The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-12

Before a great crowd at the auditori- um theatrS. he urged republicans and independents to join the democrats in support of the platform adopted at the san Francisco convention and of the ticket nominated there. He told repub- lcans their party had been split by quarrel among the leaders and the faction represented by Senator Hard- ing was the "old guard which Theo- dore Roosevelt had opposed Address ing himself particularly to those who are not democrats MT. Roosevelt said:
 '.The day k past when it is
 either popular or useful to damn
 everybody and everything con-
 necfed with the Opposition.'
 "rhc republican leaders, how
 ever.'' he said. 'show signs of
 having taken to heart the drastic
 lesson taught them nt that time"
 Seven hundred women were given
 the places of honor on the stage.
 Mir. Rooseyeit's address follows,
 In part;
 Tonight we are firing the opening gun of a battle of far reaching impor- tance and once again the shots are going to be heard around the world for the action of the American nation this year will be watched with anxious eyes by all civilization.
 NfNFN is the simple duty of the candidates to give to as many citizens as possible in as many states as possible, an op- portunity to see and hear and form their own impre essions of the men they are to vote for In this connection, too, it is only frankness to say the great majority of the newspapers through out the country are owned or controlled by men affiliated with the republican ICnI sary for us to present our views and our aims in person.
 A GREAT DUTY This land of ours Is of such physt cal magnitude, has so many different kinds of problems in different kinds | of places that those who may be calico | to exercise nattonat powers of govern- | Ing owe to themselves tc study in Sd | far as possible at first hand the ques- 1 tions before them If the problems are national one must be nationally minded to meet them; one must make l every effort to know the United States. ] I hope, on this journey to the Pacific and in all my subsequent travels, [ shall have opportunity to talk not only 1 to democrats but also to those who are | normally affiliated with other parties, and with men and women without party affiliations---the 'independents.' I ''I do not forget that the government 1 of the United States is intended for every citizen and not only for those 1 of only one party faith. If every voter i were registered as a party member | and voted exclusively as he was regis- ] tered there never would be any use of holding an election
 l Thank heavens this electrical vote 1 has brains and knows how to use i them"
 FAIR PLAY
 | The day is past, except in the case , of old time, hard-shell politicians or | the case of few narrowly prejudiced newspaper men, when it Is either op. 1 lular or useful to damn everybody ana everything connected with the opposi- tion. willingly acknowledge and praise the fine citizenship which goes to make up the rank and file Of the lrepublican party. Many million voters l of the republican ticket are splendid Americans just as sincere in their de- Ivotion to the basic principles on which the nation stands as the other millions who vote a democratic ticket. The republican party Is one of great tradi- tions, of great patriotism, of great ac- mplishments.
 LEADERS ROW
 ''But. for eight, yes, for twelve years, A conflict has been raging within that pa arty--raging not much among the iprivates in the ranks as among those | tConttnued on Page Sfxteen)