The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-01

HasfnTED HIM FOR PRESIDENCY

, law; his shield that of justice" At | ! torney General A. Mitchell Palmer ! Twas formally nominated today for the 1 Democratic presidential candidacy by John H. Bigelow, of Hazleton, Pa. True Americanism must be on guard" MT. Bigelow said. NO foe within and no enemy without must Impair it or diminish it. '-rhe hosts that we sent abroad lin the years of our great conflict per- formed their prodigies of valor and wrought their noble conquests to the eternal glory of the country. By , s.ir force and by their prowess the isnigh tiest 1n enace to the worlds de- mocracy was subdued. The militant spirits breeding over the bloody bat tlehelds of France and Flanders were tconquered. But the menaces to free lgovernment were not banished. They Estili rear the hydra-head of s-..,trchy and revolution. Some gather in the lsilences of the night within the gates lof secrecy. Others take up the ve- - ;naI pen or by the art of speech spread their pernicious doctrines. They prey upon ignorance and long !, gGovernment-
 t '"The dangers are not distant: the Hears ar not mere fancy. They are .ltving, breathing things and always }>pregnant with disaster. Therefore fyour candidate must be more than the mere mouth piece of your poli- Y cies. He must be the embodiment M of yUur freedom and the exemplar {of your liberties. He must be the !tntrepid defender of your institutions, I9A courageous crusader in the cause of flaw and order. Above all, he must De the ardent advocate of American sm; and the Democracy of Pennsyl- Jania has commandedm me to present to you his candidacy.
 Tn the exacting time through which we have passed in recent years he has shown all of the qualities of leadership. Tn Pennsylvania when a powerful political organization under the lead ership of the present high priest of the Republican party,-the invisible tpower that dominated the recent con- vention at Chicago-had tempted even the leaders of our own party to be- tray her interests, it was he that entered into the conflict and rescued Democracy from her faithless leaders md from her shame. It was he that learIessTy exposed the crimson record bf Republican corruption and regen- rated his party so that now it may Id high it's head in the pursuit of kse lofty ideals and pure purposes are the pride of the Nations S cracy.
 Tn the halls of Congress of the fNstion\ in 1909 and 1911 when the / regime ! of autocracy threatened to crush the genius of democratic gov ernment, it was he that stood stead fast with that magnificent array ot our leaders that routed the old order of absolutism, abolished Cannonisn and opened the doors for the oppor- itunities that the ensuing years show cred upon our party.
 When finally the people of the nation entrusted the charter of pow J Ter to Democracy and placed her rep \r>s eptatives in charge of our Legisla tive halls it was he that stood upor the floor of Congr ess and rendered valiant service alongside of Clark and Underwood in the great constructive work that marked the initial step of Denocracy's re-ascendance.
 'sWhen, less than four years ago the nation resorted to arms to vindi gate her sovereignty, to repe1 and re sent-repeated insults to her citizenry, i was he that by fearless administration of his trust as Custodian, enriche, our war resources by s1,000,00O,0 ,0O and directed that power against tn foe from whom it was taken.
 '-No task assigned to layman or of  the history of this government, witt s1ch measure of success that has at tended his administration as Aliel Property Custodian
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