Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-03
PROTEST AGAINST BRYAN
Governor Flower read his speech from man
uscript in a clear voice. II was frequently
Interrupted with applause. He said in part
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UPHOLDS THE PARTY.
This gathering is notice to the world that
the democratic party has not yet sur
rendered to populism and anarchy. bh33
true principles OF democracy, cNpoundcd
by Jefferson and excmpliicd through a
century Of national history. are not dead
undated 6v a convention calling itself
democratic but controlled by undcmocraiic
innu,n'eS; nos hS 5,G rrincipirs of their
party and who refuse to bc bound 10y
party declarations which hctraN ialths anu
threaten both party and coun' with
Bv our presence here we emphasize the
genuine character of our democracy and
demonstrate the patriotic nature OF our
Instances in political history whore in the
name of party loyalty men have. Justified
their nonsupport OF party platforms on
candidates, and in too many cases nus, nus 'hS ne
inspiring influence was found TO be nom
ing higher than desire to avcnse dis
political organization. No such sordtd mo-
tive can be charged against this sathcring,
those who framed the Chicago platform;
Every democrat here has only pontiCal
humiliation to GXpeGt IN thS eNENHS 9 acmUs Tne
crat honorcd here by being made the can
didatc of this convention can look i ior-
ward with any reasonable hope to an cleG-
ton None of us who help to nominate
him can expect to be participants, IN any
here because we love the democratic PARTY
and because we love our country. That
Is the inspration which has drawn us
together and encourages our action. That
Is the fact which evidences our sincerity
and makes our cause strong with the
The danger of the Chicago platform does
not lie alone nor chiefly in its dcclaratinn
ruinous. The danger lies in the rev9intion,
airy influence which controlled the Chlcago
s9nyen5on MsN HT asH "aiG'ea isr as W to he Tast
scheme of national finance and may debate
their differences without recriminatioh or
tives But when men, led on by politicians,
their minds fired. not by the eXaimpIe M pI,.,, 9i
Of the French revolution, overturn party
prcCcdcnts and pack a convention 10 secure
an cttectye majority then by @iI Or ,nna mar
of the people against the lich, attack the
integrity of the supreme court threaten
the Indirect perversion of constitutional
guarantees, incite dsrespect of law ana
authority suggest and in substance recon-
mend the, reputation OF national ana ana
private debts, and reject ny inISmHena I'M,
democracy that that, sovernment governs
best which governs least, then 1t is time
not only for democrats TO torsake that
motley and unamerican gathering. to reject
that undemOcratiC and unameriCan enuhcla-
ton of doctrines. but to join in such
manner as may seem best, with all patriots
who cherish their countrys honor and wish
to protect the welfare of its people: |
Chicago, reinforced and emphasized by the
action of the. populists at ST. Louis has
patriotism BAT and awakened the American
spirit to the national dangers which lurk
and Sewall or Bryan and Watson.
REAL ISSUE is PATRIOTISM
The real issue in this campaign is an
issue of patriotism. In many prcsldeniial
tween the advocates of different political
doctrines and the ruin of the country mas
trnes were established as the policy of
the government-such predictions being
merely the extreme expression o. @ @paIty
around which the battle Is waging lnVoive
the integrity of our institutions and the
men have stirred that deep well of senti-
ment. ordinary party differences disappear
the moral issue ,predominates, ana an goou i
those who would destroy the American
name and undermine the walls Of her polit-
Mr.. Bryan takes pains to rsiterate, in
about every second speech that he stands
squnrely on the Chicago platform and os sup up
yet announced his acceptance of all the
planks of the popullst platform, but mas
and he has been identified with populism
quite as much as with democracy, 1t is but
fair to assume that he stands on both plat
perhaps as Altgeld Tlllman; not quite
so frank Tom Watson, he is, neyerthe-
Il
airy forces behind him--ambitiouS unsteady
and unsafe. There Is nothing in his career
or in his present utterances TO encourage
the hope that if elected he would rise above
his surroundings or stay the hand which
threatens to destroy ana pervert.
An untricd man, demagosue, word
juggler, he perhaps will represent the rest
less mob from which he rose, and with
characteristic recklessness does not hes-
tate to appeal to base human passions in
order to attract votes That in this ncen-
darys role standing. as he processes to
those of Herr Most he should deserve by
any conception of Iarty regularity the sup
P9r "n ar ony y of
the men and his platform of disloyalty to
genuine party faith.
can justify encouragement to social dis
order Not even the. honest believer in a
silver standard or the most enthusiastic
bimetaIist, can if he be patriotic citizen,
conscientiously support the forces of polit-
eal anarchy. Even the adyocacy Of :, free &c,
associates is only cloak for the spirit of
revolution behind.
BRYAN A CHARLATAN.
Bryan's az nomiHation + s. maniiSst in his
speeches now being delivered throughout
Msaon e 0y sguora s SGden @ fa@f' 6
cause of silver by close argument has in
duced him to abandon the weapons, of the
ogician and statesman and to employ the
arts of the orator. From the rear end of
cars he has been flinging out social and
appeals to the base instincts of the gno-
rant or to the misery of the distressed.
He strives to array class against class, to
ncite employe against employer, to stir up
debtor against creditor, TO make this
contest of the poor against the rich. May
God prevent this incendiary's work! In
this broad land it has been our proud
boast that avenues of success have been
open to all. The rich, today We're the poor
of yesterday. No families of inherited
wealth dominate our politics our So
ciety. Before the law all men are equal.
The same opportunities do not come to all
men; some succeed, many fail, but no
barrier to success or position is created by
law. Industrial conditions may be effected
by unwse laws and when this Is demon
strated we attempt to change them through
the right which every man has to register
his vote at the polls. But. though, some
men succeed and many fail, this Is the
lot of life and no candidate for the presi-
denCy has ever dared before TO use this
fact to arouse man against man and to
kndle the fires of social discomfort and
disorder
Proud as we have been of Americas
material prosperity, we have been prouder
still of the .self,reliant, indGpendent and
sensible spirit of her people. When foreign
critics have told US democracy here would
some day prove failure, that universal
suffrage would lead to anarchy that class
feeling would be engendered, which would
result in riot or In the COntiSca ton of prop