Evening star., 1924-06-24
Keynote Declares Elimination of Corruption Aim OF Democrats

folds of its flag all peoples looked
for shelter and protection.
with this small part of the record
fresh in tho minds of the American
people, we enter this contest deter
mined to restore the government to
its rightful eminence.
Punishment Is Promised.
I'VE will wipe from it's escutcheon
the stains of this administration We
will restore dignity and integrity in
public service. We will remove the
scars of normalcy and revive pros
perity. We will recover and conserve
every rascal from high position and
see to it that self-confessed and high
criminals, who now run at large un-
afraid. shall not go further un-
whipped of punishment.
IAN administration STEPPED in cor
ruption and looseness in the OBJ
servance of law naturally breeds i'm
morality and disrespect for law.
The Democratic party will have
neither pets nor puppets to protect
I'VE will rigidly enforce the law,
whether the violator be a bloated
trust magnate, a congressional bribe
taker, an emblezzler of the public
domain, or a disreputable bootegger.
I'VE will eliminate governmental
favoritism and strike from the stat
utes every discriminating provision
that takes from the mouth of labor
the bread it earns.
I'VE will readjust tariff rates and
reduce transportation charges.
I'VE will lay bare campaign brib-
cry and punish election frauds.
I'VE will go to the relief of dis
tressed agriculture and adopt such
policies and pass such laws as will
restore permanently the purchasfng
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place it on the par with that of other
industries.
I'VE Will remove from the admin
istration of the civil service every
influence of fraud and inaugurate
efficiency in government.
I'VE will put a stop to Republican
| procrastination and acopt progress
| sive reclamation policy.
Will Assume Responsibilities.
"Recognizing our obligations as a
| great humane power, we will assume
| in manly fashion our responsibilities
| to the world.
I'VE 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 selflshly
| 10 control.
Neither the cries of radicalism mol
| the threats of conservatism will
swerve US from our fixed purpose
| Democracy is the right way. 1t il
| the party that offers the safe middle
course, patronizing no isms and pay
| ing tribute to no extremes.
1T is the party that never bartere6
its birthright to serve the hour nor
allowed expediency to dominate
| where right was involved
1T will wage war for the protec-
| ton of the rights of property as
Zealously as it will battle against the
| guarantees of special privilege AT
| every cost it will defend the liberties
| citizen in the same sturdy way as
| it will aSsail bureaucracy and CEN
tralized government
These principles are just as pre-
| cious today as when they were pro-
! claimed at Runnymcde, revivihed by
| the immortal jefferson in the imper-
| ishable parchment of our Declaration
| of Independence, and indelibly writ
! ten in everlasting terms into the Con-
| stitution of the United States.
| Forecasts Victory.
Ladies and gentlemen of the con-
| vention, may I say in closing that
this is Democratic year. Victory
| is within our grasp II 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
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/ ing must happen here to divide 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
| it for the American people and the
| future of the Democratic party that
| in this convention we deny to our
I I've cd
| surrender some temporary advantage
! that we may succeed in this campaign
| than tenaciously to persist and lose
A great duty and a high respon-
| Sibility rests upon US in this solemn
| and critical hour of the nations life
| Every impusle of decency, of human
| sympathy, of fair dealing, cries out
and urges US on to action-militant
| aggressive action With Strugglins
| millions of men and women through.
humanity everywhere exhorting us on.
| ward, the great army of Democratic
men and women will not retreat be-
fore the enemy upon the great bat
tlefeld of this campaign. We shal
not fail
NO matter who may be the choice
| of this convention, we will rally
| around our leader. clad in the armol
| of a righteous cause. attracting tc
our standard all the forces of righ
until the flag of Democracy wave.
triumphantly from every rampant OF
the government. And as we fight this
| great battle, there will accompany
us the invisible presence of the
| fathers of democracy. 1t would seen
now we can hear the soft voice o.
sweet reasonableness coming to u!
| from Monticello, the voice of 'OlC
Hickory coming across the Blu,
| Ridge from the Hermitage, and from
that historic crypt at St Alban's w
| hear the mighty voice of Woodrow
! Wilson wistfully calling to US: Tt
you, from failing hands, we throw tn,
| torch. Hold it high! Hold it high
Garry on, carry on; keep the faith
| keep the faith"