The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-16


 He reached his climax in partisan de-
 fense of the administration and it's ac-
 complishments, and precipitated demon-
 stration when he declared Woodrow Vii
 son had broken forever the grip of Wall
 street on the politics of the United
 States. He characterized the Underwood
 tariff as the best prepared Tn 50 years
 SURPASSED JACKSON He stated with dramatic emphasis that
 Wilson, in the handling of a financial sit
 uation, had surpassed the achievements of Andrew Jackson.
 He ridiculed the criticism of republic
 ans respecting the Presidents foreign and
 Mexican policies, and declared the oppo-
 sition will not dare to carry it's fight to the people.
 Who would shed American blood" he cried, fin order that certain Americans might make profit on their Investments? He added that the nation supported the President in his determination not to in- tervene, and his subsequent passages re- garding the beauty of peace were received with wild enthusiasm.
 MT. Bryan was at his best and if there was ever time when his popularity with democrats was at low ebb, that time has passed No other convention figure has received such flattering attention. 1 MT Bryan opened by expressing his ap- lpreciation of the honor conferred by the
 invitation to speak to the convention Every democratic convention is love feast to me-" he said. "It gives me an to r,,aaf and renew acOuaint- ances with men with whom T have been associated in politics for more than 20 years" He paid his respects in compi- mentary manner to a number of demo- cratic officers and leaders of the conven- ton.
 PARTY IS UNITED Reviewing the struggles of the demo- cratic party. MT. Bryan said: After IS years of waiting, our party entered the White House and fortunately we won the Senate and the House at the same time. Our party became responsi-
 ble for national affairs and now we
 come after three years of labor, to make our plans for the future and to submit to the American people the claims of our party to continued confidence. "Whatever differences of opinion may exist, or may have existed, as to partic- ular measures or particular acts, we are here to begin the fight of 1916, united party in every state in the union. ready for battle.
 To-day those vhos stand for the demo- cratic party are able to go before this nation and not only give a reason for the faith that is in them. but give a defense of the administration claim tc the confidence of the people.
 You may take all the administra- l tons from the beginning of our his l tory as a republic to the beginning oi l the present one and you will not find l as many laws written upon the statute l books of great importance to the peo- | pie as you will find written in the last three years by Woodrow Wilson. a democratic President"
 REFERS TO LEGISLATION Briefly. MT. Bryan then referred to | the tariff revision, the federal reserve | law and the strengthening of tEe anti trust laws.
 "No President since Jackson" said MT. Bryan. "has had to meet such com- bination of the powers of high finance and even Jackson himself never met the situation better than Woodrow Wilson met it. We have just com
 menced to learn what the federal re- serve law means for this nation. This great piece of legislation. the greatest piece of constructive states manship in a generation. has nat only broken the hold of Wall street upon l the business of the nation, but it has broken the grip of Wall street upon | the politics of the United States. For on A >l1 l tion but what a hundred men in Wal street could, by coercion they had 1T their power. change the result of the election. And one who like myself has l felt their power must be pard,ned Ii he rejoices that we have an admin. istration that has broken that power and set a nation free.
 Here were three great measures carrying out the promise of demo cratic platform. and these three great 1 measures constitute record o1 achievement which the republican party I dare not attack.
 NOT -CC-sTTROLLED ''The electorate befor. which this re.
 publican party must now go is not con 1 trolled as the convention at Chica so I was by the expert reports of the ia
 vor-seeking corporations.
 While our President aed our Con efeSS were at work constructing this l splendid pyramid of performance wal | came that threw upon this administra. l tion such burdens as no President has had to bear within the last 50 years 1 We inherited from a republican admin 1 istration an insurrection in Mexico 1 This administration has dealt witt | that situation and the republican party 1 dare not challenge verdict before l the country on the Mexican question. l We have a few men intereA ted II ! ranches and few interested in mines
 (centinued on rage Ten)