The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
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American public opinion argument plaintiff the defense The plaintiff the public and the defendant is the Re publican administration The Republican party has been trial for four and the about to to for both sides busy preparing for the summing and the jury of millions of voters aery intent the elements of fact and fancy composing the partisan appeals.
 For argument the disgraceful opposing party As to this record of the Republican party Davis declares that has exhibited deeper and wide spread corruption than that this generation of Americans has been shown ompacency in the face of that corruption towards the efforts of honest to it. has privileged disregard of the unprveged Republican party shown itself the oedient of selfish privilege history through conditions without making honest and jealous effort to correct such conditions Indeed
 for the to have acted would have been officials accomplish their downfall Of course could expected of particularly when they already he fine of honesty and public responsibility
 When charges party power with Indifference world and md the conduct of foreign affairs he not conference But that conference perish when the president died evidently has had little sympathy from the The Republican doctrine of that they have been able to follow consistently but have been forced by methods of secrecy and unostenous ndon participate foreign deb this Mr. Davis emphaay declares that he be- president this nation shall equa among when gatherings" will the dignity this nation be compromised by permitting it's be present. at such gatherings only under the poor preense of n- official observers that national dignity welfare require occupy and established status abroad Our position is all the abnormal that not refused that a but actually rejected it when it has been urged
 The express opposition the the any cha 
 appear against the constitutional guarantes of freedom speaks for itself It the language of the party plat directed towards uphodng the constitution and not to- wards arousng further hostility quarter Mr. Davis specifically that he regards gy intolerance and prejudice alien the spirit of America There be honest divergence of view from that statement religious freedom and the separation religious questions from those of have from the beginning been explicit and integral of national ideals and beliefs
 candidates the confidence of all foremost them labor itself Some of abors blanks reasonable and unanmy within itself
 
 tes As time observable by prejudice and As labor towards it's substantial goal by have caused among thoughtful people, who have wished we'll to labor but who have believed that its violence institutions There and file of labor not accord with the extreme leadership and that the worngman gradually modifying his hostility that essential of industry commonly known capital The working less and less inclined permit demagogy ments regarding those from which he his u I Ol whch ne IS oen part owner It abundanty es tabshed that Mr. Davis is not enemy labor by nature mped to justice equally to labor and to all other within citizenship
 It is with the utmost enlightenment and vision that the nominee discusses the agricultural program of his party In the first
 purpose all those tariff determinations curaed the foreign market for food products eign ability trade with terms approximately ust The party would also devote itself such activity In helping towards Europ would further the worlds purchasing ability widen the demand for products cheap talk about laws finance the farmer through his periods of but rather pledge cooperative marketing organiza ons farmers that they shall not be subject periods when the market price producing This is sound economies only permanent bettermen can be established The farmer does not relish being periodic subject political concern and legislative tddno H ba full right and title sovnc and purpose o the Democratic leader and the Democratic party
 would bend his efforts towards adequate onder policy than the avowed aFoette of abruptly arbitrarily reducing rail valuations rail rates While extending delayed justice to the farmer the government must maintain justice for transportation The world court emphatic unqualified while the confident belief expressed that i've cannot cpt the dcum unauthorized popular the eagueof Nations closed incident are concerned This also line with the platform commitment referendum on the question of league membership
 The document admirable and treatment of all public questions of inspire public confidence