The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-16
Democrats Name Their
Candidates BY Ac-
clamatiOn
WESCOTT LAUDS
EXECUTIVE
Halls Him As Premier,
Financier, Scholar
and Statesman

"A Or. LOUIS. June 1s.-Presiden
v1lson and vice-President Marshal
\ 800 fsnoniinatcd by reclamation II
~ Democratic convention here las
41SAt A prolonged demonstration
olowed the nominations.
One untoward incident marred
- proceedings when Delegate-at
irge Robert Emmett Burke, Of Chi
tieO, shouted "No" to the nomina-
I'm Of the president. Burke was
octed by a German-American con
HSituency.
President Wilson was placed In
omination by Judge John W. Yves :
1ott, Of New Jersey. Senator Kern,
~ Indiana. nominated yice-Presi.
Int MsrshaIl.
81 NJ. wescott said:
'3 Prophecy II fulnlled. The eternal
e Sy ,b sav cs,ipm Tfi
teg Of war. unmoved by vituperation
~ vain defamation. holding to the
10Fo altar Of truth, the schoolmaster
~ oteSeome0, tue eteteeman unAncIer'
6(s Ananciai emancipator. the eman-
3bator. pacIncator. the pacificator the
R5E6l leader OF democracy.
s8hs nation Il at work. The nation
~ accomplishing the destiny of
vac not -Four x sesfs asGw fss re.
1Snress boundIess. with hundred
U1Gtou people eager TO achieve and
~ commerce languished, industries
%sn n tSs tolls ons Of n an innde
Quats financial system. Credit was al
the mercy OF piracy. The small bust
'neea man was bound hand and foot
.nic huns like storm cloud over
sNow bursting granaries. teemins
tue1oStoa. crowded railways and over
0nA0p ships distribute wealth and
oomtert to uncounted millions the
eSana .pf dIstribution, The parable
u American prosperity is not foun<
= tn1uskrial history; NOR In II cause
-. Il did not descend. like I
e Noe the result OF destructive iesis
1ot1onr II cannot be attributed to tn
Lo4Y3octurs Of war materials. con
Var !. dessraetion. not produc
l)04. War curtails internations
sssss Wa W.. d ,Ss ,oni indus ss,s
hs SI,s AZ upon sssls many or q Il
1SstfsI sssioss. but net upon tn,
!is ssr ss: :s5sas> tn. astounding phi.
I: H%ssis.? Fss REaei,
q lDancin theory worked 10 {
g4e9onstraeion measures for the ccun
2e rsiI{L He promptly put Int
Eset Iretrsm. He did not talk. HI
1SSy da6s and IL. credit now to tn,
yo0otest corners Of the land. IL,
10y 0aahing even upon foreign
oh0ree. He released the nations re-
GsI free to exploit them. ne destroy.
- commercial slavery. He struck OF
tts ehack1eA The prosperity OF tn.
nation Il the product OF statesman.
6hip and financial genf1s. American
frsAlt e now limited only by It's owl
Iu9 undlsturbed. the effects must re-
m0tn. The schoolmaster n the states
nan. the schoolmaster 10 the imam
Z Gler, the nnancier In emancipator
X e1attei slave. ne will live forever a
the emancipator OF the commercial
ssTSs nation is At pc. &c in a wori
e w A r.:stIs e cSnf not 80. wt
q wisdom to play with phantom,
1eal In riddles. or seek to entertain
the national Imagination with tn
leUog0emain or language. To bull
Mosas mountain high A. the throne 9
y A0eeican pastime. An attempt I
catch TIE presidsncy by phases. Is tn
4 wOr4 Of folly: The function OF sound
Z ing eeass and tinkiing cymbai Ia NO
~ World. when the fate Of million
Z - a. stake. it 10 not the part OF an