Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-29
KEYNOTE SPEECH
CLARION CALL TO
PARTY VICTORY
(Conttnued rrom First rNgeD

who controlled it's destiny derived
their political Inspiration from the
good old days OF Mark Hanna" and
neither desired "A new day nor were
willing to recognize a now day wacn
IL, had dawncd To each pressing
problem they sought merely 10 re-
apply the processes o. antiquity.
There were elements in the Repuh-
lean party which wero !ntolerant OF
Its mental sloth aud moral irrcSpon-
sibility. These influences sought to
gain party control in 1912 and again.
In l9lG They renewed the hopeless
beid a; Chicago.
who have manipulated Tho Lar;y
mechanism for more than a genera
ton are sti!l in undisputcd control.
The Republican platform. reaction
airy and provincial. is the Very apoth-
COSTS or politica! cSpendicncy. Filled
with prcmcd!tated ISLANDERS and v-guc
promises, II viii be searched In vain
for one constructive suggestion for
which ii crit!cizcs and dcpiorcs. The
oppressed peoples OF the earth Will
look TO IL in vain. u contains no
message Of hope for ireland; no word
word for Mexico. II ) The work
of mon concerned more with material
things than with human rights. II
contains no thought. no purpos" which
who love liberty and hope to maze
= the world a safer and happier place
:or the average man.
Democratic Achievements.
The Democratic party is an unen-
tangled pariy--a free party-owi n r
no allegiance u any class or group
or special interest We were able 70
take up and carry through 10 success
the great progressive program out
lined In our platform OF 1912. During
the months which intcTveneG between
March /, 1919. and the outbreak Of The
world war, we placed upon the stat;
ute books ot oGr country moro erec-
tive, constructive and remedial lcEis-
iaton than the Republican party had
placed there in generation.
The income lax was made n per
Inanent part o. tho revenue produc-
inC agencies cf the country. thcrcty
relieving our Law ot the -c3-oAch o:
being unJustly hurdensome 70 the
poor. The eNtraYaEanccs and in
equities OF the tariff system were re
moved; and nonpartisan tariff COM
mission was established SO tina: future
revisionE might he made in the light
OF accurate Information. scientifically
and impartially obtained. pan-AmeCi-
canism was encouraged and the
bread cast upon the International
waters came back TO US many fold.
The grea; reaches OF ALASKA Were
opened UP 20 commerce and develop
men; Dollar diplomacy was de-
strored y corrup: lobby was driven
from tho national! Capitol An ec-
Federal Tr4de Commission was
created. child !abor legislation was
enacted The parcel pos, and the
rural free delivery We're developed.
a good roads bill and rural credits
act were passed i Secretary % Labor
vas given q seat in the Cabinet u the
President. E.vht-hoU- laws were
adopted. The Clayton aUend!.er; 20
thr Sherman antitrust act vas passed !,
freeing American labor and taxing j.
from the category O.: commodities
The S-al,h-Lnye- bill .or ~. improve
Tne.- % agriculture. conditions was
enacted eo.rGni-Hras;,iee &C; "'sA :
adopted : H'+ii-corsIds-ed var
house &C. ~aS passed Tederal en-
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