Milford chronicle., 1916-06-23
GLYAN STRIKES KEYNOTE
Democratic Temporary Chairman
Calls Americanism, Peace,
Preparedness, Prosper
ity, the Issues.

In his keynote speech before the
Democratic national convention the
temporary chairman. Ex-Governor Mar
tin H. Glynn Of New York, acclaimed
Woodrow Wilson as among the great.
est patriots and presidents America
has produced and warmly eulogized bis
course in keeping the country ont of
! the European war. No president since
the civil war. he said. has had as cru
Cial problems to solve. and no president
has displayed a grasp more sure
craftsmanship more profound. Declar
ing that AmericaniSm and peace. pre-
paredness and prosperity are the issues
upon which the Democratic party
stands. he predicted the reelection OF
President Wilson.
BY the records Of history Mr.. Glynn
maintained that If Washington and
Lincoln were right President Wilson
was right. The neutrality that Presi- /
dent Wilson stands for today was ad-
vocated by Washington. by Hamilton.
by Jefferson and by Lincoln. BY citing
precedents in which, he said, the Unit. .
ed States had cause for declaring war
and still kept the peace Mr.. Glynn jus
tifed and defended the course Of the
president In the Lusftania sinking and
similar incidents. Mr.. Glynn said:
In the face OF this record do Republic
ans realize that when they arraign the
policy Of the president OF the United
States today they arraign the policy OF
Harrison. Of Blaine. OF Lincoln and Of
Grant? For the pleasure OF criticising a
Democratic president are they willing
to read out OF the Republican party the
greatest men the Republican party ever
had? Are they willing to say that the
Republican party OF today condemns what
Hamilton did in Revolutionary days. what
Lincoln did In civil war days and what
Grant and Blaine and Harrison did but
yesterday?
In his policy OF peaceful negotiations
today the president u the United States Z
follows the example set him by the great
est presidents which the Democratic par Z
~ and the greatest presidents the Repub-
ican party ever gave this nation.
Mr. Glynn asserted that 1t was the Z
business Of this convention represent.
ng every section of the United States,
lpeaking for every racial strain In
America, to send forth a message to i
III the world that will leave no room i
or doubt" He continued:
We must enable every real American to 4
tand up and assert his Americanism. We
must make the issue so clear that every Il
allot box In the land may become mon
ment to the loyalty OF American man =
ood. The citizens of this country must 4
tand behind their president because his Z
olicies are right. Fl
Mr.. Glynn pointed out that the prom =
'e made four years ago that a Demo =
attic administration would liberate the
alton from the chains Of Industrial
rranny has been carried out. He eulo.
lied the federal reserve act, the laws
big business from sitting e
)mpetitiOn. the trade commission act. -
le movement to foster expansion Of
merican trade and the close union Of
'OnOmic. commercial and financial in
rests between the United States and ,o
le nations of South America. The oh
Underwood tariff Mr.. Glynn charac ne
rized as the fairest and the best We toi
i've enacted. be