Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-09-17

~ t'NNAiA'NA 49, Ai' ANiAAS AAl ihN luNN '
speeches AT st, Louis, Louisville, Nash
Vile, Lexington, Ashcyile, n. G.. (two
days through the latter Stato). kicn-
mond, Va, Washington, Baltimore.
The next ten days will be spent III
New Jersey, Delaware ana the New
September -.
MIR. and Mrs. Bryan gave dinner
yesterday to HE members OF the Motif
location committee of the SILVER parry
at the Lincoln hotel There were
about twenty members of ,Ac commit
tee and prominent silver party poll
ticianS present.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept 10 w. j..
Bryan's letter of acceptance has hrcu
sent to the democratic notification
committee. The letter announces Mr.
Bryan's fixed determination not under
any circumstances to be candidate
for reelection" in case he is elected i'll
November. He unQualiticdIy endorses
each plank of the democratic platform.
In conclusion he says. "FrtmCndOuS
results will follow the action taken by
the United States ON the money QuCs-
ton, and delay is impossible. Tie PEG
pie of this country, sitting as a hiGn
court, must render Judgment in the
cause which greed is presenting
against humanity. The decision Will
either give hope and inspiration to
thpp, w IN to 81, Ia,
mercy on mankind The letter fol-
lows:
Hon. stephen NJ. White and others.
members of the notification committee
of the democratic national convention
Gentlemen: accept the nomination
ocratiC party, and in so doing desire 10
assure YOU that | fully appreciate the
high honor which such a nomination
confcrs and the grave responsibilities
which accompany an election to the
presidency of the United States. 50
deeply am | impressed with the mag
nitude of the power vested by the
constitution in the chief executive of
! the nation and with the enormous in
| tluenCe which he can WELD for the
/ benefit or injury of the people that |
! wish to enter the office, If elected, free
from every personal desire except
the desire to prove worthy the conf
| dence of my country Human iudg
ment is fallible enough when unbiased
| by selfish considerations and in order
that | may not be tempted to use the
patronage of the office to advance any
| personal ambition, ] hereby announce,
with all the emphasis which words can
express, my fixed determination not,
under any circumstances to be n Candi-
date for reelection If this campaign
results in my election have careful
| ly considered the platform adopted by
! the democratic national convention and
| unqualifedly endorse each plank
! thereof.
Our institutions rest upon the prop
osition that all men, being created
equal, are entitled to equal considcra-
! ton at the hands of the government
Because all men are created equal it
| follows that NO citizen has "A natural
right to injure any other citizen The
main purpose Of government being 10
protect all citizens in the enjoyment OF
life, liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness, this purpose must lead the gov
eminent, first, to avoid acts Of afiirma
tive injustice, and second, to restrain
each citizen from trespassing upon the
rights of any other citizen
"A democratic form of government Is
conducive 10 the highest civilization
! because it opens before each individual
the greatest opportunities for develop
ment and stimulates 10 tho highest IN
| deayor by fhsuring to each the full en-
| joyment of all the rewards OF toll eX
| cept such contribution as is necessary
to support the government which pro-
| tects him. Democracy is Indifferent 10
, pedgree-it deals with the individual
| rather than with his ancestors. De
mocracy ignores differences In wealth
| neither riches nor poverty can be in
| voked in behalf of or against any citi-
zen Democracy knows no creed rec
| ognizing the right Of each individual y
worship God according to the dictates
of his own conscience It welcomes all
to common brotherhood and guaran-
tees equal treatment to all, no matter
in what church or through what forms
they commune with their Creator
Having discussed portions Of the
platform at the time OF its adoption and
again when your letter of notification
was formally delivered, II will not be
necess ary = MS time TO touch upon
all the subjects embraced in the par'% 5
declaration.
Honest differences Of opinion haye
ever existed and ever will exist az 70
the nest effective means Of securing
domestic tranquility, but no citizen
fails 10 recognize al all times and I'M
der all circumstances the absolute ne
cesslty for the prompt and vigorous
enforcement Of law and the prcserta
ton Of the public peace. In a govern
ment like ours law Is but the crystalli-
zation Of the will of tho people with
out 1t the citizen ia neither secure IN
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