Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-10-13

all strong men right on these ques-
tons, on the right side of them. 1 am
not one of those, II such exists. that
because man has made political
mistakes or done absurd things In
connection with public affairs, that he
is to be annihilated; / believe in the
Old doctrine of taking back the sim
ner and giving him chance to re-
assert his Judgment and his man
hood, but / want him to come out
squarely and fairly and acknowledge
that he was wrong; l do not want him
to come back with an apology for
defense, or a defense for an apology.
We have all been wrong at some time
in our lives. we have all made mis-
takes. at least II we have not, hope
| may never meet those who have
not. daughter and applause)
Senator Dubois says he is with my
self and Mr.. French upon the rate
bill and upon the pure food bill and
upon some other things. That argues
nothing except that he had no suf-
ficient argument to justify him in his
own mind in opposing us. OLaughter)
| We did not need that concession TO
know that we were right In the posi-
lions that we took to which he re-
ferred; we knew we were right when
we were casting our votes, and we
when he voted with us. but that does
not make him Republican when he
! announces that he Is a Democrat In a
Democratic convention. when he is in
| strumental I'm framing and sending
out to the people OF this state such a
document as l have copy of in my
pocket, called the Democratic platform
of Idaho. He did not have a word to
say in defense of that platform the
other night, neither did the speaker
who introduced him, nor was there a
word uttered on this platform in de-
Tense of the declarations contained In
the Democratic platform sent out from
the convention held at Occur d'Alene
in Idaho.
Now, l have always respected o
good fashioned, fighting Demo-
crat. / have known them all my life
have been accustomed every two
years. and sometimes oftener. TO NEE
them in the field of controversy anc
around the ballot boxes, but while
knew they were wrong, and that th'
party that I speak for, and vote for
was right l gave them credit for sin
certify, for candor and for believing tn
. doctrines that they preached and sup
! ported by their votes, but that condi
, ton has passed away.
! The Democrat Platform.
> When a party is ashamed of It
, principles, when they don't dare writ
their name upon an invitation to tn
public to come and hear their doc
trines discussed, l look more closet
at those doctrines. IL won't tire yol
it is brief there are two or three word
l want to call your attention to- Ida
q no Democratic state Convention me
!, on August It'll of this year, and
!, says that the Democrats of Idaho
, now Senator Dubois was there and h
: was the controlling spirit, and tn
. creating hand that made this platform
The other evening in speaking, h
I, says: Il drew" and then he says, eth
q convention drew this plank" "Ths
: the Democrats in convention assem-
. bled hereby and unequivocally or the
would analyze that word 'unequivocal
!. ly' they probably would take II out {
: that platform, because there Is sug
Il gestion about II that is not fiatterin
= to the sincerity of their action), re
= affirm"-they reaffirm their allegianc
= to the time-honored principles
- Democracy as advocated by Jeffersol
- Jackson and Bryan. (Laughter.) The
= do not seem to have any respect Il
;. the principles of Democracy as ac
= vocated by any of the other gret
!. Democratic statesmen that they hay
~ | succeeded i'm electing to the presidenc
~ these three men-Jefferson. Jackso
and Bryan. Now l am not going bac
y to Jefferson and Jackson. because the
would not recognize the Democrat
!. party, nor the Democrats would n
recognize them II they were to me
. in the same hall. (Great laughter
" Mr.. Bryan.
"a But Mr.. Bryan seems to be abo
tho most alive nQpOpraf that there
a. at the present time. He recently HI
- made a tour of the world, and l heal
"A it stated last winter from men high
authority in the Democratic part
that Mr. Bryan had learned much,
J. the years that have interviewed b
IN tween now and the time that he w
ne first nominated for president that
n had grown conservatives that he HI
4 come in contact with big men a.
ne great circumstances; that he had hi
III opportunity to observe the workings
OF the political machinery of nations
G different character; that he had grow
ne broader, and consequently had di
ne carded what we term the narrow ide
an in regard to the financial policies, a
the great economic questions that q
tn feet the people Of this country; a
10. that when he came back you wor
n see a great, broad statesman III
he would be able to control the respe
er the confidence and suffrage OF the pc
US pie. And 1 thought Il might be tr
in a measure. 1 did not have as mu
Of confidence in 1t as some Of the gre
he Democratic papers, and Democra
re speakers seemed to express, but l ms
zee urallv expected that a man endow
p with quick wit. and a keen sense
appreciation could not pass throu
to or before the people OF
I'm great world without learning SON
lat thing Of conservatism, and withC
ty. seeing some flaw In his own concll
Ter ions. and In his own judgment, u
n less he is so wrapped up. his e,
off turned inward instead OF outward, q
he his ears closed. / did not suppose
was possible for a man with thu
experiences to come before the Anne
can people and announce himself
he favor OF the political propositions Il
his he expressed a few nights ago at Ms
,e- ison Square garden In New York @
dr. This Democratic platform ennun
nat ated by the Democrats OF Idaho he
he approves him. OF course II was
le- fore he landed and they possibly &C
II on the suggestion Of those emin
ed. gentlemen that l heard prophesy
did regard to Bryan, and they may hi