The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-09-26
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plsuse.)
He is 10 a strange condition. I cav
to you 1t has no parallel in the 20 it,
cal history of shis country. Never be
fore havs you soen tie time when q
party in power, with ABSOLUTE freedom
to act, went down SO fast that it hs d
hut one man who was popular, and he
is popular because he borrowed from
tho platform Of the PARTY who oppose
i'm.
Before leaving the United States
said to the Democrats OF my o~''
State who pointed out what the B.
publ.cans were drawing from cur plat
form. I said to them I was most
tfraid to leave the unity for fea'
they would steal tho r-st If my pls:-
form while WAS gone (Apnisuse and
iaughter) The way the Rspu9lican
oa rty has been stealing my platform
places them in worse position thar
happened to coiored woman 1 hearo
of. She was sick and sent eor col
ored ply sician. She grew worse. and
she sent for q white physician. The
white physician examined Der tenn
perature and ask d her: Did the
other doctor take your Temperature
She said. Il don't know; amt miss-
ed NJ thing but my wa:cn yet.'
daughter } I feel so goo1 to zee thes'
& puoIicaus comirg and endorsing
things We have been conten6tng TOR ]
aim 81 feel like forgiving them. but l
Nill not take back an thing l said
against them.
I begin to feel like the young fel?o4
I heard OF, q rashful fellow ne court
cd his girl = year before he had the
courage to tell ber what he thought
Of her. One ~ ming he told her he
loved her and asked her to marry him
She was cry frank girl and she said,
Why, Jim, I have been loving you
for these many months and I havI
boon waiting for you to tell me so /
could tell you" Jim felt good about
it and went out doors 30 he cculd get
fresh air, he looked up 1T tho stsrs
and said, "Oh, Lord, amt got moth.
ing agin nobody" (Laughter) That
8 tho way I was beginning 10 feel.
Lat mo say aqain-Pfesident Roose.
velt has borrowed from tho Democrat.
10 party. Two years ago the Repub'
licans who put him IN nou inat'on for
the presidency, tx-Gov Black Of New
York, delivered al eulogy on war. IL
there are any men here who were a.
the St. Louis convention they will re.
member that time. EI.Gov. Black
af5er delivering his eulogy on war pre-
sented Mr.. Roosevelt as Candidate for
election to thu presidency OF tho o nit
ed States, pre- ending him as tho goc
of war, the man of b.ood and iron;
and yet today the fame Of Roosevelt
rests not up u the characteristics OF q
man of iron and q god OF war, but OIL
tne fact that circumstances made 1t
possible for him to bring Japan and
Russia together. 1t is up:n peace and
not upon war that his fame Is going
to rest. In the campaign two yesrs
ago the main argu nent made against
Mr.. Roosevelt was that he hac the
spirit OF var. Yet strange to say.
bis greatest claim tU international
fame rests not upon the virtues or
characteristics ascribed to him by tho
man who nominated him, but his hav-
ing Democratic ideas instead OF B.
publican doctrines which have put
MIN before the country. WHAT else
has he done? He aIbitrated the coal
strike, brought employers and en-.
ployes together. an glad to endorse
what lie did. said al the time II
sas 4 good and noble act and was
glad to give him credit for doing +
good thing. But where did be get
tbe idsaP From the Republican plat
form? No. Hs got 1t frUh thai
hated and dssplsed Chicago platform.
rnere Is where ne found the doctrine
Of a1biEra aion-l srote the PLANK ny
self ouu l Am psrteobly willing "
loan it to him occasionally. Uaugh
ter.
Mr.. Bryan then paid his respects to
Ine trusts AID MAZE q convincing ar
gunent. Junn ID R,cKefejlsr mao
given tho whole thing away when lie
described the trust % an Amsrlc&r
beauty rose which attains iaS fullest
perfec5lon only after SO other rosea
nave been plnched If OF the bush.
Mr.. Bry an declared eloqueotly that he
Holld rather have the 80 small oses
for 80 small homes than the one beau
~ for ono large home.
He attack.d Mr.. r yosevslt's policy
on the railroad rate bill. ThiA bill L.
not based on tht Republican p atform
Two years ago 1 olerk Of Tie Later
state Oom nsics commission Lad urg
ed the Republicans to put this In their
platform, but they refused. Sub.s-
Qu.ntly 8. Is same clerk came to Mr..
Bryan With the suggestion, but evsn
Shen Mr.. B,yan had rate bill clause
in dratt OF / platform to bs submit
tod to ths Democratic convention.
Mr.. Roosevelt had tU yet has Demo
Gratis 10 tack up this reform In con-
gre and q Southern Denucrat, Till.
man from South Carolina was selected
20 lead the fight In the senate. ( (Jhsers
for Tillman Wherever the presi
dent will leaa in the cause Of reform
ne will always feel the support Of tie
Democrats. 1t required 10 years to
ind out what the Interstate Com
msrce commission could not do. II
may require several years longer to
lind all the defects In the rate bill,
but il the Democrats, get In power,