HE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENINO. JULY 10, 1008.
ROUND-UP Of FOURTH DAY'S CONVENTION NEWS
HEBE'S PUTFORS!
r OF ItMHUCy
Issues .That Will Play Im
- portant Part in Approach
ing Campaign.
SHI NUTSHELL
SECOHD TALKS
Good "Words for Commoner
From Prominent Demo
cratic Speakers.
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Democratic platform In brief:
. THE ISsTE "Shall the people rule".'"
INJUNCTION Antl-lnJunctlon meas
ure parsed bv H-ii;ilo in lvi( favored.
TARIFF Should 1) Immediately re
duced. LABOR- -Right of nago earners to or
gnnize recognized.
PATKOXAGK Condemns Roosevelt for
using inner to nomtieate Taft.
! CKNTRA 1.1ZKI iidVKUN.MF.NT Op
pose any further centralization of
government power " , ,
PUBLICITY Favor making felony
contributions to campaigns oy ccirpo
rations.
BANKING Favors law governing na
tional bank deposits; favors postal
savings banks.
PUBLIC FUNDS Favors using more
economy than ha8 Roosevelt adminis
tration. Interstate commerce Favors
tate rights In governing within bor
ders of state.
POWER OF SPEAKER Rare at Joe
Cannon by favoring curtailment of
power of speaker.
OFFICE HOI. HERS Does not favor
Roosevelt plan of creating so many.
WATERWAYS National government
should have control nf all navigable
waters. Indorse Mississippi plan.
CITIZENS Insists on the protection
abroad.
BENATOTtS Favors election by direct
vote .
PAN AMERICAN Create better feeling
with that section.
TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE
Favors regulation of rates by lnter
' state, commerce commission.
PHILIPPINES Independence of fa
vored. INCOME TAX Favor the tax.
CIVIL SERVICE Supports system and
urges non-partanlsm.
GRAZING LANDS Favors leaving set
tlement to people of states affected.
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO Urges
Immediate admission as states.
KAVY Favors adequate navy for
const defense and foreign protection.
ASIATIC IMMIGRATION Opposes ad
mission of Asiatics.
OKLAHOMA New slate given welcome
to Union.
ALASKA AND PORTO RICA Hernando
for them all territorial rights.
HAWAII Recommends extension of
I T'nlted States land laws to islands.
SUBSUMES Opposes ship subsidies.
TRUSTS - Declares for vigorous prose
cution of trusts.
NATURAL RESOURCES Demands
conservation of all natural resources.
The text of the platform as reported
nd- adopted Is as follows: ,
We, tlifl representatives, of the .Defnoo
racv of the United States In national
convention assembled, reaffirm our be
lief In and pledge our loyalty to the
- principles of the party.
We rejoice at the increasing signs of
an awakening throughout the country
The various Investigations have traced
graft and political corruption to the
representatives of predatory wealth and
laid bare the unscrupulous methods by
which they have debauche-1 elections
and preyed upon a defenseless public
through the subservient officials whom
thev have raised to place and power.
"Shall the people rule" ts the over
Bhadowlng Issue which manifests It--8lf
In all. the'questions now under dis
cussion. Bureanoracy.
Coincident with the enormous ln-
in the ex-nenditures is a like ad-
dltion to a number of office-holders.
Tjurlnir the n.ist vear 23. 7M were added
costing Jlfi.15K.000. and In the past six
years of the Republican administration
the total number of new offices created
aside from many commissions has been
86,319, entailing fin additional expendi
ture of nearly ITn.oeo.OOO, as against
only 10.27S new offices created under
the' Cleveland and McKlnley administra
tions which Involved an expenditure of
onlv JH.000.noO.
Ve denounce this growing increase
In the number of office-holders', as not
onlv unnecessary and wasteful, but
also as cleaWy indicating a deliberate
purpose on the part of the administra
tion to keep the Republican party In
power at public exper.se.
Administration.
The Reoui.lh'Hn congress. In the sfs
ftton just cmled. has made appropria
tions amounting to J 1 .iiiiSKiu.niui, ex
ceeding the total expense of the past
flsca! year
by $'.0,n0i),00, and leaving
a deficit or more tr.an ti!."iio.mn! Tor
the fiscal year. We denounce the heed
less waste of the people's money which
has resulted In this appall-in lneriase
Sls a shameful violation of all pr.i lent
conditions of ci tniuert, and as no
less than a rrin... against the millions
of working- worn.-n ac men. from whos"
amlr.gs the great proportion of these
colossal sums must l e ex'orted Crouch
excessive tariff exactions and other In
(direct methods
Arbitrary Power.
We demand that the house of rer-re-entatlves
shall atam become a delib
erate body, controlled bv a majority
tt the peo'ple's representatives, and not
' ty the speaker, rind we pledge ourselves
to adopt such rul-s and regulations to
Jrovern the house of representatives
mm to enable a majority of its memhi rs
to direct Its deliberations and control
legislation.
AVe condemn ."
rrtrlt of our iuft
the present ch.tf
the patronage ,.f i
cure the nomlr.uiio
v'ol.itlor. of the
ns the action of
utlve in using
: :Ci offi'-o tnt se
oc.e of his cabl-
Bt officers.
Contributions.
; We demand f.-l
ever terminating t
has existed bet
the courtry an! t
under the expi ce
ment that In r-tc-ties
of grat sums
to purchase ee t;
k! slat ion for
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si- .11 be
allowed to continue e .! :!.:
eted In their eff. -t-
the rights of the i
In order that t! : e i
topped tor all tirr,-. v
nesasge of a statute i ...;;
Imprisonment onlv . " . -s
tlors who ehall either r r
half of or consent i ' - t
1t a corporation of anv ;!
f value to be user in r-
lection of e president r - ,
f the I'nlteil Ptates or cf r .
Of the cen-r thereof
Jteaste Dod-tn-.
We denounce the action of
ruhllfan partr, having cor- r
rrl of the federal government
all t-e
r. Ser
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failure to pass tne Din. nirryi:--. m
Ibe last congress, to comp' the pjhii
ct1on of the namee of contributor &-!
I BRYAN THANKS
Fairview, Lincoln, Net)., lulv
T with the platform. It i clear,
prafeful to tht convention for the work it ha? 1-ne in stating
the issues. I am sure that the platform will preatly strergthen
J u in lhe fight upon which we are entering."
This ttstement was made by Bryan on reading the platform
X adopted bj the Deniocratic national convention this morning.
gift Mfe V . ' 4 11
Vji iCZDX; -i -n ,.M,M...,.,l,wi..iM. ,,i,. ,...aaifcfafr IMI IJg J
the amounts contributed toward cam
paign funds, and point to the evidence
of their insincerity when they nought
l.v an absolutely irrelevant and Impos
sible amendment to defeat the passage
of the bill.
We pledge the Democratic party to a
law preventing any corporation from
contributing to a campaign fund and
uny Individual from contributing an
amount above a reasonable minimum
and providing for the publication before
election of aJl such contributions above
a reasonable minimum.
Centralized Government.
We assert our confidence in and ad
miration for the wisdom of the fathers
In so organizing the federal government
us to secure rule to the people of each
st,iu.'; and we pledge ourselves to ce)m
bat with increasing vigilance the ef
forts of those who are striving by
usurpation to seize the powers of the
people of the state for exploitation by
the federal government. .
There is no twilight zone between the
nation and the state in which exploiting
interests can take refuge from both,
and it is as necessary that the federal
government shall exercise tue powers
deLegutPd to it na it Is that the state
governments shall use the authority re
served to them, but we insist that the
federal remedies for the regulation of
interstate commerce and for the pre
vention of private monopoly shall be
added to, not substituted for state rem
edies. Tariff Reform.
Wo favor immediate revision of the
tariff by the reduction of Import duties.
Articles entering into competition with
trust-controlled products should be
placed on the free list. Material re
ductions should be made In the tariff
upon the necessaries of life, especially,
upon articles competing with such
American manufactures as are sold
abroad more cheaply than at home; and
graduated reductions should be made in
such other schedules as may be neces
sary to restore the tariff to a revenue
basis.
1'xlsting duties have given the man
ufacturers of paper a shelter "benlnd
which they have organised combina
tions to raise the price of pulp and of
paper, thus lmposine a tax upon the
spread of knowledge. We demand the
immediate repeal of tne tariff on wood
pulp, print paper, lumber, timber and
logs and that these articles be placed
upon tne rree list.
Criminal Trusts.
A private monopoly Is indefensible
and Intolerable. We therefore, favor
the vigorous reform of the criminal law
fitainst guilty trust magnates and of
I ficlals. and demand tne enactment of
Sinn aomuonriJ legislation as mav be
ne.-essary to make It impossible for
P'-lvato monopoly to exist in the United
States.
Railroad Rate legislation
We assert the rights of courts to ex
ercise complete control over Interstate
commerce and the right of each state to
exercise control over commerce within
its borders. We demand such enlarge
ment of the interstate commerce com
mission as may he necessary to compel
railroads to perform their duties as
common carriers and prevent discrlm
lnat'ou and extortion.
W favor the efficient supervision and
'he regulation of railroads engaged in
interstate, commerce. To this end we
recommend ilie valuation of railroads
by the Interstate commerce commission,
such valuation to take into considera
tion physical value of the property, the
riginal cost ntnl lh cost of reproduc-
jtlon and all eh inents of value that will
render the valuation made fair and just
We fnvor such legislation as will pro
hlhlt the railroads from ertgaging in
business, which hriR-s them Into com
petition with their shippers; also legis
lation which will assure sucli reduction
in transportation rates as such condi
tions wiil permit, care being taken to
a-i-M red iction that would compel a re
duction of waces. prevent adequate ser
vices or do Inluslioo to legitimate in
vestments. We heartily approve the
laws prohibiting the pass and th rebate
anil we favor any further necessary leg
islation to restrain, correct ;tnd prevent
such ubuscs
Banking System.
While refusing to rescue the wealth
proilcccrs from spoliation at the hands
of the sto-k gamblers anjl speculators
iti farm products the federal govorn-rio-r
t has deposited treasure funds with
out :- st and vltlout competition in
favori!'- haeks It has used an emer
gency for which It Is largely responsible
hs tin e use to force th'i'Ugh (oiiirress
a 1.(1! i uarigiiig the bus's of the hank
! currency end imlflng market manipula
tion, and has failed to g!v to the 1.".
I ntin.ftf-n dep -sltors of the country pro
jection In t'ieir savings
I We belie e that Insofar nw the needs
'of commerce re-pilre an emergency cur
I rencv, such currency should lie Issued,
; controlled by t? federal g-o ert nient
'and loaned on adequate securltj to na
i tiooal an-i state banks.
i We pledge ourselves to legislation
under v hich rational hacks shall he re
nuired to establish a guarantee fund
for the prompt payment of the depos
itors of any Insolvent national tank
under an inuftahle- system which shall
be available to ail banking Institutions
wishing to use It.
Favors an Income Tax
We favor an Income tax as part of
our re(rij9 system, and we urge the
submission of a constitutional amend
--.' ' specifically authorizing congress
to levy ar:d collect tax upon Individual
ard corporate Incomes, to Lie end that
w-alth mav hear its proportionate share
of the burdens or tne leoerar govern
i.u n t.
Knhts of Labor to Unite.
The expandlrg ors-antz at'on of In
dustrv makes it essential thst tbere
sh uld be no abridgement of the right
DELEGATES
10. "I am vc
much plrased
pcific and vr.ne, and I am
Scene In Convention Hall, Denver, When Session Opened Last Tuesday.
of wage-earners and producers to organ
ize for the protection of wages and the
improvement of labor conditions to the
end that such labor organizations and
their members should not be regarded
ac Illegal combinations in restrain of
trade.
We favor the eight-hour day on ell
government work.
We pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment of a law by congress as
far us the federal Jurisdiction extends
for a general employers' liability act
covering injury to body or loss of life
or employes.
We pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment of a law creating a de
partment of labor represented sepa
rfltplv in the president's cabinet, which
department shall include the subject of
mines and mining.
Abuse of Injunction.
The courts of Justice are the bulwark
of our liberties, and we yield to none
in our purpose to maintain their dig
nity. Our party has given to the bench
a long line of distinguished Judges who
have added respect and conlldonce In
which this department must be Jeal
ously maintaJned. We resent the at
tempt of the Republican party to raise
a false Issue respecting the Judiciary,
it is an unjust reflection upon the
great body of our citizens to assume
that they lack respect for the courts.
It Is the function of the courts to
Interpret laws which the people create,
and If the laws appear to work eco
nomic social or political Injustice, It is
our duty to change them. The only
basts upon which the Integrity of our
courts can stand Is that of unswerving
Justice and protection of llfo and prop
erty. If Judicial processes may be
abused, we should guard them against
has proven the necessity
of a modification of the present law re
lating to inlunctlons, and we reiterate
the pledge of our national platforms of
1896 and 1904 in favor of the measure
which passed the United States senate
In 1896, but which a .Republican con
greBS has ever eince refused to enact,
relating to contempts in federal courts
and providing for trial by Jury In cases
of Indirect con-tempt.
Questions of Judicial practice have
arisen, especially in connection wan m
dustrial disputes. We deem that parties
to all Judicial proceedings should be
treated with rigid Impartiality, and that
Injunctions should not be Issued in any
cases In which injunctions would not
issue If no Industrial dispute were in
volved. Ship Subsidies.
Wo believe in the upbuilding or
American merchant marine without
new or additional burdens upon the
people, and without bounties from tha
public treasury.
Favors Navy.
The constitutional provision that n
navy shall be provided and maintained
means an adequate navy, and we believe
that the Interests of the country would
be best served by having a navy suf
ficient to defend the coasts of this
country and protect American citizens
wherever ineir rignis may uo .n
Jeopardy.
Protection of American Clttsen.
We pledge ourselves to insiHt upon
the Just and lawful protection of our
citizens at home and broad.
Civil Service.
The laws pertaining to the civil serv
ice should bo honestly and rigidly en
forced, to the end that merit snn aoiin
shall he the standard of appointment
and promotion, rather than services
rendered to a political party.
Health Borean.
We advocate the organization of all
existing national public health agencies
into a national bureau of public health.
with such power over sanitary cmn
tions connected with factories, mines,
tenements child labor and other sin-li
subjects as are properly within the Jur
isdiction of the feiloral governtneni ano
do not Interfere with the power nt inn
state-controlled public health agencies.
Agricultural and Mechanical.
The Democratic party favors the ex
tension of agricultural, mechanical and
Industrial education. We therefore la
yer the establishment of district agri
cultural experiment stations, the sec
ondary agricultural and mechanical col
leges in the several siuies
portal Saving's Banks.
We favor a postal savings bank. If
the guaranteed bank cannot ne secured.
and that it be constituted so as to Keep
tne deposited money m tne conimuiin ies
where it is established. Hut we condemn
the policy of the Republican party in
providing postal savings nanus unaer
a plan of conduct by which they will
aggregate the deposits of rural commu
nities and redeooslt the same, while
un.p r government charge. In tne DanKS
of Wall street, thus depleting the cir
culating medium of the producing re
gions and untustly favoring the specu
lative markets
Arizona and Hew Mexloo.
The national Democratic party ips for
tie last It years labored for the admis
sion of Arizona end New Mexico as sep
arate states of the federal I nion, ano.
recognizing that each possesses every
qualification to successfully maintain
separate state governments, we favor
the immediate admission of these ter
ritories as separate states.
Commission Favored.
We favor such leg'.slatlon as will In
crease the power of the Interstate com
merce commission, g-.vir.g to it the ini
tiate e with reference to rates nnd
transportation charges r"t Into effect
bv the railroad companies, and permit
ting the interstate mtntnmt commis
sion r, Its own Initiative, to declare a
rate Illegal, as being more than should
be charged for such service.
We further declare that all atree-
menm of traffic or other associations
of rallroed agent relating to Interstate
rates, service ir classification, shall be
unlawful unless filed with and approved
by the interstate commerce commission
We faveir the enactment of a law giv
ing to the lntrtate commerce commis
sion the power to inspect proposed rail
road tariff rates or schedules before
thev shall tak. effect, and If they be
found to he unreasonable to initiate an
adjustment thereof.
Grazing mef-oJetleme.
The establishment of rules and regu
lations. If any such art necessary. "In
relation te free grazing upon the public
lands outld of forest or othr reserva
tions uot'1 th same shall eventually be
disposed of, should be left to the peaoU
of the states respectively In which the
lands may be situated.
Improvement of Waterways.
Water furnishes the cheapest means
of transportation and the national gov
ernment having the control of lisvl
gable waters should Improve them to
their fullest capacity, and we earnestly
favor the Immediate adoption of a lib
eral and comprehensive plan for Im
proving every water course In the
Union, which Is Justified by the needs
of commerce, and to secure thut end
we favor, when practicable, the connec
tion of the Great Lakes, with navigable
rivers and with the Gulf through the
Mississippi river and the navigable riv
ers with each other and the rivers, bays
and sound of our coasts with each
other by artificial ohannels, with a view
to promoting a system of tnlttnd water
ways, to be navigated by vessels of
standard draught.
We favor the coordination of the va
rious services of the government con
nected with waterways in one service
for the purpose of aiding in the comple
tion of such a system of Inland water
ways, and we favor the creation of a
fund ample for continuous work which
shall be conducted under the direction
of a commission of experts to be au
thorized by law.
National Resource.
We repeat the demand for Internal
development and for the conservation
of our natural resources, contained In
previous platforms, the enforcement of
which Mr. Roosevelt has vainly sought
from a reluctant party, and to that end
we insist upon the preservation, pro
tection and replacement of needed
forests, the preservation of the pub
lic domain for homeseekers, the , pro
tection of the national resources in
timber, coal, iron and oil against mo
nopolistic control, the development of
our waterways for navigation and every
other useful purpose. Including the Ir
rigation of arid lands, the reclamation
of swamp lands, the clarification of
streams, the development of waterways
and the preservation of eleetrio power
generated by thlsj natural force from
the control of monopoly, and to such
end we urge the exercise of all pow
ers. Pavors Pensions.
We favor a generous pension pollcv.
both as a matter of Justice to the sur
viving veterans and their dependents
and because it tends to relieve the coun
try or tne necessity or maintaining a
large standing army.
Federal Aid for Postroads.
We favor federal aid to state and
local authorities In the construction
and maintenance of postroads.
Independence for Philippine.
We condemn the experiment In im
periolism as an unexcusable blunder
which has involved us In an enormous
expense, brought us weakness instead
of strength, and laid our nation open
iu mo cnarge or aoannoning a funda
mental doctrine of self-government. We
favor an immediate declaration of the
nntion'B nnrniiUH tn rm-nnl.n I.
pondenco of the Philippine Islands soon
a n-iuit tdtiiiuciii van ue, csiau-
iisnea.
Telegraph and Telephone.
we pienge tne nemocratlc partv ro
the enactment of a law to regulate
the rates and services of telegraph
and telephone companies engaged In
trie transmission or messages between
the states, under the jurisdiction of
the interstate commerce commission.
Panama Canal Is Indorsed.
we nenevo that the i'anama canal
will prove of great value to our coun-
it y ana lavor its speedy completion
Pan-Am erlcan.
The Democratic party recognizes the
Importance and advantage of develop
ing ciosr-r ues or fan-American friend
snip and commerce between the United
.-o .ues ami in-j- sister nations of Latin
aii.'-ii'.in ami ravors the taking of su h
steps., consistent with Democratic poli
cies for better acquaintance greater
mutual confidence and larger exchange
in iiiiin lasting benefit
iiol oiuy 10 me united Mates, but to
i.o.-. Ki"ii in American republics, hnv
eonsiiiuunns, lorms Of governmnnt
ambit ions
ov. n.
and interests akin to our
Aslatlo Immlgratlon.
e iavor run protection, by both
national and state governments within
i"i'nies piirrca, or all foreign
c..-, r.n .iis ,,, ltle t nitea Mates under
treaty, but we are opposed to the ad
mission of Asiatic Immigrants who
cannot be amalgamated with our popu
lation or whose presence among us
would raise a race Issue and Involve
"i u'i""""ut controversies with ori
entai powers.
Patent Law.
, T, 81 w-nere an American
"""" ii oiuiog a patent In a foreign
cnuntrv Is compelled to manufacture
...,..ei ,,Bi-M1 Y,,inln perm o tt.
similar restrictions should be a or ,A
tn this country to . "J'.'led
Jects of such a country.
Elections of Senators,
We favor the election of
States senators by direct vnt
people, and regard this reform
United
f the
as tho
jcuieway to ull.er national reform.
Oklahoma.
We welcome Oklahoma to the sister
hOOd of States and hoarfll,- e ...
late her on the auspicious "beglning of
Alaska and Porto Rico,
we demand for the people cf Alaska
nii'i nu.ij uiio ine 111 en AvrriAnt
the rights and privileges of a territorial
form of government and that the off
i.Us appointed to administer the gov
ernment of all of our territories and
e'"1 "' .' voiurnoia Should be
tnorougniy qualified by previous bona
Lend Un of Raw
e favor the application of prtnel-
rdes of the land laws of the T'nlted
States to our newly-acquired territory,
Hawaii, to the end that the public lands
mi 2 'rr,(nr' "" be held and
utilized for the benefit of bona fide
homesteaders.
Con due-ton.
The Democrat!- rarty stands
democracy, the Republican party
for
has
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ON THE SIDELINES AT DENVER
Denver, July 10. Following Is the
speech of ex-United States Senator
Gearln of Oregon seconding the norai
nation of Bryan, in part:
"Oregon seconds the nomination of
William J. Hryan and, Joining with her
sisters or the l'acinc, pledge mm tne
vote of her united delegation. in seo
ending his nomination J am voicing the
unanimous sentiment of the Democracy
of the Pacific coast. From the Sierras
to the sea there is but one man men
tioned Bryan, Bryan, Bryan every
where.
"People out on the sunset shore of
the Republic say to you, 'G-ive us Bryan
luuav, itjiu well give you uie suuu eiec
torai vote or the pacific in iNovemoer.
"Our people on the coast look to
Bryan uh the one striking figure In
American public life, whose voice, sll-vcr-tonVU
and defiant, and ringing ever
true to the key, has been heard every
where In advocacy of the rights of la
bor against the wrongs perpetuated or
threatened against labor. Labor en
staged In legitimate enterprise calls for
tils nomination because he stands, ana
has always stood, for principles and
policies that will protect legitimate in
vestment against those destructive
forces, under the gul6e of a protective
tariff, which have brought discontent
to labor in every Industry they claim
to protect, and destroyed legitimate
competition under the false pretense of
rosterlnir It.
This country has lost raith in tne
organization that today calls Itself the
Kepubllcan party. It nan become the
partv of shams and fads and humbugs
At present It Is engaged in exploiting
a sort of experimental, speculative, po
litical philosophy which promises every
thing, accomplishes nothing, and de
mands credit for the things It docs
not do.
"This country faces today a contest
as old as the nation Itself. On the one
hand we have Republicanism with its
trend of thought toward centralization
of power and ultimate imperialism; on
the other hand we have Democracy up
holding now, as always, the rights of
the individual and the power of the
people reserved under the constitution
to the states and to the people them
selves: and while It is true that this
conflict has always been with us. it Is
none the lesa true that at no time In
our career as a nation have the apos
tles of centralized wealth, mude such
brazen demands as have been insisted
upon in the last decade of our political
history.
"It is against this danger that the
Democratic partv warns the country
It is against the political heresies that
we protest, and wu carry the protest
to the sober-minded Judgment and pat
riotic hearts of the American people.
ATW00D SECONDS
BRYAN'S NOMINATION
Denver, July 10. Following Is At
wool's speech seconding .the nomination
of Bryan
"Do you remember the tale of 'Alice
in Wonderland' and how the Cheshire
cat, with its traditional grin, faded be
fore her eyes, how Its tall disappeared
and then the hind legs, the body, the
neck, ears and all. leaving nothing be
hind before the wondering child's vis
ion save and except the grin alone?
Such Is the Kepubllcan partv. Gone
Is its tall, and Its claws, ard Its bodv.
and Its bead, and naught is left behind
save, and save only, the grin resultant
trom tho labial expansion and dental
display that marki the 'de-lighted'
smile of tho one man left In that organ
ization, the dictator who rules with a
steam roller. No Cheshire cat nor bear
hunter dominates this council. We are
an assemblage of free men, not an as
semblage of tagged and ticketed federal
office-holders. We aro here to obey
the dictates of conscience, and not the
commands of power, duty and not the
"big stick." compels us. As some slav
ish peasants bend tho knee to Gessler's
Capital, so at the bidding of their mas
ter bowed the Republican helots before
the ponderous proportions of their
ready-made candidate. We are for one
man as they are fur one man. but our
man is our man from choice, and their
man Is their man from compulsion
Our cheers are from the heart up; their
cheers are from the neck up. Our
volets rise and fall not in obedience
to the baton movement of a tblg stick,'
but In the affection that all men must
have for an Ideally honest man that
Is the adjective that of all the mu'tl-
n n , V
describes Bryan an
tude listed by the lexicographers best
honest man, one
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BY LONG DISTANCE
(Hart by Longest Laad Wlra.)
Lincoln, Neb.. July 10 The crowd!
which had come to Fairview early last
evening to hear the news of the nomi-
nation dwindled away aa the hours ad
vanced, and as midnight came only the
few friends and relatives and the cor
respondents of the newspapers were
drawn to ltaelf all that la aristocratic
and plutocratic
The uemocratle party Is the cham-
rlon of equal right and opportunltle
to all; the Republican party Is th
party of privilege and privilege mo
nopoly. The Democratic partr lister.
to th vote of th whole people am
gauge progress by the rroaDerltr am
the
mo-
llatec.a
to th vote of th whole people and
gauge progress ry tne rroaDerltr and
advancement of tee avrare man; the
Kepubllcan party Is subservient to h.
comparatively few who are th bene
ficiaries or go ernrcentaj favoritism
we invite the cooperation of all
gardle of previous political afflllatloa
or past difference, who desire to pre
serve a government of th people, by
the people, and for the people, and
who favor such an administration r,t
the government aa will Insure a far
as human wisdom can. that each rlii-
zen. shall draw frnm society a reward
commensurate with hi contribution to
in wtuar cr society
waiting at "Fairview. "TLnYge crowds
gathered on the streets of Lincoln and
waited for hours for some definite news
from the convention. They blew horns,
cheered for Bryan and paraded up and
down, vicing with the crowds at Den
ver In the Bryan demonstration.
Bryan kept close watch of the pro
ceedings, and when he learned the com
mittee on resolutions was ready to re
port, ho expressed satisfaction with the
result of their labors.
Surrounded by members of his family,
his sister, Mrs. T. S. Allen, his secre
tary, telegraph operator and a few Inti
mate friends and neighbors, Bryan in
his office in his Fairview home heard
the outburst of applause that followed
the placing in nomination of his name
for the presidency. Over the telephone
Bryan listened for a long time to the
demonstration that followed the con
clusion of the speech, although it was
600 miles away. Every once In a while
some high-pitched voice could be heard
to shout, "Hurrah for Bryan."
Bryan was as tickled over the demon
stration as a boy.
Bryan's secretary tested the telephone
device which connected Fairview with
Denver. A through wire to Denver wan
stretched to Lincoln. A megaphone on
the desk of Sergeant-at-Arms Martin
Increased the volume of sound.
The first sound of applause to reach
Mr Bryan was that which followed the
allusion of Champ Clark to Bryan as
"the greatest living American." From
the convention hall, after the cheering
and demonstration which followud
Dunn si speech, came the voloe of Ser-
geLint-at-Arms Martin over the phone:
iieno, Mr. president, how are you
this evening?"
"First rate. Colonel Martin, and how
are you ?"
Bryan and Martin then entered into a
long conversation. In which the closest
news or the convention was told Mr.
Bryan. The scene In the convention was
described to Mrs. Bryan, and Grace
Bryan also had a short talk with Colo
nel Martin. Colonel Martin ended his
conversation by saying: "You are as
good as elected already."
Permanent Chairman Clayton also
talked with Bryan for a time, assuring
the Nebraskan that. In Clayton's opin
ion, hia election was assured.
MR. BRYAN'S PAPER
SCOOPS THE EAR TIT
ON THE PLATFORM
Lincoln, Neb., July 10. All roads
lead to Fairview today. Headed by a
band of 30 pieces, 2,000 Lincoln citizens
parado the streets this morning anl
then made the trlD bv streetcar and
private conveyance to Bryan's home.
The candidate greeted them with a
neighborly speech. Tho demonstration
was entirely non-partisan, representing
the desire by the entire citizenship to
pay their respects to their distin
guished townsman.
Bryan in his address made no ref
erence, to partisan politics, assuring his
nearer tnat ne appreciated their good
wishes ann tinned to merit their es
m. regardless of the results In No
veinher.
Bryan spent the entire night reading
bulletins from Denver and did not re
tire until sunrise. Ho retired in good
spirits and will keep In close touch
luring the afternoon with the telegraph
wires while tho vice-presidential con
test is in progress.
Bryan's -paper appeared thlB morning
with the entire Denver platform in its
columns, indicating that the candidate
was In close touch with the resolutions
ommittee and had a copy of the plat
mill even ahead of the press associa-
t ions.
HRYAN MAKES AGED
OKLAHOMA N HAPPY
FOR REST OF LIFE
(l ultfd Pre." tensed Wire )
Lincoln. Neb. Julv 10. "Thank God
that I can shake hands with the most
pular man In the United States next
to Theodore Roosevelt," exclaimed Wil
liam Tate nf Edmund. Okla.. when he
was greeted by Bryan at Fairview. The
commoner laughed and remarked that
vas good to be the next most popu-
ir man. when the most popular man
as not running for office.
Tate, who is fn venrs old. was taken
Into the parlor and spent half an hour
chatting with the Bryan family. Be
fore his departure, Bryan presented him
with a I'btl' Mrs Bryan got at the sea
of Galilee When he left Fairview tl.ero
were tears if happiness In the old
man's eyes
These are fine daya, after the storm
which for a few daya Isolated the Bryan
home, and the men are again at work
In the fields. harveatlng the record
crop of alfalfa.
CLEANED OLOYES
WITH GASOLINE
(Unite PreM Leased Wire
Ellenaburg. Waah., July 10. Whll
cleaning gloves with gasoline the fluid
In om unknown manner become ig
nited and Mrs J. B Davidton wa very
severely burned. Her son Phillip
heard the cry and seizing hia mothers
clothing In rds hands, he rubbed and
tore It until he extinguished the blaze.
H sustained frightful burna on the
hands and arm. Both are suffering
fearful agony
To launch Ronth Carolina.
(ftpert.l Pt.netra t" T JTOrnil )
Philadelphia Pa , July 1 Arrange
menta have been completed at the yards
of the Cramp Shipbuilding company for
the launching tomorrow of the big bat
tleship rViuth Carolina. Th vent will
be attended by e large official partr
from the. tte for which th battleship
waa named and by naval men frem
Waahinaton. Nw Tors, Norfolk and
ether point. Th vee! will ba
chriatmed by Mia Frederick Ansel,
daughter of Governor Ansel of South
Caroline, ,
(Special IMiputcb tu Tim Journal )
Denver, July 10. Jerry Sullivan
Iowa In seconding the nomination
or
of
Bryan said that there never was u time
In the life of the Democratic party when
it was as much of a necenslty to tbo
country as at this hour, lie declared
that for more than half a century the
great political contests hud waged In
the eastern half of tho country, but that
now tue field had changed and t lie great
middle west will be the territory in
which the contest of 11)08 will taku
place, where will be fought an Auster
11U or Waturloo.
O. W. Powers or Utah said that
Bryan Is the very Incarnation of Jeffer
son's principles, and Is the fittest man
In the country to be the chief magis
trate of a nation holdlmr 80.000.000 of
freemen.
ntllA TamAa th I.U Van t iiW . e.e
gressman, ealfed Bryan the knlghtllest
gladiator Democracy has ' ever known.
He declared that Jefferson had the cour
age to write in front of a tyrant and
hie army the Immortal words, "That
governments derive their J;ist powers
from the consent of the governed." ami
that Bryan raised In front of the
mightiest army of predatory tyrants
the world ever saw the commandment,
"Thou shalt not steal."
Augustus Thomas of New York.
speaking for Missouri, said that Mis
souri was the first state in the union
to put her house 1n order following
Bryan's question "What Ik the matter
with the country?" He spoke of Bryan
as the people's candidate, and called
Tnft the hothouse candidate from the
executive nurseries.
Congressman J. Thomas Ileflln of
Alabama, seconding the nomination of
the Nebraskan, congratulated the coun
try upon the outlook for Democratic suc
cess In November, saying that In tho in
terest of constitutional government,
Democrats had thrown aside petty dif
ferences and today presented a solid
front to the enemy.
In nominating Governor John A. John
son of Minnesota, Wlnfield Pcntt Ham
mond said, "For the first tim - the great
North Star state offers to the Demo
cratic party a Candida to for the presi
dency. It offers you rt a bes"t hivi'd cit
izen. It offers vou the governor who
has twice led the way to victory, a
leader stainless and pure, strong and
brave, able and sincere, n true Demo
crat. faithful to the teachings of x'r
fathers, understanding the needs of the
day, devoted to the good and right."
Ex-Congressman Irving Hnndv of Del"--aware
presented the name nf Judge
George Gray, and said In part: "Be
cause Of the maturity of his judgment,
because of his devotion to true Demo
cratic principles, because of the width
and depth of his experience in govern
mental afffilrj, and because of Ids devo
tion to Justice and to the constitution,
the man who Is best fitted to perform
the duties of president of the United
Slates is George Grnv.
CONVENTION LACKED
FIRE, SAYS WHITE
(Continued from Page One.)
and cheapened the next da v. And the
weary noisy, idle, foolish mlnute
stretched Into a uuar.ter of an hour,
then Into an hour, then but after all.
who cares?
By sighting across a post one conbl
see that the convention had moved In
24 hours. Wednesday temporary organ
ization was only a day old. Yesterday
It was two days old. And what with
the two-day sessions and one long night
"''. 'ne temporary organization suc
ceeded In getting the report of the com
mittee on credentials adopted and then
with much speech-making It passed
gently Into tho permanent organization.
Call of the Kill.
Being weary of Its lalxir, the conven
tion listened to the speech of Permanent
Chairman Clayton, thought of the cool
mountain breezes and the - babbling
brooks of the Rockies, a few minutes
out of Denver, arose. Democracy always
seems to do Its most important con
vention work at night sessions. So tha
session last night had the best prece
dent for promise of importance.
Session Wearlaome.
But yesterday's session wn un
utterably wearisome. It lackeri fire: It
lacked striking episode, and as it was
hot In the big hall, the galleries did not
protest when the convention adjourned.
I hey tailed to get into step with Chair
man Clayton's clarion note They lis
tened to his arraignment of Roosevelt
with scarcely a ripple of applause dur
ing the reading. Raymond Itohblns
livened them for a moment, so did Mar
tin Littleton, but after that the call of
the mountains got Into their hearts all
oozed gently toward an adjournment
without protest.
The vlce-pt esldentlal guessing contest
tln-n narrowed down to Folk and Gray
Folk might take it. and thev sav Bryan
is anxious to have him In .irii..
settle the factional disnuteN for the
Missouri senatoralilo between folk oed
Stone. Gray, on the other hand is not
even receptive.
But po man ever refuse! a v !..-
presidential nomination. with a faint
hance of e eetlon. and tho e, .,... ir,-., i ,, ..
element of fhe Democracy mav tiersu.ule
him to allow his name to go 'before tne
convention.
BEES CHASE GIRLS
OUT OF LID FACTORY
(t'nlted hi'M Ie.aeit Wire.)
New Westminster. H ('.. July
10 Th su.lilen descent of a
awarm of bees on the. premises
tenanted by Mcsdno'Ps Moore
and Campbell. iiiillli.eiv staitwi
a lively session anion;? the
young girls employed In the
workroom last evening. The es
tablishment was emptied of giris
In about 17 seconds after the
tea attarked in fnrre. The
honey producer. entered tiie
room through a stovepipe hole.
,
1
Strong Teeth
come from chewing food well.
Grape-Nuts
must be chewed, anrl this
ibrlnge down tho allr so
necwary to good dlpstlon.
"TWi'i Reason "
Bead "The Road to WellvUle."
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