The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-08-16
CAMPAIGNS KEYNOTE
Sounded by the Democratic Lead
er in His Speech at
indianapolis.
PARAMOUNT ISSUE Is IMPERIALISM
Policy in the Philippines Exhaustive
ly Discussed by Bryan.
PEOPLE GOVERNED MUST CONSENT
Or the Government Is Not OH Lines
Authorized by the Principles
Of the American Repub.
ic-Appeal to the
Fathers.
PARAMOUNT ISSUE Is IMPERIALISM
Policy in the Philippines Exhaustive
ly Discussed by Bryan.
PEOPLE GOVERNED MUST CONSENT

roilo"I IHS Is the speech urllVcreu
by Mr. Bryan at indianapolis To the
committee which notified him Of his
nomination. for the presidency by the
Democratic convention ut Kansas
city:
Mr. Chairman and Members OF the
Notification Committee
shall at an early day, and i'll Il
more formal manner, accept the NOM
lnatlOn which you tender, and | shall
ut that time discuss the various uucS
lions covered by the Democratic plat
form. 1t may not be out of place, how
ever, TO submit Il few observations 1T
this time upon the general character
of the contest before us. and upon the
question which is declared to be OF
paramount Importance i'll this cam
| pai%n.
When | say that the contest of 1919
| iS contest between Democracy on
| the one hand and ,lutpcricy on the
| other do not mean To say tlit all our
| opponents have deliberately ch:sc to
| give to organized wealth Il predominant
| ing influence i'll tn. affairs Of the GOV
| Crnmrnt. but | do assert that on the
| Important ISSUES uf the day the Re
publican party is dominated 10y those
VI iit!I itIIti ~
! waite pecuniary considerations and IL
more human rights. In lSI9 Lincoln
said that the Republican party be
licvcd in the maj; and the dollar. Dut
| that in case of conflict it believed in
| the man before th.. dollar. This is the
| proper relation which should exist be
| tween the two. Man. the handiWOrk of
| God. comes first. money. the hInui-
| work of man, i Of inferior Importance.
| Man is til" master. money til. servant,
| but upon all important questions today
| Republican legislation tends to make
| money the master and man the sery-
| ant.
The maxim of jefferson. equal
| rights to all and special privileges to
none.' and the doctrine of Lincoln
that this should hc Il government ''of
| the people. by the people and for the
| people" are being disregarded, and
| the inStrlImentalitirS of government
are being used to advance the inter
| eStS of those who are in Il 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 diScourag ge
industry, economy and thrift. On the
contrary it gives to every citizen the
greatest possible stimulus to honest
toll when it promises him protection
III the enjoyment of the proceeds Of
lis labor. Property rights are most
secure when human rights are respect
ed. Democracy strives for Il civiliZa-
ton in which every member OF society
| will share according to his merits.
No one has I right to expect from
! society more than a fair compensation
for the service which he renders to
society. If he secures more it is at the
| expense of some one else. 1t is no in
Justice to him to prevent his doing i'll
justice to another TO him who would
| either through class legislation or in
the absence of necessary legislation
trcSpaSS upon the rights of another the
| Democratic party says, Thou shalt
not
Against lis are arraycd a compara
lively small. but politically and tinan
cially powerful number who really
profit by Republican policies, but with
them are associated Il large number
who. because of their attachment tC
their party name. are giving their sup
port to doctrines antagoniStic to the
former teachings of their own party
! Republicans who used To advocate Di
mctallism. now try t. convince them
selves that the gold standard is good
Republicans who We're formerly at
tachel to tn" grermback are now seek
ing an excuse for giving national bank,
control of the nations paper money
Republicans who used 10 boast thai
the Republican party was paving of
the national debt. are now looking fol
REASONS to support i perpetual and i'll
crca>ing debt: Republicans who for
merely abhorred Il trust. now beguilt
themselves with the dclusiou that there
are good trusts and bad trusts. while
IN their minds the line between tn,
two is becoming more and more OBJ
scure; Republicans who in times pas
congratulated the country upon the
small expense of our standing arm!
are now making light of the objection:
which are urged Il gainSt Il large increaS.
In the permanent military establish
ment: Republicans who gloried in on
Independence when the nation was les:
powerful now look with favor upon
foreign alliance: Republicans who three
years ago who condemned "forcible an
| ncXation" as immoral and even Grim
| inal. are now sure that it is both i'm
moral and criminal to oppose forciblt
| DOurNatiOn