Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-13
VIM. j. Bryan
Opens Campaign
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and ! do not know how I can battsl
assist him than 10 speak "a you 81 hi
political conditions ~ n them.
need not tell You Of his merits. fol
you know them yourselves, but | ap
p~reetate the very cordial reception
that ynn have given me on this oc
c~aalul. and the very cordial reception
that b gave me some nine years
ago Whrn / first visited your faii
city. know something III tho fair
mindcinesa iii TIN majority Ut TIKI
people iii this community, and know
that whether yun afa democrat III
republican, yon viii pardon me IL |
state 20 yun my opinion on some 81
the questions which dislae The Amerl.
can people, and Iii expressing my
opinion | Wish You 10 understand that
l haze no desire 70 force that opin-
ion upon yon but that | simply sub.
init an opinion That you can consider
while yu1 are studying the issues OF
the present campaign. Not only have
| no desire to force my opinions upon
yon hut l have no power To do 10. 4
am d private cilizen, and | can prove
by d great many papers that | have
excellent prospects ot remaining Dle
all the rtsat 81 my life, but my friends,
! believe that II we cnn carry this
government back and place IL upon
the foundation laid by jefferson and
make It d government a Lincoln
pleaded for, O government of the peo.
pie for the people, that our private eli.
LIENS In tho United States viii be d
happy lot aud that 4 mar viii not
miss Il little thing ike nat being
president Of The United States.
My frtcnds. Lincoln said that Tho
Lord fnliaE love the common people
becatse hi mafin XXI many pf them,
and II II trffe that the common pro.
pla ara far moro numerous than
some people imagine and that the I'M.
common people are far less important
than theg think they are. The inter
ests nf tho people ara hest protected
moi By special Legislation but BY legis
lation that recognizes the equal rights.
of al and the special privileges d
nome.
When ! was Il candidate for tla
highest position III this land, I told thel
farmer thai III was elected | would
NOT Try ID net their hands Into splnn
body else's pockets; | would try 10
keep other peoples hands on OF
their pockeis. | told them that a
their representative / would moi Try
"a secure them special adsnntagea,
but TINT | wodld try TO make sure.
every n should enjoy equal rights
and enjoy The rights 81 the frui.s e
their toll
Iii 1906 there were some that
thought we Al %contending for d pol
icy that would degrade society aai
would take from the Industrious the
money that they earned and give Ii
10 The idler. II was Il misrcpreaenta
ton. We we're not seking that. we
were simply protesting against a par.
ty that took no consideration Of the
welfare of tho many. Ours Is not 4
rich mana party. ours Is not d poor
mans party. II IL n party that Invites
every man who Ia satisfied 10 take
whnt he himself earns and does moi
want 10 take what somebody else
earns. Our party can appeal 10 the
poor man because II guarantees III
him 4 return commensurate win
his efforts. Tho poor man may be d
democrat because tho democracy
recognizes his equal rights with his
richer brother. My friends. whenever
you find q man who has money and
he Is afraid to trust the people with
the making Of the laws. investigate
how he got his money and YOU will
find that he got II In such a way that
he r. afraid II he gets Justice he viii
IDsa II.
The man who earns HIS money hon.
cstfy III mol afraid 10 trust the people.
he knows TINT there III Ii sense of Jus,
tieo II which he can always appeal
and that there Is among the people
no hostility 10 honestly acquired
wealth, and. my friends. there have
always been In the democratic party.
rich mel who recognize that there Ii
something more valuable 10 hold than
money. there have always been demo
Gratis al means. who recognize Tint
money left % childen prntecta The
child, hut that d good government III
fnnfe valuable III him than anything
TINT IT'LL father can ieaya lin lelfea
q WI 4 Min All HI Min day. aal
there Me rich mon who have stood
under The democratic banner thrt
are men who recognize that the sllrest
protection u their own rights Ii The
recognition of The rights OF other PEG
pie. and today the democratic stand
proves thai IT, Is the champion of all
the people and not of any ono class.
or section OF condition and No are
willing that others shall live also. and
enjoy equal rights. need moi iull
you that ! did mt select the demo.
cratic candidate. III fact the c0nyem.
ti0n nominated one 10 whom was op
posed. not for any personal reasons.
for | never mot tho man, and | never.
raised an objection % his pcsonal
character, but for eight years | have
stood for certain reforms. | was
champion OF cci,EiL policies he
In.
Al 81. Louis I helped 20 make u
platform that Is n good platform IL
are not In What Il stated bnt
IN what II failed 10 state 81 faults
Are merely Ii ~ emitting 81 state