The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-06-22
CL0VEN HOOP IS seen
NEW JUDICIAL ROBE" or O. o. p.
INADEQUATE TO COVER ".
MecoM6s SAYS.
Elephant inc Moose Dead, Declares
Democratic National Chairman;
Long Live the American Eagle"

said:
Ladies and gentlemen OF the con.
vention We are In an atmosphere
OF victory. We have no feeling OF
guess, but q spirit of certainty. We
meet to celebrate the marvellous
achievements OF the Democratic party
since II came into power and 10 place
a milestone upon the path of its tu.
ture success.
Over two thousands years ago
there was related the fable OF the
frog who wanted 10 grow to the size
OF an elephant. Such was the ambi.
ton OF his soul that his body swelled
TO marvellous proportions. Indeed.
Aesop went so far as to predict that
the frog, upon reaching the size o.
the elephant, would burst. | com.
mend 10 your notice the wisdom OF
Aesop. II took over two thousand
years for his prorhesy to come true.
Only last week the frog-elephant, OIL
the elephant.frog, exploded. The Re.
publican party for years succeeded In
deceiving the country. Now Il Is de
ceiving itself. In its platform II of
fers pulchritudinous promise-but
with QUO intent. II promises the
country In the main what the Demo.
cratic party has already done. or is
In the process OF doing. saving al.
ways the bogus God-'protection." II
has cloaked Its ~iniquity with a Judi.
cial robe; but the cloven hoof OF spe.
cial interest still p%rotrudes.
THE board of directors has sat IN
Chicago and again resolved that thcy
are the country. They have adopted
the doctrine OF fore.ordination am
pre-destination, but have made IL ap.
plicable only unto themselves. The
rest OF the people are their wards
for profit. Ambition Is a noble ut.
tribute. but when II is adulterated
with greed, a cataclysm is inevitable
We have recently witnessed the pain
ful spectacle OF two great American
parties at Chicago putting SELF In
place OF ideals self Qualification in
place OF national honor; Republican
ism and Progressivism. so.called. In
place OF our only 'ism'-Americanism
We have witnesser the drab spec.
tacle Of two groups OF men, trading
principles like competitors in a fish
market, in the hope that some com
promise would win public support
They v not come together-they
have fallen u over the 'swag.' For
the sake OF victory many OF these
men essentially opposite In principle
have been wiling to become friends
with false masks. The result Is In.
evitable, Divided they fall We are
proud IN the thought that united we
stand We welcome the present Am
ericanism OF the Progressive individ.
ually to our ranks, offering them a
haven In a principle. Their leader
has abandoned them with Grass cruel
~. The gentleman from Oyster BAY
In a recent letter TO Chicago quoted
Abraham Lincoln as saying May not
all. having the common interest, re.
unite In ii common effort TO save our
common country Ladies' and gentle.
men, ! beg TO call your attention 10
the word 'reunite,' The words save
NHf' ''HAiNA AhN' bttH llt AlAKDlAN
OF the opposition for years. There
may be n political war today In this
country, but that war only exists be
tween factions. Did the gentleman
quote h words OF Lincoln In thu
hope OF re.uniting Americans? No
Americans are reunited as never be.
fore. He meant by re.unitinp. thai
two factions OF his party should be.
unite, These two factions or parts
OF them hoped 10 Join for self ag
grandizement. Leaders OF these two
factions hoped TO join hands. how.
ever, and divide on !rr~cConcilahlo
principles, for tho ~insldious purpose
OF eyorthrowing a third party which
Tor the past four years stood united
IN a common cause; whose %shibboleth
Is one for all and all for one, whose
chief tenet of faith Is that America
Is American and that Americans are
America.
This Is a crucial time in the his
tory OF the world, II Ia an hour when
every man should take stock Of MIN.
self and his principles, This is an
hour when every man should see
whether In his inner consciousness
he squares with the ideals OF l77G.
and IN" latter periods Of dramatic
episodes when the cause maintained
peace with honor. The Democratic
party, in the face OF s~candalous and
vicious attacks, has maintained this
great American ideal. While for
peace, II has steadily and surely
worked for sound and powerful pre-.
paredness. II has maintained n sol.
emn calm and dignity In tho face OF
circumstances which might have
drawn into the vortex. II has been
true TO the spirit OF America. IL has
been true 10 the great principles If
Washington and Jefferson. Nad!,raI
and Jackson. II has aiIowed no selfish
purpose TO blind II TO the fundamental
OF It's faith and the country's faith.
The Democratic party has proven Il.
self n party OF principle, a party OF
ability, a party OF performances. Il
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