Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-19
Congressman Crisp Tells of
Portys Progress In Speech
Accepting The Nomination

The following address was deliver
ed by Congressman Charles r. Crisp
when he accepted the nomination Of
the convention held here today "a
congressman from the Third district
for the Goth congress:
Gentlemen of the Convention:
Today, when most of the civilized ma
tons of the earth are engaged in a I'll
tanic struggle, seeking to destroy each
other, our country is at its high tide
.of prosperity, and at peace with all the
world Speaking to a Southern con-
vention, it is with patriotic pride that
recall the important part Southern
men played in the early history of our
republic. 1t was Patrick Henry, a viz
sinian, who by his eloquence, swayed
the colonial congress to declare their
independence. 1t was Thomas Jeffer-
sen, Southern man, who wrote the
Declaration of Independence; it was
George Washington, Virginian, who
led the colonial armies to victory, ami
1t was Madison who wrote our constitu-
ton, and from II to 81, it was South
ern brain that guided the affairs of the
republic, until it grew and prospered
and became the model government Of
the world. After the civil war, the re-
publican party, the party of special
privileges and interests, came into
power, and controlled the affairs OF
the government until 1912, when the
democratic party was again placed in
power. As a democrat, talking to a
democratic convention, it is with par
donable pride that can say to you. We
have measured up to the trust reposed
in us. We have passed more beneficial
and constructive legislation in the in
terests of the people than the republi-
can party enacted during the fifty
years it was in power. We passed a
law providing an income tax, thua rs
quiring the millionaires to bear their
equitable part of the burdens of gov
ornment. We passed an inheritance
tax, thus requiring the great landed es-
tates of this country to contribute to
the maintenance of the government.
We enacted a federal reserve banking
system, making money panic a thing
of the past, a rural credits law for the
benefit of the farmer, which Will ena-
bic them to borrow money at low rate
of interest for long period of time,
the shipping bill, thus building up an
American merchant marine, a bu-
reau of markets to aid the farmers in
their products to the best
appropriated seventy-five
of dollars to aid the states in
building good roads; established par
eel post law; enacted law regulating
and controlling the New York cotton
xchange, thus minimizing gambling IN
cotton futures; the Clayton antitrust
law, called the Magma Charter of the
laboring people; Greater the depart
ment of labor, thus giving the laboring
people a representative in the presj-
dents cabinet strengthened your army
and navy, until today Amrica has the
second most powerful navy in the
world, and we need fear no nation on
earth, for we are fully prepared to de-
fend ourselves; and we have enacted
many more wholesome, beneficial laws
too numerous to take time to mention.
Suffice to say our legislative achieve
ments have been so marvellous that
even our enemy, the republican party.
cannot attack it.
The Great President.
Democracy came into power at the
most crucial period in the worlds HIS
tory, at a time when war stalked
throughout the earth, but thank God,
owing to the great forbearance. wise
craftsmanship, superb courage and
marvellous handling of our interna-
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