Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-08-09
CAMP A|GH'S KEYNOTE
Sounded by the Democratic Lead
er IN His Speech at
indianapolis.
PARAMOUNT ISSUE is IMPERIALISM
Policy in the Philippines Exhaustive
" Discussed by Bryan.
PEOPLE GOVERNED MUST CONSENT
Or the Government Is Not on Lines
Authorized by the Principles
of the American Repub-
lic-Appeai TO the
Fathers.
PARAMOUNT ISSUE is IMPERIALISM
Policy in the Philippines Exhaustive-
" Discussed by Bryan.
PEOPLE GOVERNED MUST CONSENT

Following is the speech delivered
by Mr. Bryan at indianapolis to tht
committee which notified him of bis
nomination. for the presidency by the
Democratic convention at Kansas
City:
Mr. Chairman and Members of thu
Notification Committee
| shall. at an early day, and in q
more formal manner, accept the nom
nation which you tender. and / shall
at that time discuss the various ques:
lions covered by the Democratic plat.
form 1t may not be out Of place, how
ever, to submit a few observations al
this time upon the general character
of the contest before us, and upon the
question which is declared to be OF
paramount Importance in this cam
paign.
When l say that the contest of 1900
is a contest between Democracy on
the one hand and plutocracy on the
other | do not mean to say that all our
opponents have deliberately chosen to
give to organized wealth predominant
ing influence in the affairs of the gov
eminent, but / do assert that on the
important issues of the day the Re
publican party Is dominated by those
influences which constantly tend to ele-
vate pecuniary considerations and ig-
more human rights. In 1889 Lincoln
said that the Republican party be-
lieved in the man and the dollar, but
that In ease of conflict it believed in
the man before the dollar This is the
proper relation which should exist be-
tween the two. Man. the handlwork 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 sery-
ant
The maxim Of Jefferson, equal
rights to all and special privileges to
Done," and the doctrine of Lincoln
that this should be a government .'of
the people, by the people and for the
people" are being disregafded, and
the instrumentalities of government
are being used to advance the inter
ests of those who are in a 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 respect
ed. Democracy strives for a civilian
ton in which every member Of society
will share according to his merits
No one has a right TO expect from
society more than a fair compensation
for the service which he renders to
society. II he secures more it is at the
expense of some one else. 1t is no in
justice to him to prevent his doing in
justice to another. To him who would,
either through class legislation or In
the absence of necessary legislation,
trespass upon the rights of another the