The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-08-16
BRYAN AND STEVENSON.
THE FORMAL MULTIPLICATION.
Ihe Democratic Leader Puts Impe-
rialism to tho Front.

liam J. Bryan and Adlal l.. Stevenson
were formally notified this afternoon
ot their nomination by the Democratic
party for president and vice president
respectively.
| Military park, whore the exercises
Wero held WAS d saething mass Of hu.
manity, $4,000 people crowding into
the open space TO hear the notification
and acceptance speeches.
| The greatest enthusiasm prevailed
despite the hot weather, and the lead.
ers OF the party were given magnif-
cent reception.
Mr.. Bryan spoke on the question OF
Imperialism, entirely ignoring silver,
trusts and other Issues of the campaign.
This fact WAS the sensational feature
OF the day.
| Mr.. Stevenson covered the several
issues, but made scant reference to
silver, confiuing his remaks on the sub
ject to the statement that the party
had reatfirmed the demand for bimet-
allism.
Hon. VIM. j. Bryan, in accepting the
Democratic nomination for president,
spoke as follows:
"Mr. Chairman and members OF the
| National Committee
II shall, at an early day and in d
more formal manner, accept the nomi-
nation which you tender, and shall at
that time discuss the various questions
covered by the Democratic platform.
1t may not be out Of place however, to
submit few observations at this time
| upon the general character OF tho cOn-
test before us, and upon the question
which is declared to be OF paramount
Importance in this compaign.
when | say that the contest of 1900
is contest between Democracy on the
one hand and plutocracy on the other,
| do not mean to say that all our oppo
nents have deliberately chosen to give
to organized wealth a predominating
influence in the affairs OF the govern
mont, but do assert that on the i'm
portant Issues Of the day the Republi-
can party is dominated by those ipiiu-
ences which constantly tend to elevate
pecuniary considerations and ignore
human rights.
"In 1859 Lincoln said that the Re-
publican party believed in the man and
the dollar, but that in case OF conflict
1t believed in the man before the dol.
lar. This Is the proper relation which
should oxist between the two. Man,
the handiwork OF God, comes first !;
money, the handiwork Of man, is OF
inferior Importance. Man Ia the mas
ter money Ia the servant, but upon all
important questions to-day, Republican
Legislation tends to make money the
master and man the servant.
1.-THE maxim Of jefferson, Equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none, and the doctrine OF Lincoln that
this should be government 'Of the
people. by the people, and for the peo-
pie, arc being disregarded and the In
strumentalities OF government are be.
Ing used to advance the interests OF
those who are in position to secure
favors from the government.
1.-THE Democratic party is not max
ing war upon the honest acquisition OF
wealth ; it has no desire to discourage
industry, economy and thrift. On the
contrary, 1t gives to every citizen the
greatest possible stimulus to honest
toll, when 1T promises him protection
In the enjoyment Of the proceeds of his
labor. Property rights are most se-
cure when human rights are respected
Democracy strives for a civilization In
which every member OF society will
share according to his merits.
"No one has right to expect from
society more than a fair compensation
for the services which he renders to
society. II he secures more, 1t ia at
the expense Of some one else. 1t Ia no
injustice to him to prevent his doing
injustice to another. TO him who
would either through class egislation
or in the absence Of necessary legis-
lation, trespass upon the rights OF an
other, the Democratic party says,
Thou shalt not
"Against us are arrayed o compara-
lively small, but politically and fnan-
cally powerful number, who really
profit by Republican policies but with
them are associated o large number
who, because of their attachment to the
party name, are giving their own doc
trines antagOnistic to the former teach
ings Of their own party. Republicans
who used to advocate blmetallism, now
try to convince themselves that the
gold standard is good Republicans
who we're formerly attached to the
greenback are now seeking an excuse
for giving national banks control Of tho
nations paper money! Republicans
who used to boast that the Republican
party was paying off the national debts
q perpetual and increasing debt Re-
publicans who formerly abhored q
trust, now beguile themselves with the
delusiOn that there are good trusts and
bad trusts, while In their minds, the
line between the two ia becoming more
and more obscure; Republicans who In
times past congratulated the country
upon the small expense of our stand
ing army, are now making light of the
objections which are urged against O
large increase In the permanent mill
tary establishment. Republicans who
gloried in our independence when the
nation was less powerful, now look
with favor upon u foreign alliance
Republicans who three years ago con.
demned 'fOrceable annexation as i'm.
moral and even criminal, are now sure
that IT 10 both immoral and criminal to
oppose forCeable annexation. That par.
| tisanship has already blinded many to
present danger Ia certain how large O
portion OF the Republican party can be
drawn over to the new politics remains
to be seon.
"For time Republican leaders were
inclined to deny to opponents the right
to criticise tho Philippine policy OF
the administration, but upon investiga-
tion they found that both Lincoln and
Clay asserted and exercisod the right
to criticise q president during the pro-
gress Of the Mexican war.
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