The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-09
Summary Of Speeches At
 Jackson Day Banquet
JOSEPHUS DANIELS
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
 Washington, January S.-William Jen- nirgs Bryan was given credit by Secre- tary Daniels. speaking a the Jackson day banquet here tonight, for laying the foundations for the League of Nations covenant through the arbitration treaIes negotiated by him as secretary of state.
 In view of published reports that the three-times nominee of the democrats for the presidency again aspires to lead the party in a campaign, MT. Daniels statement created one of the most inter esting moments of the dinner. The naval secretary's address mad proceeded with out special incident with applause for re- otal of democratic achievements and ripples of amusement at the vigorous sal lies at the opposition, until he began tG discuss the war and it's results
 "The Declaration (of Independence) and the covenent (of the League of Nationsl.' the secretary said, 'are the two living light fountains of liberty and peace. It is the glory of the democratic party that through Jefferson and Wilson we have given these safe charts for all time for safe navigation upon all seas.
 Just as surely as Jefferson declara- tion and Lincolns emancipation glorify American statesmanship, the covenant will yet bring free nations into such ac- cord that reason and not force will rule among nations as among individuals. A iong step toward this ideai was reached in the celebrated and beneficient treaties, which Germany, alone of European na- tions, refused and forecasted it's action in 1914 in precipitating. the war The principles and spirit of the Bryan treaties expanded and enlarged are embodied in the treaty of peace.'
 Asserting that no man apprecative Of the changing conditions believes the com ing presidential election predestines for any party, Secretary Daniels told the hanquetters that the record of the last SC ven years entities the democratic party to renewed lease of power.
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 ~'Rut the democrats assembled heSe, he continued, must bear in mind that vir- tue is sometimes it's only as well as it's own reward shell-shocked world, with unrest and the spirit of change, admon- ish us that more will be required than good record of performance. The people are looking not so much to what has been as to how the problems of the future are to be solved"
 Recalling the strenuous antagonism en- countered by Presidents Jefferson anc Jackson, the speaker continued
 ''In that hour the same malevolence Of those WHO llllIih tliciiSSifNo DNt'' and spurred to ride on the backs or others is aimed at the world leader Tn the White House. Those republicans Who think they inherited the right to exclusive and perpetual rule at Washington, ike the admiral at the Washington navy yard, who. many years ago. bequeathed the residence at the navy yard to us descendants may forgive Woodrow Will son everything else, but they Will never forgive him his supremacy of mind. ms supremacy of world confidence, and ms sl.premacy of success in waging the world war and his vision splendid of conclud- ing a noble world peace.
 'These last seven years Of accompiisa a- ment by the national administration Will live as the golden era of American pow CT, American wisdom and American visicn.'
 Mir. Daniels said that the great thing for the democratic power to forget was that it's members are democrats.
 Let us remember that our first duty is as Americans he said. "lf we dld net know 1t before, cur experience in the world war has taught us that there IS no difference between democrats and re- publicans in independents when 1t came to courage, service and loyalty And thers will be nc difference of opinion between those who put country above small politics i1 condemnation Of n.y. phenated politics.