Arizona republican., 1916-06-16

dONtIIOT MdJOT VI hlSSOuIl Sdlu tue l
withdrawal of Governor Morehead |
would not change his plans to have |
his name presented.
Before the convention was called tc |
order the Coliseum was so full that
the fire department took charge OF |
entrances and permitted no more to |
come in. VIM. J. Bryan, however,
managed to get by and got his usual
uproarious reception as he took his
seat. Senator James learned of the
Nebraskans plight and rescued him.
After Chairman James raped the
convention to order, the Rev. w. J.
Hardesty, chaplain of the Missouri
senate, prayed.
| The crowd renewed its demands for
| a speech from Bryan.
| Senator Thompson moved suspen-
sion of the rules to permit Mr.. Bryan
to speak. When the motion was put
there were some noes" but the
chairman ruled two thirds had voted
/ in favor.
A committee headed by Senator
Kern of Indiana escorted Mr.. Bryan
to the speakers platform while the
floor and galleries roared their APP
prevail
Senator James introduced Mr..
Bryan as zone of the leading citi-
zens of the world and Americas
greatest democrat"
Outside the hall meanwhile had the
crush became so great that the POI
lice fairly battled with besieging
throngs.
iaty
spectators were quoting last
chance" rate of one dollar apiece
Mr. Bryan opened by expressing
his appreciation of the honor con-
ferred by the invitation to speak to
the convention. Every democratic
convention is a love feast to me-" he
said. 1t gives me an opportunity to
meet and renew acquaintance with
men with whom / have been asso-
ciated in politics for more than
twenty years
He paid his respects in compli
mentary manner to a number of dem
ocratic officers and leaders of the
present convention.
Reviewing the struggles of the dem
ocratic party, Mr. Bryan said:
, party entered the White House and
fortunately we won the senate and
, house at the same time. Our party
{ became responsible for national af-
: fairs and now we come after three
: years of labor to make our plans for
/, the future and to submit to the
American people the claims Of oul
/ party to continued confidence.
Whatever differences of opinions
r may exist. or may have existed, as tc
particular measures or particular acts
{ we are here to begin the fight Of 1915
= a united party in every state in the
i Union, ready for battle.
n To-day those who stand for tn,
democratic party are able to go be
o fore this nation and not only give
n but give a defense Of the admins
Z tration's claims to the confidence o.
" the people.
= You may take all the administra
tons from the beginning of our his
o tory as a republic to the beginning
: OF the present one and you will no
: find as many laws written upon tn
S statute books of great Importance L
= the people as you will find writer
J. in the last three years by Woodrow
n Wilson. a democratic president"
$, mo president since Jackson" sal
Mr.. Bryan, has had to meet such a
a unholy combination of the powers O
l. high finance and even Jackson him
- self never met the situation bette
&c than Woodrow Wilson met it. w
l. -l,o
/ the federal reserve law means 70
i this nation.
u This great piece of legislation, tn
greatest piece of constructive states
% manship in a generation, has broke
~ the hold of Wall Street upon tn
~ politics of the United States. Fo
- twenty years there has not been a
= election but what a hundred men i
- Wall Street could, by coercion the
"a had in their power, changed the re
- suit of the election. And one VIII
- like myself, has felt their power. mus
be pardoned if he rejoices that "
have had an administration that Ia
broken the power and set natio
free"
Here were three great measure
cratic platform, and these three gre;
n measures constitute a record
achievement which the republican par
dare not attack
THE electorate before which this r.
publican party must now go is not col
Us trolled as the convention at Chicai
was by the expert representatives
'St the favor seeking corporations
are While our president and our co
ro- gress were at work constructing ii
me splendid pyramid of performance.
TO war came that threw upon this admi
istration such burdens as no preside
IN has had to bear with in the last fiji
St years We inherited from a repulic
ide administration a revolution in Mexi'
a This administration has dealt with tn
to situation and the republicans dare I
oes challenge a verdict of it.
ion We have a few men interested
Pc ranches and few interested in min
nee who would use the blood of Americ
m soldiers to guarantee profits on tn
ties investments in foreign land. But Il
"a is not the sentiment Of the AmeriC
ny people The people of this count
stand back of Woodrow Wilson in
the determination not to intervene in
the affairs of Mexico
the why, my friends, if President w
ked son yielded to the demands of tn,
ion who have clamored for intervention
nm Mexico, we would no sooner ha