The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-08-09

to Congressman James u. Richardson. who
entered at once upon his notification address
Mr. richardson Speech.
Mr.. Richardson said In his speech;
Mr.. BRYAN: or the one hundred and twenty
fourth anniversary OF the birth Of TINS repuD.
lie there assembled IN Kansas CITY the most
Intensely American convention that ever came
together IN lis history. This great BODY wa
made up OF men from every state ana ierri-
rSsp ."S districts Gtro1' filed with unfeixned en.
thusiasm for the inspiring cause Whlch orousnt
them together. Their seven, millions OF con,
stituents had empowered them 70 i,a,nG q
for President and Vice President OF the United
States In what they conceived to be the supremest
political crisis that ever came TO our country.
| These delegates all realized that the Repub-
lie Il in peril. They felt that the duty was
theirs to take such action As would rescue
the STATE from the gulf OF imperialism In which
i had been plunged: and thus pdes Yer or, lor
less blessings Of free government and civil
liberty. You see before YOU, to-day a com
| mittee Of delegates from that convention.
sented each State and Territory. whose duty
II Is TO convey TO YOU IN formal manner the
| notification that the august assembly have
stituents, and for all who lore and cherish
liberty everywhere, with no dissenting voice,
chose you as the candidate for, President. and
adopted a platform Of principles upon which
the campaign We ara now inauguratinG shall
be conducted.
The declaration Of party principles %enunc-
ated now have The honor TO- present 70 y9,it.
propriety end. but ! beg indulgence for a few
moments a..
The delegates assembled M Kansas City did
not take s,,, Ss'' " actor. tss srs IhsIT s S2mnsss w Sns
determlnation. In the alarming. condition In
which The country has been placed by the present
weak and vacillating and un-AmeriCan Admin
our fellow-ctizens generally. TINT a change Of
men and policies Ia impeiously demanded
They proceeded deliberately. and chose you
true political faith.
BRYAN's BRILLIANT CONTEST" IN 90
-Four years ago you led the party In the most
brilliant contest IL has ever experienced. You
then failed 10 win the goal, the Presidency.
but you did more; you won the respect and
admiration Of your political foes. and the ardent
love and devotion OF YOU followers. Tint
contest was made by you against stnpendols
ODDS. In the face OF a hostile prcss. and with
You. and the country. that all these nnfortui-
tons conditions do confront you to-day 1t
II trIe you were then bitterly sometimes
want2ni!y, assnilod, and when partisan ranc2r
ran high occasionally coarse things were said
OF you. and your party, But you md they
survived them all. and were. perhaps, stronger
for them, We trust this campaign will he
pitched on a higher plane, and that IL Will be
Conducted IN n manner worthy OF the great
dignity which attaches TO the two most exalted
Offices at stake,
II Is true that you and your party friends
have already been characterized as dishonest
and lawless at home, and as towards abroad.
] feel sure, however. II will stop at this. or. AZ
least, II such hyperbolic flowers OF speech are
used at all Il will be In rare Instances. and only
then by soms one whose coarse manners before
the public are ,equalled only by the roughness
ofhis riding habit.
~ 1893 you were constantly before the public.
The eyes of the nation we're fixed upon you and
your utteranccs, as they were never before
upon a public nan. Then, and at all times
as the sun at high noon, yet no flaw OF d,shouor
or cowardice Ia pointed ont IN your record by
any foe Review and criticism have who y
ta5lsd n TO in yo, or sTc Te Nix s sbso Il Rsp ana eaISs~
bv every State. territory and district In the
Union. made the candidate Of a reunited and
harmonious perry: You are by all real Amer,
faith Of our fathers, which was articled In the
Decla stion Of lndependsnce and sealed by the
blood of patriots. We deny that that ,Declara-
''%" BY the s" faithful WITT i is yet venerated as n" inu
erandest charter OF human rights and human
and power breaches, contempt for its sdpero
star by which our ship Of State can be safely
sailed. We know that II has served our pur-,
pose well and gloriously until Of late. when
another star, the star Of imperialism. has been
as the guide for our course.
NEW DECLARATION or DEPENDING
Declaration Of Independence. You will see II
takes no step backward upon any issue or party
creed heretofore promulgated. j. solemn y
aflrms that the question Of Imperialism is the
paramount issue Of this campaign. ms
declaration lid not make il so. blt only gave
recognition to an admitted fact The Rnpuoi l.
cans have made II the issue which in this cam
overtop, all Others, They may well
doing, but they cannot escape IT., by ts
fruits ys shall know them" was the best phi
nineteen hundred years ago. and Il
Imperialism consist. in levying upon the
people and collecting from them unequal
taxes. II consists In. levying taxes on one
the same on other portions thereof. ne
throughout the United States. The power
TO tax IA the power 70 destroy, When those in
acts OF Congress TO construct a tariff wall
against one Territory and thus exclude It's
products from the other Territories and States
9 OF I. The mn i@p.1 1ssf pS TO SodS NJ as si ihsy Or ~ sgD sasy
deeds which can only pc done in a kingdom
srS a. ,S emp 'Ss,s ana ne say i,s tneS Sf ARE ire not imperialTI;St s
declares that imperialism means
conquest abroad and oppression at home, II
means the strong arm OF the, military, and ,its
has ever been fatal to all free institutions. 1t
vas this that drove from Europe TO our shores
millions. Of our fellow citizens, and which 81
Large standing armies have no place In a re-
H " "lntaipe q BY brute force, and v is. GPi mslRii t.
terism imperiali.m cannot exist; The union
whether under that OF some other name, I'm
perislism means death TO democracy and re-
publioanism II means NOR swords ana
fewer pr~unine-hooks.
In the great battle upon us we win make
,n, .ssi ,nless sSi ed sG,,Ss. u IssSs .hi s1 %Sn' r.
cent. Sir. Is humanity. The highest duty Of
humanity IL TO help others TO be FREQ. The
rule rule 6 %ST' snotSer 3 the P Ios. postS SsH! own e%sif Iib.r HnG
for q democracy cannot be an empire and re-
main both.
THE wAB ON TRUSTS.
The platform also declares unceasing war
fare in nation. State and city against trusts
and anSIp private m %onopSliss il, i every form, This
books against this growing evil must
be enforced by honest and competent officials,
and that there shall be enacted other laws
all trusts and monopolies The bane-
effects OF these organizations cannot be
estimated or described. They have grown
" p po%.r, the sh fSiSteISl as G somr e the party Sn1{,d 1CT
the law-making authority for nearly four
years. By its e~naction this party confesscs
Us Inability or disincllnati9n. either OF which
people therefore, would put a curb on the trusts
hey must vote the government out Of the hands
Of the trusts We RECENTLY saw a Republican
Trpa -tlry vaults TO the lrmOr Ilate trlSt pDa