Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-06-28

Democratic party. Inc real REFORMS
proposed by tho Progressives in spirit,
If not in letter, represent exactly what
the Democratic party has been striv-
ing for. The party thus attracts the
Progrcssives at the very point where
the reactionary Republicans most re-
pei.
The third means Of emphasizing the
party's desire to welcome the Progress
sives will be found in the suppression
Of the re0ctionaries in the Democratic
party. There are tares growing with
wheat and they have been allowed to
grow lest In uprooting them some
wheat might be uprooted ALSO but the
tween this small and undesirable ele-
ment on the one hand, and the large
and desirable addition which will find
the Democratic party congenial In
proportion as the ractionnry element
Is frozen out.
Air ls Cleared.
Those whose first allegiance Is to
the favor-seeking corporations will
naturally gravitate to the Republican
party and to the policies for which 1t
stands. The process Of elimination
will take care Of itself as the party
defines the issue between the mass Of
the people asking only for the safe
guarding Of their rights and the privi-
legged few seeking pecuniary advan-
tage at the expense of the many. The
Republican convention has cleared the
air, and principle and expediency unite
In requiring that the lines be clearly
drawn between plutocracy and demo-
cracy. In the campaign of 1912 the
president refused his fortunes to the
political bosses. There is no more rea-
soE to refuse to trust them now.
GIynn's Speech Historic Utterance.
I The convention opened with a key.
note speech which lifts Temporary
Chairman Glynn into the ranks Of the
foremost orators of the country. It
had everything to make it historic
utterance. In thought 1t fitted Into
the needs Of the hour; it presented the
Issues as they are now before the
American people.
The Republican platform criticism
Of the presidents foreign policy fur
nished the speaker text, although the
numerous cases with which he Illus
trated his line Of thought showed
extended research. He defended the
presidents course in the maintenance
Of neutrality by an overwhelming ar-
ray Of facts and precedents. He called
as witnesses all of the prominent Re-
publican officials and all the great
presidents; he showed how, from
Washington down, the nations most
illustrious executives have dealt as
President Wilson has with violations
Of our nations rights. He showed
how nearly all Of the great nations
Of Europe have at times interfered
with our shipping, attacked our war
vessels, killed our officials and invaded
our country; and how, instead Of set
ting our grievances by war, we had
settled them by negotiation, "just as
the president Of the United States Is
trying to do today
Spikes 6. O. p. Gun.
lie piled up precedent upon prec
edent and cited the course pursued
by president after president. The con
Guiding phrase, "just as the presiden;
Of the United States is doing today
appealed to the audience with increas.
Of the popular phrases Of the cam
paign.
He has spiked one Of the big guns
Of the enemy. When bis speech has
been read throughout the country, rs
it will be, the Democratic speakers
will have nll the authority they neeG
for the silencing of Republican criti
} cism. To make Republican orator
ridiculous 1t will only be necessary tt
draw Ex-Governor Glynn's speech upor
him and ask him how Grant settled
the Virginius case when Spanish
commandant shot the captain, thirty
six Of the crew and sixteen Of the pas
sengers; how Harrison settled the Bal
timOre case when junior officer was
killed and sixteen sailors wounded II
} the streets Of Valparaiso; how Lincoln
settled the burning of St. Adams; how
} the Alabama claims were settled; how
Van Buren, settled the Carolina case
how John Adams treated the 1890 VIC
lations Of the neutrality law BY
} France; how Washington dealt Will
the 400 cases where France and Eng
land seized our ships.
In all these cases, the answer II
; that the presidents then in office die
not 60 to war; they settled them by
negotiations, "just as the president Of
the United States is trying to do to
day"
Covers All Important Issues.
While the chief merit Of Governor
Glynn's speech lies in the unanswer
able argument advanced in support o,
the presidents position on neutrality
1t covered all important issues in
volved in this campaign. It enumerat
ed the remedial measures enacted dur
ing the past three years, including
tariff legislation, antitrust legislation
and currency reform, and it did MOI
omit preparedness. It Is compen
dunn of information and argumen
and will in itself supply sufficient ma
terial for campaign speakers through
out the country. It began with Ameri
canism and ended in a eulogy of thu
president. All In all, 1t was an epoch
making speech and satisfied the audi
!. ence rs convention audiences are sci
dom satisfied. It measured up to thu
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