Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-25

that the convention would meet at 10
o'clock In the morning this hour was
later changed to 2 O'Clock Ia the af.
ternoon, and IL WIS more than a half
hour later still when State Chairman
N. II. Laughlin mounted the platform
and called the convention to order.
The announcement that Senator
llarth had been selected by the cen-
tral committee for temporary chair
man was enthusiastically eheered and
the choice OF the committee was rat
flied without opposition.
Mr.. Barth's keynote speech was
for the most part review of the rec
ord OF the present national admins
tration and a warm defense Of Presi-
dent Wilson's policies. The only is
sue In the campaign that is about 20
begin, he declared, is the republican
desire for office. The republican
party. he said is subsisting only on
the memory OF Abraham Lincoln, and
Is solely n party of oppositlon--an OPP
position, he asserted, which In many
instances had bordered close ON dts
loyalty to the country and the flag.
The republicans. said Mr.. Barth. are
party OF plenty and prosperity for
the plutocrat and panic and paupcr-
ism for the people He referred TO
former President Roosevelt as having
welded big stick IN one hand aud
fountain pen In the other, and the
one. he said, was ~ dangerous TO his
fFfaa1., al II.
niles
Democratic Achievement.
The democratic record Of achieve
ment under the present administra-
ton, said the speaker Is without
parallel since the civil war. For the
first time in many years, he asserted.
harmony had been brought about be-
tween the Legislative and executive
branches Of the government. He re-
fefred to the passage OF the federal
reserve banking act, which he said
had made panics practically impossi-
bic and had rendered II absolutely im-
possible for big interests TO manpu-
late the finances OF the country for
their own advantage. But for this act,
lie declared, there would have been
panic In 1914 which would have made
tho one in 1907 look tame. He also
referred TO the passage of the federal
trade commission act, the rural cred
its net and the reduction OF the tariff
as among other notable achievements
OF the administration. and paid high
praise to Assistant Secretary a. A.
Jones for his wise administration of
the federal land laws, which he de-
clared had resulted In wonderful
impetus to the development of the
west.
Touching on the question of pre-
paredness, Mr.. Barth declared that
forty years Of republican rule had
left tho country wholly unprepared
to defend itself against the most in
significant foe and he said that their
orators are now upbraiding the pres
ident for failing to do In three years
what the republicans neglected for
forty years TO do.
The greatest achievement of the
entire administration. however, said
Mr. Barth, was that tho president
bbN hfpt WV tohhti9 tNl VI Wal
while preserving the national honor. |
He stated that the matter of clecting
delegates to the convention which is
TO renominate Mr.. Wilson was mere
formallty. FOR" he exclaimed, the
people OF the United States have al
ready nominated Woodrow Wilson
for president
Closing his address. Mr.. Barth paid |
n high tribute 10 the administration
OF Governor Mcdonald in state af- /
fairs, declaring that the governor had |
been tried IN the crucible and had |
been found 10 be pure gold and
without alloy"
Gayei Presented.
AZ the conclusion OF Senator
Barth's speech Judge Granville A. !
Richardson, chairman of the chaves !
county delegation. presented TO the /
chairman the gavol which was used