The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-14

Seventh District.
Resolutions-James Foulks.
Credentials--E. b. Foster.
Permanent Organization - T.. W..
Sells cheered.
When MIR. Sells was escorted to the
platform the delegates arose en- masse
and rcheered him.
Keynote Speech,
Mr.. Clements, in few words, intro
duced Mr.. Sells, who at once entered
upon the delivery of his keynote speech.
Mr.. Sells was frequently applauded
during hfs speech. He spoke as fol-
lows:
Is supposed to devolve upon the tenn
porary chairman of a convention is to
sound the keynote OF the issues OF the
campaign. Others present from within
and without the state can and will do
that more successfully than I, and I
will occupy but very few minutes in
presenting what. to my mind. are the
must stand without regard to conse-
quences. but as matter Of principle.
and essential alike in the long run to
its preservation and that of the nation.
Seven years ago, Woodrow Wilson
was elected president, and at the same
time both legislative branches of our
government were intrusted to the con-
troll of the democratic party. And four
years later, Notwithstanding not one
essential promise made in 1912 had been
redeemed, the country by a slender
majority turned again 70 the leader
snip OF Mr.. wilson ana MS party. he
had Kept us out OF war. Ana the I'M
piled promise was that II reelected he
woud continue to keep US out OF war.
On no other hypothesis was g. demo-
cratic victory In 1916 possible
CHARGES Hypocricy. *.
'The American people can forgive an
honest failure. They can forget the re-
suits which come from a blundering
Judgment. or miscarriage of plans.
But they will neither forgive nor forget
the hypocricy and downright dishonesty
of the issue upon which the democratic
party won its victory four years ago.
Fifty thousand of our boys whose
ashes have commingled with the dust of
foreign soil; 20.O00 more -.-who have
come back broken in health and ma imeu
in body; a per capita indebtedness.~ In
creased from $40 to $3.50; n national
debt grown In two short years from
81, 900 000, 900 to $25. 900. .000000; these
constitute the answer to the honesty
of the promise which President Wilson
made to the people in his last Campaign.
And after all these sacrifices, and ac-
cumlation of burdens. what did we
get? Mr., Wilson said he wanted
world made safe for democracy Well,
he got, 1t. witness the bolshevist In
RUSSIA, the red In Germany, the prole-
tarlat IN FRANCE, the Turks IN Armenia,
and, as crowning result or democ-
racys triumph, sam Compers and his
crowd here at home. President Wilson
said ne wanted "a peace without VIC
Tory his most inveterate enemy VIII
not deny that he got that. Whatever
advantage might nave accrued, and
Whatever friendships we had fully
earned. were frittered away al the
peace table In versailles when our pres
ioent' forgetting MS chie1 1naglstracy
OF this, nation, and his obligations to
MS own people: sought to interfere In
the internal anairs or alien countries.
anu, t "y .me crea,,oI . td y, super,sovern- ,
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national Iife the renuhi,can nar,,, :.
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Art OF onooihe:
FIRST we propose 10 unuo. as Tar as
may De numanly posslpie, ABOUT every
ihlng that our uemocfatlc brethren
nave zone curing the past three years.
we propose 10 abonsn one-man govern
ment' the RUE OF autocracy. we are
going 10 restore 10 tnelr proper func-
ions the three co-oroinate brancnes OF
our government anu SCI 10 IL that one
uoes not encroacn upon tne prerogatlves
OF the otner. haVing so successfully
maue the WoIiu sale Ior democracy
Whatever tnat may mean, we are go
ing 10 recreate ana restore popular
government the rule OF the people. mere
at nome
''The republican party has been un-
justly accused OF iavoritism 10 the
trusts ana great corporate interests not
withstandlng II placed on the statute
DOCKS the sherman act whlch the pres
ent administration mas never had the
courage 10 enforce: The repupncan
paIx s'anus anu VIII s.a nu ior ho ies
20. s'ae.o' ~ ti.e ~. -, Va 1,y n
VI oIsanl@a.lon. Hot ouiy WI Mn 'h1e ,s p
no seoIh IN .,IAeIs III 'ne WIZ nouss
al'1r .ne 4In ,,, uai " ny. maISl ,I' ~. ~.
no longer VIII IL pe erysens-pIace LOT
@ .he repiesei,'a, p, ,lNes y. ah5 eiess @ s asn
lls speeIai nsis.a.i",i " eoeI siun
Iather Indh ypoh tns piosu kIouIu VI
iight ana Justlce, anu que conslueIa-
ton lot the interests OF the WhoIe peo-
pie. Both eaptal ana laoor must nave
ther reward IL .hey are 10 iuhcuoh