Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-17
BRYAN is NOTIFIED.
Formally Accepts the Demo
cratic Nomination.
Makes a Speech at New York Review
ing the Issues Of the Day.

New York, Aug. 13.-Madison Square
garden was crowded last evening with
10000 people anxious to see and hear the
nominee of the Democratic party for the
presidency.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Jones of the national commit
tee and was presided over by Elliott
Danforth. Gov. Stone of Missouri made
the speech formally notifying Mr.. Bryan
of his nomination Great enthusiasm
was manifested when the latter arose
TO respond. He spoke as follows:
MIR. Bryan's Address.
Mr.. Chairman, Gentlemen of the Committee
and Fellow Citizens shall at future day
which is now rendered by the Notification COM
mittee, and 1 shall at that time touch upon the
howeyeP that at this time in the presence
of those here assembled, speak at some length
in regard to the campaign upon which we are
We do not underestimate the forces arrayed
against us; neither are we unmindful of the
importance of the struggle in which are
engaged but relying for success upon the right
eousness of our cause, we shall defend with al
possible vigor the positions taken by our party.
I'VE are not surprised that of our oppon-
ents in the absence of better argument, resort
to abusive epithets, but they may rest assured
that no language, however violent, no inyectives,
however vehement, will lead us to depart
single hairs breadth from the course marked
out by the. National convention. The citizen,
either public or private, who assails the char
gates assembled in the Chicago convention, as
ism of millions who have arrayed themselves
under the banner there raised. 1t has been
charged by men standing high IN business ana
political circles that our platform is menace
to private security and public safety; and it
has been asserted that those whom have the
honor, for the time being to represent, not only
mediate an attack upon the rights Of property;
but are the foes OF social order ana natlonal
honor Those who stand upon the Chicago plat
form prepared to make known and to defend
every motion winch influences then, every pur-
pose which animates them, and every nope
which inspires them They understand the
genius of our Institutions they are staunch sup
pOrters of the form of government under which
we live and they build their faith upon founda-
tions laid by the fathers Andrew jackson has
stated, with admirable clearness and with an
emphasis which cannot be surpassed both the
duty and the sphere OF government. he SAID:
distinctions in society will always exist under
every just government Equality of taleIts o, OF
education or Of wealth cannot be produced by
human institutions. In the full enjoyment Of
the gifts of heaven and the fruits of superior
equally entitled to protection by law We
yield to in our devotion to the doctrine
our campaign has not for its object the re-
construction of society. We cannot insure to the
vicious the fruits of virtuous life: we would
not invade the home of the provident in order
not propose TO transfer the rewards of industry
to the lap of incidence Property is and will re-
main the stimulus TO enaeavoE ana me cGnp en-
Declaration of Independence, that all men are
created equal; but that does not mean that an
ability or in merit: it simply that all
shall stand equal before the law, and that gov
eminent officials shall not. in making, constituting
enforcing the law, discriminate between citi-
zens.
assert that property rights, as well as the
rights of persons, safe in the hands
of the common people A6Faham Lincoln L DIN
cember, 1861. said: mo living more
% to be pore et an nensd m sq up
touch aught which they have not honestly
approval and Join with him in the warning which
lie added, namely: Let them beware Of sur
possess: and which power, if surrendered, will
surely be used to close the doors of advancement
and burdens upon them, till al OF liberty shall
be lost" Those VINO daily follow, the Injunction
I'm the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, =
are now as they ever have been. the bulwark of
law and order, the source of our nations great
time of war. But I have only read part of
JacksOn's utterance-let me give you his CON
those natural and just advantages artificial dis
tinctions-to., grant titles, gratuifies and ex,
the potent more powerfui-the humble members
of society-the farmers, mechanics and the Cay
means of securing like fayors for themselves
have right to complain Of the injustice Of their
platform endorse all of the quotation from Jack
son-the latter part as well as the first part.
Anarchy and the Income Tax.
those VINO are the beneficiares of government
favoritism-they have read our platform: Nor
surprised TO learn that we must il this
campaign race the hostility of those who lind a
pecuniayy advantage in advocating the doctrine of
Ron-interfe1ence when great aggregatGns OF wealth
are trespassing upon the rights of individuals We
welcome such. opposition-it is the highest en-
dorsement which could be bestowed upon us. We
content to have the cooperation of those who
desire to have the government administered with
eral public that trusts should spring into ex-
istence and override the weaker members Of So
that these trusts should destroy competition and
then collect such tax as they will from those
the general public shat the nstrumentalities OF
government have been often prostituted to
the Chicago platform believe that the government
should not only avoid, wrong doing, but that it
lieve that the law should be enforced alike
against all enemies of public veal They dc not
larceny is equally a crime; they do not defend
rpsuenecfin@ travainr hnt tbnv incrda smons
the transgressors these who through the more
Dolite and less hazardous means of legislation,
appropriate 70 their own use the proceeds OF the
Tot steal numbered from Sinai ana reiterated in
the legislations all nations is 20 respecter Of
persons. 1t must be applied to the great as We'll
to the corporate person created by law as well as
to the person of flesh and blood created by the
Almighty. NO government is worthy OF the name
which is unable to protect from every arm up
lifted for his injury the humblest citizen who
lives beneath the flag. 1t follows as necessary
conclusion that vicious legislation must be RENE
died by the people who suffer from the effects
Of such legislation and not by those who enjoy its
benefits.
The Chicago platform has been condemned by
some because it dssents from opinion rem
dered by the Supreme court declaring the In
come Tax law unconstitutional. Our critics
even go so far as TO apply the name Anarchist
to those who stand upon that plank of the
platform 1t must be remembered that we ex-
pressly recognize the binding force of that de-
cisiOn so long it stands a part OF the
law of the land There is il the platform no
suggestion Of an attempt to dispute the au-
thority of the Supreme court. The party is SIM
ply. pledged to use 'all the constitutional power
which remains after that decision, which may
come from its reversal by. the court as it may
hereafter be constituted" Is there any dis
loyalty in that pledge? For a hundred years
the supreme court of the United States has sus-
tanned the principle which underlies the in
come tax. Some twenty years ago this same
court sustained without a dissenting voice an
income tax law. almost identical with the one
recently overthrown has not a future court as
much right TO return to the judicial precedents
of a country as the present court mad to de-
part from them? When courts allow rehearings
they admit that error is possible; the late de-
cision against the income tax was rendered by
majority of one after a rehearing.
While the money question OyerSnadOWS all