The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-15
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tFOIu f1Fbt faHo.D
can draw a mental picture Of the great
ness Of JEFFERSON and Jackson that will
make the ghosts OF those patron saints
stalk about q convention hall.
He can paint the giories Of the De-
mocrscy In colors that rival the touch
2 delegate until that Individual IL ready
- vote with his eyes shut. He can
80 the American Eagle and cause that
feFfotic bird to cry out in joyousness
instead OF pain as the pluckins process
Day Dedicated to Speech.
Chairman James was about the whole
thang In the convention today. The day
was dedicated to the speech Of the sec
ond "keynoter" of the convention.
former Governor Glynn having set the
delegates ana visitors shouting yes
Tomorrow will come the nominating
speeches and orators from forty.eieht
states want to second the nomination OF
woodrow Wilson. That's how unani-
nous this convention Is.
IT is practically useless to attempt to
yescribe for ong-distance readers the
convention performance today. There
was nothing to II except oratory.
Geers. hags. songs. transplanted state
sor Wilson ss .r ssSHt tss s:
OF Republ!canism, and Ollie James
that's all. Beyond that the convention
was a quiet and unenterteininE effair..
The occasion was there and Ollie
TO II. The Democracy was IN power
Just as they claimed at Baltimore II
would-and It was the time for Il told
You So" 80
Plucked American Eagle.
Farther on there are extracts from
the speech OF Ollie James. The whole
thing may be SUMMED up. nevertheless.
In the statement that Ollie plucked the
American Eagle until that bird was as
devoid Of feathers as straw mattress.
As each feather came out the crowd
yelled for more. and the thunderous
voice Of James. penetrating even to the
lunch room in the Coliseum basement.
1t was 6. great Democratic demon
stration, set with patriotic trimmings.
staged by leather hroated partisans.
S Map saSSsfs sssa at at the dsy eng
Outraged him with: Lay on, Ollie.
We've got 'em on the run"
And when II was over the brilliant
orator from Kentucky. according to
hss OF on 'as
Democratic party. the Stars and
Stripes. the memory Of jefferson, the
IetoIms LOT tne oppressed. the acnieVe-
ments of the Administration, and the
rainbow of promise for the future.
All the Democrats left the hall say
ing the James speech would absolute
ly fabbergast the opposition and make
all other orators so jealous that they
would all begin practicing now for
1920.
Senator James Speech.
Senator James speech. in part. was
as follows:
During three years of its national
control Democracy has enacted into
law more progressive remedial legisla-
ton than the nation has ever had
written upon its statute books since
its birth. In former national contests
as q prophet. We could only point out
wrongs and promise remedies but today
We come with deeds. not words; with
performance. not promise.
Our deeds In the nation have been
greater than our words upon che hust-
ings. our performance as the lawmaker
greater than our promise as the CAM
paigner. In other, words. the Demo
t fsi SaS h ssop aeot We SnSs m %s
good. We have by our conduct OF the
affairs of this nation deserved the re-
newed confidence of its people by prov
ing worthy of the confidence once be-
slowed.
THE Democratic party reioices that
under this Administration for the first
time since the civil war II was enabled
to amend the Constitution OF the United
States in the interest of good govern
ment and the masses of the people.
I'VE freed the Senate from the con-
troll OF the great interests by making u
elective by the people at the polls. We
wrote into the Constitution itself an
amendment. susceptible OF no dispute.
that wealth should bear It's proper bur-
den Of the taxation necessary &c, run
the Government efficiently, economically
and honestly.
President Wilson drove invisible gov
eminent out of Washington and I'M
covered the mightiest lobby that ever
ramihed a republic or had Its rendez-