The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-15

! him with the white light streaming
upon his head and hear the master
say: Blessed are the peacemakers
J, for they shall be called the chill
dren of God
with critics all about Linn, with
patience and strength and great fore
sight, he has kept a nation at peace
with honor. He has driven from the
control of the finances OF the people
of this nation and oligarchy OF wealth
and substituted in its stead just
government interested only In supply
ling the legitimate business needs OF
/ the country with sufficient currency
Ito meet its demands and require
ments 1t ought not to be necessary
to nominate in partisan cOnyen-
ton Patriotism in this world crisis
should rise above politics and all par
ties should rejoice at an opportunity
to proclaim him the whole hearted
and happy choice of a republic of
peaceful free men. And as we cannot
afford to swap horses while crossing
a stream who would say that we can
afford to swap horses while crossing
a bloody stream. So America cannot
afford to change leadership during
this great cataclysm that shakes the
nations of the earth for to Wood
I
zen in all the world of christian
people, wherever the rain falls or the
sun shines this world AROUND look
anxiously. hopefully and prayerfully
J that he will bring peace to the strug-
Cling armies of Europe. What party
! is it now that would dare undertake
! to discredit this master diplomat, this
! uncomfortable leader, this great
/, American, for by that you may palsy
the hand that may write the peace
/ treaty of the world"
| James reviewed the record of de-
mocracy in glowing eloquence; held
more had been done for the navy
than in the eleven years of Roose-
welt and Taft; matched Wilson as
worthy of the praise accorded Lin
coin and bitterly assailed republican
tactics in the ship bill, the tariff and
other issues.
Magnet for Progressives.
IBy Lowell Mellett, United Press Staff
, Correspondent
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 15.-The
democratic platform builders are
working today to make the democratic
party very attractive organization
for members of the progressive party
but there'll be no kidnapping of that
four year old child. The idea of Sec
rotary Baker, brought from Washing
ton, that the platform should of itself
constitute an invitation TO all pro-
gressives, is prevailing. Indications
| in the subcommittee of the resolu-
lions committe today were that the
platform would not contain even Sen
ator Kern's suggested specific invita-
ton directed to those of the progress
sive party who endorse the progress
sive achievements and promises of the
present administration. But the kid
naping plan has fallen through. Tom
Taggart was right. He told other
members of the national committee
who favored the plan earner in the
week that there was nothing in it
and went ahead single-heartedly gath
ering up convention tickets for his
Hoosier friends. The necessity to
look after their own constituents as
| fast as they arrived diverted the at
| tention of other national committee
/ members. In any event the project TO
send for several progressive leaders
which had got to the stage where the
| telegraphic invitation was being
drafted, has been abandoned.
William ]. Bryan, 'the only big man
in the convention" according to
y.
from Kansas, who is here--has found
time to give the progressives atten-
ton, but he has neither vote or voice
in the convention. Informally the
commoner has been urging that all
possible be done to win over the bull
moose who seem likely to go leader
less through the campaign.
The platform committee believes it
has abundant progressive material.
Senator Pomerene, one CT the nine
members, today expressed the belief
that planks on workmens' compensa-
ton, old age pensions for government
employees. the American Federation OF
Labor's labor planks-particularly the
recognition that labor is not com
modify to be dealt in like property
child labor plank and others would
go long way toward convincing
progressiyes that their hope lies in
! the democratic party. "a"
/ Senator Walsh, another member.
was of the same opinion. 4
Representative Rainey, 1llino;,
member. took the view that revenue
measures proposed, would be even
more attractive to progressives. He
Placed stress on extension of the in.
come tax, an inheritance tax and a
munitions tax.
The first thought of some mem
hers of the sub-committe in this con-
nection is the suffrage plank. The
association of the progressives with
woman suffrage is evident. in many
| OF their minds. There is reason to
believe from the talk of the commit
tee members that the suffrage plank
adopted will be Stronger than that
adopted by the republicans, taking .he
form of fiat declaration for the
principal without expressing the limi-
! tation that states should determine
| for themselves. Members of the
| women's party were not confident of
| getting a declaration that would make
it necessary for the president or con-
gress to pass the resolution to sub
NIT a constitutional amendment to
the country. They held out for this
one thing, however, saying in all their
conferences with platform committee