The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-06-23

ear. The thoughts were well dressed
not gaudily or shabbily but appro-
prlately.
Speaks From His Heart.
The delivery was In keeping with
the subject matter and the verbal
setting. He was master of himself
and at ease with the audience. He
knew his subject; he knew his hearers
and he spoke from his heart to their
hearts. His first reference to the presi-
dent was the signal for demonstra-
ton and applause greeted point after
point as he presented them with tell
Ing force.
His greatest climax came at the
conclusion Of his defense of neutrality
as maintained by the president. He
led his audience step by step up to
the summit and then he flashed upon
them an imprisoned picture Of peace
that thrilled the multitude Of eager
listeners. He interpreted the dominant
thought In the Democratic party as it
Is gathed here In its chosen represen-
tatives-the dominant thought of the
country. The words will live, for they
give to q great truth the luster Of the
stars and the odor of the flowers. This
Is the paragraph:
"This policy may not satisfy those
who revel In destruction and find
pleasure in despair. 1t may not sat
isfy the fire carter or the swashbuck-
Ter. But 1t does satisfy those who
worship at the altar of the God Of
peace. 1t does satisfy the mothers
of the land at whose heart and fire.
side no jingoistic war has placed an
empty chair 1t does satisfy the daugh-
tiers Of this land from whom buster
and brag has sent no loving brother
to the dissolution Of the grave. It
does satisfy the fathers Of this land
who will fight for our flag, and die for
our flag when reason primes the rife,
when honor draws the sword, when
justice breathes blessing on the
standards they uphold"
James Arouses Enthusiasm.
The second day was equal to the
first. The delegates, instead Of being
exhausted by the demonstrations Of
Wednesday, seemed to be warmed up
for the entire convention. The an
nouncement that Senator Jones Of
Kentucky would make a speech In as
suming the position of permanent
chairman aroused great expectations,
and the expectations were not dlsap-
pointed. He was at his best.
His style Is his own; his sentences
abound in plthy statement, in antithe-
sis and in humor. The speech was not
long but 1t was full of meat. The
challenges he flung out to the enemy
stirred the delegates to round after
round of applause. He called atten-
ton to the various remedial measures
which this administration has written
into law-first, tariff law with an in
come tax embodied in 1t, lifting zone
hundred and twenty millions per an
mum off the tables and backs Of the
poor" He justified the income tax
on the ground that ut is tax that
forecloses no mortgages-forces no
sales. It is collected only where riches
abound and prosperity smiles"
Republican prophecies have failed.
They told us that Democratic tariff
would produce panic even in time Of
peace; 1t has failed to produce panic
even when the world is at war.
Defends Currency Law.
His defense Of the currency law
was even more forceful than his de-
tense Of tariff reform. Here, too, he
contrasted the old system with the
new. Under q Republican currency
law "a few men could create such q
panic as the whole nation witnessed
in 1907" The new law preserves pros
perity and protects our financial insti-
tutions with all the nations struggling
to secure gold. He emphasized the
fact that the Republican convention