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ocratic brethren there In denying TO
such men as Smith of Illinois and
Ware of Pennsylvania seats in that
august body. :.
%Corruption has Wanted itself IN
the face of the American people, ana
the examples of men who as members
of a Presidents cabinet and OF others
in positions of authority participating
in corrupt practices is revolving 10 the
mind Of an honest man or woman ana
of a liberty American, A re.
turn to honesty in government instead
of normalcy is a paramount issue IN
this country. No one thing is more
dangerous to the perpetuity OF free
government than dishonesty among
high governmental officials ana the
power to corrupt them. History al
fords an example in venal Rome ana
we must avoid that character OF po-
litical degeneracy which brought aoonI
her fall
Good government is a thing inner
ifed by us from our forefathers. NO
greater students who possessed IKE
knowledge of the science OF govern
nlent have lived than those who formu-
lated our constitutional representative
Government With the exception OF
the tenets of religion promulgated 10
the children Of men by the Carpenter
of Nazareth. they formulated policies
most beneficial TO mankind thus far
known TO man, and as Nation we
should never grow too old or regard
ourselves too far advanced TO revere
those pioneers in American history ana
American Government. and the on!y
way To reinstate and maintain the nlgn
standards set by them is to return the
control of the Government to the party
so truly representative OF the under
living principles from which Our funoa-
mental laws were evolved, the party OF
the plain people of this country, the
Democracy of the Nation.
Hits Capitalization.
THE people viii recognize the Demo-
cratic party as the party which mas
throughout the history OF the Marion
been the champion of the rights OF the
most humble citizen: as the champion
of the rights of the many as against
those claimed by the privileged few as
the champion of simplicity IN govern
ment: as the champion Of popular gov
eminent and as unalterably opposed 70
the Capitalization of power, as the
champion Of the freedom OF the press,
freedom of speech and freedom OF reli-
pion-the right to worship God accord
ing to the dictates of ones conscience;
as the party opposed to the granting
Of special privilege in any form ana
to tariff system fostered by the re.
publican party, which is the parent Oh
all special privilege.
During the Republican regime en-
cheney has given way TO graft, special
/ no
block. the spirit Of materialism has had
full sway, national resources looted,
elections debauched in shameful man
ner, and the so-called captains OF m
dlstrv have been In the saddle, demand
ing and receiving special privileges by
openly Haunting the agencies OF gov
eminent which have been set up Tor
the protection of the people.
"A protective tariff system has been
in vogue which permits the protected
industries to levy tribute on the
American consumer, burden wnicn
rests with special force upon the farm
ing industry, already burdened TO the
limit with excessive taxes. The unreal
sonable schedules Of the Fordney-
McCunlber tariff Law, the most per-
nicious legislation ever foisted on the
American people, sponsored and de-
Tended by Republican leaders, not only
wrongs the consuming public, but closes
The doors Of international trade. the
Republican leaders contend there is no
agrarian problem My fellow delegates.
50 long as the Fordney- McCumber tariii
Law and the Esch- Cummins railroad
law are In force we Will continually
have a farm problem, In which the
agrlculturistg Of our country Will ciamor
for some sort Of legislation TO relieve
them from the dilemma In which they
find themselves, caused directly by such
/ laws
prosperity a Myth"
Republican claims Of prosperity are
a dellIsion and snare, perniclous prop
| Uganda with no foundation IN TACT WAN
/ what sincerity can these claims Of pros
| perity be made when from six 10 eighi
/ millions Of our people are unemployed
and while a drift of another million oi
our population go every year from nn"
profitable farms 10 the cities. thus M
creasing the number Of unemployed1
| Let US contrast this record Of inefficiency
| with the records Of the administfa"
| tons Of that great statesman and Dem"
| 0cratic leader, Woodrow Wilson, during
| which the country enjoyed d record 81
/ eight years of constructive achievement
/ and national prosperity such as has mol
/ been eNcelled IN any ike pefOd ~
American history, nominate men trilj
| representative Of Democratic principles
! and who BY the aid Of the party VIII
! unfiinchingiy carry them 10 the electo'
| rate and victory win be ours.
We of the annfioWer State Kan
| saS~~feel that there is no sectional CUES
lion involved, that the time has come
when a President should be selected b5
Esason oi VINO he Is aLn what he stands