The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-24
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Corrupt Republican Admins
traticn Denounced by
Pat Harrison
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Va WOAAACAAs
A record in which never before
did the wheels of industry sing
30 sweetly and the flow of COM
merce move so smoothly.
A record that blazed the way
TO new heights of idealism shot
through with wise and humane
policies.
A record Of days when human
rights were dominant, and
through the force of our moral
leadership America caused a
spiritual awakening throughout
the world. Those were mighty
days. In every foreign capital
America personified the highest
and the best, and beneath the
folds Of its flag all peoples
looked for shelter and protection.
With this small part of the
record fresh in the minds of the
American people we enter this
contest determined to restore
the Government to it's rightful
eminence.
We will wipe from its
escutcheon the stains Of this ad-
ministration. We will restore
dignity and integrity in public
service, We will remove the scars
of normally and revive prosperity.
We will recover and conserve
our national resources. We viii
drive every rascal from high
position and see to 1t that self
confessed and high criminals who
now run at large unafraid, shall
not go further unwhipped Of
punishment.
An administration stepped in
corruption and looseness in the
observance of law naturally breeds
immortality and disrespect for law.
Human Rights Dominant.
The Democratic Party will have
neither pets nor puppets to pro-
tect or corrupt Cabinet members
to coddle.
We will rigidly enforce the law,
whether the violator be a bloated
trust magnate, a congressional
bribe taker, an embezzler of the
public domain, or q disreputable
bootlegger.
We will eliminate governmental
favoritism and strike from the
statues every discriminating pro-
vision that takes from Nthe
mouth Of labor the bread, it
earns"
We will readjust tariff rates
and reduce transportation changes.
We will lay bare campaign
bribery and punish election
frauds.
We will go to the relief OF
distressed agriculture and adopt
such policies and pass such laws
as will restore permanently the
purchasing power of the. farm
er's dollar and again place 1t
on a par with that Of other in
dustries.
We viii remove from the ad-
ministration Of the civil service
every influence of fraud and in
augurate efficiency in govern
ment.
We will put a stop to Repub-
lican representation and adopt
q progressive reclamation policy.
Recognize Obligations.
Recognizing our obligations as
Q great humane power, we will
assume in manly fashion our
responsibilities to the world.
We will pursue the same high
course that has ever inspired the
leaders of Democracy, unterrified
by those who threaten to destroy
and unmoved by those who seek
gelfishly to controol.
Neither the cries Of radicalism
nor the threats of conservatism
will swerve US from our, fixed pur-
pose. Democracy is the right
way. It Is the party that offers
the safe middle course, patroniz-
ing no isms and paying tribute
to no extremes.
1t is the party that never bar
tered its birthright to serve the
hour nor allowed expediency to
dominate where right was in
Volved.
1t will wage war for the pro-
lection Of the rights Of property
as zealously as 1t will battle
against the guarantees of special
privilege. At every cost it will
defend the liberties and the con.
etituLional rights of the citizen
In the same sturdy way as it
will assail bureaucracy and cen.
tralized government.
Principles Are Precious.
These principles are just as
precious today as when they
were proclaimed at Runnymede,
revivified by the immortal JET.
ferson in the imperishable parch.
ment Of our Declaration of Inde-
spendence, and lndelibly written
In everlasting terms into The
Constitution Of the United States.
Ladies and gentlemen of the
convention, may say in closing
that this is a Democratic year.
Victory is within our grasp If
we but reach out for It. Let us
remember that too much Is at
stake for the hideous form of
friction to frown upon this con-
vention. Our guns and all our
guns against the common enemy.
Nothing must happen here to di-
vide our councils or dampen our
ardor. The fires of Democracy
must not flicker. The hope OF
the people lies in the action of
this convention. There must be
no skulking; there can be no
mutiny. Winning is not wicked.
Strategy is no sin. Far better is
II for the American people and
the future of the Democratic
party that in this convention we
deny to ourselves some vaunted
expression or surrender some tenn.
porary advantage that we may
succeed In this campaign than
tenaciously to persist aud lose.
High Responsibility.
A great duty and a high re-
sponsibility rests upon us in this
oOiemn and critical hour of the
nations life. Every Impulse OF
decency, of human sympathy, of