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tice was signed. he said, who VIII uehy
that our title "a that leadership has beeh
grievously impaired If not compieteiy
lost2'
What has happened 10 account for
this lowering OF morale and the iotleA'u'o
nf the place of honor which had been won
hv American arms and American sla'eS-
manship2" Mr.. Cummings asked. !.
"Thc answer IS not far To seek. Practi--
callv coincident with the publication Oh
the armistice came the news that the he-
publican party had been succcssiul ~ the
Congressional elections of 1918. from
that moment American progress stoPpeu
partisanship took possession OF pupic
affairs and Republican leaders oec','i"
more interested in political success IMAM
in national honor The results were lii-
mediate and disastrous.
Every enemy OF society, OF peace OF ~
civilization took quick advantage :" 'iie
fatal period of hcsitancv. American" I"u'-
mercc. which ought 10 have been sTGNli'S
everv mort in the world, was unable 10
dc,,cion odcnuate trade channels or find
sct,led basis for development. All the
processcs of national life were impaired
and tbcre was A gradual accumulation ot
domestic prohlcms whirh have not h'tn
adjusted and which cannot he satlSi"c-
torilv dealt with until our relationship ~
the rest oi the world has been dcterihi',Su'
"Tbcrc has not been an hour since the
No,cphrr elections of 1918 during when
,he Nmrricau people have not paid
staggnring pcnaltv for the Repuhlieah
trumph of that year There Is but one
way out There Is but one clear pa'n ~
duty II is To redeem America W''u :"
the world and 10 assume without 49,"
tIon our share Of the task OF rchaohl'a'i"E
the broken structure of civilization.
The Democratic party S unconqu''-
obIc m ,ts hold upon the truth that Amer
,ca belongs to the world aud cannot S'lNe
herself while breaking faith with others. o,,
such is our cause ard our purpose iia'
vou will hold high the standard we Piace
IN vour hands we do not Tor moment
doubt
Spcaking Of the Republican convention
nj Chicago. Mr. Cummings SAID tlhild'S
and cunning were the csScntlal chafa'-
ter,stlcs of the platform adopted 'h'tS.
II, seems to bc the product oi men VINO
have lived for many years IN the n,i"d
stupor of moral ncgation, he said' aaults *
that the Republican, candidate uithilf'iS
chosen was not u fact the choice q any
considerable number OF the Delegates
and that the nomination could 70, gNIN' i,
ANY ponuIar response, and indeed, Il iailed
w tEAeAlf tllN FtAtAt'is'i.t-AA' -
convention itself.
Il San Francisco. nc said, the candl-
dates emerged from the deliberations
III thai body lthc Democratic conventiou]
a tho fr7,r chocc Of united party, bear
ne ~ taInt upon their title to leadership,
honor and inspect.
The Republican party since 1917,
Nj Cummings said, has been the party
~ dpstr,rt,yr criticlsm. 1T has made a
srs.islty ~ fault finding. II peace, ~ war
and IN our rrlstiOns with other countries
tho settled purpose Of Rrpubhcan leader
shIf, has been to make trouble Irrespective
~ the merits oi any problem lhNolNed'
l, has pcrsistently sought to Increase iiil-
,,,,,, and d,srnntrnt rather than TO alay
them. Prom every element ot discoTd. and
cvrn Of sr,iltion. il has sought to draw
some resultant of paTtISa1 advantage.
lts nurrre-r has been and stlil Is, repudia
tinn and retreat
RoosEvxLT's ADDRESS ACCEPTING NoNi-
NATION
Mr. Cummings and ladies and gentle
mrn of the committee. accept the noml-
na,,on for the Office of Nice President with
hrrntlencz= and with deep wish 70 give
90 our beloved country the best thai y IN
me. No one could receive higher pr1vl-
lego or opportunity than 10 be thus rs
soeiated with men and ideals which am
confident VIII SION rcccive the support oi
the majority Of our citizens.
In fact. ] could not consciontlously nc
cent II. If | had not come to know by the
elnSnst intimacy that he who Is our Sc
lection for tho Presidency and who Is my
chief and yours, Is a man possessed Of
ideals WHICH are also mine. lie viii give
10 AuirTira that Kind OF leader hlp which
Will make US respect hlm and bring further
yrratnrSs TO our land. In James NJ Cox
rrcnvnize one who can lead this nation
forward N an unhaltlng march ot pro
erpss.
Two great problems VIII confront the
nrxt administration. our relations with
tho world and the pressing need OF organ
ized roTgTcss at home The latter N
cludes = systematlzed and intensified
development oi our resources and a pro
slrxavc bcttPTme 81 of our Cltlzc ship
Ihese matters viii require the guiding
hand o. 2 Presidpa, who caa sec his Coun-
trv above his paItN. aad who having a
clear VISION Of thIl as as thcy arc, has alsc
the inhrpendeacc courage and skill to
guide W along the road to things as they
should be without swcTViuE one iootstcT
at the dictatIoa Of narrow partlsans who
whisper party or of selfish interests
that murmuT profits.
II our world problems We mus, either
shua our eyos. sell our newly hWlt mer-
chant manar 10 more far seeI & torelgn
powrTs. rnlsh utterly by embargo and
harassing Legislation our fOreIgl trade
Close our ports ard build an impregaablC
wall 81 costly armaments and live, as
the OTIcat used 10 live, = hermit nation,
dreaming OF the past. or, VIC must open
our ewes ald sec that modern civilization
has become 50 complex and the lives OF
civilized mel 80 interviewer with tho
live oi other mo- IN other countries as To
make It impossible TO be II this world and
not oi H. We must see that II Is impossible
10 avoid except by monastIc seclusiOn
those honorable and intimate foreign re-
lations which the fearful-hcartcd shud-
dcungl. mIscall BY that Devils catch
word international complications.
As for our home problem, we have
been awakened by this war into a startled
realization Of the archaic shortcomings
OF our governmental machinery and of the
need for the kind Of reorganization
which only a clear thinking business man.
experienced IN the technIcaities of gov
ernmental procedure can carry out. Such
a man we have. One who has so success
fully reformed the business management
Of his own great state Is Obviously capable
Of dong greater things This IS no time
10 experiment with men who believe that
their party can do no wrong and that
what is good for the selfish interests of a