The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-09


force can disturb this republic. and no for
eign influence should be permitted to
change Its course. What the future has
IN store for this nation no one has au-
thority to declare, but each individual has
his own idea of the nations mission and
he owes it to his country as well as to
himself to contribute as best he may TO
the fulfllment of that mission.
work Before Bryan.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Committee: 1 can never fully discharge
the debt of gratitude which l owe to my
countrymen for the honors which they
have so generously bestowed upon me;
but, sirs, whether it may be my lot to
occupy the high office for which the con-
Vention has named me, or to spend the
remainder of my days in private life it
snail be my constant ambition and my
controlling purpose to aid in realizing the
nigh ideals of those whose wisdom and
courage and sacrifice brought this repub-
lie into existence.
L can conceive of national destiny sur
passing the glories of the present and the
pasta destiny which meets the RESPONSE
bllities of to-day and measures up to the
possibilities of the future. Behold a re-
public, resting securely upon the founda-
ton stones quarried by revolutionary pa
triots from the mountain of eternal truth
"a republic applying in practice and pro-
claiming to the world the self-evident
proposition: that all men are created
equal; that they are endowed with In
aiienable rights; that governments are in
stituted among men to secure these rights;
that governments derive their just pow
ers from the consent of the governed. Be
hold republic in which civil and re-
igious liberty stimulate all to earnest en-
deaVor and in which the law restraints
every hand uplifted for a neighbours in
jury-a republic in which every citizen is
a sovereign, but in which no one cares
to wear crown. Behold republic stand
ing erect while empires all around are
bowed beneath the weight of their own
armaments-a republic whose flag is low
ed while other flags are only feared. Be
hold a republic increasing in population,
in wealth, in strength and in influence,
solving the problems of civilization and
Fastening the coming of an universal
brotherhood-a republic which shakes
thrones and dissolves aristocracies by its
silent example and gives light and inspra-
ton to those who sit in darkness. Behold
a republic gradually but surely, becom-
ing the supreme moral factor in the
worlds progress and the accepted arbi-
ter of the worlds dlsputes-a republic
whose history. like the path of the Just,
lis as the shining light that shineth more
and more into the perfect day."
Stevenson introduced.
Mr.. Bryan concluded at 4:4O o'clock and
was promptly followed by Gov. Thomas of
Colorado, who introduced Mr.. Stevenson
Mr.. Thomas spoke only ten minutes. He
received very general attention and was
given frequent and generous applause.
Mr.. Stevenson was apparently slightly
nervous as the time approached for him to
take the stand. but he soon gained conf
dence as he proceeded Mr. Bryan led
the liberal applause which greeted the ap-
pearance of his fellow candidate as he
advanced to the front and many points Of
the speech were literally punctuated by a
repetition of applause as the speech pro-
ceeded. He read from his manuscript.
but held the majority of his audience to
the end. The following is a synopsis of
his speech:
| am profoundly grateful for the honor
conferred upon me by my selection by the
National Democratic Convention as its
candidate for the high office Of Vice Presi-
dent of the United States. For the COM
plimentary manner in which such action
has been officially made known to me, /
express to you, Mr.. Chairman. and to your
honored associates of the committee, my
sincere thanks.
Deeply impressed with a sense of the
responsibility assumed by such candidacy
accept the nomination so generously
rendered me. Should the action of the con-
vention meet the approval of the people
in November, 1t will be my earnest en-
deavor to discharge with fidelity the du-
ties of the great office.
The chief purpose of the great conven-
ton whose representatives are before me,
was redress for existing wrongs, and Sc
curity against perils yet greater which
menace popular government. Your con-
vention, in language clear and unmistak-
able. has presented the vital issues upon
which the pending contest is to be deter
mined. To its platform give my earnest
assent.
sympathy for the Beers.
Clearly and unequivocally, the Demo-
cratic convention has expressed its SYM
pathy with the burghers of the South At
rlcan republics in their heroic attempt to
maintain free government. In this, the
convention not only voiced the sentiments
of American Democrats, but OF liberty
loving men everywhere. II is not strange
that those who have kept the
political faith OF the author
OF the Declaration of Independence
should express their adherence at the
effort OF q great European power to sub
tuaate a people whose only crime is n
death struggle 70 maintain their liberties.
The lavish appropriations by the Re