The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-19
BRYAN MUCH PLEASED
By the Action of the Ta1n1nany DEM
Ocrats at Buffalo

Ocrats at Buffalo
GOLDSBORO, N. c., Sept. 1s.-Mr.
Bryan had this to say today about the
action of the Buffalo convention: II
am very much gratified to learn that
the New York convention indorsed the
platform as well as the ticket" Mr..
Bryan arrived here at 11:30 last night.
Ihe private car he is travelling in was
side tracked until o'clock this morn
ing, at which hour he delivered an ad-
dress from platform to large crowd
which had been waiting since early
morning. A portion of his speech was
devoted to the action Of the New York
Democratic convention at Buffalo. He
said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: In this campaign
we are fighting together, instead of fighting
among ourselves l remember a few years
ago populist in congress said that down In
Soutn America there ran wild upon the
pralrles small burros that in time of danger
when attacked by wild animals, would get
together, putting their heads together and
their their feet on the outside, SO they formed
circle with their heels and kicked the enemy.
but he said 1t was often the case that the
advocates Of various reforms would put their
heads on the outside and kick each other.
that those who were fighting for reform be-
cause they could not agree entirely, would
interfere with each other and each attempt to
onset the others work. In this campaign
those believing in the free coinage of silver
have Joined together regardless of differences
OF opinion upon other subjects. Democrats
who believe in tariff reform and republicans
who believe in protection are able to get to-
gether when both recognize that the money
question is superior to the tariff question.
Applause)
pressed the idea when he said that while he
believed In populist doctrines, yet he was
willing to lay some of them aside until he
could get others. For instance he said
w he N fha inf
ship of railroads, he did not want the govern
ment to own the railroads as long as the
Rothschilds owned the government. Great
applause) 1t is this willirgess to lay aside
minor differences In hours Of danger that char
acterizes our people, gives the surest proof
they are able to rise to the requirements Of
raising q sectional issue. One of the best
evidences that the platform adopted at Chi
cago does not raise sectional issue is found
in the language of the platform adopted yes
terday in New York. Let me read it to YOU
After unreservedly indorsing the platform
and the candidates of the Chicago convention
the New York platform declares as It's delib-
crate Judgment that never in the history of
the democratic party has platform been
written which embodies more completely the
interests of the whole people as distinguished
from those who seek legislation for private
berefts than that given to the country by the
national democratic convention of 1896. ZAP
plause.)
There. within the shadow of Wall street
there against the combined opposition of those
once leading democrats Of New York who
have left the democratic party end either gone
over entirely to the republicans or stopped for
a moment at the half way house. the DEM
ocracy of New York declares the platform
adopted at Chicago is the most democratic
platform ever put before the country by
democratic convention.
In the State of Connecticut they have also
indorsed our platform and likewise In Penn
sylyania and New Jersey. In these and other
Eastern states the democracy is beginning to
realize that the Chicago platform presents to
the American people those great issues around
which the people must cluster if they are go
ing to retain a government of, by and for
the people. The Chicago platform contained
a plank expressing a desire for an income
tax, not saying that are going to ignore
the decision of the supreme court but that
an income tax should be retained and en-
forced, so far as 41he decision Of the court
would permit, and THAT we would abide by the
principle till a future court, exercising the
same right to reverse the decision recently
given that the present court exercised in
overthroWing the precedent of hundred
years, should go back to the doctrine we
used to have and declare that under the con-
stitution, 1t is possible to make those who
expenses of the government (Applause)
In my judgement the income tax is lust
1t Is not war upon property but it is a de-
mand that those who have property and who
demand the protection Of that property by
federal laws should be willing TO support the
government to which they look for that pro-
lection, and not seek to use the instrument
talities of government for their own benefit
and then throw the burden of supporting that
government upon the backs of those not able
to bear 1t. Applause.) The three parties
which have Joined In my nomination agree
that while there are other questions before the
country aside from the money question vet
the money question rises paramount to them