The Nevada County picayune., 1916-06-29

tf1 sfFf FIFE OIb ZEN "ILSON ANU V political bosses. There Is no more req son to refuse to trust them now.
 GIynn's Speech Historic Utterance.
 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 10 make it historic utterance. In thought it fitted into the needs of the hour; 1t 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 G. o. p. Gun.
 He piled up precedent upon prec-
 edent and cited the course pursued 1 by president after president. The con cludlng phrase, Just as the president 1 of the United States Is doing today"
 appealed to the audience with increas- 1 Ing force and 1t is sure to become one
 of the popular phrases of the cam l paign.
 He has spiked one of the big guns
 of the enemy. When his speech has
 been read throughout the country, as | II will be, the Democratic speakers wil! have all the authority they need 1 fer the silenCinG of Republican criti- ! ciSm. To make a Republican orator ridiculous 1t will only be necessary 10 ! draw eN- Governor GlynnS speech upon l him and ask him how Grant settled ] the VirginuS cnse when Spanish 1 commaudant shot thc captain. thirty i six of the crew and sixteen of the pay- 1 scucerS: how Harrison settled the Bal 1 timore case when junior officer was ! killed and sixteen sailors wounded in | the streets of Valparaiso; how Lincoln settled the burning of St. AlbanS: how the Alabama claims were settled; how Van Rurcn settled the Carolina case; how John Adams treated the 2,300 vio lations of the neutrality law hy France; how Washington dealt with the 100 cases where France and Eng land seized our ships.
 In afl these cases the answer IS that the presidents then in office did not go to war they settled them by
 negotiations, Just ss the president of the United States is trying 10 do to- day"
 Covers All Important Issues.
 While the chief merit cf Governor Glynn's speech lies in the unanSwer- able argument advanced in support of the presidents position on neutrality, fl covered all important issues in
 volved in this campaign Ii enumerat- ed the remedial measures enacted dur ing the past three years including tariff legislation, antitrust legislation and currency reform, and 1t did not
 omit preparedness. II is compen- dium of information and argument
 and will in itself supply sufficient ma terial for campaign speakers through
 out the country. It began with Ameri- cauiSm and ended in X eulogy of the president All in all It was an epoch
 making speech and satisfied the audi
 once a~ convention audiences are Sel- dou. satisfied II meaSured up to the
 highest requirements of the occasion; jt C"i'itutoj thc convention.
 Y ,aS a> perfect from the stand
 point or rhetoric as Y was complete from ,hc standpoint of argument. The arraasvmcat was arti-He: the sen teucts were all well balm- cd the pc riodS were rouudel Thore was
 rhythm in the words tIat pleased the ear. The thoughts were well dressed
 not cauluy ur ~habhi!y but app'a- priately.
 Speaks From His Heart The delivery was in keeping with the subject matter and the verbal