The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-30
PALMER HAILED
|ASNEWNAVARRE
Comes With Lance Of Law
and Shield Of Justice, and
is a True American"
"DUTY WELL PERFORMED"

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San Francisco. June so.--Haned as a
New Navarro; his lance that OF law;
his shield that OF Justice" Attorney
General a, Mitchell Palmer was for.
maiiy nominated today for the demo-
eraue presidential candidacy by John
II; Biselow, OF HaEleton, Pa,
True Americanism must be on
guard" Mr., Bigelow said. mo foe
WITHIN and no; enemy without must Inn
pair II or diminish H.
:. The hosts that we sent abroad In
the wears OF our great conflict per-
formed their prodigies OF vaior and
wrnMght their noble conauests 20 the
eternal glory OF the country BY their
force and by their prowess the mighti-
est menace to the worlds democracy
was subdued. The militant spirits
hrooding over bloody battlefields OF
France and Flanders were conquered
But the menaces 10 free government
were not banlshed They still rear the
hydra-head OF anarchy and revolution,
Some gather in the silenceg OF the night
within the gates OF secrecy. Others take
up the venal pen or by the art OF
speech spread their pernicious doe
trines, They prey upon ignorance and
long established hatred OF every form
OF Nnvernment.
NThe dangers are not distant: the
fears are not mere fancy. They are
ltvinK, breathing things and always
pregnant with disaster. Therefore. your
candidate must be more than the mere
raouthpiece OF your policies. He must
be the embodiment OF your freedom
and the exemplar OF your liberties. He
must be the intrepid defender OF your
institutions, courageous crusader IN
the cause OF law and order, Above al.
he must he the ardent advocate Of
pennsylvania has commanded me 10
present 10 you his candidacy.
Qualities OF Leadership.
I'm the exacting time through which
we have passed in. recent. years he has
shown all the qualities OF leadership,
I'm Pennsylvania when a powerful
political organization under the leader
ship OF the present high Priest OF tho
republican party--the invisible power
that dominated the recent convention
at chicago--had tempted even the lead
ers Of our own party to betray her In
tereats. II was he that entered into the
conflict and rescued democracy from
| her faithleas leaders and from her
shame II was he that fearlossiy ex-
posed the crimson record OF republican
| corruption and reEcnerAted his party 30
| that now Il may hold high its head IN
| the pursuit OF those lofty ideals and
| pure purposes that are the pride OF the
nations democracy.
tion IN 1909 and 1911, when the regime
| OF autocracy threatened to crush the
| genius OF democratic government, y
was he that stood steadfast with tha'
inegnificent array Of our leaders that
routed the old order OF ahsolntism
abolished Cannonism and opened the
doors for the opportunities that the en-
nning years Hhowered upon our party.
| twhen finally the people OF the ma
kfkon intrusted tho charter Of power q
sa plsera hegS ,S, fsnsessSnsin' t,Ua Ssi,
II " was ne that stood upon the noor o.
| congress and rendered valiant service
| alongside OF Clark and Underwood IN
| the great constructive work that
marked tho initial steps OF democracy
reascendenee.
"When, less than four years ago the
| nation resorted 10 arms 70 vindicate her
sovereignty, to repei and resent re-
| peated insults 10 her citisenry, II wal
he that by fearless administration o
his trust as custodian enriched our We
resources by 81 900, 900, 000 ana directed
that power against the foe from WHOM
II was taken.
DUTY Wall Performed.
I sHaIo task assigned 10 laynan or ON
cial has ever been performed, in tn
history OF this government, with Auci
measure OF success that has ATTENDED
his administration as alien propert!
custodian.
when, during the war and succeed
ing II, the insldious evils OF anarch!
|
that stood valiantly against the pro
tests Of parlor bolshevists. against tn
thrusts OF venal pen and slanderou
tongue and deported and imprisoned tn
defamers Of the nation--eye. even
the threat OF the terrorists' bombs
when, within the year, the dark an,
ominous clouds OF industrial unres
, gathered round, @when lines OF cicnvag
were tightly drawn between capital an
labor. when mighty combinations o
| gkt Ia -
ace II and the feudaiIsm OF force on III
other hand to threaten H. II was h
that stood the unrelenting foe OF tyr
amy OF all kinds--whether that tyr
amy be the tyranny OF money or tn
tyranny OF men.
when, during the past session o
. congress--now dead but not forgotten
nor forBiven--a partisan effort wa
i. conceived TO ALLEVIATE from our part
, Americas adopted sons; when preju
diees were appealed 70 ana the Try
! status OF our alien immigrants was !
question. II was he that set forth III
. true doctrine Of Americanism at tn
Jackson day banquet when he said
'But we insist that those who come I
! our shores shall come In the righ
spirit and with the right purpose; tina
those who remain shall stay with inten
10 become Americana In every senss
He must let the spreading light fror
the figure which beckons TO him o
|. | Bedloe lalanu tnlnc only upon Souli
tenance which shall look forever 10 IN
west He must realize that his revo
luton has been fought and won whe
he sets his foot upon American soil
"Mr. Chairman, no party could sur
! vive today that did not write into u
platform tho magic word American
ism That power which has agitate
, mcnarehies, crumblcd thrones an
brought newborn nations into bein
win be the shibboieth Of every politics
: party, II win be seized upon by ever
demagogue and mountebnnk that nv
peals for suffrage 20 our people Ever
party will claim it--every candidate wi
profess it---aye even though they stei
the livery OF heaven TO serve the des
in But this people care not for me me
| professions or pretensiona; they 1uue
them by their performance.
who shall be nominated II reln
| lively unimportant matter. II ~ 'ea
pected, however all important, that "
ideals Of historic Americanisn, OF col
| stItutional democracy and OF impartil
enforcement OF law be upheld TO ~
utterniust America must be kept trul
/. democratic In spirit and In governmei
and free from the usurpation o. raa
calism reaction and all other class u
nuences l am hopeful that our part
in striking contrast 20 the republica
party's action at Chicago. will declai
. Tor the maintenance OF Americas cou
- sgeous leadership In the world whl,s
- she hlled during the war and which 81
!, must MI through all the peaeetimes
= the future n our American ideals 81
= purposes shall be truly achieved.
= II propose 10 do what ] can 20 =
. | that our party platform shall make
4 | surrender 70 any interest or clht
- clique or group, but shall express q
4, common convictions of the great ma
n | Of everyday Americans. The par
a must present the issue ciear-cnt ~
n sharply drawn Il must be wlh'ng
I, ALLEVIATE from its support evefy Not
a who wants 70 put his special intefe
Il ahead Of the laws Of the land ana