South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-15
Permanent Chairman of Con-
vention Declares Party
Stands Upon lis Con-
StruCtiVe Record.
CITES PROSPERITY TO
REFUTE TARIFF ATTACKS
Praises Underwood Simmons
Law and EuIogizeS Wilson's
Handling of Foreign
Situation.
IuternationaI Ncws service

ST. LOUIS. Mo, June 1.-THE
ability of the Wilson administration
to keep the country at peace with
out sacrificing the national honor
together with the enactment of ben
eficial legislation will be written
boldly on the pages OF history de-
clared ollie NJ. James of Kentucky
in his address today as permanent
chairman of the democratic national
convention.
During three years of its national
control said Sen. James, demo-
cracy has enacted into law more
progressive remedial legislation
than the nation has ever had writ
ten upon it's statute books since its
birth. In former national contests
in the last two decades our party
came as a prophet. Today we come
with deeds. not words; with perfor-
nance. not promise. The democra-
tic party has kept its word with the
American people. We have made
good"
Sen. James went over the things
that have been accomplished by the
democrats in putting new and bet
ter laws upon the legislative rec
ords of the country. Pres't Wilson'S
foreign policy was commended. The
chairman pointed out that the dem
Ocrats had enacted a tariff law I'M
der which monopolies have been
curbed and a great prosperity at
tanned; a banking law which makes
panics no longer possible and takes
the money TO control out Of the
hands of an oligarchy. He review
ed other reform measures Of lesser
importance that have been passed -
the Wilson administration.
Praise For Wilson.
Pres't Wilson neither DULLES the
weak nor fears the strong" was the
statement of the chairman in dis
cussing the administration policy
toward the belligerents of Europe
and the troubled conditions in Mexi-
co. In making a final appeal for
putting patriotism above politics,
Chairman James said that the re-
nomination of such a president in
partisan convention ought not to be
necessary and that to discredit him
might interfere greatly when Euro
pean nations cease their hostilities
and make ready TO sign the treaty
that viii bring peace TO the world.
Sen. James touched lightly on the
presidents campaign against lobby
ing in congress. He said that during
the present administration the con-
stitution had been amended for the
first time since the Civil war bv al
lowing the people 10 name their SEN
ators at the polls. He said the I'm
derwood- Simmons tarin act was an
accomplishment of the administra-
ton of which the party could be
justly proud.
Points 70 Prosperity.
Not a schedule in il fosters q
monopoly" said the chairman. our
republican friends told us it would
close the factories. fiji the streets
with idle men, produce "A panic.
create soup houses and distress
would reign everywhere. But we re-
joice today TO point 10 an unex-
ampled prosperity in the nation with
labor more generally employed. at
higher rates shorter hours and bet
ter conditions than ever before our
republican friends tell MS that after
the war is over poor, stricken pros
trate. torn bleeding Europe will
take our home market from ms. I
have no such fear America is 90
ing 70 take the markets OF the
world. But we shall cut from them
the last hope Of having even a false
issue. for We shall pass a bill Great
ing "a tarin board 10 gather the facts
created by new war conditions.
The federal reserve law alone
averted "a panic at the outbreak OF
the European war. What would
have been the result if the old re-
publican system had been in effect p
The stock exchanges i'm every city
i'm the world were closed. Europe
poured it's vast holdings boo pethar-
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