| Show KREMER CHARGES CHARGES G. G O. O P. P REACTIONARY Vice rice Chairman of Democrats Democrats' Democrats Democrats' Demo Demo- crass crass' National Committee op Opens p ens ns Sessions San can Francisco June Juno 28 Excoriating Excoriating I I what ho he termed a a. r reactionary platform adopted b by the tho Republican national a n. I convention J. J Bruce Kromer Kremer vice chairman chaIrman chairman chair chaIr- man of or tho the Democratic national committee committee com com- opened the Bourbon convention convention conven conven- tion sessions hero to today ay with the following fol tol- lowing address My b fellow Democrats Led through a labyrinth of or de devious lous political pathways s lost in the mazes maze of or political trickery following th the Pled Pied I Pipers of or Republicanism sm the Chicago convention emer emerged ed upon the welli well well- I paved roadway of of- Con Contents Evasive Claim That Thit heterogeneous mass promulgated promulgated gated a remarkable remarkable- document remark document remark remarkable able in the fact tact that It Is a n. masterly exemplification of or tho the art of ot evasion Not ot ot content with tho the direct Insult to the Intelligence of the progressive elements elements ele ele- ments wrongly wrongly- placed In their ranks they once more surrendered the control of their party to the thc old forces of at reaction re reaction reaction re- re action and nominated a leader of or that dynasty of ot dollars against whose In Influence influence In- In fluence the common people rebelled until the great movement of or progressivism progressivism drove it from front power and installed Installed in installed In- In stalled In Its stead a 1 par party y truly r rep rep- p- p re of or the tho people In marked contrast to the gathering of or the thc we have ha met toda today to lo deal with living Issues and to advise ad- ad vise Iso the people of oC America and of or the I world of oC Democracy's stand upon the questions of the hour It Is with justifiable Justifiable justifiable Justi justi- confidence that we approach the important work of or presenting a platform platform plat plat- form and naming a candidate for Cor fowe we offer oer to American America an assurance assurance based on achievement ement Wo Yo present a pledge e founded on performance I R D 1 y on Ie in u I I The Republican party would turn I backward unmindful of ot the hopes and as aspirations of looking forward men and women a aid ul d would have e us restore to power the reactionary forces which could only result In ruin and anel disaster but wo we will continue to keep our eyes to the front an and anal will hold to the path that luring during eight glorious years year's has led lcd America to prosperity peace and world leadership Our opponents speak to the people in tho the language lang of or yesterday They see seo only through h the lenses of or reaction tion Through years of f retrogression their party part has now rea reached hed tho the deca decadent de do- ca cadent ent stage ta c. c Tho The Chicago o platform stomps stamps it as a party part of destruction Its declaration of principles condemns but sug suggests no remedy either cither for tor real or fancied Ills It Is out of or tune with free Creo people everywhere c It Is out of or harmony harmony harmony har har- mony with the worlds world's desire It no longer lon as In the tho tl days s 's of or Its rebirth stands a. a as a giant championing the cause of or freedom but dwarfed by loss of or principle It has developed Into a vicious crabbed old scold America will not look for In that party America will not tolerate tolerate toler toler- ate atc the of or that part party Never more than now nov dos does our country look to Democracy Democracy- to save sae it from the course of national degradation prescribed prescribed pre pre- scribed by bv Republicanism or to save lave it Il from abject humiliation before the nations of or the earth Our party part is almost almo t as ol old n as the nation It was created w when hen the forces of or popular government a assumed for Cor tho the first time in the worlds world's history history history his his- tory the direct conduct of or a nation It has haa progressed In let thought as our nation nation nation na na- tion progressed In growth and attainment attain attain- meat ment It has kept pace with the tho time and has measured the tread of or the advancing advancing ad ad- host of liberal government Jo Our party has never nc been an evasive I party part It was not evasion e that made I Thomas Jefferson the patron saint of or democratic government JO it was WM not evasion that made Andrew Jackson the personification of honest honesty ayd atad fearlessness fearlessness fearlessness fearless fearless- ness it wa wad wap not evasion that made mado the Democratic party t of today tho champion champ champ- ion of the tho worlds world's hopes hope and neither r will It be evasion 6 that will make the nominee of oC this convention the PresIdent President President Pres Pres- ident of the United States Our party party- will present policies ina In Ina a n. direct and constructive e way the Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican platform is but an Ingenious device tco meant to conceal differences In delivering our message to the American people our party part will win raise Its Its' anchor upon the shores of honesty j and steer unfalteringly Iy through the straits of or courage With civilizations civilization's existence Jeopardized in tho the recent Inferno of or world chaos chao America reached out It hand to stay ta destructive forces Wo Yo placed d her once more In la her exalted position and raised again the tho fallen torch from whence radiates the light and tempers brutish hearts and softens human souls Tho The world is hs waiting wailing to hear the tho decision of or tho American electorate upon the covenant co of or the league of or nations na nations nations na- na a war born world Implores America to take tho the l lead d In this great movement and humanity's voice olce cries out Imploringly I to lo our great nation Our country did 1111 ld not falter In Its duty to silence the tho guns huns of or war our party part will swill not falter in It Its duty to lo perpetuate peace I |
