The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-15
BRYAN AND STEVENSON.
THE FORMAL NOTIFICATION.
The Democratic Leader Puts Impc
rialism to the Front.

rialism to the Front.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug 8.-Wil
liam j. Bryan and Adlai b.. Stevenso
were formally notified this Afternoon
OF their nom inatiOi by the Democratic
party for president and vice presiden
respectively.
Military park, where the exercise
were held was "a seething mass OF hu
msnity, $4,000 people crowding int
the open space to hear the notification
and acceptance speeches.
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed
despite the hot weather, and the lead
ers OF the party wore given magniii
cent reception.
Mr.. Bryan spoke on the question o
Imperialism, entirely ignoring silver
trusts and other Issues Of the campaign
This fact was the sensational feature
OF the day.
Mr.. Stevenson covered the several
Issues, but made scant reference tC
silver, contiuing his remaks on the sub.
ject to the statement that the party
had reafilrmed the demand for bimet.
allism.
Hon. VIM. j. Bryan, In accepting the
Democratic nomination for president,
spoke as follows
"Mr. Chairman and members OF the
National Committee:
II shall, at an early day and In a
moro formal manner, accept the nomi.
nation which you tender, and shall at
that time discuss the various questions
covered by the Democratic platform
1t may not be out of place however, TO
submit few observations at this time
upon the general character OF the con-
test before US, and upon the question
which Is declared to be Of paramount
Importance In this compaign.
when | say that the contest Of 1900
Ia contest between Democracy on the
one hand and plutocracy on the other,
| do not mean to say that all our Oppo
nents have deliberately chosen to give
to organized wealth predominating
influence in the affairs of the govern
ment, but | do assert that on the i'm
portant issues of the day the Republi-
can party is dominated by those in ntiu-
ences which constantly tend to elevate
pecuniary considerations and ignore
human rights.
sin 1859 Lincoln said that the Re-
publican party believed in the man and
the dollar, but that in case OF conflict
1t believed in the man before the dol.
lar. 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 mas
ter money is the servant, but upon all
important questions to-day, Republican
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 tho people, and for the peo.
pie, are being disregarded and the in
strumentalities OF government are be.
Ing 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 1t 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 1t promises him protection
In the enjoyment Of the proceeds OF his
labor. Property rights are most se-
cure when human rights are respected.
Democracy strives for q civilization In
which every member OF society will
share according to his merits
mo one has right to expect from
society more than fair compensation
for the services which he renders to
society. II he secures more, it ia at
the expense OF some one else. It Is no
injustice to him to prevent his doing
injustice to another. To him who
would either through class legislation
or In the absence Of necessary legis-
lation, trespass upon the rights OF an
other, the Democratic party says,
Thou shalt not
Against us are arrayed compare
lively small, but politically and fnan
profit by Republican policies but with
them are associated large number
who, because Of their attachment to the
party name, are giving their own doc
trines antagOnistic to the former teach
ipgS OF their own party. Republicans
who used to advocate bimetallism, now
try to convince themselves that the
gold standard is good Republicans
who were formerly attached to the
greenback are now seeking an excuse
for giving national banks control of the
who used to boast that the Republican
party was paying off the national debts
are now looking for reasons to support
perpetual and increasing debt Re-
publicans who formerly abhored
trust, now beguile themselves 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
LlLuSs pd6U COukTatulhtcu WIG COuuITy
upon the small expense OF our stand
Ing army, are now making light Of the
objections which are urged against q
large increase In the permanent mill
tary establishment; Republicans who
gloried in our independence when the
nation was less powerful, now look
with favor upon q foreign alliance /;
Republicans who three years ago con.
demned 'forceable annexation as i'm
moral and even criminal, are now sure
that 1t Ia both immoral and criminal to
oppose forCeable annexation. That par
tisanship has already blinded many to
present danger is certain how large q
portion of the Republican party can be
drawn over to the new politics remains
to be seen.
For time Republican leaders were
inclined to deny TO opponents the right
to criticise the Philippine policy OF
the administration, but upon investiga.
tion they found that both Lincoln and
Clay asserted and exercised the right
to criticise q president during the pro.
gress OF the Mexican war.
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
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