The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-27
Bryan.'S Great Speech
At Madison Square Gar
den.
HIS ACCEPTANCE OF TIE NOMINATION.
Ills Argument for the Benefit
Of the Masses.

Mr. Ch irman, Gentlemen Of the
Committee and Fellow w-citizens
shall, at Il future day and in IL lorna
! letter, acct Dt the nomination which i
now rendered by tho Notification Com.
nit &c, anU | shall at that time touch
upon the issues presented by tho plat
forII' 1t IS fitting, however, that n1
this time, il the presence Of those here
asst rmbled, | should speak at some
length in rhgard 10 the campaign upon
VIII 1h we arc now entering. We dc
not underL otimatc the forces arrayeQ
against us, nor arc We unminuful OF
the impOr Of the struggle in
which we are engaged but relying fol
suc' css uptn the Righteousness Of our
cau~e, we snail defend with all possible
vigo: the usi lions taken by our party.
we arc no. surprised that some of our
opp 'ncnts, in the absence Of better
argument, resort to abusive cpithets,
hut they may rest assured that no
language. however violent, no invuc-
tlN 5, bOw@vcr vehement, will lead us
to Depart q single ihair's breadth from
the course marked out by the National
Convention. The citizen, either public
or privaLe. VINO as9ailS the character
and questions the patriotism OF tho
delegates assembled in the Chicago
Conventlon. assailS the character anu
questions sue patriotism Of millions
who have arrayed themselves under
the banner there raised.
Ii has been charged by men stand
ing high in business and political
circles THAI our platform is a menace
to private security and public safety .
and 1t hats been asserted that those
whom have the honor, for the time
ing, TO represent, not only mcuitaLu
an attack upon the rights Ol property
but arc lh: foes Of social order ;ini
natiOnai honor.
Those who stand upon the Chicago
platform are prepared to make known
anu TO defend every motive which IN
hucnces them, every purpose which
;lnimaLcs them and every hope which
inspires them. They understand the
genius Of our institutions, they arc
stanch supporters OF the form of gov
ernment ulder which We live and do
build their faith upon foundations laid
by the fathers. Andrew jackson has
. stated with admirable clearncss and
with an emphasis which can not bc
- surpassed roth the duty ana sphere uf
governments. He said
ANDREW JACKSON QUOTED.
Distinctions in society will always
exist Undor every just government.
Equality oi talents, OF education or Of
wealth can not be produced by human
institutions. In the full enjoy Oymcnt Of
the gifts OF heaven and the fruits Of
superior industry, economy and virtue,
every man is equally entitled to pro-
, lection by !aw.'
We yielC TO none in our devotion to
the doctri .c just enunciatcd Our
campaign rs not for its object the re-
-: cOno5ructiL \ Of society. We can not
4 n 1 |. ho f,,,i # vi,
tuous life; VIC would not invade the
holnc OF ne providcnt in order to
supply the wants Of the spenu-Lhrift: ::
we DO not propose to transfer the re-
wards OF lHuuStry to the lap OF indO-
lcncc. pr, pCrty is and will remain
the stimuli to cndcavor and the com
pcnsation or toll. We believe, as as
! serted in tlc Declaration Of Indcpen-
'dcn &c, tha. al men are created cQua :
but that 4 lGo not mean that all men
Na\e or caJ have equal possessions, in
pos tions Cr merit; it means that all
shu stand equal before the law and
tina. Government officials shall not, in
ma ling, constituting or enforcing the
law, discri .uinate between citiHCus.
assert mat property rights, as well
as nc riGL Us CT persons, arc safe in the
handa OF th common people. Abraham
!ilncOln, in his message sent to Con
grc4s in d :cembcr, 1861, said Z" No
mcl living are more worthy to be
tru,ted than those who toll up from
pON nrty: lone less inclined to take or
touch augl,t which they have not hou-
est earned"
repeat his language with unuuali.
fled approval, and join with him in the
warning he added, namely: Lot
them beware OF surrCndering Il pOliti-
cal power which they already possess
ant which power, If surrendered, will
su9ly DO used to close the doors OF
advancement against such as they and
TO fix new disabilities and burdens
upon them until all of liberty shall be
lost"
Those wno daily follow the injunc.
ton, in the sweat OF they face shalt
thou eat bread" arc now, as thy have
ever been, the bulwark Of law and
Order--thC source of our nations great
ness in time Of peace and its surcst de
tenders in time OF war.
But have only read part OF Jack.
sons utterance Let me give you his
conclusion: "But when the laws under
take to add to those natural and just
advantages artificial distinctions, to
grant titles, gratuitics and exclusive
privileges, to mako the rich riCl.oi
and the potent more powerful tho
'iHhiolSi iilCLuOCfS Ol SOClcby, tilc lhI
crs, mechanics and the day lab0rcrs
who have neither the time nor the
means Of securing like favors for them
sci YES, have right to complain Of tn,
injustice vi their government" Those
"ho support the Chicago platform in
uOrse all Of the quotation from Jackson
the latter part as we'll as the former
part.
POWERS AGAINST HIM.
We are not surprised to find arravct
against us those who are the bencli
Charles OF Government favoritism
They havo read our platform. Nor arc
wc surprised to learn that We must II
this campaign face the hostility o
those who lind Il pecuniary advantae,
in advocating the doctrine of non-in
torioronco when great aggregations
OF wealth arc trespassing upon tn,
rights Of individuals. We welcome
such opposition-it Is the highest in