The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-07-12
ARE FOR BRYAN, TOO.
Silver Republicans in National
Convention at Auditorium.

Oh IHt speaker ueSh. portrait vi
BRYAN at one side of the stage and
one OF TOwne at the other, the silver
republican convention opened at the
Auditorium Yesterday at noon, per-
haps the most enthusiastic and har-
monious convention ever held by a
political party. Yet in the portraits
of it's martyred leader and the por-
traits Of Bryan and TOwne it was
under the standard of three different
parties, not one OF which bears any
semblance to the republican party OF
to-day.
Ia fact, but for the name OF the
party and but for the reference in the
speeches to the fact that the present
republican party had gone after false
gods the convention only uttered
sentiments OF simon pure democ-
racy.
delegates present. The states repre-
sented were twenty-five i'll number.
On the stage were the delegations
from Colorado, South Dakota, North |
Dakota, Nebraska, Indiana and |
Michigan: on the lower floor of the
hall the standards designated the
positions of the Kansas, Idaho, Cali |
fOrnian, Iowa, Missouri, Oregon, IL
linois, Ohio, Washington and Mime
sofa delegates; i'll the balcony were
seated the delegations from the In
dian territory and Arkansas, while
III the boxes were those OF Oklahoma
and Utah. Aside from these twenty
states and territories there were five
Others represented-Texas New .Jer-
sey, Louisiana, Montana and New
York
The convention was called to order
by Chairman Towne at 2:40 O'Clock.
after the Star Spangled Banner"
had been played by the Posten band
OF Minneapolis, and sung by the en-
tire audience, which rose to their I:
feet during the singing. The Rev.
DIR. Bigelow, OF Cincinnati, then in =
yoked the divine blessing He said :
Our Father who art in heaven.
May Thy spirit of truth preside over
the deliberations of this convention.
II we have any claim upon Thy favor
or any right to call Thee Father, may
1t be because we have not and will u
not knowingly trample upon the p
right of any of Thy children.
"Hallowed by Thy name May the r.
reverent heart find Thy presence ev- 81
erywhere and seek to work in harmo- r
NY with the eternal laws of that NOR
al government which is supreme e.
above the nations. d.
Thy kingdom come May We
speed its coming by making the acts Fl
OF our legislatures accord with the Lii
mighty forces which make for right ~
and peace.
Thy will be done on earth as it is ST
lone in heaven. May we prove the Co
sincerity of our faith by practicing in Nj
senate chambers the lofty precepts TIL
which we profess in the sanctuary. We
tive Us this day our daily bread. =.
Ne ask not for the bread of Others Do
live us the bread that is ours bv
lght OF useful labor. May the claims 81
II justice be so completely satisfied by
a the laws of the land that all may
ave bread; that the starving mill An
ons may be fed, not by the hand of l ,CI
harlty but by the labor that wears Mn
o chains and knows no master. Sol
Forgive us our debtsa as we forgive cara
ur debtors. Save us from the ego Ha
ism which magnify the faults of Pas
theirs while blinded to our own. II un
ne name of eternal Justice grant us Wa
MY that measure of liberty which sha
= grant to the weakest or ourneirh- Shin
Ors.
Lead us not into temptation. In 81
ais hour when we stand at the part F''
L. OF the ways grant us the moral
1urage to turn our backs upon the O n
Turing visions OF the kingdoms of He'
ais world and their glory, remember Ths
y that Righteousness alone ex- The
alteth a nation.
Deliver US from evil. Now. wben4
lie chains are being forged and gold Do :
padlocks are being fashioned for mo-.
ar lips; now when men are forget
ng the faith OF the fathers TO nut rha
heir trust in the might of armies s ,mI
nd the might of fleets; now, ere the TIN
lolee goes by forever, save Us from Sen
~ urI.naa which lIlrES ia . L.