The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-08-10
BRYAN AND Stevenson.
Democratic Candidates for President
and Vice-President Oh
cially Notified.
A GALA DAY At THE HoOsIER CAPITAL.
The Candidates Escorted TO Mili-
tnry Park. Where the Ceremony
Took Place. by q Large Process
sion of Local and yisitinG March,
ing Democratic Clubs.

ing Democratic Clubs.
Indianapolis. Ind, Aug. 9.--Wm.
Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, and
Adlai r. Stevenson, of Illinois, were
notified Of their nomination for the Of
fees of president and vice-president OF
the republic. in Military park, shortly
utter 2:3o p. m.
Witnessed by Thousands.
Thousands of people witnessed the
ceremonies. Senator James X. Jones,
chairman. Of the Democratic national
committee, was introduced by Mayor
Taggart as presiding officer of the &C,
casion. Senator Jones in priet
speech introduced Congressman James
II. Richardson, of Tennessee. Congress
man Richardson was received with
wild cheers rs he mounted the stand
10 officially notify Mr.. Bryan of the
fact that he had been selected as pres.
idential nominee of the democratic
convention ut Kansas City.
A Great Demonat ration.
When Mr.. Bryan arose to reply .
demonstration occurred which per-
haps has never been equalled in this
city. When order was finally re-
stored Mr.. Bryan began his address
which was of considerable length.
Cheer upon cheer greeted HIM at
every telling period. The salient
points of his speech were as follows:
Points of Bryan's Speech.
Man, the handiwork of God. comes first;
money, the handiwork of man. is of in
ferior Importance. Man Is the master;
money the. servant. but upon all impor-
tant questions to-day republican legisla-
ton tends to make money the master and
man the servant.
'If the republicans are prepared to
censure all who have used language cal.
culated to make the Filipinos hate foreign
domination, let them condemn the speech
of Patrick Henry
every human heart the love OF liberty.
He never made a race Of people so low
| In the scale of civilization or intelligence
that 1t would welcome foreign MASTER
The forcible annexation of territory te
| be governed by arbitrary power differs
as much from the acquisition of territory
to be built up into states as a monarchy
| differs from democracy"
"A colonial policy means that we shall
send to the Philippines a few traders. a
| few taskmasters and few Office holders
| and an army large enough to support ths
authority of small fraction of the PEG.
pie while they rule the natives"
| pecuniary burden to the people, and If ac,
companied by compulsory service, a con.
slant source of irritation. but it is ever
menace to a republican form of gov.
eminent. The army is the personification
of force. and militarism will inevitably
change the ideas of the people, and turn
srts of peace to the science of war"
"A republic can have no subjects A
subject Is possible only In a government,
resting upon force; he is unknown in a
government deriving its just powers from
the consent of the governed"
In a monarchy the king gives to tn.
| people what he believes to be good gov.
eminent; in republic the people secure
for themselves what-they believe to be a
good government. The republican party
ed itself upon the ground taken by George
| III. and by every ruler. who distrust.
the capacity of the people for self-govern.
| ment or denies them voice in their owr
affairs"
IF. in this country. where the peopl.
nave the right to vote, republican leaders
dare not. taken the side of the people
| against the great monopolies which hav,
grown up within the last few years, how
can they be trusted to protect the Fill,
pinos from the corporations which are
waiting to exploit the islands,"
Inere Is no place in our system of gov.
eminent for the deposit of arbitrary and
great party should claim for any presi,
dent or congress the right to treat million,
OF OF people as mere possessions and
stitution or bill OF rights shows how ia,
we have already departed from the an.
cient land marks. and indicates what may
be expected If this nation deliberately en-.
tiers upon career of empire"
II governments derive their lust pow.
ers from the consent of the governed il
is impossible to secure title to people eth.
er by force or by purchase"
Men may dare to do in crowds what
they would not dare to do as individuals
but the moral character of an act is MOI
determined by the number OF those wht
Join in 1t. Force can defend a right I'M
force has never created right :"
CLAY was right There are degrees a.
proficiency in the art of self-government
but IL is reflection upon the Creator II
say that He denied to any people the ca
nacity of self-government. Once admi
that some people are capable OF self
government. that that others are not
ana that the capable people have a righ
TO seize upon and govern the incapabla
and you make force-brute force-the onl,
foundation OF government, and invite tn,
reign and despot."
Gov. Thomas of Colorado followed
notifying Mr.. Stevenson of his nomina
ton. Mr.. Stevenson replied in some
what briefer speech than that Of Mr.
Bryan.