, 1896-10-01
$, and 1 stand here as a citi.en of our

US, and I stand here as a citizen of our
common country and say to the Amer
lean people that II treason shall raise a
hand to harm this government or burn
a city. the boys in gray. marching with
the boys in blue, shall march together
to choke out that anarchy. whatever or
wherever 1t may be-" loud cheers).
And yet l am told that all this must
be taken, and that it will be for the
good and blessing Of this country-so
Mr.. Bryan says.
Now what has our party done? It
has defended our homes; 1t has paid
our debts; it protects the widow and the
orphan. 1t said to the man in those
awful days. 60 and fight my battles,
and | will be a father to the widow
and the fatherless." and the republic
can party has kept the faith. How is
it that you learn so suddenly my broth
er, when you stray away after false gods
that everything suddenly went wrong?
Isn't it more than likely that you are
mistaken? l think 1t is. You may be
right; but l can't for the life of me see
how it is possible and l don't believe
you are. Another thing: Every Anglo
Saxon-tracing our lineage back
through England to the woods Of Ger
many-we all know. that If there is
one last hope for liberty in a republic
can form of government, it is found in
an untrammeled and courageous judici.
airy. (Applause.) The turbulent ave
of faction must break upon that rock.
Legislatures may be warped and driven
from their moorings by demagogues;
but the waves of fractional Interest and
all disturbance, must break upon the
great and solid rock of the judiciary.
When that ceases to be the case. it
been born. But Mr.. Bryan says, IF
the judiciary don't suit us we'll pack
the court" He doesn't use those words
but neither democrats nor republicans
fail to understand what 1t means by
the terms of that platform. They were
dissatisfied with the decision in the in
come tax case. So was I dissatisfied
with it. They decided differently than
l as a lawyer would have decided.
Nevertheless they decided according
to their honest convictions as to what
was the law, and they didn't swerve
from what they thought was right. II.
believing that it was right, they hadn't
decided that way then they were dis
honest. They decided according to
what they thought the law to be. We
are a sovereign people, my honored
father, and if the constitution is wrong,
let us right it. But 1t is the Magma
Charta of our liberty, and while it's in
force we nus obey 1t. (Applause.)
Now in regard to the nomination
of the Chicago convention. Mr.. Bryan
is no doubt a brilliant gentleman. and
a patriot. But there was a great on
vention captured by the eloquence Of a
young man, without experience, with
ont a thorough knowledge Of legisla-
ton in any of the walks of life, and
without any extensive and practical
knowledge in any department OF life
to fit him for the position Of the presi-
dency Of this great land. Who is the
man whom we have chosen? l know
him in all his RELATIONSHIP private life,
as a soldier, as husband, as brother,
and father. and son as legislator for
many years. as governor of our great
state-and in every walk Of life he has
kept the faith absolutely; q statesman
of large experience, and well fitted for
the position which he is destined to fill.
I tell you, If there is a flaw in him I
have failed to find it. They tell you
that he is the head representative OF
combines. and monopolies. and the
like. That isn't true. When I went to
church with him three weeks ago Sum
day. I had picked up a paper character,
izing him as a creature Of money kings.
I said to him, This is a strange ar
raignment, that you should have spent
your life in championing legislation
for the workingman and the wage
Garner, and then to betray them that
way and become the champion OF
money kings" He was touched to the
quick. He said. Ben. you know me.
don't you? Do you think for all the
world, for any consideration, that 1
would betray the poorest honest man In
the land?" l said, You wouldn't"
When we got home, he put his hand
lovingly in the hand of his mother, and
I said to her, you must be proud of
that boy" She said. Don't you think
I have great reason to be? In all the
walks Of life. as son, o. husband, as
brother and as public man, he has alb
solutely kept the faith"
Now, my countrymen, we have trust
ed the republican party in darker hours
than this; can't we watch and wait, un.
til with restored protection, and every
dollar worth 100 cents we see the first
CLINT Of the morning light Of our pros
perity, as it comes not only to great
Wyoming. but to every section Of my
country. God speed the right. Good