Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-08-24
.BRYAN'S RESPONSE
TO The POPULISTS
Officially Notified of His Nom
nation by That Party.
DEALS WITH THE ISSUES

He Devotes His Time to Those Planks
Of the Democratic Platform With
Which the Populist Party Is In
Hearty Accord.
TOPEKA, Aug. 23.-William j. Bryan
was officially notified by the National
Populist party and the National None
tary league of his nomination for presi-
dent of the United States today. The
streets and hotels are profusely decorated
and the town is filed with visitors.
The morning opened hot and sultry,
but when Mr.. Bryan arrived a drizzling
rain was falling. Mr.. Bryan reached
Atchison last night on his way here and
was met there this morning by a special
committee. The committee escorted
him to this city. The exercises were
marked for their simplicity. The noti-
ficatien speech was delivered by Hon.
T. M. Patterson.
Mr.. Bryan replying to notification by
the Populist notification committee of
his nomination as presidential candi-
date said In part:
Sin accepting the presidential nomi-
nation which you tender in behalf of
the Populist party, desire to give en-
phatic recognition to the educational
work done by your party. The Populist
party, as an organization, and the farm
ers' alliances and the labor organiza-
tions from which it sprung, have done
much to arouse the people to study of
n r. ,io1 ufi
heving, as do, that truth grows, not in
seclusion, but in the open field, and that
it thrives best in the sunlight of full and
free debate, have confidence that the
discussian which your party has COM
PEELED will aid in reaching that true So
luton of pending problems toward
which all honest citizens aim.
Democrats and Populists agree that
Chinese and other oriental labor should
be excluded from the United States.
The Populists approve the demand set
forth in the Democratic platform for q
labor bureau, with q cabinet officer at
It's head Such an official would keep
the administration in close touch with
the wage earning portion Of the popula-
ton and go far toward securing such re-
form as the toilers need.
DG&AS w 1Cu INC 1tuSjSs
SIN 1896 the Populists united with
the Democrats in opposing trusts, al
though the question at that time ap-
peared like cloud scarcely larger than
q mans hand. Today that cloud well
nigh overspreads the industrial sky. The
farmer does not participate in the profits
of any trust, but he sorely feels the
burden of them all.
''The fact that the trusts support the
Republican party ought to be sufficient
proof that they expect protection from
it. The Republican party cannot be re-
lied upon to extinguish the trusts SO
long as 1t draws it's campaign contribu-
tions from their overlooking vaults.
''In government where the people
rule every wrong can be righted and
every evil remedied, but when once the
doctrine Of self government is impaired
and might is substituted for right there
is no certainty that any question will be
settled correctly.
"a colonial policy would so occupy
the people with the consideration of the
nations foreign policy that domestic
questions would be neglected.
sit is not strange that the Populists
should oppose militarism and imperial
1S1us IQE DOUu are dnGdgOulSGlC TO Gu0
principles which Populists apply to
other questions.
Lincoln pointed to the interest which
European nations have in the abandon
rnent here of the doctrines of equal
rights. He said:
"'The principles of Jefferson are the
definitions and axioms of free society.
And yet they are denied and evaded
30 Ell, -
dashingly calls them glittering general
tiles. Another bluntly calls them self
evident lies. And others insidious1y
argue that they apply to superior races.
These expressions, differing in form, are
identical in object and effect-the sup
planting of the principles of free gov
eminent and restoring those of classifi-
cation, caste legitimacy. They would
delight oonvocation Of crowned heads,
plotting against the people. They are
the vanguard, the miners and sappers of
returning despotism. We must repulse
them or they will subjugate u.s."