| Show DAVIS PRE PRESENTS ENT I DEMOCRACY A AS UNITED PARTY Nominee Declares Government Government Govern Govern- ment Can Function Best I When One Political Body Controls at Capital ST. ST LOUIS Oct 1 IS S. In In East St. St Louis Ills this afternoon and In St Louis Mo fo tonight John W. W Davis Democratic candidate for fori j president declared that unless all the signs of ot the times are playing false there is no possibility of the election this year of ot a Republican congress and a Republican senate And If It there were he said you I would find repe repeated in both those bodies as soon as they were ere called Into session either regular or special the same sorry spectacle of ot party di division division division di- di vision and party part Impotence that has rendered this country rudderless and leaderless for tor the last three and andone andone andone one half halt years The one avenue through which the American pie people might secure I. I harmonious government Mr Davis said was beyond peradventure the democracy I DEMOCRATS UNITED I suggest to the American people he said that there is but one avenue avenue avenue ave ave- nue through which you may secure for the next quadrennial period a government govE acting In harmon harmony in uniformity and In unison There is but one party part today that stands before beCore the American people harmonious harmonious harmonious har har- and undivided There is but one part party that marches In serried serried serried ser ser- ried ranks and military order and that part is Is beyond peradventure the democracy Mr rr Davis expressed hope that U It Ua ItIL ifa a IL Democrat was elected to the presidency pres pres- l he would be given a n Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- senate and house And he continued It Is not nota a a. matter of or pure partisanship for all experience proves in this country that our government can onT only fUnction function tion well when on ong- ong and the same political party is In control at both ends of ot Pennsylvania avenue HOLDS PARTIES NECESSARY Xo No o single man or wom woman n In this country is potent or strong enough standing standing- alone and to fix the course or conduct of ot this government gov gov- We must associate ourselves ourselves our our- selves Into party part groups V AVe Wd must I gl give giro not only authority w we must place responsibility upon th them m. m And if It f it is your our purpose e t to h have v party part government In this country you oli must place parties in power and you must hold them to strict re responsibility responsibility responsibility re- re for tor the use th they y make of ot it For the last three and one OM half halt years Mr Ir Davis told his audience the wheels of ot gOV government have been running In the opposition directions congress at one end of ot penn I nia avenue has b been ti tip p pulling one way he said and the executive atthe atthe at atthe the other end has been either either- ing time or working In a contrary way to that of ot the legislative branch of ot government gO And th the nominee said that Is not good government He reiterated his position that I there was no responsibility In a Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican pr president and congress beIng being be be- be ing ele elected ted and If H the country Countr wanted to get awa away from the sorry spectacle It had experienced t since March 4 1921 the only nl recourse was to vote ote for the Democratic nominee and Democratic candidates for tor the and senate Mr tr Davis stressed his willingness to be held responsible for tor the conduct con con- duct of or government I I t would still Insist that the rule must prevail he said and that I. I you ou hold the Democratic party party not not I some Individuals among It but it-but but the party as a n. whole hole responsible for tho the I record that It and Its ita representatives tives ti had mad made TALKS TO EDITORS I Between the afternoon and night addresses Mr Davis made a two two- I minute talk to the Missouri state Democratic Press association Ho He told the editors Missouri was lending lend ing log cheer to the democracy of the nation and nd said In part I have great confidence In Democratic DemOcratic Democratic Dem Dem- success In this state state state-I I can use a stronger adjective I I have en entire entire en en- I tire confidence In I Democratic success suc suc- cess Da Day by day as I. as-I. I. I have gone Sone up and down the United States from the Rock Rocky m mountains on the west to the shores of ot the Atlantic on the east cast my confidence in a Democratic victory on a nationwide nationwide nation nation- wide scale has dally daily grown and strengthened I feel teel sure that victory vic vic- victory I tory Is within our grasp graep and that nothing Is needed on the part of the democracy except the will to take advantage of or the opportunities ties that are clearly right tIght at their door Mr Davis spoke In the coliseum where here the Democratic tlc national convention convention con con- of 1916 1910 which ed Woodrow WIlson was held FLICKER who had participated In ina a torchlight procession from the city's Democratic wards arrived and the aisles and other spaces which had had been held open by the police were Jammed to capacity The scenes scones on the tho floor reminded Mr Davis of ot several of ot the demonstrations demonstrations demon- demon which took place In Madl Madison Mad- Mad l lion ison on Square Garden New ew York City during the recent Democratic national convention He lIe rem remarked In his opening wor words that he had been tempted to ad address address ad- ad dress the audience as Ladies Ladles and nd gentlemen of ot the convention Mr rr Davis had spoken but two minutes when hen a a. brass brAu band playing Hal flail Hail Hall the Gangs Gang's All Here shoved sho its way onto the floor They are not all In yet John Johna a a voice yelled and then came still other marchers from the more distant distant dis dis- tant wards MINDFUL OF CROWD Thirty da days s 's ago Mr Ir Davis said Mid I attended what I believed was VoU the largest larest political gathering ever held In the United States State It was ryas not until tonight that th the batte battle battle bat tle t. of ot Bunceton was AS surpassed l In number Mr Jr Davis reminded the audience of ot the responsibilities which rested upon Woodrow Wilson during the war period and said aid tho the electors In November ember of ot 1916 little realized f what wha-t was transpiring when they voted ot d then Tie The same sort of ore ore- still is yours the candid candidate candidate can can- did ate said fald and I want you ou to- to tose se seriously think of ot the coming November November November Novem Novem- ber contests Throughout the ages he said men will warm themselves 1 by the fires Woodrow row Wilson lit Among other things the people would get If It he ho were elected Mr Davis said would be a reduction of ot taxes all along th the line |
