Newark post., 1914-10-28

gotiated with Denmark. When it
was sent to the Democratic Senate
for confirmation it was immediate
ly noted by all members of that
committee that no provision what
ever had been made with respect
to the Danish West Indies and our
own Monroe Doctrine Had it
gone through the way Secretary
Bryan drew it up we would have
been unable and powerless under
the treaty to object to the sale of
these islands by Denmark to for
eign nation or to their seizure by
foreign nation. Either act
would have been a fragrant viola
ton Of our Monroe Doctrine and
under the treaty we would have
been compelled to submit | only
mention this to show you the ma
ture Of the work turned out in one
particular instance. At another
time the head of our Department
solemnly issued formal invita-
ton to the Swiss government to
send ship to the Panama Pacific
Exposition and take part in the
naval display. The same invita-
ton was given to Bolivia, another
land-locked nation which has no
navy. When this mistake was
noised about through foreign lega-
tions and embassies over the world
we were made ludicrous, and to
add to our discontinue we are re-
minded that the United States min
listers in these two countries ap-
pointed by Mr. Bryan, let the error
and mistake filter through their
own fingers.
This nation was checkmated in
the diplomatic game on the Pan
anna Canal but under Republican
administration for sixteen years
the National Department of State
reached the highest pinnacle of eff
ficiency and we were able to cope
with all nations | do not claim
that Republicans should have been
kept in office by the State Depart
ment but | do claim that the eff
cient system and organization of
that Department, built up under
sixteen years of Republican rule,
should have been kept intact and
it would have redounded to the
lasting credit of the Democratic
party had they done so.
One Of the greatest cries on the
part of our opponents at Washing
ton was against special rules for
the passing Of legislation through |
the two houses of Congress. Time
and again | have listened to the
wall of Senator James and other
Democratic orators about these |
special rules known as "gag"
rules. In their platform the Dem
ocratic Party pledged themselves
not to control legislation by spec
ial rules. | am drawing compari- |
sons because | believe that when
a party makes pledge and gains
votes by climbing upon the backs |
of their opponents they should
make good their pledges and es-
pecially in such cases as the high |
cost Of living, special rules and |
extravaganza. 1t is within their
power to control two even if they
cannot make good on the first. The
point ] make is that they should
not have put forth this particular
issue knowing that they could not
make good on their pledges I'm the
sixteen years of Republican con-
troll in the National House at
Washington there were 10 legisla-
tive propositions that were con-
trolled by special rules. In the
three and half years of Demo-
cratic control of the National
House at Washil gton there have
been 525 legislative propositions
controlled by special rules, all COM
ing on top of their cries which
reached the climax in the cam
paign of 1910. Certainly you can
not believe that their orators were
sincere in their promises or their
assertions.
Our opponents are on the de-
fensive this year and they cannot
hide their true position by con-
prating on the war in
Europe. A party cannot expect to
hold itself in power when it was
elected as minority nartv and