Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-08-24
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Indianapolis. Ind, Aug. s.Hon
James D. Richardson. Of Tennessee
chairman Of the notification commit
tee. announced the nomination Of Mr.
Bryan in the following speech:
"'Mr. Bryan: On the 124th anniver.
sary Of the birth of this republic there
assembled in Kansas City the most in
tensely American convention that ever
came together in its history. This
great body was made up OF men from
every state and territory in the union
They came from their respective dis
tricts filed with unfeigned enthusi-
asm for the inspiring cause which
brought them together. Their 7,000,-
900 of constituents had empowered
them to frame platform Of principles
and select a candidate for president
and vice-president of the United States
in what they conceived to be the su-
.premest political crisis that ever came
to our country.
"These delegates all realized that the
republic is in peril. They felt that the
duty was theirs to take such action as
would rescue the state from the gull
of imperialism in which 1t has been
plunged, and thus preserve for them
selves and posterity unimpaired the
priceless blessings of free government
and civil liberty. You see before you
| today a committee of delegates from
that convention. and for whom
speak, upon which is represented each
state and territory whose duty it is to
convey to you in formal manner the
notification that the august assembly
I have mentioned, acting for its mem.
bers, their constituents, and for all
who love and cherish liberty every.
where, with no dissenting voice, chose
you as the candidate for president, and
adopted a platform of principles upon
which the campaign we now are in
augurating shall be conducted.
1.-THE declaration of party principles
enunciated I now have the honor tt
present to you. Here the duties of ou1
committee might with propriety end
but beg indulgence for few mo,
ments.
Work at Kansas City.
"The delegates assembled at Kan.
sas City did not take hasty action
Their conduct was characterized by the
greatest firmness and determination
In the alarming condition in which
the country has been placed by the
present weak and vacillating and I'm.
American administration at Washing.
ton, they realized, as do our fellow citi-
zens generally, that a change of men
and policies is imperiously- demanded
They. proceeded deliberately and chose
you to lead in the battle for the restor.
alton of the true political faith.
-Four years ago you led the party
in the most brilliant contest it has
ever experienced. You then failed to
win the goal, the presidency, but you
did more: you won the respect and
admiration of your political foes and
| the ardent love and admiration of your
followers. That contest was made by
you against stupendous odds, in the
face of hostile press and with I'M
happy division in your ranks. I con.
graduate you and the country that all
these unfortunate conditions do not
confront you today.
1T is true you were then bitterly
sometimes wantonly assailed, and
when when partisan rancor ran high
occasionally coarse things were said
of you and your party. But you and
they survived them all. and were per.
haps stronger for them. We trust this
campaign will be pitched on higher
plane and that it will be conducted in
manner worthy Of the great dignity
which attaches to the two most exalted
Offices at stake.
1T is true that you and your party
friends have already been character
ICED as dishonest and lawless at home
and as towards abroad. I feel sure
however, it will stop at this. or, at
least, If such hyperbolic flowers OF
speech are used at all, it will be in rare
instances, and only then by someone
whose coarse manners before the pub
lie are equaled only by the roughness
of his riding habit.
Bryan Prominent In 1895.
During the eventful and exciting
campaign of 1896 you were constant
| ly before the public. The eyes of the
! nation were fixed upon you and your
| utterances, as they were never before
upon public man. Then, and in all
times since. you have been under q
light as glazing as the sun at high
noon, yet no flaw of dishonor or COW.
ardice is pointed out in your record
by any foe.
Review and criticism have wholly
failed to injure or weaken you in pub
lie esteem. And now you are. with
absolute unanimity, by every state
territory and district in the union
made the candidate of a reunited and
harmonious party. You are by all real
Americans regarded as the best ex-
ponent of the faith of our fathers
which was articled in the declaration
OF independence and sealed by the
blood of patriots. We deny that that
declaration is back number.
I'VE solemnly affirm that by the
faithful 1t is yet venerated as the
grandest charter of human rights and
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