Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-11
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BRYAN AND STEVENSON.
Democratic Candidates Notified at In
dianapolis Wednesday.
VIM. J. Bryan and Adlai E. Steven
son were notified, last Wednesday, at
Indianapolis, Ind, of their nomination
as president and vice president of the
United States. There was tremen-
dous crowd present. James K. Jones,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, presided. Congressman
Richardson, of Tennessee, made the
speech notifying Mr.. Bryan, and Gov
ernor Thomas, of Colorado, made the
speech notifying Mr.. Stevenson. 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 op-
ponents have deliberately chosen to
give to organized wealth predominant
ing influence in the affairs Of the gov
ernment; but I do assert that on the
important issues of the day the Repub-
lican party is dominated by those in
fiuences which constantly tend to ele-
vate pecuniary considerations and ig-
more human rights.
"In 1859 Lincoln said that the Re-
publican. party believed in the man
and the dollar but that in case of con-
hict it believed 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 handiwork of man,
| is of inferior Importance. Man is the
master, money the servant; but upon
all important questions today. Republi-
can legislation tends to make money
the master and man the servant.
1.-The maxim of Jefferson, "equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none," and the doctrine of Lincoln
that this should be government "of
the people, by the people and for the
people," are being disregarded and the
instrumentalities 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 max
ing war upon the honest acquisition OF
wealth it has no desire to discourage
industry, economy and thrift. On the
contrary. it gives 10 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.
"Republicans who used to advocate
bimetalism, now try to convince them
selves that the gold standard is good
Republicans who were formerly at
tached to the greenbacks are now
seeking an excuse for giving national
banks control of the nations paper
money; Republicans who used to
boast that the Republican party was
paying off the national debts are now
looking for reasons to support per-
petual debt; Republicans who former
liy abhorred trust, now beguile them
selves 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 the past congratu'
lated the country upon the small ex-
pense of our standing army, are now
making light of the objections which
are urged against large increase IN
the permanent military establishment
Republicans who gloried in our indie
pendence when the nation was less
powerful, now look with favor upon
foreign alliance; Republicans who
three years ago condemned 'forclble
annexation, now consider it as immoral
and even criminal to oppose forcible an
nexation. That partzanship has al
ready blinded many to present dangers
is certain; how. large portion OF the
Republican party can be drawn over
to the new politics remains to be seen.
"In attempting to press economic
questions upon the country to the ex-
clusion of those which involved the
very structure of our government, the
Republican leaders give new evidence
of their abandonment of the earlier
ideals of the party and of their COM
plete subserviency to pecuniary condl'
tions.
"But they shall not be permitted to
evade the stupendous and far-reaching
issue which they deliberately brought
into the arena of politics. When the
president, supported by practically
unanimous vote of the house and SEN
ate, entered upon a war with Spain
for the purpose of aiding the struggling