Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-06-23
CLYNN PRAISES
WILSON REGIME
Saws President Has Solved
Crucial Problems.
DEMOCRATS IN SESSION

DEMOCRATS IN SESSION
National Convention at st. Louis Dc
votes Sixteen Minutes Of openin
Day to Demonstration in Honor o
Partys Standard Bearer.
st. Louis, June 15.-The Democratic
national convention convened at 12:3(
p. m.
The keynote address was delivered
by Martin H. Glynn of New York. tenn
porary chairman.
Mr. Glynn began his address by
praising President Wilson as an ex
ecutive who had solved many crucial
problems, who had guarded the best
| interests of the nation, and who de.
served the hearty admiration of the
world.
He sounded the America First" and
preparedness" slogans and then at
length pointed out what he termed
the remarkable achievements of the
Democratic party.
Taking up American foreign rela.
lions that have been called into EN-.
phatic prominence by the worldwide
war the speaker declared that eve
have entered this hall as Democrats;
we shall deliberate as Democrats"
The policy of neutrality, he argued.
is as truly American as the American
flag. For two hundred years neutral
ity was a theory; America made it
fact.
By citing precedents Mr.. Glynn jus.
tilted and defended the course of the
president in the Lusitania and similar
incidents.
''In his policy of peaceful negotia.
tons today the president of the Unit.
ed States follows the example set him
by the greatest presidents which the
Democratic party and the greatest
presidents the Republican party ever
gave this nation" continued the
speaker.
Discusses Preparedness Issue.
In his treatment of the issue of pre-
paredness Mr.. Glynn asserted that the
genius of this country is for peace.
eve have built our greatness on the
resources of nature and the peaceful
toll of our people," he said.
"The ring of the anvil, not the rat
tie of the saber, the song Of the reap.
er, not the shrek Of the soldier, the
clatter of the shuttle, not the crack Of
the rifle, have won us the place we
occupy in the councils of the world.
eve have been carried too close to
the rocks of war during the past two
years to believe that those rocks do
not exist.
"And looking into the future we can
perceive that If our sovereignty is not
challenged, if our peace is not assail.
ed, it will only be because the world
knows that we are strong enough to
defend ourselves from every foe
"For these reasons this administra.
ton has done more for our army and
our navy than any administration in
our history.
"a regard for national security as
we'll as pride of personal honor will
therefore bring the American people
to the support of their president.
Whether their blood is drawn from
the banks of the Rhine or where the
River Shannon flows, whether they
hail from Alpine valleys or the mead.
ows of the Pyrenees, whether their
descent be German or French, Irish or
Austrian or Italian, Russian
or Greek. the men who have sworn an
oath of fealty to the ideals of America
will be true"
Demonstration for Wilson.
The biggest thing about opening
day was a Wilson demonstration that
lasted sixteen minutes during which
everybody went crazy.
1t came when Martin H. Glynn,
temporary chairman, in making his
keynote speech, mentioned the presi-
dents name.
New Jersey, Mr. Wilson's state,
started the doing and Illinois followed.
Senator James K Vardaman OF
who has half vote and
two heads of hair, started things for
the Solid South.
The yelling was terrific; the band
couldn't be heard
Banners and papers were hurled,
chairs and hats waved, men and WON.
en- stood upon the floor and in the
galleries, shrieking, chanting, singing,
clapping their hands and
stamping their feet.
Peanut and popcorn bags were ex-
ploded; strong lunged Westerners
added a lusty boom-boom to the din;
.anes and umbrellas rat-tatted on the ,
1oor
The state delegations paraded all =.
,ver the place, yelling like mad.