The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-13
BRYAN RECEIVES
NOTIFICATION
Madison square Garden Mas Filled
With a Vast Throng Of
People.
SAYS AT SOME FUTURE DAY
Ne Will Touch on the Issues Presented BY
the rlatiOfm-Aakss No APOLOGY
for the Income TaX
Law.

@NfW AVAhH nus h1t A@s4hN AAeAtAoS-
Square Garden tonight. in the presence
Of vast concourse OF people. William
Jennings Bryan and Arthur sewail
were officially notified that they had
been nominated for president and vice
president Of the United States by the
national Democratic convention at Chi
cago. The notification speeches we're
made by Stone. Of Missouri, in the alb
sence Of the Hon. s. VI. White. Of Cal
ifornla-
In responding to the notification
speech Of Gov. Stone Bryan said that at
a future day he would. in a formal let
ter Of acceptance, touch upon the is
sues presented by the platform.
Citizens. either public or private.
who assail the characters and question
the patriotism Of the delegates assem-
bled in the Chicago convention. assan
the character and question the patriot
ism OF millions who have arrayed them
selves under the banner raised there.
1T has been charged by men stand
ing high in business, and In political
circles. that our platform is a menace
TO private security and public safety;
and it has been asserted that they,
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 and ma
tiOnal honor Those who stand upon
the Chicago platform understand the
genius OF our institutions; they are
staunch supporters Of the form Of gov
eminent under which we live. and build
their faith upon the foundations laid
by our fathers. Our campaign has not
for its object the reconstruction Of so
ciety. We cannot insure 10 the vicious
the fruits OF virtuous life; we win not
invade the home Of the provident in
order to supply the wants Of the spend
thrift: we do not propose to transfer
the rewards of industry to the lap Of
indolence property is and will remain
a stimulus to the endeavor and COM
pensation for toll. We believe as assert
ed in the declaration of independence.
that all men are created equal. but
that does not mean that all men are
or can be equal in possession. in ability
or in merit; it simply means that all
shall stand equal before the law and
that the government shall not, in max
ing, constituting or enforcing the law.
discriminate between citizens. assert
that property rights, as well as the
rights of the people. are safe in the
hands Of the common people.
THE Chicago platform has been con-
demned because it differs from an opin-
ion rendered by the supreme court de-
clarlng the income tax law unconsti-
tutional. Our critics even so so far as
to apply the name anarchist to those
who stand upon the planks of the
platform. While the money question
overshadows all questions of import
ance. l desire il TO be understood
that l shall offer no apology for the
income tax plank of the Chicago plat
form. Not only shall refuse to apol-
ogize for the advocacy of an income
tax law by the national convention.
but l shall also refuse to apologize
for the exercise by it of the right 10
dissent from the decision of the su-
preme court
He said that any legislation which
lessons the worlds stock of standard
money increases the exchangeable val
ue of the dollar. therefore the crusade
against silver must inevitably raise
the purchasing power of money and
lower the value of all other forms of
property. He then dwelt on the injury
done TO the farmer, wage Garner, mer-
chants and manufacturer by the gold
standard.
IF the farmers and wage earners to-
gether constitute considerable ma
jority of the people of the country,
why should their interests be ignored
in considering financial legislation? The
monetary system which is of pecuiary
advantage to syndicates has far less to
commend it than the system which
would give hope and encouragement
to those who create the nations wealth.
"Our opponents have made a special
appeal to those who hold fire and life
insurance policies, but these policy
holders know that since the total pre-
miums received exceed the total losses
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