THE Kl'GEXK DAILV GUARD, FlUJAf, JTtV 10, lBOH
MANY ELOQUENT ADDRESSES
MADE AT DENVER CONVENTION
victory,
let
. i i.... i.- nnj v u .n e an I is as niou-si iv - . .;
";."ui"!"""r"rn.r.:Th; ,.. , -h, last weakness -f f r"uf: drilled and elerm
1 . .. . , hnmmiv (Siirf S.TH 1 ton is tnf; gpa-f-i u . then i:ien
tor nistressta ana mm 4,11 w uu.. ... ,- n ru.f no- in
dir. II U w Kl roi 111 IU. 4tii - - . :. i.. In n , lie in : i . - -
rl r years oil i pi-r.-eoi.ii .
,t r.-:niilv like onr first an 4 t-'0:'"'"" 1 ,
i in "ii vim arc to non.inj'.- n
. .. .-..llv 1,1V til? I'f't-
lei lliowriolll yii'i I" i "" ; ,
n 1 1 in i.io- - -
fierce conflict of the faith and returned that ba
followers 7"X Z"1
... - .-.Hinir the
great. AU.U...- an of w " '7, .'Milled, and to-dav. thm,,..K
1 - . .... .Wiij.l ti D t iauw -. --nu iw,.t
In the face 01 , iuaiu, strong
Hiirroiin(iim?s Jn tho.-s
whf-n iinpr'Ki'jns ar
made and most 1 as rid
this uiirlbtng of thn
id-nt.
n: an
of
hi
rrt' -no ir wer'....-: the ff-irl
Jul .-: '.i ill haw- tn II I'llile,
"'lli. de.-ri.-cr;. tli paitv lliil. Mr
nl h lite l.-.i .J r fill'. i pn-n iii cordl
11, ns rii-mat. I. :il:J h ' must be a man
kn iwn t'i ti Irt-i- fro.n lie Influences
(hut main ! ihe r.-iiiiiiilcan parly.
He -ii u.t In. it p.ali o.' iiii-iii-T Intel
lect noun 1 iiil.'iii.-nt nusiil.e eon.
vl' tlona aud i:.o.-al c:.irage one who 1
will meet tli fori:' of plutocracy
with the l::tiu-J rtW iri of
ami
wroTu-i fh ill be speedily rtgbtet!
lorniiiiioii practices shall teas
ilia'. civic rii;lileoiis!i.'.i .hall pre
vail. Iniiaf iwil at iIih polli y of delay j
and ios' pi-ii'-iiH-nt immui d by the pn-!
lulial party now In control of all!
, I,.,, am n t me lejerai Koveiu
leader be a man of the le-'opv
who ha risen from The d-'ii l.s
!l that hy ulr,n- by trainina anJ by
LI UtJ a B'lU Ol l-o
lire,
for 1 a'"
J -v
the
meni anil
one ner hans you nov
anil the oilier raniiiiai
r,al-, unmindful of the p.-r.-ona.
luhirh del.L-ates here pres-l
I : J It
, i. . i..niin..n, ha. r.. hi nr f.'inn leu-
rour i-arn aso, ine ii-iiuniunv i w. ii.elfi,. l- t
llilcal parly In the sia'e of Minm-so-; Hon we ar- no to ' '
ta. flushed with a series ,f K'sy 'k- I portant to our party nn
toiiea bin not held tocetlu-r bv dero- iry to be .l-cid il b. eaue i-i ,
tlon to any great llvinu found ; prefereni e.
one rarri lonai i i ne iie iuoien
no: '
I'I'iti ,
.,,1. h :
.o t:n-,
i- inn
in?"aV".ltr,.hhe '.ir I quirreir'STeat chleftan. had nrlsen power ton
ei use and apolonlea of the kepubll
.an party for Ha Inaction ana its neg
and their
I ti- conteala
,',, ,, and reformatory measures favored
who knows no urrender. lie must uf ' . ,h. hnrf.
nbii lor .-Hie-eraft; he inn ann uji uu n,un
. . . . of a coterie of reactionary pollilclana
he riust have ahll- wno e.-u:is n .......y
havn a
: muni hi
In public affairs
IGNATIUS J. DUNN.
Onului Atiorw whu plac"! W'm. J.
firyoa In wnnlluMloo In-fore llir
t limvnllua.
Denver, July 10. Following are
thH prlnrlpal Domlnatlnn and aei-oud-ln(
speechea made durlnx the aesslon
of the national deir.ocratlc conn
tlun last nlKlit nd early this morn-Inn:
Mil. IX'VVH hl'KKl II
iM)IIXATIX; IIIIYAN
"Mr. Thalrinin and Uentlemm of
the Convention:
"Crli-a arise In the life of a na
tion which endanger their Instltu
lions anil, al tunes, Imperil the ad
vance or civilisation.
"Kvery people fhat haa left Its Im
press upon history has faced such
crises.
"In most Instances, when grave
dangers have threatened the aafnly
of the slat, some great character,
some, master mind has been found,
orotluced as It were by the conditions
theiiiijlviis, rlth capacity to direct
aright 'lie energies of I lie people.
This wii true of the ancient world;
it has been true of the modern world;
It Is true of rhl republic. Wu have
such a crisis to met loduy. The
favor-aeeklim corporations have
gradually strengthened their hold
upun the government until they now
menace popular Institutions.
"The iueallon Is whether tills gov
ernment shall be restored la the con
trol nf the people and be administer
ed In the Intereest of all, or whether
It (hall rum nl n an Instrument In the
hands of I h few for levying tribute j
upon an ine real.
"In hla special message lo congress
last winter, President Uoenevalt de
clared, siibslndlslly, that cwrlnliv
wealthy, men who have become enor
mously rich by oppressing I ha wage
earner, defrauding I he puhlle and
Practicing, ail forma of Iniquity, have
banded tiuprtlier. and by- the unlim
ited uW of mouey, endeavored to se
cure freedom from restraint and to
overthrow and discredit all who hon
estly administer the law.
"That the methods by which men
have acquired their great fortuneee
can only be Justified Uy a system of
morality, (list would permit every
form of criminality, every form of
violence corruption and fraud.
"Kirr many years, and especially
during Ihe last twelve years, these
very men have been In control of Ihe
republican party; they have financed
r'po ampiiigii ui mat party ror a
quarter of a century. These exploit
ers of Ihe people, whom the president
has so scathingly denounced, have
wnen meir (iitnusiasiic support to
the republican candidates and poli
tic, mey mi l tnelr hands upon the
lunus of insurance eompaulea and
omer corporation and turned the
plunder over to the republican rom-
niiiu-. i iii money thus filched from
the Innocent and helplvss, to pur
rhaae repolilirau victory, baa not
been repaid.
"And where do we find these men
today! Whera are the "swollen for
tunes" of which we have heard so
murh! J u. I where we would e-Ihh-i
lo find them supporting Ihe
republican ticket and furnishing ih.
Inews of war tor the republican com
mil tee, as usual.
"The platform adopted by the Isle
invention shows what the republi
can, party In truth represent. In
framing the platform, every genuine
reform wblrh the president ha ad
vocated as scorned and repudiated
The Wisconsin delegation askisl that
one or two reform planks be plac-d
in the platform, and for Its pains was
nenouni'eti a democrat Ic The con
vention by a vote of elht lo one re
fused to appiov? those policies which
the president for four year haa been
urging upon uis parly. The ma.k of
nypocrl
ly lo formii ate pol.'les iind courage , - - "r " , : ', ,L'
I,' defend then regardleaa alike of the needs of the
I "ll; .-.in-e ail. he must have faith nation and the demands of the peo
i (le f. , He mint not only be- pie. Agalnxt Ibis deliberate delay In
,l"eve In lie rlgV of the people lo the performance of the public duty
iovern. but in i heir capal,y lo do alnst political corruption agalnat
so. And be musi be a man who the the retrenchment. , o lawless wealth
people know and trust , "d agalnal the deliverance of the
' -The democratic party has many rlglua of Ihe people and of the choa
' distinguished men who might be en representative. Into the possess on
'chosen a. our standard bearer; but of " triumvirate out of sympathy
It haa f-ne man aPove all others who, i" " "e".
,e.see, ihe necessary qualification . Pty et its ace and prepares for
and I eminently filled for this lead-" ""My conflict Again proclaiming
erHni i for all. equality, for none, apeclal fa-
"lle Is a man whose nomination 1 vor, It entera upon the contest with
will leave no doubt as lo where our , I"" consciousness of being right and
party stands on every public que- ; with the assurance of being vlctor
llon. Ills genius for statecraft Is .. .,
shown, by Ihe constructive work he' "V, hatever dlasentlons there may
haa done In proposing reforns, and . ' rnks. whatever differences
hv ih. .hilliv a im . hu h h has for-1 of opinion may prevail, to be worthy
Ulfled his position. jo' ." task before us we must choose
"llonemy Is Inherent In him. He: our leaner won t. hu u.-.."-was
an honest lawyer before he en-, eratlon and when he Is chosen we
tered politics, lie waa horn si In his niut hlnl w,lth . Ie' anrt
pollllr al meihods before his stales-: "trength. mlndfirl only of tho great
manshlp was recognized by the na-iVurpoaea we. seek to accomplish. If
tlon: and he has been honesl through; there Is one In our parly great
out his political career. enough and good enough to be made
Hla convictions have been hla pp. lour candidate, upon whom all wlth
lltlcal creed. He has Impressed these I
convictions upon others, not by dic
tation, but by arguments addressed
to the Judgment and the conscience.
"Believing In the ultimate triumph
of Ihe right, he has never examined
questions from I lie standpoint of ex
pediency. Ho has never Inquired
whether a political principle was pop
ular; It has been sufficient for him
to believe thnt It wa right.
"He has been a consistent cham
pion of the reserved rights of the
atates. He favored the election of
senators by direct vote before the
House of Representatives has acted
favorably upon the subject. He cham
pioned tariff reform when the West
was the hot-bed of protection.
"He. favored un income tux before
the Income tux law was written. He
attacked the trusts when Hepubllcnn
leaders were denying thnt any trusts!
existed. He advocutud railroad regu
lation before the crusade against re
bates and discrimination began.
"He has always been the friend of
labor, and waa among the flrat to;
urge conciliation between labor and!
capital. He begun to oppose govern
ment by InJuuotlon more than a do
rado ago. He uunounred hla opposition-
to Imperialism before any other
man of prominence had expreased
himself on. the subject and. without
walling to see whether It would bo
popular.
"H bfillevea In peace In univer
sal Chrlatlnn peaca. He believes the
destiny of nations should be deter
mined not by wars, but by applying
the principles of Justice and human
ity. "Though these principles have mot
with uncompromising opposition
from the apeclal Interests, he has re
mained true to the cause of the peo
ple. With clear vision and wlih un
faltering trust, seeing mid knowing
the truth, he has never lost fulth In
lis final victory.
"Through years of unparalleled
political warfare, his loyally to his
Ideals and lo his fellowmen has been
abundantly shown. Ills refusal to
surrender his convictions, though
uhject.d lo abuse, denunciation and
vindicative opposition such as few
public incu In all history have been
compelled to withstand. Is ample
proor or nia supern courage.
"Ills career prove that successful
liaderahlp la deler milled by the suc
cess or failure of great
ben in
im. The government has
real cnieiidu.uau .,,..e. ., 8uU-
personal amoiiiona anu , grown en r 7. , ,i, eo-
' .... ....H.I...1 -,.,.,n. the DrosllTlty of tile pen
ect to perfect necessary legislation. tha ailiilioa itt the , p e has mken un'o IMelf wings and
-The power.- ' ?f'o?L Yepulln party ! ("'own sway. Free institutions exist m
that encroachments upon the rights order that at sin n a ' "c "
r:t the state were suffered to remain 'country may peacefully cnane i-
unchecked and the Interests of the rulers and change Its policies.
state were not vigilantly guarded. It Knterlng on a political ""'",f i
was the time for a leader to ippe-ir. In which victory or nciem ,
was ine lime lor a ic-a-iei m 111 wiuiu -..--.j , nlltl
one who had the confidence of the; much, we are now to elect the poiui-
.VfSif
t,moiMai
r . r
JOHN U JOHNSON.
t ileei pkitune- isf lh giivernoc of
MlnnMulai, wianr llgnrtw ih tin Uento-
ci ii lie t-auipnlKu.
rather than by electlun to high of-
nce
"Without an organisation lo urge
hi claim, without a campaign fund
lo circulate literature In his behalf;
without patronage to bribe a single
voter; without a predatory corpora
tion to coenv Its eiuuloyes Into hi
support; without a subsidised news
paper to Influence the public mind:
he has won a signal victory at the
primaries and ha become the free
choice of th,. militant democracy of
the nation.
"Forming In one unbroken phalanx
extending from Massachusetts to fal
Ifornla. and from Michigan to the
evergladi. the yeomanry of the partv
have volunteered their service til
make him the party candidate; and
they will not lay down their arms
until they have made him Ihe nat
ions chief executive
.-vi.iiiiiRa s oeiiiocracv nicti saw
when a voting man. the sien.
prom se n :ice in 11,01, limit. ,n
I tlM lirrttl. 1. . . I ... I 1. . . a
dent, and II I. n ....r ... . k' .;. : ' u. ''": r ""r the
nh tn'iMi lot t (miiii ii. i wi
ui , ni.-e nn r.i lHl In fv
id rtrt)imi i .'.m-.u,)
nuii uaifi tin
from tsconmn Wli
(mllM t Cll KMC (rtI..M
'1 It. tllf lOUlfHf
roin- I
tho lH(tlt-m'4trril
bitniuT ui ri.'mmjti.-y with (ftm,. ftFt
uninillli'tl rtini fMtMltv n mmllfHit hn
t 'iM I r tlfttlt' I .if V.ilirajL-. .....
in defen,, of . ,.,, .,, ,-.,!,. 1 calm. , M, and" Z T
dales. .. tl,e one hand, s.ul mil-., ,-n ,, V r ,,' r .
lion, t :i.st the 1.1 I.., .1.11. ,r iitiren.
be delen.lelit .11 , , , "'" '" n"n,' ,"" 't
the oth.-r bund, that convention 1 e- ; I op
Je-ted tile people and t ..III Hilled 11. ..,.1
alliance tin M imtm-n
"If the hinge, nude bv Ihe pi,,.
dint aie line ali.l the, sre ti.le -we
aie lu,.-e. l.e lo fa. e wlih
iiuation a. gi.ne a any in ,,ur 1,,,
tor,. How hVI It lie'lllel' The
good en.e. paiiloii.ni and uuiinl
action of tae p.- ..:.. ,iie can rem
eitt pre.. 01 evil.
'To w.4e a .nccsslnl Tlcht ,
must bar .1 le.,,ei Tile l.pnMI.
can ptl,, d iinit.ati ,1 In h, ,,!,,.,
of sp-clal pMXI.ege.. latiuot lnu...!i
lllUl. ltepubll.au who leali) de.llu
cv ;.! eomiiwind of mv slati
mandate of Ihe ,l.o. , ,,,
'l.e nation, when I oftcr Hi,, name of
Vineilcas ton! 1'ion ..., .r. s,.i,a
. gun , .on, 1
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Slid llllpatiet.! I e . ,
ihclr dclci uuna.lon
In our ranks enn agree and around
whom no Internal strife haa raged,
one who can belter than any other
unite all the actions and all the dl
vlslona of the Democratic purty upon
a platform enunciating the. demands
of the people and dedicated to them.
It Is wlae uud It Is our duty to mime
him ns our candidate.
"The grent North Slur Slate, mid
way between Ihe two oceans and at
the head of Ihe great valley of the
Mississippi, cornea here with a mes
sage to deliver and 11 record to dis
close. She has u son whom she
loves and has slgnnlly honored and
she can not better aid In the groat
work that He before us than in of
fering to us as a leader that honored
rltlsen of the state.
"Thousands upon thousands of the
men and women of this country were
principle born In other lunds and under other
flags. The opportunities to be found
In this land, the broad principles up
on which, our form of government
rests, tho freedom of actlou and the
security of life and properly here at
tracted them so Irresistibly that they
left the hom nf their fat hem and
came to live with us. to pray for the
nation's welfare when there Is peace
and lo fight for the nation's honor
when titer is war. They became
Americans. It is of tho son of Swed
ish Immigrants that I speak.
"They came with all the hope and
with all the fear that la experienced
by those who try Ihe unknown. There
was a new language to be acquired,
new custom to be learned, a new
life to be begun. They found a beau
tiful spot In ih,. plain, near the lakes
and the forest, and there they built
their little cottages and underwent
the ati'ugglea the pioneer Immigrant
so well understands At the knee of
nis nard working, noble-minded, tlod-i
serving motnur, where he was taught
to lisp his evening praor. her son
first lent no I something of tin; ch:ir
aitcr of this great nation, as she
whispered to him her reasons for
leaving far away Sweden and laklni;
up her home down by the trews and
:he rter and the bikes
IVprlve.l in an eirlv ago of the
fathers gullding hand, the nioi'ier
and her Intl.. son were oblig, d to
make their wav alone. Hut of t In
depth of po.-itv ha,o come oino of
"he noblest ,ouW ,i,e world In.
known I'll,, hardships, the numer
ous 'r ,iV t',,. weai, scusgle f. r the
u s noui Hiimeiit
no, m III., , l, ,r.
11 ier 01 mm in it,.,. n(,. t,
i u n can lie, cr lie rme,,,, , j
of lh, p,ir :u,, ().,. (,,.,
people of the state, wh-jse Inngrlty
was unquestioned, whose character
was stainless, whose enercy and anil
ity were known, one who hud mude
no factional enemfes but who had al
ways been loyal in the ervlcn of Ihe
state. From no one section, from
no one faction, from no one class
came the call for the man of the hour.
Ir summoned from his modest office
the publisher of a weekly paper and
around him rallied th" remnants nf
the Democratic party that had so of
ten atruggled In vain against the
crushing force of the Republican mn-
lorities. He-united. Inspired with the
hope of victory, they followed this
man and supported him. Not to hon
or him, not to gratify his ambitions.
but to rouBe a state from drowsy in
action to energetic life. In that year
Freaident Roosevelt carried the slate
by a plurality greater than 160,000
but the Democratic governor was el
ected.
"Two years aso he was a candidate
for re-election. His successful efforts
In securing a reduction of transporta
tion charges, his successful cam
paign against timber tresspassers
who had long been undisturbed, his
Insurance reforms, his tireless strug
gles for faithful and efficient service
lu every department of the state gov
ernment, and his frank and fearless
manner In dealing with all questions
and matters that came before him
n ad? him the trusted tribune of the
crmmon people of the slate. "One
good term deserves another," was
the campaign cry and when the bal
lots were counted. It was found that
he had been re-elected by a plurality
greater than 70,000, the greatest ev
er given to a gubernatorial cundldute
In the state.
"Today this man. In the prime of
life, courteous, kind and unpreten
tious, strong, resolute and virile, ar
orator of unusual power, who has at
talned honorable distinction by hla
own Industry and effort, whose high
charactor and winning personality
compel the love of his friends and
the respect of his political oppon
ents, this man. Innocent of the al
lurements of great wealth, who has
not been swerved from the path of
duty nop fascinated by tho power
Kivon into hla hands nor dazzled by
greater nonars placed before him,
nover unmindful that as public offi
cer he la the servant ol the people
and bound by, every obligation of
duty and honor to strive to advance
their Interests,. Is th Ideal candidate
of this great partx for president of
tne untlen states:
"For the first time Minnesota of
fers to the Democratic party a can
didate for the presidency, a man who
has been tried and found not want
ing. It offers you lis best loved citi
zen. It offers you the governor who
has twice led the way to victory, a
leader stainless and pure. -strong and
bravo, able and sincere, a true Demo
crat, faithful to the teachings of the
fathers, understanding the needs of
the day, devoted to the good and the
right. For the nomination for the
presidency of Ihe 1'iilted Slates. Min
nesota presents the name of Jolnf A.
Johnson."
cal ch'leftan who shall carry our ban-'
ner and marshal our iuri.es.
country w-re In a great war in which
a decisive battle was to be fought
and the duty foil upon me to choose
the general who snouio u, ... ,
. nn..,.-..'a arm,- n ine io.-iu. ,
would not dare put In eommanu
general whom I loved the best nor
the one who was the most eager.
Neither would you. The responsibility
would he overwhelming to choose
the soldier whose genius for war,
" N1
! J
grander inHii ueiore, ami in ,
bered and beloved, while his i, ,
ham lonz been In,- lr
vTry fact that freni evorv
conies the cry "Bryan!
Give .
AUGUSTUS THOMAS.
Noted playwright and wit, who U
He had
prepared a speech seconding the Ne
braskan's nomination, hut ow ng to
a change In the program he will not
deliver It.
shown by his record and experience. ! a Btaunch Bryan supporter
gave the best prospect 01 minus
victory. You would not hesitate to
refuse promotion and opportunity to
vour own brother if there were
available another soldier who gave
greater promise of winning the fight.
"As to the group of states on the
Atlantic seaboard Connecticut. New
York, New Jersey, Delaware, Mary
land and West Virginia there is no
douhd that Oeorge Gray Is far away
the strongest candidate that can be
named. After all, these are the states
In which our great political battle
must bp fought and won or lost.
When did the Democratic party ever
come wlihln hailing distance of vlc
torv without carrying those states. It
woiild he wanton recklessness to plan
a campaign which abandoned the
chance of carrying those old-time
Democratic states In the delusive
hope of making good the loss In oth
er portions of the state.
"Delaware Is a small state, hut It
Is sometimes given to small people to
perform great servlre. In offering
fieorge flray as your Presidential
candidate Delaware Is offering a
great service to the party and the
country. Small as she Is. Delaware is
entitled to a full mensure of state
pride, but this nomination Is not sug
gested by state pride. She is acting
not to gratify her great, .though un
ambitious son nor yet to minister to
her own glory. Rising lo the heights
of patriotism, animated solely by a
desire to contribute to the welfare of
tho whole country, without a spark
of animosity towards other candid
ates, Delaware offers a name en
twined with victory, a man who Is
every Inch a Democrat, a man whose
every blood-throb carries a. love of
country. On behalf of Delaware, In
accordance with her Instructions and
in her namo, I nominate George Gray
us a candidate for President of the
United Slates."
Purt ,
Bene;,,
I.. T. HANDY NOXIINATKS
Jl'DtiK (iKOltCK CiltAY
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of tho
Convention:
"I have a duty to perform, placed
upon me by the Democracy of the
State from which I come. In the per
formance of that duty my heart leaps
e:lth pleasure.
"Ilecaiuie of his ability, because of
his patriotism, because of the matur
ity of his Judgment, because of his
devotion to true democratic prin
ciples, because of the width and
depth of his experience in govern
mental affairs, and because- of his
Ihe
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Jiimi
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JUDGE GEORGE GRAY
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and to the Consii-
h ' Is lies! fltte I lo
AugUKtus' Thomas' Address.
Augustus Thomas, playwright and
literary wit, ,. made a seconding
speech for Bryan. He said In part:
"Give us the leader who In fair
weather and In storm, In bivouac and
In battle, has . been of abiding faith
and inspiring courage.
"In the dark days of Valley Forge
when America's enemies quartered
In the nation's capltol were wrapped
In warmth and fed with plenty; when
faint heart and lory plotted against
the commander-in-chief. George Wash
iuglon walked from tent to hut where
bleeding fool marked their patrol
cheering his patriot army. In our own
time while Ihe enemies c.f the people
have revelled In unearned luxury
and while lory and conservative have
counselled compromise; Bryan has
gridlroned America, travelling wher
ever a railroad ran or a turnpike led.
keeping nllve the smouldering camp-
urea 01 nomocracy.
answer for the next engagement.
Never before was I so stirred by ut
terance from human lips. Through de
feat he has continued earnestly and
lovingly to serve the American peo
ple. Be it said to his honor and glory,
he never deserted his party nor the
people because they refused to
crown him king.' He is strong with
the American people, because his
character is of firm; rugged honesty.
A great orator has well said: "Honest,-
is the oak around which all oth
er 'virtues cling, without that they
fall and grovelling, die in weeds and
dust.' The paths of his life have been
crowded with vast power, responsi
bility and opportunity, yet no stain
has ever followed his footsteps; his
pure, clean hands have never been
soiled by the betrayal of public or
private trust. The American people
listen to him because he Is an honest,
nlain-suoken Cato. who points out
and strives to remedy the wrongs and
corruptions, and not a mere eloquent,
pleasing Cicero to sooth and to glaze
over vice and evil. We like to fight
under his banner because we know-
to him the bugle call to battle and
duty Is far more pleasing than the
dinner gong Inviting to feast and rev
elry. He-Is alike the enemy of pred
atory wealth, which seeks to add to
Its ill-gotten gains by governmental
favors, and perquisites, and of that
pernicious system of socialism which
seeks to confiscate alike the unjust
wealth of the plunderers and honest
earnings of the Industrious and fru
gal. His Iron will and unflinching
courage will. If power be given, pro
tect the temple of our government
alike from the greedy money-changers
and the plundering rabble.
"Sirs, It seems a propitious fate Is
beckoning the Democratic party the
man, the hour, the issues have all I
.I.lh rnV.n .1 rA
Bryan ! " shows he Is not deait
I still IIvps aeep m the urfectin
i hearts of a grateful psopie -,,
1 more determined than ever' tn
ilnate und elecfhlm President 0f
j "If you want a man,
I strong, brave hut tender
and still patriotic, the very hi.!1
tvna of American manhnna ..8t5
whom can be charged no act ou'
lovaltv. dishonor or oner. k
who stands fearlessly the chanjn'
ot ine pour aim oeeay, proclaim.
IO ine oppieaaur, I uu Sllall not .
u-.. .... . , la0)
crown of thorns; you shall not
lry niannina upon a cross of
.!,! Toe 1 Me Devon 'l
"Nominate him and he win
(ainly be elected. The reading of
stars, the signs of the times
needs of the hour, the demands o
people, ail piuui.., aim ueciare It
when he comes to his own. a. h
next March, he will make th
est President of the grandest nV:J
.!, .-lH lion k "'"I
Mr. Chairman, a man who i hi.
.... 1 ... i ui. ..
iui utiu ,i ue iu 111a private life
be honest and just In his nnhii.
reer. A man who believes In hmsj
uy aim iiuij nw icb 111s uoa Will Dl
er be false to his country or unln.
his people. Such a man Is Mr. Bml
' AnH nnw nnra mm. -f
" ""--J .wic TOll'ing
wishes of the nation, as well ai
own state, tnat rirst nad the hoJ
or Buggesiiug nun ior President
1S96, and has remained loyal to b
ever since, I again second and t-i
the nomination of this peer;.
uraiiiy, luwcuug, imeiieciuai g
and statesman, beloved at home
honored and respected abroad
great Commoner of the world.
liam Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska
giii
1 ipiii
Gearin Seconds Bryan.
Ex-Senator John M. Gearin i
as follows:
"Oregon seconds the nomlnjtj
or William jennies Bryan
joining with her sister states of i
Pacific pledges him the vote of 3
united delegation, in seconding
nomination, I am voicing the uui
mous sentiment of the Democnm
the Pacific Coast. From the SleJ
to the sea there is but one man a
tioned Bryan, Bryan, Bryan-
erywhere.
"People out on the Sunset short!
the Republic say to you, 'Give I
Bryan today, and we ll give you i
solid electoral vote of the Pacllltl
November.
"Our people on the coast looH
Bryan as t-.e one striking figure
American public life, whose,
silver-toned and defiant and rlnrJ
true to the key, has been heard eiti
where In advocacy of the rights I
labor and against, the wrongs)
petrated or threatened against I
Labor engaged In legitimate er-l
prise calls tor his nomination
cause he stands and has always i: I
for principles and policies that '
protect legitimate investment agntl
those destructive forces, tinder
guise of a protective tariff,
have brought discontent to labor I
every Industry they claim to proi
and destroyed legitimate competi;!
nnder the false pretense of fosterJ
t laid
ill
This rmintrv hna lost faith In :
uiBL,. which loresnauow goon lonune. i organization that today calls
Animated by a patriotism that is nat
lonal; stirred by a love for this great
party which has been to her both a
shield and an anchor; cherishing that
Its success may bring relief and re
form to this mighty republic: desir
ing to see the vast powers of the Fed
eral government In worthy hands, the
people of Virginia commission me. In
their behalf to second the nomina
tion of William Jennings Bryan."
(Ilonii SM'aks for Bryan.
Governor Robert Glenn of North
Carolina, in seconding the nomina
tion of Bryan, said:
"Republicanism fosters crime,
breeds corruption, and protects only
the powerful and great.
"Democracy denounces vice, prose
cutes crime, and shields all alike.
Kepnniicanlsm arrogates to Itself
as ruinously radical eight years ago. boastfully professes to do all Yhlngs
are I he ra lying policies of our oppon- good: while Democracy, a.k In he?
HOT",V0!l
' If I , ,
..l'l-c he I, . .
ill .no i- . i .. ,
"Hi. r c.n.li.i.,-. ,
.'..J'.wu mere ilua
ents, now In panic and endeavoring to
reform their lines. The frenzv of the
Republican elephant trampling Its
own following Is raused by the Demo
cratic shafts barbed Into Its thick
hide by this valiant champion.
"After an administration which
haa given to four years of friendly
forei-n relations all fie apprhen
slor, the Instability and the evrava-
gan -e or war. lot us offer the man
whixe voice al the International
Parliaments obtained provision for
world-wide arbitration: the man who
at homo has spoken for the 1'rlin e of
Peace, and whose humnnltv , ,0
broad thai the pulpits of ev-irv de
nomination of .lew and Gentll-'have
been open to him.
"Let us measure this people's can
didate from the heart of the coui-tr,
annum the hot-hius" candidal., from
executive nurseries. Let us put Bnan
who lirsi advocated publi.-Uv cimi
paUn contributions, against Tift
who promised It and stand, m, 'nHi
silent platform.
"Let ns place Bryan, the candidate
who first opposed government bv in
lunctlon against Taft. who first In
flioted If--Bryan. who refused t
abandon his position even to gain
....... im,iiisi un, wno was anx-i
Ions to reverse himself and w in a
"Bryan's constant appeal to t!ie
hearts of his countrymen: his call to
their conscience; the moral agitatl,,,,
that he has stirred and sustained are
to result not only ,,llrtv vU.,, .
but In national purification, s.-nti
nieiit. wisdom. Justice, urn,,. ,..
UlHlliI 111 Ih.l 1.,.. . .. 1
of Presldml ,f'hls ruaif w ho , " " "V U"
I . . 1 1 1 o'nov, men
x I tielermir Sn.nui. w .
. 1 Sneaking In behalf of Brian',' notn-
! ' " "overnor Swanson of Virgin.
from a Supreme Kuler. and vaunting
not Kself. points to Its past historv
of a hundred years as a guarantee of
its record of the future.
"Then; with such principles and so
great a leader, coupled with the mis
takes nf our opponents, bringing Into
our nation suffering instead of re
joicing and poverty Instead of pros-
the Republican party, it has bet:
the party of sham and fads and
bugs. At present It is engaged
ploitlng a sort of experimental, sH
latlx'e, political philosophy
promises everything, accompli:
nothing and demands credit for
things it does not do.
"This country faces today
test as old as the nation itseir.
one hand we have republicanism
its trend of thought towards cen:
zatlon of power and ultimate It'
lallsm; on the other hand we
democracy upholding men, a
ways, the rights of the Indltt
and the power of the people rew
under the constitution to tne
and to the people themselves.
while it Is true that this conflict
always been with us. it Is none
less true that at no time in ouM
eer as a nation have the apostit
centralized government, bacte!
the power of centralized
made such brazen demands as
been Insisted upon In the last
cade of our nolltlcal history.
"It is against this danger t:
democratic party warn3 the M'!
It Is against nolltlcal hereslei
we protest, and we carry the pf
to the sober minded Jtidjniem
patriotic hearts of the Ame:
people."
llenr
VI be
.,a!h'.
lit:-d f
e for !h
.. .R!"T . GLENN.
' "' X'Ttll
l',"il
"iilnav x man be-
' be :Olden', villi
t'.ra. There
o wan! tins noin
o does. This man ca
-aid
"Th
i it ..i;.. . ... ......
f 2-cem n.n "1 ." :""-! for of
--"""I"! Hi,. Hh" nnl November.'
Ollli. .Iiiiiioh For Bryan.
Ollle Jnms, of Kentucky, sK
tirynn s nomination n a snoi.
dress, mvinc:.
"Jefferson had the ennrao I
write In front nf a Ivrant
army Ihe immortal words, that
eminent derive their just V'
from the ronsent of the gnverncl
"Bryan raised fn front '
mightiest armv of predatory IP
the world ever saw, the romH
mom. -Thou shall not steal-
foresaw tho dangers of monoM
rombinat on and trusts lone
his fellows. He was the pi!"J
tile Wllriernesu He has "
tho pnmnion ..am.la nf the
from fur away Russia art"'"?.
globe with hrt ulnln truth 01 H.'
racv He 19 lha nhlest. liraVPSt 1
most eliiciuent chnmploi. "f "!!'
"f the plain people tii.it
shines on Un ilima not h?lr-'
Nebraska ll Hmn not belc'-l
America. He belongs tn
nnd to the world.
"It costs Ihe rei'iil-ii11 ,
! niany millions of dollars to ;
i him foe fV, ,,.nDln,ii.v Mv
ill. thee ...III ... ..nilltV I'
Wall street to nVI"'
Vnierli
an p,
llll, ,.
n. e nr.!
i c-.in oe.-a us.. (,,. .
lftjl anfully and ,,,.
undl.
rne
hours of gloom and '
uever forget In the dark hours
-'"' tall We 1 rr ' I
- ,-.;r" ' ' 'l!e vict u-v -
:.,1.""" '!.:.' .... ,,, 'I
lias ' i ' ti.o.-r.ulc
"'.'-ins 1-..IU.1. ''"' :'" '"""r '"I
'r'-'' that he dpi '' '. 'O' ' 'K'-Wis-
lo,vii For Bo-'"-1.
B. Sullivan of l" i
"to nomination of II... i". fl
l.'tig .ulilress as follnw-s
"The cninmnnilers are a '"'
chosen. Vpon one side .find'
O
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5 he him:
" 'ii he'kcptl
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