Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30


ents always at the service of his coun-
try. In politics he Is emphatically
our way. Humanity has a new hope, a
new aspiration. Not in vain was all
this suffering endured, and these sacrl,
fees made. A new era In the attalrs OF
men and Of nations has dawned. Inc
moral leadership Of the world, SO re-
Gently held by America, SO ruthlessly
thrown down by the Senate, will soon
be taken up again. ..a
Motive Of Hour Explained q
Such are the times and conditions; |;
this the state of facts !. and these the
relations, personal, national and inter,
national, in which our party is here ana
now assembled, to state its plans, and
purposes, and to select its candidates.
These times and these conditions have
been calling for, and do now call for,
the exercise of the highest purposes and
motives by men, by women, and by
greed, not profit, not mere party ad-
vantage, not personal ambition, not
petty politics. must, be the motive OF
the times. A broad vision, a high
purpose and commendable aspirations
must control. The chief aim and pur-
pose of it all must be the reorganiza =
ton and the readjustment of all our
affairs, personal, national and inter
national, upon a higher and better
plane than ever before existed. This
must be, this is, the motive OF the
hour.
"Old political issues are no more.
New problems and purposes issuing out
of the new order Of things are at hand.
Our party, with more than six score
years of achievement written in its
record. and none more illustrious than
the seven years covered by the admin l.
istrations of President Wilson, is look
ing to the future; is courageously meet
ing every problem Of the present. II
clearly sees and understands the duty
of the hour. 1t has already in this
convention drawn up and stated the
declaration of its aims and purposes.
Its platform does not equivocate; does
not dodge any vital issue; is not afraid
does not compromise.
"And now who shall be chosen? What
manner of man shall be selected to lead
in the great campaign before us, and to
serve, not only his party, but the ma :
tion, and humanity itself, after the
fourth day of next March? America
demands safe and sane man, quiet
man, but q man of clear vision, or
steady aim, and Of resolute purpose. 1t
demands a man Of tried and proved
ability; man who has been tested
in the great furnace Of the times, and
has been tempered, like steel. Of such
men we have more than one; nay, we
have many. Let us put one of them
at the top of our ticket, and one of
them at the bottom Of our ticket, and
then let us hold up our platform, so
that he who runs may read; and the
men and women of America will do the
rest.
Self Made Man Praised
"And who, of all our candidates,
most richly possesses these qualitica-
tions? The answer is: that man who
lives in the great state Of New York !;
that man whose wide business expert
ence makes him at home in any state
in our union; that self made man I;
that man Of clean life and of splendid
character; that quiet man, but man of
tried and undaunted courage; that stu
dent, scholar, statesman, lawyer, judge
of the Supreme Court of the state Of
New York; for four years ambassador
to Germany, at time and under con-
ditions more trying, more severely test
ing the temper and the talent of man,
than ever before occurred. He admin
istered at Berlin. without flaw, with
out a fault, with great common sense,
with high courage, the affairs of this
nation and of Great Britain, and Of
others of our Allies, committed to his
keeping after the war began.
"When diplomatic relations were
finally broken off between America and
Germany; when this same ambassador
was made a prisoner of Germany, an
unheard- of proceeding among civilized
nations; when he was cut of from
cable. from wireless and from mail COM
munication with his own government ;
when he was notified that he was being
held as hostage for the safety of
treacherous Won Bernstorf, and for
the safe return of certain German mer-
chant ships to German ports, then held
in American ports; when a draft of
a proposed treaty between the United
States and the German Imperial Gov
ernment was laid before him, wherein
all these demands were to be acCeded
to, and finally, when he was told to
sign for America, again, quietly. with
out noise or bluster, but plainly and
courageously, his answer was: nrls-
oners under duress cannot make valid
contracts. alnDdsSduOTS WIN AuN'
been recalled by thes' governments have
no authority to sign treaties. But even
if. as a prisoner. would not enter into
valid contracts for my government, and
even il my power as ambassador had
not already ended, would stay as n
prisoner in Berlin until Hades is COW
cred with ice before l would, sign that
or any other similar instrument with
your poyprnment'
"Let us choose such man as our
nominee foS the first place on the
ticket, and then another such man as
our nominee for the second place on
our ticket, and through them, and
through our platform, throw down the
challenge to the opposing political party.
With such nominees, upon such plat
form, we are ready for the fray.
I'm behalf of the great state of South
Dakota, and in pursuance of the Demo .
cratic presidential primary in that state,
l nominate for President of the United
States James w. Gerard, of New York.
Nominate him and America will finish
the job"
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