon the ticket adopted by the Demo
Gratis Of this state in the primaries OF
September 8.
I'VE have assembled here under
most favorable auspices, Since our
last convention the Democratic party
has been victorious in the state OF
Illinois and in the nation, The armies
of a united, triumphant Democracy
have won and are winning, and will
continue to win victories on every
field The broken, discouraged forces
of the enemy have tried in vain to rec
oneile their differences and to reunite
the warning factions which have made
impossible formidable opposition tC
the splendid Democratic advance
throughout the country.
Party Has Kept Faith.
"The Democratic party has kept the
faith. We have been true to the the
cries upon which the party was found
ed, and ID the great unwritten con
SitlutlUu W uiCh ldS itSUldtCu anu NDll
trolled Democratic policies in all tn,
decades which have passed since tn,
days of Jefferson.
We have kept our promises Lit
orally and have revised the tarit
downwards. We have written into TIL
laws tariff provisions which hay
wiped out every vestige of the oil
war tariffs-we have enacted the low
est tariff law we have had since tn
Walker tariff of ante-bellum days
Business goes on as usual; our fat
tories are running, many of them da
and night; the predicted business dis
asters and panics have not come A
ready, in the wholesale prices {
goods, the effect of our revision is b.