Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-18
The bryan LETTER
Democratic Candidate For President
Gives Out Letter Formally Ac-
cepting Nomination.
The indianapolis Speech to Stand
as His Official Utterance on.
Imperialism.
Silver Plank Discussed in an Eva.
sive Manner Other Issues
Taken Up

eiiS ii,iiitHdlloil OF lHe 2deI1locFatlc party
for president was given out last night
and is in part as follows:
Hon. James ID. Richardson, Chair
man. and Others of the Notification
Committee of the Democratic National
SGonNention--tien In accepting
the nomination rendered by you on be-
half of the democratic party. beg to-
assure you of my appreciation II the.
great honor conferred upon me by the
delegates in convention assembled. ana
by the voters Who gave instruction to
the delegates.
am sensible of the Responsibilities.
which rest upon the chief magistrate
Of so great a nation and realize the far.
reaching effect of the questions III,
VOWED in the present contest.
In my letter of acceptance of 1896 L
made the following pledge:
SO deeply am ! impressed With the
magnitude of the power vested by the.
constitution in the chief executive of
the nation and with the enormous infiu-
sence Which he can WELD for the benefit
or injury of the people, that | wish TO
enterth the office, if elected, free from any
personal desire except the desire to
PROVE worthy of the confidence of my
5counilymen Human Judgment is falli-
BILE enough when unbiased by selfish
considerations. and ngorder that / may
not be tempted to use the patronage of
the office To advance my personal ann
8hition / hereby announce, With all the
emphasis which words can express. my
fixed determination not under any cir-
,1,s.,
election. in case this campaign results
in my elections.
Further reflection and observation
constrain me to renew this pledge.
The platform adopted al Kansas City
commands my cordial and unqualified
approval. 1t ceurageeusly meets the5is
sues now before the country. and states
CLEARLY and without ambiguity he par
ty's position on every question consid-
cred. Adopted by a convention which.
assembled on he anniversary of the
signing of the declaration of independ-5
ence. il breathes The spirit Of candpr,
Independence and patriotism which
characterized those who a Philadelphia
lin l776 promulgated the creed of the re-
public.
Having in my notification speech dis
cussed somewhat at length the para
mount issue. imperialism. and added
some observations on nilitarism and
the Boer war. it is sufficient at this time
to review the remaining planks of the
platform.
TRUSTS.
The platform very properly gives
prominence to the trust question. The
lSappaliing growth of combinations in
RESTRAIN, Of trade during the present
administrator proves enneiusively that
/ the republican party lacks either the
Tdesire or the ability 10 deal WITH the
stonseffertiveEy II. as may be fair
4 Isl assumed from the speeches and cons
duct Of the republican Leaders. that
party does not intend to take the peo-
I pies side against these organizations,
4 then the weak and qualified condcmna-
I tiGn Of trusts to be found in the repub-
platform is designed to distract
attention While industrial despot.sm
liz completing lis work. A private mo-
+ nopoiys has always been an outlaw. No
defense can be made Of an industrial
& system in which one. or a few men. car
control for their own profit the output
Is0r price of any article of merchandise.
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