The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-21

could elect Bryan almost as easily as Bryan could re-elect the President. Never was such power-never such op- portunities--and never such responsi- bility in four American hands before.
 The obligation is even upon each.
 'sWill either rise to the great height which destiny has buiided them7 do know. Nor do we know. We only know that he vast question waits. l have pointed my own hero to his op- portunity. If he will not grasp 1t, let us hope the other may.
 .1f Bryan from defeat will not re- twine the laurel upon Roosevelts z brow, then from great height of vic- tory, let Roosevelt reach down and lift the patriot Bryan up to power and duty.
 "Just this would say in parting: The day and its needs are above par tfsan and the practical patriot Is the Republican hope"
 Other speakers of the evening were Gilbert M. Hitchcock of Omaha, who talked on The Radical vindicated;' Ben !. shively, South Bend. Ind. who spoke on "Old Faiths and New Condi- tions," and Edwin M. 0rout of Brook lyn, on ''The Patron Saint of Democ- racy."
 It was long after midnight when the speech making was finished. The two last speakers on the program, Con- gressman Champ Clark of Missouri and former Comptroller Grout of New York City bitterly opposed MT. Graves's idea that the next President should be either William !. Bryan or President Roosevelt.
 Congressman Clark's topic was Democratic Opportunities" and he took advantage of the occasion to in- %hn ka ha ufn garding MT. Graves's suggestion that under certain conditions it would be MT. Bryan's duty to nominate Presi- dent Roosevelt as the Democratic can- didate.
 Missouri for Bryan.
 Missouri is for Bryan" said Mir. Clark. 'and if he is a candidate l do not see how he can be defeated for the nomination. What we want Is . Dem ocratic candidate and not . Republican, as has been suggested by MT. Graves. There are plenty of men in the Demo- cratic party who could fill the Presi- dentiaI chair and I, for one, am sure the time will never be when the Dem- ocratic party will find 1t necessary to go to their opponents for man to rep resent them as chief executive of this country. If Democrats cannot find a candidate will find one for them. If my candidate does not suit them I'll take the nomination myself. Should Mir. Bryan ever attempt, as suggested by Mir. Graves, to nominate President Roosevelt on the Democratic ticket l.. for one, would demand that Bryan be read out of the party What we want is Democrats not near-Democrats. Mir. Bryan is the logical candidate of his party and I believe will be nominated unanimously"
 Former Comptroller Grout who pre- ceded MT. Clark bitterly criticised >President Roosevelt for his denuncia- ton of Mover and Haywood. the on- cials of the Western Federation ol Miners, who are awaiting trial m Idaho on a charge of murder.
 "When I take issue with President Roosevelt" said Mir. Grout, T suppose I am filing my application for mem bership in the Aranias Club. am sorry to say 1t. but President Roosevelt has the faculty of interfering in the bushes which strictly belongs to otn- CT people. In the controversies which have been going on for the past two or three years am sure it would have heen much in keeping with the oig- nitv of his office If he had followed m inc M footsteps of his predecessors ana remained silent"