The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-15
N COMBS OPENS
BIG CONVENTION
STIRRING ADDRESS TO THE
ASSEMBLED DEMOCRATS.
PARTY MAINTAINS HIGH IDEALS
Republicans Are Ruled BY a Board of
Directors.-G. o. p, Which Has
Deceived the Country for
Years now Deceiving itself.

ST. Louis, June 14.-National Chair
man McCombs, in opening the Demo-
cratic National convention said:
1--WE are in an atmosphere of Wet,
DRY. We have no feeling of a guess,
but spirit of certainty. We meet to
celebrate the marvellous achievement
lof the democratic party since it came
into power and to place a mile stone
upon the path of its future success.
over 1000 years ago an old slave
related the fable of the frog who want
ed to grow to the size of an elephant.
! Such was the a:nbition or his souItha
his body swelled to a marvellous pro
portion. Indeed AssOp went so far
as to predict that the frog, upon reach
ing the size of the elephant would
burst. | commend to- your notice the
wisdom of ASSOC. 1t took over 1000
years for his prophecy to come true.
Only last week the frog elephant or
the elephant-frOg exploded.
Republican Party Deceiving Itself.
"The republican party for years sue
Ceeded in deCeiying the country. Now
| it is successfully deceiVing itself. In
its platform it offers pulcritudnOus
promise, but with vaCuOus intent. 1t
promises the country in the main
what the democratic party has al
ready done or is in the process of do
ing, saving always the bogus God
protection. 1t has clOaked its iniQuity
with judicial robes, but the clOven
hoof of special interests still protrudes
THE board of directors has sat in
Chicago and again resolved that they
are the country. They have adopted
the doctrine of fore ordination and
predestination but have made it APP
plicable only to themselves.
The rest Of the people are their
wards-for profit.
Greed Spells Ambition.
ambition is a noble attribute, but
when it is adulterated with greed. a
cataclySm is inevitable. We have re-
Gently witnessed the painful spectacle
of two great American parties at Chi
cago, putting self in place of ideals;
self glorifcation in place of national
honor: republicanism and progress
iveism so called. in place of our only
m'-Americanism.
1--WE have witnessed the drab spe-
ctacle of two groups of men, trading
principles like competitors in hSh
market, in the hope that some com
promise would win public support.
They have come together-they have
fallen out over the 'swag.' For the
sake of victory many of those men.
essentially opposite i'll principle have
been willing to become friends with
false masks. The result is inevitable
divided they fail.
Democrats are Proud.
We are proud in the thought that
United We Stand We welcome the
pent up Americanism of the real prog,
ressives individually to our ranks, of
fering them a haven, in principle
Their leader has abandoned them with
gross cruelty.
This is a crucial hour in the his.
tory of the world. 1t is an hour when
every man should take stock of him
self and his pricniples. This is an hour
when every one should see whether
in his inner consciousness he squares
with the ideals of 1876 and the latter
periods of dramatic episode, when the
country resolutely maintained peace
with honor
Party Maintains Ideals.
The democratic party in the face o.
scandalous and vicious attacks has
maintained this great American ideal
/ While for peace it has steadily ant
surely worked for sound and powerful
preparedness. II has maintained {
solemn. calm dignity in the fact o
circumstances which might have draw
il into the vortex of world destruc
ton. Though villified by self seeker
ii has maintained friendly relation
throughout the world; 1t has been tru,