Bisbee daily review., 1920-06-29
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 been elected temporary chairman and escorted to the platform. the hall if nally hushed and prepared to listen with close attention to his keynote address. Delegates expected some thing to cheer at. They were in a mood for it and they were not dTsap- pointed.
 Mir, Cummings began in quiet voice. A few shouts of louder came from back in the nall, but ne had not proceeded far before the great throng was so still that every syllable was carried to the highest galleries. It was q long speech Mir Cummings suggested that to his hear CTS but cries of go on, take your time met him. He drove his points home hard and his audience was alert 10 cap them with shouted ap- proval. At one point hechided the Chicago platform of the Republicans because it contained. he said, no word of hope for Ireland, no word of mercy for Armenia and because it concealed sword" for Mexico.
 Back among the aiternates a wom- an leaped to her feet at the mention of Ireland and shouted hysterisauy something about British tyranny in Ireland'
 That's the answer; we're not
 members of the league" Chair man Cummings called back at
 her. But even as he spoke the sergeents at arms were moving down to prevent further Interrus- tion and delegateS, intent on their chairman's arraignment Of
 Republican policies, shouted "sIt down."
 When Mir. Cummings characterized the Chicago platform as a master piece Of evasion" great shout greeted the attack and moment la ter when he declared that the old guard had sold the honor of the na- tion at Chicago to name a reaction ary candidate it grew into a roar punctutated with cries of go to it." Init 'em again" ana that's tlre stuff"
 In MT. Cummings speech the League of Nations covenant was championed as the "Monroe Doc Urine of the World"
 He characterized the RepubIi- can platform as "reactionary and provincial. Filled with premed- Hated islanders and vague prom h ises, it will be searched in vain for one constructive suggestion for the reformation of the condI- lions which it crtcises and de- piores," he continued.
 The oppressed people of the earth will look to it in vain. 1t contains no message of hope for Ireland; no word of mercy for Armenia; and it conceas a sword for Mexico. 1t is the work of men concerned more with mate rial things than with human rights. 1t contains no thought. no purpose which can give Im- pulse or thrill to those who love liberty and hope to make the world safer and happier place Ior tne average man.
 He, declared that the peace time record Of the Democratic party from. March, 1913, to the outbreak of the world war has to it's credit more ef- fective, constructive and remedial legislation than the Republican party had placed upon the statute books in generation"
 Praising the administration course in the war he said: We fought great war. for a great cause and We had leadership that carried America to greater heights of honor and power and glory than she has ever known before in her entire his tory.
 Let no one misunderstood us. These great affairs were carried for ward under the stimulus of American patriotism, supported by the courage and spirit of our people. All this is freely and gladly acknowledged, but surely the time has come when, be cause of the calculated criticism and premeditated calumnies of the Oppo- sition, we are entitled to call atten- tion to the fact that all of these things were accomplished under the leadership of a great Democrat and of great Democratic administration. If the Republican leaders are not able to rejoice with us in this Amer ican triumph they should have the grace to remain silent, for it does not lie in the mouths of those who conducted the Spanish-American war to indulge in the luxury or criticism"
 Referring to congressional In- Vestigations by smelling com
 nittees," he said that over e9 in- Vestisations have been made, over two million dollars wasted, and 'the result has been to prove that it was the cleanest war ever fought in the history of civiliza- ton"