Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-12

when choosing a field and forming our
lines for the bloodless battle of ballots
one Of the loved patriots of Ions ago:
Read this declaration at the head Of the
army and every sword shall be drawn
from its scabbard and solemn vow tax
en- to maintain 1t or to perish on the bed
of honor"
roster hue today than when we met in
| convention four years ago.
While discord. with her flaming torch
confused the counsels there from out the
Sunset Realm champion came and bid
defiance to the oncoming host.
With the strength of youth and the wis;
matchless speech. he lowered above his
peers. and all who saw him then with one
psrs to hm his and SONY asspa
gave way to hope: confidence took the
PLACE where timorous feet had been; the
broken. shattered columns formed again,
and behind him. singing. came 650o,Ood
valiant men to that UNEQUAL Tight
ing warfare against the peoples enemies
for four years he has held up the party's
standard, and his voice has cheered the
hosts of Democracy in every state and
territory.
When the trusts began to increase under
the. protection of Republican admins
tration, ne was the first to point out the
danger and prescribe a remedy
When the alarums of a war for humanl-
ty, reused the heroic spirit of our land, he
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on the day that war was declared.
With the issues now clearly drawn, no
doubt remains as to the name of our can
didate. On that question we are a reunit-
ed Democracy.
Already worthy allies. differing from us
rather in name than faith, have shouted
for our gallant leader again, and every
| state and territory has instructed its dele
gates 70 this convention to vote for him
! here. So II only remains for Nebraska to
pronounce the name that has been thun-
dered forth, from, the foot Of Bunker Hill
and echoed back from Sierras' sunset
slope and that reverberates among the
pine clad, snow capped hills of the north
and rises up from the slumberng. flower
scented savannahs of the south, and that
name is the name of William JenAMgs
| Bryan. her best loved son.
When the demonstration had spent IT.
self, the speeches seconding the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Bryan were in order Senator
White spoke for California, giving the
tribute of the Pacific coast to the Ne
braska candidate. When Colorado was
reached, that state yielded to Senator Hill
of New York. The audience had anx-
iously awaited the appearance of the dis
tinguished New Yorker. and as he took
the platform he was accorded a splendid
reception, the entire audience rising and
cheering wildly with the single exception
of the little group of Tammany leaders,
who sat silent throughout the cheers for
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in fine voice, and his tribute to the Ne
braskan touched sympathetic cord in
! the hearts Of the audience. Several
other speeches We're made. Then came
! the voting. State after state recorded its
vote in behalf of the Nebraska candidate
and giving him the unanimous vote of
! all the states and territories. The con-
vention managers had already agreed
! that this was sufficient work for the day,
and the vice presidential nomination was
allowed to go over.
The great battle of the convention has
not been fought under the eyes OF cheer
ing thousands, but in the privacy of the
closely guarded quarters of the commit
tee on platform Here was waged
throughout Wednesday night and again
yesterday morning one of the most re-
markable struggles that has ever racked
this historic party. On the one hand was
the influence of Bryan and the absolute
unity of devotion felt toward him and
the cause of silver with which his name
is inseparably linked On the other hand
were many of the patriarchs OF the par
ty, men like Daniel of Virginia, insist
ing that the very life Of the organization
was endangered by changing its old Is
sues and that the duty OF the hour called
for new issues based on new and vital
events. And out OF this fierce strife the
adherents Of Bryan emerged Scared but
victorious. They have written the plat
form in their own way, with IL to l. But
il was victory by n scratch, for a single
vote would have turned the scale. And
it has not been victory without conces-
sion, for in the final draft silver is no
longer paramount" 1t is far dowa In
the platform, while IN tho very forefront
is the declaration that Imperialism Ia the
paramount issue Of this campaign"