People's voice., 1900-07-12
The Democratic Convention.

The largest and most enthusiastic ma
tional convention ever held was the one
of last week, at kansas City. 1t fixed
the policy of the Democratic party. 1t
must now remain as it has been during
the past four years, and as it was in
the days of Jefferson and Jackson, a
party of the people as against the mon
eyed interests. While the platform and
vice-president are not what the Populists
desired they come nearer to it than
could have been reasonably expected.
The platform is a decided victory for the
more radical element in the party, and
the vice-president is an old-time green
backer, who, while vice-president with
. Cleveland, never bowed the knee to that
stuffed prophet and was not on friendly
terms with him because he would not
give up his individuality and his man
hood as Carlyle, VOORHEES, and others
did at Cleveland's demand in the carry
out of a Republican gold bug policy.
While Stevenson is an old-time Doug
lass Democrat, and as such was demand
ed by the eastern and southern Demo
Gratis, Populists need have no fear
that, should Brgan's death place him in
the presidential chair, he would stand
now as he did in 1896, squarely upon
the platform, and for the carrying out
of every plank in it. He would not be
reactionist. With the nominees andfhe
platform now before the people, there
should be no discord or difficulty in all
the reform forces uniting in placing the
greatest living American, W. ]. Bryan,
in the presidential chair.
The following from the Kansas City
Star, being portion of the description
of the scene following the nomination
of Bryan expresses as well as words can,
the tremendous enthusiasm at this time.
1t was equally as great on the adoption
of the platform, the demonstration
lasting in each instance over half an
hour:
"It was simultaneous roar from all
parts of the hall. Up went the dele
gates upon their chairs, over their heads
went the flags and above them all scared
and rang the cheers for Bryan. The
band Loyalty performed its share, but
the noise Of its creation was only drop
in the torrent. The men from the state
of Nebraska flung up large banner bear
ing a likeness of Mr.. Bryan upon one
side and upon the other, the word, "Ne-
braska," and smaller portrait of Mr..
Bryan, enclosed in star of blue. What
ever may have been the differences of del
egates over the platform they seemed to
have forgotten them, and all were as
one in favor of the man. New York
Wed with Nebraska and Kansas in vent
ing its enthusiasm.
Richard Croker was on chair, both
arms aloft, flag in his right hand,
which he waved vigorously. Hill was
not behind him in the show of LOYALTY
to the nominee and, waving his arms,
he let forth a series of cheers that
equaled those uttered by any man on
the floor. Over in Illinois, Ohio and
Indiana, where I6 to I is not popular,
there was no hesitation now. The die
was cast, the gage of battle lifted and
they swung into the line as fiercely as
any that had stood unfaltering by Mr..
Bryan in the fight before the committee
on resolutions.
Ground the hall started the Nebraska
tnen with their huge banner, and catch
ing up their state emblems the other
delegations took up the march, waving