Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-08-09
DEMOCRACY'S WAR
CRY; BRYAN OUTLINES
PLAN OF CAMP AICN
Candidates Are Officially No
titled of Their Nomination
at Indianapolis.
TRUSTS AND IMPERIALISM
These Two Issues Brought Prominent
Iy to the Front-Fundamenta Prin-
ciples of Our Government Are Being
Undermined by Them-Republicans
Severely Arraigned.

ciples of Our Government Are Being
Undermined by Them-Republican
Severely Arraigned.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. s. William Jen-
nings Bryan and Adlai E. Stevenson
were officially notified here today of
their nomination for president and vice
president respectively by the national
Democratic convention at Kansas City.
When the sun rose this morning it
shone out upon clear sky, thus render
ing it quite certain that the program for
conducting the exercises in the open air,
as originally decided upon, could be car
ried into effect The weather was hot,
to be sure, even at the early hour of SUM-
rise, and the heat increased proportion
ate1y as old Sol drove his chariot across
the heavens, but this circumstance APP
| peared to have no influence on the
throng of Democrats, local and foreign,
who had come out TO hear their candl-
dates for the presidency and the vice
presidency formally notified of their Sc
lection to be the acknowledgements of the
party and to see them started in the race
for the high goals at the farther end of
the course. To be sure the people per-
spired, but all accepted the occasion for
this physical phenomena as one OF the
inevitable consequences of the season
and nothing more. There was, there
fore, no undue i'll humor at the hot
weather.
Both Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Stevenson
arose early and both expressed them
selves as greatly refreshed by the nights
sleep
eve are quite prepared for the ordeal
of the day, if it may be called such, !"
said Mr.. Stevenson, land it looks as if
all wonld transpire most auspiciously. F."
Both Of them received number OF
callers during the forenoon.
The exercises Of the day were inaugu-
rated by a monster parade to the mill
tary park.
Senator Jones Presides.
Senator James K. Jones, chairman of
the Democratic national committee, pre-
sided at the exercises. Mayor Taggart
called the meeting to order, made a
short speech welcoming the visitors to
the city and then turned the meeting
over to Chairman Jones:
Congressman Richardson of Tennessee
made the speech notifying Mr.. Bryan
and Governor Thomas of Colorado made
the speech notifying Stevenson, to which
the candidates replied.
Mr.. Bryan spoke in part as follows:
"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 OPP
ponents have deliberately chosen to give
to organized wealth predominating in
fuence in the affairs of the government,
but l do assert that on the important is
sues of the day the Republican party is
dominated by those influences which
constantly tend to elevate pecuniary
considerations and ignore human rights
President Lincoln's Maxim.
"In 1859 Lincoln said that the Repub-
hcan party believed in the man and the
dollar, but that in case of conflict it be-
heved in the man before the dollar. This
is the proper relation which should exist
between the two. Man, the handiwork
of God, comes first; money, the handi-
work of man, is Of inferior importance.
Man is the master, money the servant,
but upon all important questions today
Republican legislation tends to make
money the master and man the servant.
"The maxim9 of Jefferson, equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none, and the doctrine Of Lincoln that
this should be a government of the
people, by the people and for the peo-
pie, are being disregarded and the in
strumentalities of government are being
used to advance the interests of those
who are in position to secure favors
from the government.
"The Democratic party is not making
war upon the honest acquisition of
wealth; it has no desire to discourage
industry, economy and thrift. On the
contrary, it gives to every citizen the
greatest possible stimulus to honest toll,
when it promises him protection in the
enjoyment Of the proceeds of his labor.
Property rights are most secure when
human rights are respected. Democracy
strives for civilization in which every
member of society will share according
to his merits.
Republican Change-of Front,
Republicans who used to advocate
bimeUallism, now try to- convince them
selves that the gold standard is good;
Republicans who were formerly attached
to the greenback are now seeking an ex-
cuse for giving national banks control
Of the nations paper money; Republi-
cans who used to boast that the Repub-
lican party was paying off the national
debts are now looking for reasons to sup
port perpetual and increasing debt;
Republicans who formerly abhorred a
trust, now beguile themselves with the
delusion that there are good trusts and
bad trusts, while, in their minds, the
line between the two is becoming more
and more obscure; Republicans who in
times past congratulated the country
upon the small expense of our standing
army, are now making light of the OBJ
jections which are urged against a large
increase in the permanent military estab-
lishment; Republicans who gloried in
our independence when the nation was
less powerful, now look with favor upon
. foreign alliance; Republicans who
Shree years ago condemned 'forceable
annexation as immoral and even crimi-
nal, are now sure that it is both moral
and criminal to oppose forcable annexa-
ton. That partisanship has already
blinded many to present dangers is GER
tain; how large portion Of the Repub-
lican party can be drawn over to the
new politics remains to be seen.
''In attempting to press economic
questions upon the country to the exciU-
Rion of those which involved the very
structure of our government, the Repun-
lican leaders give new evidence OF GnGn
abandonment of the earlier Ideals OF Gne
party and of their complete subservlency
to pecuniary considerations.
Cannot Dodge the Issues.
"But they shall not be permitted to
eyade the stupendous and farreachlng