The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
GOVERNOR BRADLEY OF KENTUCKY
SAYS PARTY STANDS BY RECORD
Republicans Have Made No Mistakes, He Declares,
and Have Not One Apology to Offer

CHICAGO, June %. - Governor
Bradley of Kentucky sa,'d a few un-
kind things about the Democratic
party in his speech seconding the
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt.
He spoke as follows;
The Republican party has made no mistakes:
therefore 1t has no apologies to offer. II has
broken no promises: therefore 1t enters no plea
OF confession and avoidance II OFFERS no guar
anty for the future save the record of it's past.
II points 10 an enormously increased com
merce at home and abroad; to free homes
given to free people; to o war wased TO drive
the tyrant from Cuba and a promise faith
fully kept to give TO the army and navy
whose deeds of valor have added imperishabie
glory 10 American arms; to the erection OF
churches and schoolhouses and the inauguration
OF civil government in the Philippines; TO the
universal prosperity now prevailing throusEout
the republic: to a generous system or pensions,
OF those who died. that the Union might be
preserved: to the gigantic Rebellion OF all time
courageously met and completely subdued; 20
the shackles of bondmen melted in the red
flames of war and to stars preserved and yet
others fixed in the armament OF freedom.
We cannot stand ct the base OF Bunker Hill
monument as prophesied by Toombs, and call
the roll of our slaves but we can stand on
any spot on earth and call the long roll Of
Republican statesmen and soldiers-the most
distinguished and illustrious that the nation
has produced who rendered impossible the full
flIment of that prediction.
For nearly half a century the record Of the
Republican party has been so interviewer with
the country's history that each is part Of
the other and neither can be written without
including the other. Indeed during that time
the Republican party has been the country
In diplomacy. in progress, In the arts and
sciences, in prosperity and adversely, In peace
and war. at home and abroad. land and
sea- the Republican party has been true to
every trust, equal to every emergency, has
continually elevated and advanced the standard
of American honor and glory and now pro-
claims to the world that in the lexicon OF pa
trotic endeavor and achievement there is no
such word fail.
HAS RESISTED ADVANCEMENT.
Democratic party has resisted every step Of
advancement and progress. 1t has been a
stupid objector, miserable malcontent and a
common scold. For two Presidential terms it
administered public affairs and during each
crippled commerce unsettled and decreased
values paraiyzed industries. closed manufac-
tories and made IL necessary for public charity
to provide food for the starving unemployed.
1t has exchanged it's time honored principles
for dangerous heresies and BETRAYED its lead
ers. until II is without leader ana In anxious
search of a platform. 1t has abandoned its
Moses and is unable to discover a Joshua. 1t
does not certainly know what II wants; and
If II did would not know where to find IT.
Il does not know what It Is Tor ana II It did did
rot know what to do and II 1t did would not
know how to do II.
Men of the North come from the battle
fields consecrated to freedom with the blood
Of your brave sons. We are the custodians
OF YOUR patriot dead and each year commem-
with flowers In their names and by their
memories the diEenfranchised South appeals to
you for Justice Shall IL be said that your
sons marched and fought and died in vain
Shall 1t be said that nation can exist part
slave and part free? Are people free who are
forced to bear the burden and yet denied the
highest privilege OF citizenship? II IL be true
that warrant may not be found in the co.
stltution to prevent disenfranchisement then
wa beg that you longer permit the dis
franchised and oppressed to be estimated for
the purpose of increasing the electoral strength
of their oppressors.
Though the grape Is crushed and the grain
is ground. they produce neither wine nor bread
for the prosecuted men of the South.
Surrounded by difficulties, striving in vain
to be free they instinctively turn to the brave,
true man who has said that he would not close
the door of hope on a struggling race. The
Southern Republicans are devoted to him and
will follow him with all the affection and ep-
thusiasm with which the ''old guard fol-
lowed Napoleon. They have unshaken faith In
his superb courage. evenhanded Justice and
unsullied honor.
PATRIOTISM AND COURAGE.
We have not forgotten how. when the war