The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-03-01
W. J. BRYAN'S
NOTED SPEECH
]. NJ. Bars Has Had 1t Printed
In Pamphlet Form,
WRITE BARRS FOR A COPY
Il win BE Mailed Free to ANY
One Why May Re-
quest IL.

To the Democratic Voters of the Sec
ond Congressional District of Florida
am having printed in pamphlet form,
for preservation, copies of the great speech
delivered by William Jennings Bryan in
this city February 10th, 1904 had a
stenographer take It down, aud II Is be-
ing printed exactly as delivered to the
largest gathering of Democrats ever
assembled In Florida.
1t Is such speech as will give pleasure
to every Democrat, and, indeed, TO every
person who Is opposed to corruption In
politics, to read, 1t appeared to me to be
so very appropriate to present condition
In Florida, that decided to print and
distribute 1t among the voters of this
Congressional District.
Whether or not one agrees with Bryan
in every detail, all who realize the dan
gers 10 our political system, growing out
OF the injection of corruption funds to an
extent heretofore unknown, will appre-
eiate his warnings and powerfully ex.
pressed protests against the corruption
which is such a marked feature of this
day,
The attempts Of the Trusts and corrupt
corporations to control even the DEM
ocratic Party in a Staie supposed to be
so thoroughly democratic as Florida
through the corruption Of every purcha-
bic newspaper In the State, regardless OF
cost, aud the use Of an unlimited amount
Of money available TO secure the services
Of every corruptible voter in Florida,
makes the dissemination Of so powerful
an appeal for honesty and decent politics
peculiarly desirable.
We are having a test in Florida of the
question whether corruption Of large
majority Of the newspapers Of the State
by Trust money and tie unstinted use Of
an unlimited campaign corruption fund
among the voters, aud the employment
Of a horde of hirelings to travel from
point to point, and 20 from voter to voter
to mislead and corrupt them, can, In
democratic State like Florida, In white
democratic primary election, prevail over
true democratic principles and honest
men and decent methods, IN the face Of
such appeals to the conscience and moral
nature Of the people as are made by Bry.
an In that speech.
For one, I have no doubt that honest
and decent methods and true democracy
will prevail. have the utmost conf.
dence in the intelligence, honesty and
democratic principles Of the white dem-
ocratic voters Of Florida. I was born
among them. / have lived among them
ell my life; and know them, A people,
taking the masses as they come, naturally
more intelligent, more honest or more
faithful TO their political convictions
than the native Floridians, do not be-
lieve can be found anywhere OH the face
OF the earth; and no other State has
received class OF immigrants Of better
character than those who have come from
among the best citizenship Of every
other State In the Union aud settled In
Florida. am sure that no electorate on
earth can be found, before whom Il
wuld be safer to submit the questions TO
The white democratic primary in Florida
May 10, 1904.
T. am confident that the corrupting In.
luences now, and for 80 long, at work In
his State are doomed to such a defeat
hat they will not again, for many years
It least, attempt the corruption Of the
FLORIDA Democracy.
do desire, however, to do all In my
power, regardless Of consequences to my
'wn candidacy. to have the question fair
y, honestly and intelligently presented
o you, to the end that no possible doubt
u the result may remain.
Mfr. Bryan's speech, in pamphlet form,
take pleasure in presenting as a con
ribution to the cause Of honesty, deeency
md true democracy; and will mail
opy TO any one. A request will bring II.
Respectfully submitted,
J. NJ. BARRs.