Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09

more IMAM any other represents opposition
! to the trust question
IF you want to place the standard in his
| hands and make Hearst the candidate OF
| this conventfon, Nebraska will be with you
| in the hghts tCheers)
But mys friends Nebraska does not
make any request. If you think that the
gentleman Rom Wisconsin. who. though
faithful in both campaigns. was not with
us on the moneyquestion-if you think MIR.
Wall. agreeing with the east on the gold
question, and with the west on other ques-
tions. would draw the party together; II
you want 60 place the standard in his
hands, WORCESTERSHIRE be with you and con-
tribute her part tCBeers9
"If you prefer 4an eastern man ana ma
some one Who will give both elements Of
the party something to believe in. some
thing to trust int something to hope for,
We are willing to join you with him. MY
friends. it is not always that every avail
able nan Is mentioned There Is in the
state of Pennsylvania whom / mention.
without consulting his delegation, without
consent OF the man himself; an eastern
man. voted with us in both campaigns but
against US on the money question. and, L
believe in sympathy with the people; a
man twice governor of great state
(Cheers) man who only two years ago
when a candidate again carried the great
state of Pennsylvania outside of the two
great cities of Philadelphia and Pitts
burg.
IF you eastern democrats who have in
sisted that your objection to me was my
belief in free silver, if you democrats are
willing to take a gold man / am willing to
let you have your way on that question in
this man. for l trust his honesty on all ques-
tons. Applause). But my friends, / do
not. Nebraska does not demand that. L
only mention these candidates as illustra-
tons come here to second the nominal
ton of man and / came to second his
nomination not because | can assert to you
person who might be named but because
L love the man and because on the plat
form We have adopted l don't. think there
Is any good reason why every democrat in
the east might not vote for this man.
Seconds Cockrell's Nomination.
Il come to second the nomination Of Sem
ator Cockrell of Missouri 0ong continued
applause. followed by cheers) He is the
nestor of the Senate. He Is experienced In
public affairs. He is known; he has a rec
ord; he can be measured by it. and, my
friends would be willing tn write my in
oorsement on his back and send him out to
the world willing to guarantee everything
he dld. loud applause) They say that he
comes from the south. What If he does?
40 not share the feeling that some people
nave that the democratic party cannot take
candidate from the south.N They say he
was IN the confederate army What If he
was! 90 not share the belief of those
VINO say we cannot nominate an ex-confed-
eia.e. prolonged cheering and applause)
was forty years ago. Its issues are dead;
IT'S wounds are healed. The participants arr
irienoS we have fought another war and
those who know what the war between pIu-
toCracS ana democracy means will not ask
"here man stood forty years ago; they
Will ask where does he stand today in this
war. My friends 1 believe that the great
issue in this country today is plutOcracv
vs.. democracy. You have said that | had
Just one Idea, the silver idea. Well awhile
pacK they said | only had one. but then it
was the tariff idea There is an issue
greater than the silver issue the tariff is
sue. the trust issue. 1t is the issue be-
tween plutocracy and democracy; whether
THIS is to be government of the people by
the people and for the people. administered
by officers chosen by the people, administer
ed in behalf of the people 1t is either this.
or it is to be a rule of moneyed element of
the country for. their own interest alone.
Laws Must Be Enforced.
''You tell me the republican candidate
stands for mlitarism. Yes, but he also
stands for piutocracy. You tell me he de-
lights in war. But there is another objec-
ton to him and that is that he does not
enforce the law against a big criminal as
he does against a little criminal. Laws are
being violated today and these laws must
be enforced. The people must understand
that We arctic have equal rights to all and
special privileges to none. (Applause)
We have had the debauchments of cleo
tons. IT was stated the other day that in
the little state of Delaware S2o6.OOo was
sent in Interstate on one day just before
the election of 1896. Some say that we
must have great campaign fund and go
out and BID against the republicans. My
friends, T. want to warn you that if the
democratic party is to save this nation it
must not save it by purchase, but by prin-
ciple. fAppiause.) Every time we resort to
purchase we cultivate the spirit of barter
and the price will constantly increase and
elections will go to the highest bidder. If
the democratic party is to save this country
ii must appeal to the conscience of the
country 1t must point out the errors to
the republic and II the party will nominate
a man. l care not from what part he comes
who is not the candidate of faction, who
is not the candidate of an element. but the
candidate of a party, the party will stand
by him and will drive the republicans from
power and save this country. (Applause.)
My friends. | believe that you could take
a man from any southern state who would
go out and make fight that would appeal
to democrats, all democrats who love demo-
cratic principles and to republicans who
begin to fear for their nations welfare
take such a and 1 believe that he
would poll million more votes than the
candidate of any faction whose selection
would be regarded triumph of part OF
the party over the rest OF the party. zap
plause.)
Majority Against Him.
Il simply submit it for your considera-
ton / am here to discharge a duty that
/ owed to the party. l knew before l came
to this convention that a majority of the
delegates would not agree with me in my
financial views, l knew that there would
be among the delegates many who did not
vote for me when 1 sOrely needed their
help L was not Objecting to the majority
against me. nor to the presence of those
who went away and came back. But. my
friends, l came not because l thought l
would be delighted to be in the minority in
our opinion but because l owed duty to
the six million brave. loyal men who sac
rificed for me fCheers.)
II came to get them as good a platform
as 1 could. 1 have helped them to get
good platform. (Applause) l came to
help to get as good candidate as 1 can,
and / hope that he will be one who can
draw the factions together. who can give
to us who believe in aggressive positive,
democratic reform, something to hope for
and to those who have differed from US
on the main question that he can give them
something to hope for, too. And 1 close
with an appeal that make from my heart
to the hearts of those who hear me: Give
us pilot who will guide the democratic
ship from militarism, the Scyiia of mill
tarism. without wrecking her upon the
Charybdis of commercialism"