Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-10
BRYAN At |NDIAAAPQlIS
Hears Officially Of His Non'lna-
ton.
STEVENSON ALSO NOTIFIED.
In Reply to Notification Mr.. Bryan says
That II Elected He VIII Convene
Congress In Extraordinary Session and
Give Fliipinos Their Independence.

0lv0 AEpluV9 AOAA As>sS1s$'-N~'-~'Ss q
indianapolis, Aug. S.-W. J. Bryan
was officially notified of his nomlna-
ton for the presidency before several
thousand people at Newly oval TO-DAY.
Adlai E. Stevenson was also notlned
of his nomination for the office OF vice.
president. In reply to the notification
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
Mr.. Bryan's Speech. ....--..
Mr.. Chairman and Members OF the No
LITIGATION COMMITTEES: l shall, at an cary
day. and in a more formal manner, az
cept the nomination which you .e, wi
and I shall at that time discuss the val!-
GUS questions covered by the DelfoE ,1acs
platform. 1t may not be out or place,
however. to submit a few observations az
this time upon the general chatac'et ,,, -
the contest before us, and upon tne uuv
ton which is declared to be OF paramount
Importance in this campaign,
When say that The contest oil t 1SIe % o,, q
contest between democracy on me oi no
hand and p!utocracy on the other. / ~
not mean 10 say that all our opponents
have deliberately chosen TO- give 10 o.
ganized wealth a predonl!na,lns t'n h,,t /
do assert that on the important issues q
the day the Republican party Is aomlnat.
ed by those influences which constantly
tend to elevate pecunlary cohsioe'"''o
and ignore human rights w., III
In 1853 Lincoln said that the, Repupiicah
Marty belieyed-in the man and the uoiiar,
but that in case Of conflict II oelleHeo lii
the man before the dollar inns - t.ao
proper relation which 81. shon,a a aeNisr, Us" ef
Cod, comes first money. the handiW1 nf % ~
man. IS of inferior Importance. man Is
the master; money the servant, n w. n
all important questions today iePuol l,,ae'
LEGISLATION tends to make money li'e mas
ter and man the servant.
The maxim of Jefferson, equal rights
to all and special privileges TO none, a.,d
the doctrine of Lincoln that TINS si,o ,ha
be a government "of the people ny ,ne
people and for the people, are belng uls-
rresartled and the instrumentalities OF gov
eminent are being used to advance the IN
terests OF those who are in Posltioh ~
secure favors from the government.
The Democratic party is not making
war upon the honest acaalS,t ca.a in ~
dustry, economy and thrift. On the con
trary, it gives to every citizen the great
est possible stimulus to honest TOLL Wnei'
1t promises him protectlon IN 1ne epnsoy
rocnt of the proceeds Of his labor. Prop
ertv rights are most secure when human
rights are respected. Democracy strives
for a civilization in which every member
of society Will snare acquiring ~ ''A' nv
its.
M ono has q right to expect from so
ciety more than a fair compensation Tor
the service which he renders to society.
If he secures more, II Is az tne eApI ,,i,"e
OF someone else. 1t is no inJuslce 10 nm
to prevent his doing injustice to announcer.
70 him who would. either through class
legislation or in the absence of necessary
legislation, trespass upon the rlsnt ts, OIL
another. the Democratic party says 1hou
shalt nOt.'
Against MS arc arrayed a comparatively
small. but politically and financially pow
erful, number who really pront by Repup-
lican policies: but with them are assoc
cjated q large number who, because OF
their attachment to their party name, are
cnistic to the former teachings OF thelr
own party. Republicans who used to ad-
vocate bimetallisnl, now try to convince
themselves that the gold standard is
gocd: Republicans who were formerly at
tached to the greenback are now seeking
an excuse for giving national banks con-
troll of the nations paper money Repup-
iicans who used to boast that the Repub,
lican party was paying off the national
debt are now looking for reasons 70 SUP
port a perpetual and increasing debt; re.
publicans who formerly abhorred trust
how beguS roa T fras tn and Sa
trusts, while. in their minds, the line BE-
obscure; Republicans who, In times past,
congratulated the country upon the small
making light Of the objections which are
urged against a large increase IN the
permanent military establishment; re.
publicans who sloTied in our independence
when the nation was less powerful. now
lcok with favor upon foreign alliance;
Republicans who three years ago con.
de1nned "forcible annexation as immoral q
and even criminal. are now sure That II
orXr1n
forcible annexation. That partisanshiE
has already blinded many to present dan
gers is certain; how large portion OF
the Republican party can be drawn over
CriticIsing the Administration.
For time Republican leaders were in
cined to deny to opponents n'; the , r ign 10 70
ministration, but upon investigation they
found that both Lincoln and Clay assert
ed and exercised the right to criticise a
President during the progress OF the Mex
lean war.
Instead of meeting the issue boldly and
submitting q clear and positive plan for
dealing with the Philippine question, the
Republican convention adopted plat
form, the larger part OF winch was de'
voted to Boosting and self congratulation
In attempting to press economic .ques.
items upon the country to the exclusion
Of those which involve the very structure
of our government, the EscpuDllcau lcdu-
ers rive new evidence Of their abandon.
nent of the earlier ideals of the party and
of their complete subserviency to pecu.
mary considerations.
was among the number OF those who
believed it better to ratify the treaty and
end the war, release the volunteers. re.
move the excuse for war expenditures
and then give to the Filipinos the indie.
pendence which might be forced from
Spain by a new treaty.
In view Of the criticism which my &C.
ton aroused In some quarters ! take this
occasion to restate the reasons given al
that time. ] thought it safer to trust the
American people to give Independence tt
the Filipinos than to trust the accomplish
ment Of that purpose to diplomacy witt
an unfrierdly nation. Lincoln embodied
an argument in the question. when he
asked. Can aliens make treaties easier
than friends can make laws?" ] believe
that we are now in a better position tt
wage a successful contest against imperi
alism than we would have been had the
treaty been rejected. With the treaty rat
flied, a clean cut issue is presented be.
tween a government by consent and a gov.
eminent by force. and imperialists must
bear the responsibility for all that hap
lens until the question is settled. If the
treaty had been rejected. the opponents
OF imperialism would have been held re
sponsible for any international complica
tions which might have arisen before the
ratification of another treaty. But what