The Detroit times., 1916-10-03

When the convention opened II ap.
pearcd that the leaders from the
biggest county were still al sea on
the matter OF selecting nominee
". 4 Soegmiller.. OF Owosso,
eighth district Democratic candidate
for congress. today opened the con.
vention with sweeping indorse
ment of President Wilson and his
administration.
The Owosso man spoke very briei.
ly, giving consideration only TO ma.
tiOnal issues
The Republicans. he declared, are
without an issue in their fight TO
return 70 power
Scecmilcrs speech follows
Gentlemen ,f the convention
\N, ar" met here today tu take ac-
ton that viii e'N further aaNanr'
tire cause ~ DeWUrraCr
\ Democrat ju Michigan up until
recent times had had lNt|e reward,
,Nrcpt tho consciousness 90 ht'h v :
principles that IA believed 20 ue
The accomplishments IN Michigan
under. fh. regime ,i GOV. IS oUuDriHZ'
Ferris and IN. work Of tho ma
ttonal administration at Was. inEt"n
Wilson is sufficient 20 rumr'usai"
Democrat for amy sacrifices he may
over have made FOR Democracy.
The conditions found Ht Lansing
and Washington have been assuriai -
"a v.,r r,nr.s that have served 10
make u especially pleasant lu Mich
lbuu, the MEASURES proposed ny
Democrat governor 20 the Republican
.,fgt ,ra B..rhI4,auE y,r. wiling 10
,,,,.,,, ,ha,r epd az XVlsbfrrt1l the
81 record shows Republicans and
Progressive voting with Domacraf Z
~, ~ '"..II ID, '' r.I,.es ,rc Rapuhiicsn
.r.alIblp,lcrs i'm the unenyIahlr posi-
ti,p ~ having ~ slap the faces ~
,Ioi, ,yn parfy mon when they con-
d.up bemorfafIc measures
Fo~ the mast 30 wears the Repuh-
linn r5rt, has been haudlus every
.,,cre r,nterlally fo assist about two
nor cont IN our population. that i+.
mon veu 10 d.. pr tho rich ella -4.
<.y.r a Thought was given 20 the
ofhev "a no, cent the reuple ~ mod o.
erate means tho wage corners But
tho as per cent have had their rights
.,Irfrr rlrcsidapt Wilson and A prufu-
Sr,ttc crnRrras and more construct
iv" ana LenodrikI legislation has. re-
s,,lte1 tban has ever before been pass
eJ As a direct result of this the RE
publir,rs ar. without an issue
NJ, ibJphss started ~ sink iuRt as
snon aa hc was nominated. and like
any other drowning man he grabbed
a. a straw This happened TO be the
tariff and did not Ioid him MP. When
bo arrived AZ the top the scr-
.urd time he grabbed FOR tho Mexican
situation This proved no more OF a
life preserycr than the other. Whom
ne came IN the third time the only
straw I'm sight was the elEht hour
law and he is now down Tor tho
third and last time with that n ls
up-hIl1 work fur Republicans 20 md
fnult with the legislation. which re-
rcivcs support from members Of their
own party
In iq0S the Republicans were Hivon
n lease 81 llfe ON the promise Co re-
spondcd by revising tho tarin up-
ward. and then what happened is dis
agreeable history 90 them. Th"
Democrats promised a tHriG that
would be benefit 10 9A per cent uf
tho people and have delivered the
Eoods one does not have TO tako
the word Of n Democrat Tor II either.
A. Republican club banquet IN
New York last winter Jacob "
Republican. lauded the prosperity
that had resulted from the lnder. .
wood tRrin law, deCried the proposed
tariff agitation OF the ltepuhicanS.
told his hearers that such an oElta-
t'on would put an end 20 proSprrlt'.
and wound up by saying, My heart
IL for the Republican party, hut my
common sense makes me a Demo-
crat
And Just 70 make sure that tariU
agitation VIII never again spell ruin
10 our national prosperity tho Demo
cats proposed tnrlr comml ssinn
scientifically ana fAtrlr TO ADJUST