The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-16
JAMES ASSERTS
WILSON DEEDS
EXCEED PLEDGE
Saws Democrats Now Point
With Pride Not view
With Alarm
PROUD OF PARTY''S
RECORD IN POWER

ST Lorls. June l5.-Following is the
speech Of ollie James. permanent chair.
man of the democratic national con-
yenticn
During three years of It's national con-
troll Democracy has enacted into law
more progressive remedial legislation
than the nation has ever had written
upon It's statute books since It's birth.
IN tormc; national contests in the las,
Two decades N party came as a
prorh,t We could only point out wrongs
and promise remedies hu, to-day we
,ome with deeds, not words with per-
iormlrcc. not promise. Oui deeds in the
nation have been greater than our
words upon the musings our perform
anco Is the lawinaker greater han our
promise as TIE c~ampaigner. In other
Woids, the Democratic party has KEEP,
rs word with the American people. We
nave made good. We have by our con-
dust Of the affairs OF This nation de-
served the renewed confidence of its peo-
pie by proving worthy of the confidence
once bestowed.
Tie Democratic party ~rejoiccs that
under this Administration for the first
time since the civil war 1t was enabled
- =, Io.'u''on VI inc ,nlteu
."S ~ ~ n"' sooo govern
-. a a.' ..e ~ VI '"e peop'c. We
- ~ ''V'" tnc co"'roi OF the
e'''. ".t'''e'S y! 'nnhiNs IL eiectiNe u!
,o ie''., we pols' we wrote INTO
"N c.'T'''u.soh ''selt an amehument
Sus.' p'''t Oh no ulspu'e' mat wealth.
,.,.' '.'' proper ouIueh OF 'he
N,''" H',.se''E ~ run the GOVERN
"'n' inherently monica ana nom
'S"!
i',S.ent "tSon uroNe invisible V
o."I"'"' ou' OF washington ana uncov-
veg Tue 'hlsh'iest LOBBY that ever rami-
w." 4 r'puoi,, or had It's iendezNous in
u 'tp''sl lie drove the lobbyist out
IL tn'",u Inc American people in.
me democratic party undertook 10
e"'V' q ne" tdfIH law IN Keeping with
~" historic principles of the Democratic
tdF'! ana justice to all the people. The
A'eiho''dt!c party believes that the right
o. TAXATION can only exist for the pur-
pose OF RAISING Sufficient revenue to run
'he government Taxation never did
justly exist and never will in "A free gov
i'' fN'' Va iNhib oiiS
t.dss at the expense of all the rest o,
ne people. We undertook the reforma-
Non OF the tarin with open minds and
lean hands. unowned. unpledged 10 any
interest eAcept mat Of the pubic wei.
!tie, ana We are proud of our achieve.
meNt IN writing into law the peeen,
thderw tariff bill. Not a
schedule in 1t fosters a monopoly not a
Iale IN u protects "A trust. We made As
nearly free OF taxation as possible IN,
necessities of life and sought to Obtain
as much revenue as they would pear
rom the IuXuries OF lie. one OF IN.
greatest features Of this law is the in.
rorae tax, which raises from the for,
VdAes OF the rich. the prosperous. TN.
yell to do people of the nation $40.
100000 per annum and lifts this burder
OIL the tables and backs of the poor.
'anics No Longer Possible.
Would our Mil
peal the present E,edsra ra.nr,n &c
that emancin,ted IN. crad,, - "N
ton, that made the rod, If ~ ma
TO run in life giving cnrrsr,s ,Sunny
the avenues ~ h,snsssa 'ious'
they have only c,,n. d,rirn ~. ~ =
Of This nation when tho Uon, hIio. 49,,
either was in control Of its ar.irs -
unon "nr n,u enacted were unrepeale'
We are all Americans. no matte
"henS We come We love our countr!
because II makes us free. The beauty o
lAc OCEANS L.dt wash orr shores on