Milford chronicle., 1920-07-02

defeat before the platform committee
of the Democratic convention.
served as temporary chairman, deiiy-
cred the keynote" address.
OF the peace treafy's defeat in the
senate, he said: "NO blacker crime
against civilization has ever solled
! the pages OF our history"
He characterized the Republican
platform as "reactionary and prOvin-
ciaL" "Filled with premedtated
ISLANDERS and vague promises, it will
be searched I'm vain for one cOnstruc-
tive suggestion for the reformation
of the conditions which 1t criticizes
and deplores," he continued.
''The oppressed peoples of the earth
will look to 1t in vain. It contains
no message of hope for Ireland; no
word Of mercy for Armenia, and it
cOnceals a sword for Mexico. It Is
the work Of men concerned more with
material things than with human
purpose which can give impulse or
thrill to those who love liberty and
hope to make the world a safer and
happier place for the 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 its credit "more
effective, constructive and remedial !
legislation than the Republican par /
ty had placed upon the statute books |
in a generation"
Praisng the administrations course !
in the war, he said: 1--WE fought a !
great war, for great cause and we
had a leadership that carried Amer
lea to greater heights Of honor and
power and glory than she has ever
known before in her entire history"
Referring to congressional investi-
cations by smelling committees" he
said that more than eighty lnvesti-
cations have been made, S2,OOO.OO0
wasted, and "the result has been to
prove that 1t was the cleanest war
ever fought in the history Of civili-
zatiOn
"The Republican party became so
fixed in its incOrrigible habit of CON
ducting investigations that 1t finally
turned to the fruitful task Of investi
eating itself. They discovered fraud I
and graft and gross and inexcusable
expenditures. The revelations dis ,
close the fact that the meeting at ,
Chicago was not a convention, but
IN auction. The highest bidder, how $
sver, did not get the prize. The pub I
iticity which overlook the proceed
ngs frustrated the initial purpose
The Chicago convention left the Dem
'cratic party as the sole custodian Of
he honor of the country"
Peace achievements OF the Demo- 1
ratio party, Mr. Cummings asserted
freed the farmer from the deaden- '
ng effects of usuriOus financial con-
rol Labor was given its Magma =
lharta of liberty. business and f. .
anee were released from the thraH-
IOm Of uncertainty and hazard" n
"The income-tax law" he said. ere s
ieved our law of the reprOach of be- Il
ng uniustly burdensome to the poor. s.
he eXtravagances and inequities of
he tariff system were removed and Y
non-partisan tariff commission ere p
ted. Pan-Americanism was encour W
ged and the bread thus cast unnn O.
he waters came back to us many II
Did. Alaska was opened to commerce n
nd development. Dollar diplomacy u
as destroyed. A corrupt lobby was y
riven from the national capitol. An !,
fective seamen's act was adopted h,
he federal trade commission was n,
reated. Child labor legislation was n,
nacted. The parcel post and the ru-
Al free delivery were developed. A 2
cGGd reads hill and n rural credits II
ct were passed A secretary of la e.
or was given a seat in the cabinet d
the president. Eight-hour laws | la
ere adopted. The Clayton amend pl
ent to the Sherman antitrust act el
as passed, freeing American labor u ~
nd taking It from the list Of COM =
ODDITIES. The Smith-Lever bill for =,
lie improvement of agricultural con-
tions was passed. A corrupt prac- -.
ces act was adopted. A well-consid- m
ed warehouse act was passed. Fed ii
al employment bureaus were Great
!. Farm loan banks, postal savings q
INKS and the federal reserve system v
ere established. ia
"rhe federal reserve system, passed y
'er the opposition Of the leaders of N
e Republican party. enabled Amer ,
a to withstand the strain of war
ithout shock or panic and ultimately " W
ade our country the greatest credit ~ ~
nation Of the world"
Turning 10 the record of the Re
ihlican congress since 1918. Mr.
said 1t was "barren of
shameless in waste of to
me and money and without parallel in
# its incornpetencies. failures and
at
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