The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16
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WAS IN THE SADDLE

Stillman characterized President Will
son and the democratic congress in
his speech OF acceptance before the
republican state convention here. Con-
tinuing, he said:
THAT magnificent theorist charac-
terizes the business pail which has for
the last year been slowly but surely
spreading over the centers Of industry
In this country as psychological de-
preston 1t is quite possible that his
definition is absolutely accurate and
true; but call your attention to the
fact that even such beautiful phras-
ed epigram description of the results
of democratic policies does not sat
isfy the longings Of the laborer who
has lost his job by reason Of these
policies. The depression may be
psychological, but hunger is not ply
Geological; men may think work
away, but the worker cannot think his
appetite away; because conditions
may be Of the mind but starvation
concerns the stomach, the mill and
factory wheels may cease to turn for
psychological reasons, but the result
ant cries for bread will be for physi-
cal reasons. Neither Psychological nor
christian science have ever yet sue
ceeded in filing that clamorous void
that lies beneath the belt of him who
labors; it takes food to do that, and
food has always been a commodity
strangely hard for the workers of this
country to secure in those intervals,
when. as now, democratic psychology
has prevailed in the council Of the
nation.
The Democratic Record.
From official democratic reports
we CLEAN the fact that during the
months of April and May, just past.
six months after the Underwood bill
became effective, the imports Of mer-
chandise into this country were So
100000 greater than during the same
months Of April and May year ago;
and that during the same months the
exports of merchandise from this
country were $71,OOO,O0O less than
during the same months Of 1913, rep
resenting net loss of business to the
American producer and the American
laborer of $127,OoO,0OO during these |
two months. With imports thus rapid
" increasing, and exports rapidly de-
creasing. we cannot expect that there
will be any considerable amount OF
to be passed around"
To Restore confidenee.
The chairman declared that today's
call for service in sthe republican
party Is to change sthe current of
mems thoughts from negative to
positive direction; our task is to re
store vanishing confidence.
The address Waste the most part '
! criticism of the democratic admin [
tarin, currency and foreign
policies.
johnson Permanent Chairman
Upon thewreconvening in the after {
loon the Gbnvention wildly cheered
elegram fead from Senator w. S. Il
Kenyon ins which he said that his K
iuties at Washington prevented him .
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ID it was "the duty of republicans to 4
ook forward in unity to a victory in i
he fall and to elect the ticket headed (
~ Governor Clarke, and to return to
he senate that champion of all that ]
S good in national life, Senator Cum
nins." ID
The credential committee which had t
organized with S. G. Funk, of Cedar {
as chairman, and c. P. Stat
ord as secretary, reported the dele
,ates present as seated. The perman-
mt organization committee reported
William e. Johnson, of Ida Grove, as a
permanent chairman and the remand 7
# of the temporary organization was G
made permanent. The resolution COM f
nittee not being ready to refer, the g
convention proceeded to ballot on e
tate auditor. F
No Change In Liquor Attitude. b
In the resolutions which were re- v
orted to the convention late in the af- a
ernoon there was no change in the G
ttitude of the republican party on the i.
Iuuor question. The present laws b
vas pointed to as having promoted II,
and the declaration added,
S was done four years ago, that the t
arty take no backward step. The S
ariff plank was strong declaration o
q favor of the old time republican Il
olicy Of protection to American d
Industries. The acts and policies d
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