The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-08

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug S.-Mr. Bry-
ans address, in reply to the speech of
Chairman Richardson, formally notifying
him of his nomination for the Presidency
by the democratic National Convention at
Kansas City, follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Members of the No
tif1cat:on Committee: 1 shall, at an ear
| ly day, and in more formal manner, ac-
cept the nomination which you tender, and
| shall at that time discuss the various
questions covered by the Democratic plat
| form. 1t may not be out of place howey-
| er, 10 submit a few observations at this
time upon the general character of the con-
! test before us, and upon the question which
is declared 10 he of paramount Importance
in this campaign.
When l say that the contest of 1906 is
a contest between democracy on the sne
hand and plutocracy on the other l do not
mean to say that all our opponents nave
! deliberately chosen to give to organized
wealth a predominating influence in the
| affairs of the Government, but 1 do assert
! that on the important issues of the DAY the
Republican party is dominated by th5s:.
influences which constantly tend to elevate
/ pecuniary considerations and ignore hu-
man rights
In 1853 Lincoln said that the Republi-
| can party believed in the man and the
! dollar, but that in case of conflict il be-
| lieVed 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
/ IN or" he hnf al
! important questions today, Republican leg
/ isiation tends to make money the master
and man the servant
/ II he maxim of Jefferson. equal rights
( 70 a and special privileges TO nome and
! the doctrine OF Lincoln that this should be
Government of the people, by the people,
/ and for the people are being disregardsd
! and the instrumgntzIities of government
! are being used TO advance the interests OF
/ those who are in a position TO secure ia
VGrs from the Government.
The Democratic party is not making
war upon the honest acquisition of wealth;
I it has no desire TO discourage industry.
! economy and thrift On the contrary, 1t
/ 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 res
pected Democracy strives for a eiviliza-
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share according 10 his merits.
ssThou Shalt Not.
NO one has right TO expect from go
ciety more than a fair compensation for
the service which be renders to society.
Il he secures more, it is at the expense Of
someone else. 1t is no injustice TO him
to prevent his doing injustice 10 another
To him who would. either through class
leg nr n "a al nf apy-
legislation, hespass upon the rights of an
other, the Democratic party says: Thou
shalt not.
Against US are arrayed a comparatively
small, but politically and financially power
full. number who really profit by Republic
can policies; but with them are associated
q large number who because of their al
tachmeut TO their party name. are giving
their support to doctrines dntag0nistic to
the former teachings OF their own party
Republicans who used to advocate binet-
allism. now try TO convince themselves
that the gold standard is good; Republic
cans who were formerly attached to the
gTeenbaCh are now seeking an excuse for
giving national banks control of the ma
ton s paper money. Republicans who ed
10 boast that the Republican party was
paying of the national debt are now look
ing for reasons to support a perpetual and
Increasing debt: Republicans who formerly
with the delusion that there are coed
trusts aIS bad trusts. while. in their
minds, the line between the two is becom-
ing more and more obscure: Republicans
who in times past. congratulated the coun-
try upon the small expense of our standing
army, are now making light of the objee-
tiGns which are urged against q large in
crease In the permanent military estab-
lishment; Republicans who gioried in our
independence when the nation was less
powerful, nov look with favor upon a for
efgn allinaCe; Republicans who three wears
ago condemned .forcihle annexation as i'm
moral and even criminal, are now sure
that it is both immoral and criminal to
oppose forcibIe annexation. That part
sanshfp has already blinded many to pre-
sent dangers is certain; how large a por-
ti,1u OF the Republican party can be drawn
over to the new policies remains to be
seen.
For a time Republican leaders we're in
cfined to deny TO opponents the right 10
crfticise the Philippine policy of the Ad-
ministration, but upon investigation they
found that both Lincoln and Clay asserted
and exercised the right to crftieise a
President during the progress Of the Mexi-
can gar.
Instead of meeting the issue boldly and
submitting clear and positive plan for
dealing with the Philippine question. the
Republican Convention adopted platform.
the larger part of which was devoted to
boas'ting and self-eongratulatien
In attempting to press economic uues-
lions upon the country to the exclusion of
those which involve 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
complete subserYiency to peeuniary con-
siderations.
But they shall not be permitted to evade
the stupendous and far-reaching issue
which they have deliberately brought into |
the Arena of politics. When the President I
supported by a practically unanimous vote
of the House and Senate entered upon a
war with Spain for the purpose of aiding |
the struggling patriots OF Cuba, the coun- |
try, without regard to party. appIauded
Although the Democrats recognized tbet /
the Administration would necessarily gain
a political advantage from the conduct of |
a war, which, in the very nature of the |
ease, must soon end in a complete victory |
they We'd with the Republicans in the s,,n-
port which they gave to the President. |
When the war was over and the Republican
leaders began to suggest the propriety of q |
colonial policy. opposition at once mani |
Tested itself. When the President f:lalIv |
laid before the Senate a treaty which req |
ognized the independence of Cuba. but pro |
yided for the eession Of the Philippine ISL |
ands to the United States, the menace of |
became SO apparent that many /
preferred to reject the treaty and risk the |
ills that might follow rather than take the |
chance of correcting the errors of the |
treaty by the independent action of this |