The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-08
Bryan S
Eloquent .and orci-
bic Speech on Gre
dentials Report

50. Louis, July S.--Bryan's opening
speech on the report of the committee
on credentials yesterday afternoon was
as follows:
Il came to this convention I'm the hope
/ that We would be able to agree on plat
form. on candidates. and have nothing
to stir the feelings or rouse contention.
n still hope that we shall be able to
agree upon platform that will repre-
sent the sentiments Of all Of us so that
We can present II to the country as the
platform Of an united country / will
go further than that ! still hope that
we shall De able TO present 20 the country
a ticket hchind which can stand a united
party. And I regret that Il am compell-
cd 70 come ia az this time and present IA
subject upon which your votes will be
asked But there is one democratic
principle more fundamental than an
other. i is The right OF majority TO
rule. it you destroy the binding force
Of that principle there is nothing that
, can hold "a party together
And my friends, 1t Is because I want
the dmeocratc party to stand on that
come here and present the minority re-
port In this case.
BOLDER THAN TRAIN ROBBERS.
"In the state OF Illinois the majority
was not allowed to rule That cOnven
tion was dominated by a clique Of men
who deliberately. pufposcly and boldly
trampeled upon the rights of the people
fIllinois. MY friends the evidence goes
to show that no band of train ROBBERS
ever planned ROBBERY upon a train more
deliberately or with less conscience than
they did
And these men who planned 1t and
who carried it out have the audacity the
| impudcnce and the insolence 10 say that
because they certify that what they did
| was regular, you cannot go behind their
] certificate II that is good law i'm a demo-
cratic convention 1t ought to be good
doctrine In a court, and II 1t Is good
doctrine In a court, then the only thing
/ that train robbers have 10 90 IN the tu-
= turc Is TO make report Of their tran
sactions over their own signatures. re-
ply that after they have committed their
\ crime all the train robbers will have TO dc
is to certify over their own signatures
/ that it was a voluntary collection taken
i up for religious purposes. and deny you
the right to go behind the returns"
SEVERELY ARRAIGNs QUINN.
! Mr.. Bryan made severe arraignmeni
/ Of the methods of State Chairman
! Quinn and the convention chairman In
| suppressing their opponents In the state
convention and appealed fore fair treat
ment OF the Illinois democrats. He con
tinucd
THAT convention was 50 openly, so no
/ toriOusly. "A gag rule and gag run con
| been out and had made a canvass IN
I the state for governor refused TO be can
didates before that convention. And
honor Judge Prentiss of Chicago and
| Mayor Crolius of Joliet. l honor these
1 men who refused 10 so out as candi-
dates OF that cOnVcntiOa, and II Mr.. Hop
| kins and Mr. Gable had any respect fol
\ the rights of majority 10 rule they
would be ashamed TO be here. the repre-
| sentatives OF a minority. But, my friends
| II they have not learned 70 be ashamed
to misrcpresent a great state, you ought
to teach them that they cannot do Il
| with the approval Of the democratic par
IS OF the United states. Now their sir
| rests upon these men You DO not beai
| II. But when you. II you do. decide C
| seat these men. these delegates from th'
| districts against the evidence present
ed IN regard TO the contestants from thS
| districts and these twO national dele
gates IN spite OF the protests OF s7l
! members--if you do that then you take
| from the shoulders Of Hopkins and Gable
and Quinn the odium that they do beai
and put Il upon the democratic party OF
J the nation and endorse that attempt
you have not this condition In Other
| states today. but let this Convention en-
/ dOrse this conduct and the next national
d convention will see more than one state
/ here AS "A result And it Is because this
question transcends the Interests OF any