Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-09

Gratis who are nervous. 1 dare say they
were born with that temperament.
An Animated Conservative.
And l respect the conservative temper.
claim TO be an animated conservative
myself; because being conservative I
understand TO mean a man. not only who
preserves what Is best in the nation but
who sees that inorder TO preserve it
you dare not stand still, but must move
| forward. For the virtue OF America is
not staticala 1t is dynamic. Au forces
| OF America are forces in action or else
they are forces of inertia.
- What 1 want to point out to you. and
1 believe that this Is what the whele
country is beginning 10 preceivo. is this,
| that there Is a larger body OF men in the
regularJ ranks of the democratic party
who believe the progressive policies of
our day and means to see them carried
forward and perpetuated, than there is
in the ranks OF the republican party.
How can It be otherwise gentlemen?
The democratic party, and only the demo-
cratic party. has carried out tho policies
which the progressive people of this
country have desired. There is not a
single great act OF this present great
! congress which has not been carried out
! in obedience 10 the public opinion of
America; and the public of America is
not going to permit any body Of men TO
go backward with regard to these great
| mtters.
One Instance.
Let me instance a single thing:
want to ask the business men here pres
| ent. if this is not the first January in
their recollection that did not bring a.
money stringency for tho time being.
because of the necessity of paying out
great sums of money by way Of divl-
bends and the other settlements. which
come at the first of the year? have
asked the bankers II that happened this
year and they say. No, IL did not hap
pen; It could not happen under the fed
/ eral reserve act We have emancipated
the credits of this country, and, if there
! Is anybody here VINO will doubt that
| the other policies that have given guar
antee to this country, that there will be
free competition, are policies which this
country will never allow to be reversed
| Il have taken long time. ladies' and
| gentlemen, TO select the federal trade
commission. because [ wanted to choose
men and be sure that ! had chosen men
who would be really serviceable to the
business men of this country great as
well as small, the rank and file. These
things have been done and will never
be undone. They were talked about and
talked about with futility. until a demo-
cratic congress attempted and achieved
them.
StilI ON Trial.
| But the democratic party il not to
suppose that it is done with the bust
ness. The democratic party is still on
trial. The democratic party still has to
prove to the Independent voters of this
country not only that it believes In these
things, but that it will continue to work
along these lines and that it will not
allow any enemy of these things to break
its ranks. This country is not going to
use any party that can not do contin-
uous and consistent team work. II any
group of men should dare TO break the
solidarity OF the democratic team for
any purpose or from any motive, theirs
| will be most uncnviable notoriety, and
a responsibility, which will bring deep
I bitterness to them. The only party that
Is servicable to a nation is a party that
| can hold absolutely together and march
| with the discipline and with the zest of a
conquering host
81 am not saying these things, because
| doubt that the democratic party will
be able to do these things, but because
l believe that as leader for the time
being of that party, l can promise the
country that 1t will do these things. 1
know my colleagues at Washington;
know their spirit and their purposes, and
| know that they have the same emotion,
the same high emotion OF public service
that hope have
Tribute to, HoOsiers.
Il want at this juncture, to pay my
tribute of respect and of affectionate ad-
miratiOn for the two great democratic
senators from the state of Indiana
have never had to lie awake nights Won
dering what they were going to do. And
the country Is not going to trouble itself,
ladies and gentlemen, to lie awake nights
and wonder what men are going to do.
If they have to do that they will choose
other men, and that is all there is to the
business. Team work all the time is what
they are going to demand of us, and that
is our individual as we'll as our collective
responsibility. That is what Jackson
stood for. If man will not play in the
team, then he does not belong to the
team. You see I have spent large part
OF my life IN college and know what a
team means when I see IT.. and I know
what the captain of a team must nave
IL he is going to win So 1t is no idle
figure with me.
Carrying Out Program.
Now what is their duty? You say
hasn't this congress carried out a great
program?f Yes, It has carried out great
program. 1t has had the most remarkable
record that any congress since the civil
war has had, and say the civil war be
cause I have not had time TO think about
those before the civil war. But we are
= living at an extraordinary moment The
world has never been In the condition thai
It is now in. my friends. Half OF tht
world is on fire. Only America among tbs
} great powers OF the world is free TO gov
ern its own life; and all the world Is look
ing to America TO serve its economic need
and while this is happening. what is go
ing on2
Ocean Rates Go Up.
do you know, gentlemen, that the
ocean freight rates have gone up in some
! 10 ton ffrnaa THAR ordinary flo,