Columbus daily courier., 1920-06-30

party; but the voice Of the people
hos not YET been heard on ihls ire.
lmendousIy vital ISSUE. We feel that
the AnerIcan people have been de-
ff9udrd uf a treasured right That
vns always their proudcai pOsfes.
sion, and We propose 10 undo the
wrune By The installation of o Con.
Rrces and prcsIdeul who will pro.
lccl and not destroy popular govern.
mcut a. was Witnessed in an inln.
moua measure passed by n nepub'
lIcan Congress We helieve that this
issue has been only temporarily
ndiudlcnied and not completely and
permanently decided. and no great
| question ever yet was settled until
n was settled right.
we believe that This question of
/ prohibition. when u u put 10 the
actual test and ~ hypocrisy \ IN.
folded In all ~ hide0us features.
will Just ~ readily find q hearty
reputation through The same meas.
urcs that lhoughtlessly and wan.
lonly moved ~ Inception. Therein
lies not only the great opportunity
Of the Democratic party hut the par.
amount supreme duty of this con
ventlon u 70 decide whether SELF de.
termination in our own goycrnrTen.
tal affairs - 10 be denied or our In.
hercut natural rights arc 10 find
their greatest enjoyment IN the ex.
ercise Of personal liberty.
Much has been said about the
issue Of personal liberty. hut uci.
ther sayant nor d0cirlnaire. philO.
sopher nor statesmen. no matter
how learned or extensive his
treatise might be- could express ils
/ import clearly or succlneuy Than IN
4 the hOmely yet eloquent phrase of
1 the right of every man 10 mind his
own business and ~ permit his
/ nelghbOr 10 do the same.
I'VE seek no quarrel with the dis
I linguished gentlemen WIN may Op.
pose us ON This question. we do not
doubt the sincerity Of those who are
committed 10 the cause Of pr0hihi
! lion. hut. we do most patiently deny
that our government now Il or ever
will be- transformed from one VI ma.
tinn n a good thing for the Amrri
can people, We maintain that The
right Of personal liberty and ils
preservation are of far srcaler con.
sequence and more IN accordance
with the idea Of Justice and national
honor. If prohibition Is possessed
~ all the virtues attributed 10 u.
why not let the people decide for
themselves wherein their own best
Interests lie. and thereby give evi.
dence Of their proportionate capac-
.iy or intelligence for self govern
ment"
What then remalnsq" continued
Mr.. O'Bricn. Gan order be- evolved
from cha0s2 Can commerce and In.
dusiry be- infused with new life and
vigorg Can the ship Of state be
steercd again true 10 lis course and
land safely In the harhor of our de.
sires2 One great commonwealth of
this Union can answer these dues-
ti0ns. One great commonwealth has
preeminenily stood ont as the do
fender Of the rights NJ personal lib
erty-slimc honored. historic New
Jersey.
I'VE assume then that we have
the right 10 take n foremost position
IN this latest fight for principle
We assume that mo- man II better
qualified IN lead than the first cili
Of New Jersey Reputation and ex
pericnce IN alatemnnship and bust
ness are his In abundance. Whether
as comptroller NJ the state. senator
or governor. Ia every cause in be
half Of the public veal he has
brought an energy and perseverance,
that has battered down dishonest op
position"
Reviewing Governor FdwArds' Of
ficial record. Mr.. OBrien said that
as state comptroller he had placed
The finances Of New Jersey on. M
sound a basis as those of any state
M the Union, and that when as state
senator he hegan "thc great work of
his career. the task Of comhailinl
from without the state the forces
that attempted 10 take away our nat
ural rights, and from within the
forces Of dishonest organized wealth
/ that had come 10 be- regarded as the
almost dominant factor in is gov
ernmental affairs"
"In these two vital issues" said
Mr., Ohricn. "he pleaded The public
. cause sO forcihly aud stirringly thai
the people were convinced Of hi,
fearlessness. his integrity aud hi,
ability. and they moi only proclaimed
him governor, hut hailed him with
greater honors yet 10 come. or his
success, the issue can never hs
doubted. Not only will his naiiv,
state endorse his nomination, bu
her great sister state. New York
will iuhilanlly. thunderonsly echs
her approval To continue It's be
siowal Is Democracy's righi and pur
pose as cxempliiied by him whos,
. uame ! have the great honor 10 pre-
sent ~ the choice Of this convention
for IT, presidential nomination. ths
apostle Of democracy, Edward !