The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
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Address of Kremerl q opening
Convention of J : ocrats
at San Frs Go
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WHAT coy Az NEEDS
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WHAT CoJ aY NEEDS

! SAN FRANCISCO, June 2S.-The
address of j. Bruce kremer, wee
chairman democratic national COM
mittee, in opening the democratic ma
tional convention at san FRANCISCO
today, is as follows:
/ Led through a labyrinth OF devious
political pathways, lost in the mazes
of political trickery, following the
pied Pipers of republicanism; the
Chicago convention emerged upon the
weIl-paved roadway of standpausm:
That heterogeneous mass prohlul-
gated a remarkable document--re-
imarkable in the fact that it's mas
ttrsss yexenplifieatien of the art u
evasion Mot con tent with the d1rect
insult TO the intelligence of the pro
gressive elements wrongly placed IN
their ranks, they once more surren-
dered the control Of their party 10
the old forces of reaction and nomi-
mated leader of that dynasty o.
dollars. against whose influence the
common people rebelled until me
great n.ovement OF progresslVlsm
drove it from power and installed IN
its stead a party truly representative
of the people. -.
In marked contrast to the gathering
of the opposition, we have met TO-DAY
to deal with living issues and to ad'
wise the people of America and or
the world of democracy's stand upon
the questions of the hour. 1t is with
iustifiable confidence that we ap-
proach the important work OF pre-
senting a platform and naming
candidate, for we offer to America an
assurance based on achievement. We
present a pledge founded on perform
ance.
The republican party would turn
ba ackward, unmindful of the hopes and
aspirations OF forward-looking men
and women, and would have us re-
store to power reactionary forces
which could only result in ruin and
disaster, but we will continue to keep
our eyes to the front and will hold
to the path that during eight glorious
years has led America to prosperity,
peace and world leadership.
Our opponents speak to the people
in the language Of yesterday. They
see only through the lenses of re-
action Through years of retrogTes-
sion their party has now reached the
decadent stage. The Chicago plat
form stamps it as party of destruc- /
ton. It's declaration of principles
condemns but suggests no remedy .
either for real or fancied ills. 1t IS !
out of tune with free people every
where: it is out of harmony with the .
worlds desire; it no longer, as in
days Of its rebirth, stands as giant
the cause of freedom,
but, dwarfed by loss of principle. 1T
1as developed into a vicious, grabbed ,
1d scold.
America will not look for leadership
n that party; America will not toler'
ate the leadership of that party. l.
Never, more than now, does our
look to democracy to save it
rom the course of national degrada-
ion prescribed by republicanism, or
o save it from abject humiliation De-
'ore the nations OF the earth.
Our party is almost as old as the !
nation itself. 1t was created when
he forces of popular government as
;umed for the first time in the worlds
history the direct conduct of a nation. !
It has progressed in thought as our
nation progressed in growth and at
ainment. 1t has kept pace with the !
line and has measured the tread OF
he advancing host of liberal govern
nent.
Our party has never been an eva
,ive party. 1t was not evasion that !
made Thomas Jefferson the patron
saint of democratic government; it
vas not evasion that made Andrew i
Jackson the personfication of honesty
md fearlessness; it was not evasion
hat made the democratic party of
,oday the champion Of the worlds
lopes, and neither will it be evasion
hat will make the nominee Of this
(Contingc. on page 2.)