The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-19
COUNTRIES HOPE
 LIES IN UNITY, DECLARES DAVIS
Country Urged To Avoid Repetition Of Divided
 sa Capitol
(By Associated Press )

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. S.-In East St. Louis, H., this afternoon and in St. Louis, Mo-, tonight John w. Davis, democratic candidate for president de- clared that unless all the signs of the times are playing false, there is no possibility of the election this year of a republican congress and a republican senate"
 And if there were" he said, "you would find repeated in both those bodies as soon as they were called in session, either regular or special, the same sorry spectacle of party division and party impotence that has rendered this coun- tfy rudderless and leaderless for the last three and one-half years.
 The One Avenue
 "The one avenue through which the American people might secure harmoni- ous government" Mir. Davis said, was beyond peradyenture, the democracy"
 1T suggest to the American people" he said, "that there is but one avenue through which you may secure for the next uuadrennial period, government acting in harmony, in uniformity and in unison. There is but one party to- day that stands before the American people harmonious and undivided. There is one party that marches in serried ranks and military order and that party is, beyond peradventure the democracy"
 MT. Davis expressed the hope that if democrat was elected to the presi- dency he would be given a democratic senate and house.
 And" he continued, "it is not matter of pure partisanship for all ex- periences prove in this country that our government can only function well when one and the same political party is in control at both ends of Pennsyl- vania avenue.
 Can't Work Alone
 "No single man or woman in this country is potent or strong enough standing alone and unaided to fix the course or conduct of this government We must associate ourselves into party groups. We must give not only author ity. we must place responsibility upon them. And if it is your purpose to have marty government in this country yol must place parties in power and you must hold them to strict responsibility for the use they make of 1t.
 For the last three and one-hah years Mir. Davis told his audience, the wheels of government have been running Tn tht opposite directions. Congress, at one end of Pennsylvania avenue, has been pulling one way, he said. and the eX- ecutiye at the other end mas oeeh either marking time or working III contrary way to that ot the leglsia'i'e branch of government. ,., s.
 And" the nominee said, that lS not good government. .,. ..
 Mir. Davis stressed his willingness l0 be held responsible for the conaucC oi government. Majority rule must pIe, vail" he said, land that you, me Democratic party-not some lhulVlu, T uals among it-but the party as a whole is responsible for the recoru u and it's representatives made.
 Nr Davis spoke tonight in the coliseum where the democratic national convention of 1916 which renomlnateo Woodrow Wilson was held. Everyone of it's 10000 seats was occupied ana nnonIe stood in line behind the rear seats in the first and second balcony.
 AisleS Are Packed
 Later paraders who had participated in torchlight procession from the citv's democratic wards arrived and the ois1es and other spaces which had been onen bv the police were jammed to canacitv. Speakers appealed for order Sbnt it was not until fifteen minutes had passed that the turmoil subsided.
 The scenes on the floor reminded MT Dayis of several of the demonstrations which took place in Madison Square Gadren, New York City, during the re cent democratic national convention He remarked in his opening words thai
 tad In address audience as 'ladies and gentlemen oi the convention.
 MT. Davis had spoken hut two min utes when brass band playing "Hail Hail. the Gangs all Here" showed its way on to the floor.
 '"They are not all in yet, John" voice yelled and then came still other n,Archers from the more distant wards "trhirty days ago" MT. Davis said q attended what believed was the larges political gathering ever held in th' United States. It was until tonight tha the Battle of Bunceton' was surpassed in, numbers"
 ;t Recalls Wilson's Power
 Mfr. Davis reminded the audience O Woodrow Wilson during hte war periot Sulu luc III 4NONSAAOSh " 1916 little realized what was transpir ing when they voted then. '"The sam, soft of responsibility still is yours the candidate said, land I want vol toiiseriously think of the coming Novem ber contests. Throughout the ages, mel will warm themselves by the fire Woodrow Wilson lit"
 Between the afternoon and night ad dresses, Mir. Davis made two minute talk to the Missouri state democratic pness association. He told the editor Missouri was lending cheer to thu detnocrats of the nation and said il part:
 ''I have great confidence in demo cratic success in this state-I can us stronger adjective-I have entir confidence in democratic success. Da! bgti day, as I have gone up and dowl the United States, from the Rock! Maintains on the west to the shore ot,ithe Atlantic New England on tn east, my confidence ill democrati victory on a nationwide scale has dail.