Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-30
Mr.. PATTERsoA's ADDRESS.
speech Notifying MIR. Bryan Of lis
NOniinn tiou

NOMInNVlOn.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 23.--Hon. Il. NJ.
Patterson, notifying William, j. Bryan
of his nomination by the populist ila-
tional convention, said:
Mr.. Bryan, we are here today that, as
ton of The peoples party, we may form
president of the United States by that
great love and Confidence that you were
not I, member of the peoples. party,
n fer, would yoY be pledged to It's plat
and the principles of your own party CO.
tncide with it's declarations. Neverthe-
less, ,,. sir, the peoples party nominated
enthusiasm not excelled even In the cons
Nentlon OF your own party when u nom
ln n,a you 70. the same Great Office
and extraordinary faith in you could
have prevailed upon the peoples party to
go outside of its own organization for it's
presidential candidate.
Its convention met when congress had
struck the final blow against the consti-
tmtional rights ,I Of the people over the
every public obligation against the inter-
csts of the masses for the benefit of the
holders of the obligations. Silver could
public debt; greenbacks We're in process
OF banishment, to make room for the
paper OF, the bank ring. Congress had
nhdica q, It's power to regulate the vol
function of government over to the banks
with power to expand and contract the
volume of the currency at pleasure, and
thus control the price of every product
Reign of the Rich.
The reign Of the rich had been In
the government from the hands of the
many. The few had ntrenched them
selves behind the vicious power of their
of the masses and subordinate 1t To their
selfish and ,avaricious designs.
This has been inevitable in the life of
ton has been whether such living vir-
tue in the work of the fathers as that
inc, american i,: people, overcoming every
and plutocracy would array against
them; might continue to be custodians Of
the great principles of civil liberty and
self government.
=. on a bright April morning In 1898 civil
lied and Christian government reached
1h :. zenith ~ Of majestic virtue when the
fleet from Cuban waters, that your OPP
preston OF the Cuban people. may end
and the Cnbans acquire the boon of a
free free and indepen.lent government" There
was coupled with this declaration that
when all was accomplished and the
uubans free the United States would re-
for its Sublime services. To secure this.
/ congress declared war against Spain and
by the courage of its army and the mar
| NeliouG skill and courage of it's seamen,
compelled Spain to release the island to
Its people and forever renounce power
and authority over them. This had been
Il war for humanity indeed; but for more
than a year before the convention met
the United States had waged this war.
commenced for the liberation Of one PEG
pie for the conquest and subiugation of
| another Congress had not authorized
/ the transformation of n war against
Spain into, a war. against another and
oed ana sh exed the .ab bood nj
It's best and bravest sons to free the
Cubans from the horrible. relentless yoke
OF Spain. The yoke was broken; when
the president. defying the command OF
have power to declare war, turned army,
! navy and taxes against the Fiipinos
who had been our allies in the conflict
with Spain. and without provocation, ex-
; freedom. hunted and shot them down ia
force them to bend their necks TO the
| yoke of American scrfdom This war
records confidence invoked. confidence
supremely and lovingly given: death and
dence.
Problem Popuiists Faced.
The great problem that confronted the
/ Sioux Falls convention was. Glow car
i the peoples party best assist in relieving
this country from these manifest
! wrongs?" 1t recognized that to succeed
pledged to unceasing warfare upon them
| The convention was wise enough to know
and frank enough to confess that the
peoples party could not win the election
| its assistance succeed. The convention
determined to place faith In the demo