“We can all see this very moment that there is no division on that question.  We stand together.  Somebody said:  ’Why, we have been here two days and haven’t done anything but elect officers and decide on a place to meet.  But let me tell you, Buddy, while we have been doing those things, we have let the world know where we stand for Americanism. (Applause.) And we couldn’t have done a bigger thing than create the impression we did relative to Mayor Thompson of Chicago and the I.W.W.’s of Seattle. (Applause.) We can do that.  We are agreed on that.  The baby can do that without any trouble at all and we are not going to choke him when we start that kind of thing.

“The other question that we might decide here to-day is what we are going to do about jobs for our returned soldiers.  In my city we have already said:  ’Look here, man, you’d better post every job that is open and post it in the place where we get employment for returned soldiers.  And they have gotten down to that.  We want to talk about that to-day and get down to business—­the business of getting jobs for our men, and then we want to care for those who come back without money.  We want to help them get their allotment and get their $60 bonus, and we want to care for the wounded.

“But these other things—­excuse me, I can’t help but say brethren, because I am a preacher, but you are my brethren, I thank God you are and I love you like I love the brethren of my church.  There is some fellow here who might want to spring something because he knows it would be a lot of fun.  Oh, brethren, let’s not have any fun with the baby to-day. (Laughter and Applause.) We have all we can do to-day.  We have all we can do if we do those things that we are all united upon and agreed upon.  Those things which may have what they call a nigger in the woodpile, when they come up, let’s say that is something we are going to talk about later when the boys get home in November, when everybody is settled down and we have thought it through and talked about it in our State organizations and we will come up with solidified ideas and the great spirit will have gripped us and we will know where we stand and will know our power and strength.

“Brethren, I say let’s cut out every last bit of hoodlumism to-day.  It is the zero hour.  Let’s stand together.  If we don’t carry anything else home, let’s go home and say we are for America, that we caught the spirit and the vision and you can’t stop us with anything in the world.  I thank you.” (Audience rises and applauds.)

That speech has been given in full not only for the reasons which have been stated before but because it is archtypical of the deep-seated, serious, and high-minded soul of the New American, born of the war.

“Mr. Chairman, it seems that Illinois caught the spirit of the speaker who has just seated himself, in advance.”

Before the applause over Inzer’s speech had ended and before we realized it, Mr. Cummings of Illinois had the floor.  He said that the Illinois delegation had been ungracious in accepting Colonel Herbert’s explanation of his remarks the previous day.