The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
BRYAN AT
 CHATTANOOGA
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President of the Bfyan Anniversa Club as follows.

s President of the Bryan Anniversary Club as follows.
 Hon. P. A. Hood, President Bryan Anniversary Club, Chattanooga. Tenn
 Dear Sir-I came to Chattanooga yielding to no one in my profound and afrectionate regard for MT Bryan and for the Democratic party and Its prin- cipals.
 Tn. the course of my speech I tried to make that plain in as warm and slowing sentences as my heart could fashion. I am profoundly convinced that in this period of tremendous econ- omic crisis the only man who can carry to successful conclusioip the reforms instituted in behalf of the people Is the man who is already entrenched in the power and prestige of dauntless courage and a conspicuous success in the executive office.
 have endeavored in my speech to give my convictions and these conyic- tfons are so earnest and so honest tha. l cannot chage them unless better req sons are given than those presented to me up to the present time.
 My reasons for stating this con- viction at Bryan banquet with MT. Bryan present, was because I consi6- cred 1t the manly and Democratic thinr to do. .
 me time to voice a sentiment SO momentous to the life, to the prosper ny and to the realization of the best ideals of real Democracy is in a coun- ell of the faithful and in the full pres ence or our great and shining leader. wno would be there to comment to approve or to condemn with the full force of his influence and eloquence as he might see fit.
 No Appearance of Trucklinx.
 If l had made this speech in the North and with mixed audience pres eh., lt would nave carried a sugges. ton or trucking or the appearance of seeking favors where the other party was stronger than my own
 appeared to me that the only fair and honest thing to do was in speak my convictions in full counc,l ana With open voice. In this belief my speech, upon the request of the As- sociated Press, has already been sent out 10 the newspaper of the country.
 nave not one particle of dog mausm nor any mere pride of personal opinion In pressing this matter, but the puollcity already given to my speech commits me to it so far that I cannot encourage or In consistency suppress that part of my speech around which the whole revolves.
 recognize the full right of the . SSAAiteSc, WhCH tnty nave secured from unreleased copies of my speech the trend of my remarks to express . approval or disapproval of the utter ances. and since I am the guest of the committee tonight, must yield full obedience to their wishes in the mat [ ter. It is my misfortune to have misconstrued the occasion as to find a Bryan ratification meeting where 1 came to attend a free and serious par ty deliberation.
 There seems nothing left me then, save, to withhold the speech from the Bryan banquet, although I cannot con- sistently ask the newspapers to which it has already been given to refrain from such use as they may see fit to . make of 1t.
 "Of course, this is merely an indi- vidua1 conviction, submitted to the Judgment of my party. do not need to say that if MT. Bryan shall be nominated by the wisdom of the Demo- cratic party as our next candidate for whole hearted and unqualified. enthus- iastic support.
 T thank the committee most cor dially for the courtesy of their invi- tation, and, regretting to find myself In variance with that portion of the club who have charge of the program. [ most sincerely wish them joyous evening and a profitable discussion of the great issues of importance to the party and the peopls-
 "John Temple Graves"