The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-20
BRYAN DECLARES
That the People Must Now Combine
to Crush Militarism.
BE WARNS TIE DEMOCRATS

That the Speech of Ex.Gov. BIacs
Nominating Roosevelt Was
Mensce to Christian
Civilization.
The following speech was made on
the floor OF the Democratic Conven,
tion by the Hon. W. J. Bryan at foul
O'Clock Saturday morning, July 9, al
ter an all night session. Mr.. Bryan
spoke as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Conventions: TWt
nights without sleep, and a cold
makes it difficult for me to make my
self heard. I trust that it will b'
easier in a moment, but as desire x
speak to the delegates rather than tt
the visitors, I hope that they at leas
can hear.
Eight years ago Democratic con
veution placed in my hands the stand
ard OF the party and gave me the com
mission as it's candidate. -Four year
later that commission was renewed.
come tonight to this Democratic con
Yention to return the commission ant
to say that you may dispute whethe:
fought good fight, you may dispute
whether I finished my course, but yol
cannot deny that have kept the faith
AS your candidate did all coulc
to bring success to the party. As
private citizen today I am more inter.
ested in Democratic success than 4
ever was when I was candidate.
The reasons that made the election OF
Democrat desirable were stronger IN
1900 than in 1896; and the reasons
that make the election Of the Demo
cratic candidate desirable are stronger
in 1904 than they were in 1900.
BLACKS SPEECH ON ROOSEVELT.
The gentleman who presented New
York's candidate at the Chicago con-
yention dwelt upon the danger OF
militarism, and did not overState the
dangers. Let me quote the most re-
markable passage that ever occurred
OF that was ever found in the speech
Of nomination Of any candidate fol-
president. Ex-Gov. Black Of New
York, in presenting the name OF
Theodore Roosevelt to the Republican
convention, used these words:
''The fate Of nations is still decided
by sheir wars. You may talk OF or
derly tribunals and learned referees.
You may sing in your schools the gen.
tie praises OF the quiet life. You may
strike from your books the last note
Of every martial anthem, and yet out
in the smoke and thunder will always
be the tramp Of horses and the silent,
rigid, upturned faces. Men may pro-
phesy and women pray, but peace will
come here to abide forever in this
earth only when the dreams of child
: hood are the accepted charts to guide
the destinieS OF men. Events are num-
berless and mighty, and no man can
tell which wire runs around the world.
The nation basking today in the quiet
Of contentment and repoSe may still
be on deadly circuit and tomorrow
writhing in the tolls Of war. This is
the time when great figures must be
kept in front. If the pressure is great
the material to resist it must be gran
ite and iron.''
MILITARISM A NENACE.
This Is an eulogy Of war. This is a
declaration that the time hoped for,
prayed for, Of perpetual peace will
never come, thus eulogizing the doc
t,ine Of brute force and giving denial
to the hopes Of the race. And this
president, candidate for reelection,
IS presented as the embodiment OF that
ideal, the granite and the iron, to rep
resent the new idea Of militarism.
Do you say you want to defeat the
military idea? Friends Of the south
are you trying to defeat the military
idea? Let me tell you that not one
Of you, north, east or south, more
fears the triumph Of that idea than [
do. II this is the doctrine that our
nation is to stand for, it is retrogres
sion, not progression, it is the lower
ing OF the ideals Of the nation, it is
the turning backward to the age Of
force. More than that, it is a chal-
lenge to the Christian civilization Of
the world and nothing less.
CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE OF PEACE.
Twenty-seyen hundred years ago a
prophet foretold the coming Of one
who was to be called the Prince Of
Peace. Two thousand years ago he
came upon the earth and the song
that was sung at His birth, was:
Peace on earth, good will toward
men" For 1000 years this doctrine
OF peace has been growing. 1t has
been taking hold upon the hearts Of
men. For this doctrine OF peace
millions have given their lives. For
this doctrine CT peace thousands have
crossed oceans and given their lives
among the savage tribes and among
foreign nations. This doctrine OF
peace, the foundation OF Christian
civilization, has been the growing
hope OF the world. And now the ex-
governor Of the greatest State OF the
nation presents for the office Of presi.
dent of the greatest republic OF all
history a man who is granite and
iron.''
But, my friends, if failed with six
million and a half to defeat the Re-
publican party can those who defeat
Ell me succeed in defeating the Re-
publican party? II under the leader
ship OF those who were loyal in 1896
we failed, shall We succeed under the
leadership Of those who were not
loyal in 1896?
GOD OF WAR Or A GOD OF GOLD.
If we are going to have some other
god beside this war god that is pre-
sented to rs bV Gov. Black, what kind