The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-09-21
Accepts Nomination
Of Democratic Party.
MIR. BtYAN'S EOitAIAI. LETTER TO
NOTIFICATIONS tGMa:IrrEE
a Review of tho Platrnt Buch rlauli Dis
cussed with Approval - Their PurposcB
nmplillad npa Made Clear

Ici VI 'lo h1oll' W III. q. blSHn nc
cepting the Democratic nomination
for president was given out today
and is as follows:
Hon. Jas. ID. Richardson, Chairman,
and others Of the Notification Com
1nittee Of tho d, mocratic National
Conventions:
Gentlemon: In accepting tho nom
inaticn rendered by You on behalf Of
tho Democratic party, beg 10 assure
you of my appreciation Of tho great
honor conferred upon me by tho del
egates in convention assembled, and
by the voters who Guve instructions
to tho delegates.
[ am sensible Of tho rosponsibii-
ties which rest upon tho chief masis.
trate of so great nation, end realize
the far reaching effect of tho cues
tions involved in the present contest.
In my lottcr Of acceptance of 1896,
nude tho following pledge:
$50 deeply am I impressed with
tho magnitude Of The power vested
by the constitution in the chief OK
ecutivo of the nation and with tho
enormous inllucncn which he can
WELD for tho benefit or injury Of the
people, that I wish to enter tho Office,
if elected, free ffem any personal de
sire, except tho desire 10 prove wor-
thy of the confidence Of my country
men. Human Judgment is fallible
enough whom unbiased by selfish con-
slderations, and, in order that [ may
not be tempted to use the patronage
of the Office to advance any personal
ambition, | hereby announce, with
all tho emphasis which words can ex-
press, my fixed determination not,
under any circumstances, to be q can
didate for re election, in case the
campaign results in my election"
Further reflection and observation
constrains mo to renew this pledge.
Tho platform adopted at Kansas
City commands my cordial and un-
qualified approval. 1t courageously
meets the issues now before tho coun.
try, and states clearly and without
ambiguity tho party's position on
every question considered. Adopted
by a convention which assembled on
the anniversary Of the signing of the
Declaration Of Independence, it
breathes the spirit uf candor, indie
pendence and patriotism which char.
acterizes those who, at Philadelphia
IN 1876, promulgated the creed of
the Republic.
Having in my notification speech,
discussed somewhat at length tho
paramount issue, Imperialism, and
added somo observations on militia
rism and the Boer war, it is sufficient
at this time to review tho remaining
planks OF the platform.
TRUSTS.
The platform very properly gives
prominence to the trust question.
Tho appalling growth Of ccmbina-
tions in restraint of trade during tho
present administration, proves con.
clusively that the Republican party
lacks either the desire or tho ability
to deal with the question effectively.
If rs may be fairly assumed from
the speeches and cond uct of the Re-
sga g, iS&ss Us leaders, that party docs not
intend to >,tsske tSlk tue peoples side
against these orsssaiz orsssaizations, then the
weak and qualified Condemnation of
trusts to be found in the 4 f.,purdb ,publican
platform is designed to DISTRICT at
:ention while industrial despotis&1 is
completing it's work. A private mo.
nopoly has always been au outlaw.
No defense can be made Of IN indus
trial system in which one, or q few
! mon, can control for their own profit,
the output or price OF any article of
I merchandise. Under such system
the consumer suffers extortion, the
producer of raw material has but one
purchaser, and must soil. at the ar
bitrary price fixed; the laboror has
but ono employer, and is poworless
to protest against injustice, either in
wages or in conditions of labor; the
small stockholder is at the mercy OF
the speculator, while the travelling
salesman contributes his salary to the