Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-12

. | ouered provinces; its government of su
len subjects against their will, by fore
and fraud; its denial to them of the pre-
lection OF either the constitution or tn
command which says: Thou shalt no
steal'--a policy that would send our I'm
Gle Sam off his American range with
cowboy hat, a rope and a branding iron
| to rustic and brand, over all the Jesse
islands of the orient while hypocriticall!
chanting the long-meter doxoiogy:
| Democratic skies are tinged with
roster hue today, thon when we met II
convention four years ago. Then a tinan
cial cataclysm had spread over the coun
try, and although its every inducing cause
was easily traced to the errors and fol
| lies of the republican party, yet we were
in power when 1t came, and were wrongly
held responsible for the wreck OF shat
tered fortunes which followed in it's wake
Torn asunder by dissensions within, and
disasters without. our party faced a
gloomy and foreboding future which
seemed to augur its dissolution. The prob
lem then was to select standard bearer
bold enough to cover the rear of a retreat
and save the party from destruction, if
| not from defeat.
While discord with her flaming torch
confused the counsels there, from out the
sunset realm a champion came and babe
defiance to the oncominS host. With the
strength of youth, and the wisdom Of
| age, with knightly mien and matchless
| speech. he lowered above his peers and
| all who saw him then with one accord did
hail him "Chief." and gave our party's
banner to his hand; Slowly despair gave
| way to hope: confidence took the place
| where timorous fear had been; the broken
and shattered columns formed again, and
| behind him singing came $500 900 valiant
| men to that unequal fight
And the story of how we'll he fought,
| how fearlessly he fell, and how dearly the
| enemy's victory was bought, has all gone
| out into history now.
Back from his First Battle" he came
a baffled but unconquered hero of the
rights of man. Conscious OF the rectitude
| Of his purpose, and cheered by the belief
| that no issue is ever settled until 1t Is
| settled right" he cheerfully acquiesced
in the result Of that campaign, and girded
his Ioins for the next great contest be-
| tween the dollar and the man.
For four years he has waged an I'M
| ceasing warfare against the peoples en-
envy; for four years he has held up the
party's standard and his voice has cheered
the hosts Of democracy in every state and
territory. When the trusts began to in
crease under the protection of a repub-
lican administration, he was the first to
point out the danger and prescribe a
remedy.
When the alarums of a war for human
ity reused the heroic spirit OF our land
he offered his sword to his countrys
cause on the day that war was declared.
When later he saw the administration
departing from the ancient landmarks Of
our institutions, in its enchanted dream
of empire and militarism, he was the first
to raise warning voice, and resigning
HIS COMMISSION on the Qay the treaty or
peace was signed. he threw himself into
the contest for the rescue of the republic.
Realizing that Imperialism, like the IA
bled Artseus, was born of earth. and that
contended with upon the selfish worldly
plane of greed and gold 1t was of giant
strength, and II thrown down would rise
again refreshed from contact with its
mother element. he. like the mighty Her
cues, raised II above the sordid sphere
from which it's strength was drawn and
on plane of lofty patriotism he stran-
gled 1t.
With the issues now clearly drawn, no
doubt remains as to the name of our can
dldate. On that question we are re-
united democracy
Already worthy allies differing from US
rather In name than faith, have shouted
FOR our gallant leader again, and every
state and territory has instructed its del
egates to this convention to vote for him
here. So 1t only remains for Nebraska
10 pronounce the name that has been
numbered forth from the foot of Bunker
Hill, and echoed back from Sierras sun
set slope. and that reverberates among
the pine-clad, snow-capped hills OF tha
north, and rises up from the slumbering,
hower-scented Savannahs of the south;
and that name Is the name Of William
Jennings Bryan, her best loved SON.
Mr.. Oldham caught the fancy Of the
convention by his statement that the
government Of this country is bound
ed on the north by the constitution. OFT
the south by the Declaration Of indie
pendence and on the west by the Ten
Commandments"
AS he approached the close Of his
address he raised both hands high
over his head and spoke slowly and
with an energy that caused his voice
to penetrate into every corner Of the
hall.
The Answering Cheer.
And-that man is William Jennings
Bryan" he concluded, bringing his
hands lower with each word until the
last had been uttered, when he brought
them up with a sweep. but quicker
than his motion was the answering
cheer that swept across the convention.
1t was a simultaneous roar from all
parts of the hall. Up went the dele
gates upon their chairs over lheir
heads went the flags, and above them
all scared and rang the cheers TO-
Bryan. The band Loyalty perrAormt
its share, but the noise Of It's creat ton
was but a drop in the torrent The
men from the state of Nebra ska flung
up large banner bearing the likeness
OF Mr.. Bryan.
Round the hall started TIE Nebraska
men with their huge banner. End catch
ing up their state emblem the other
delegations took up the march, wav-
ing flags and hats and cheering at the
top Of their voices without cessation,
save for the breath necessary to a
fresh outburst.
The two women delegates from Utah
Joined in the parade, one of them car
rying a small silk banner OF white,
upon which was inscribed Greetings
to William J. Bryan from the Demo-
cratic Women of Utah"
1t was a demonstration fully equal
in fervor to anything that had preced
ed. Twenty-seven minutes had elapsed
from the iretant Mr. Oldham had men
toned the word Bryan" until the
cheering had subsidized ard the conven-
ton was in order AGAR.
Perkins SecondiaE Speech.
Arkansas yielded 10 Texas and Mr..
Perkins began a syeech seconding Mr..
Bryan. He said:
The democracy III Texas comes to this
convention desiring one thing only-the
election of William j. Bryan to the pres
idency in November. To them this seems
the one thing of supreme Importance. But
today the issues for the campaign of 1900
are made up. The platform adopted at
Philadelphia and Kansas City cannot
change them. To meet and act upon the
issues which exist, and which are coming
requires true greatness. For that. gen.
uine. true. open, honest, courageous
manhood is the only foundation. With
greatness. We know the man We ad-
vocate. He came and mingled with my
people. They have studied him-watch-
ed him in the various relations OF life.
They found that he was endowed with
manhood in a high degree. Had they not.
no Texas vote would have been for him.
| They are old-fashoned. and make this
the first. but not the only test. They
found also that, in Intellectual culture;
in the profound knowledge Of the theory
OF government. and of the details Of Its