The herald., 1896-08-13
BRYAN ACCEPTS THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION

| troll of privileged classes we place the
| sovereignty of the people. The Repub-
| lican platform is the antithesis of the
( Democratic platform. One stands for
| gold monometallism, the other for gold
and silver bimetallism. One proposes
| that we wait upon other nations, the
| other that we act for ourselves. One
proposes that the government shall
lean upon the bankers of New York and
, London; the other that the secretary of
| the treasury shall stand erect, confident
| and fearless, and assert his power to
protect the rights of the people and the
| honor of the nation; one proposes to
continue the policy of issuing bonds for
! other to stop it; one declares for Euro
| pean alliance, the other is declaration
| of American independence. Upon these
all-important questions issue is Joined
against the two great political parties
of the republic.
| Mr.. Chairman, in all great move
| ments, in all concerted efforts, when
well directed, there must be leader
f, ship. A leader should be representive
| of the cause he champions. He should
be more than that-he should be in all
essential qualities and in the highest de-
| gree typical of those who invest him
| with the dignity and responsibility of
| leadership.
| Sir, the Chicago convention did indeed
| represent the masses of the people
| the great industrial and producing
masses of the people. 1t represented
men who plow and plant. who fatten
herds who toll In shops, who fell for
| ests and delve in mines. They are the
bravest and the tenderest, the truest
| and the best. These are the men who
I spoke at Chicago in tones that rang out
| clear and high and strong. They were
| in earnest and did not mean to be mis-
| understood. For their leader they
chose one of their own-a plain man of
| the people. His whole life and life work
identify him in sympathy and interest
| with those who represent the great in
| dustrial forces of the country. Among
| them he was born and reared and has
lived and wrought all the days of his
| life. To their cause he has devoted all
the powers with which God endowed
him. He has been their constant and
| fearless champion. They know him and
| they trust him; suave, yet firm; gentle,
yet dauntless; hearted, yet delb-
crate; confident and self-poised, but
| without vanity; learned in books and
( statecraft, but without pedantry or pre-
tense; superb orator. yet a man of
| greatest caution and method; equipped
with large experience in public affairs,
| true to his convictions, true to himself
and false to no man, William Jennings
Bryan Is a model gentleman and a peer
less leader of the people. This man is
| our leader. Under his banner and
guided by his wisdom, we will go forth
to conquer. Let us rally everywhere. on
hill tops and in the valleys, and strike
for homes and loved ones and our native
land. I have no doubt of victory. It is
l as sure to come as the rising of the sun,
; and 1t will come like a sunburst, scatter
| ing the mists, and the nation, exultart
| and happy, will leap forward like a
giant refreshed to that high destiny it
was designed to accomplish This man
will be president; his administration
will be shining epoch in our history
for he will leave behind him a name
made illustrious by great achievements
| and by deeds that will embalm him for
| ever in the hearts and memory of his
countrymen.
Mr.. Bryan, I esteem it great honor,
as 1t is most certainly. a pleasure, to be
made the instrument of informing you
as l do now, that you were nomina ted
for the office of president of the United
States by the Democratic national con-
vention which assembled in July last
, l hand you this formal notice of your
nomination, accompanied by a copy of
the platform adopted by the convention
and upon that platform have the hon
or to request your acceptance of the
nomination rendered You are the can
didate of the Democratic party, but you
are more than that; you are the candl-
date of all the people without regard to
party, who believe in the purposes your
election is intended to accomplish. This
battle must be fought upon grounds
high above the level of partisanship. L
hope to see you unfurl the flag in the
name OF America and American man.
hood. In saying this but repeat the
expressed wish of the convention which
nominated you. Do this, and though
you will not have millions of money at
your command, you will have millions
, of sturdy Americans at your back
Lead on and we will follow. Who will
not follow here is unworthy to lead in
any cause. Lead on with unfaltering
step and may Gods blessing attend you
and his omnipotent hand crown you
with success.
His statements that the last national
convention was convened under the call
of the national Democratic committee
and was a truly Democratic convention
and involved a platform of Democratic
policy were received with applause,
while his referance to the Republican
platform as an upholder of foreign policy
called forth Kisses.
Turning to the presidential candidate
as he finished the formal address to Mr.
Bryan, the Missouri governor placed in
the Nebraskans hands a roll of parch-
ment bearing the notification proper. as
follows:
Hon. VIM. ]. Bryan, of Nebraska:
The national Democratic convention,
which convened in Chicago on July 7th,
nominated you for the presidency of the
Nnited States, and we, as members of
the notification committee, appointed
mby that convention, are here to Off