The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-04-12
IN PROPOSING Mr.. ROOSEVELT
FOR ANOTHER TERM.
TO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Suggestion Made by John Temple
Graves at Chattanooga Banquet,
Where Nebraskan is Guest Of Hon.
or-Latter Compliments LaFollette.


the banquet CT the Bryan Anniversar!
Club tonight in honor of William
Bryan, when John Temple Graves
of Atlanta, made a speech in which ht
declared that Mr.. Bryan should, il
the next National Democratic ConVen
ton, nominate Theodore Roosevelt fol
the Presidency.
Senator James B. Frazier responded
to this address, declaring that the
Democrats could not afford to take
such action.
Mr. Bryan spoke to considerable ex
tent, arraigning the Republican party
though he declared that Mr.. Roosevelt
had adopted many Democratic princi
pies,
In beginning his address. Mr. Bry-
an paid his respects to Mr.. Graves
and what he had said. He compli-
mented Mr.. Graves in the highest
manner for his honesty and his bold
ness and said if there was any place
in the world where absolute freedom
: of speech should prevail il ought to
be in a Democratic gathering. He add
ed that when he had heard that Mr..
Graves had retired from the hall be
cause there might be doubts about
the wisdom of what he had to say, he
insisted for the Georgian to return
and insisted that the speech should
be delivered Turning directly to the
subject of Mr.. Graves recommends
ton. Mr. Bryan said:
"As at present advised. ! shall not
present the name of Theodore Roose-
welt to the National Democratic Con-
vention. Bear in min / say as at
present advised
Mr. Bryan continued that, if after
mature consideration and reflection
and the presentation of the arguments
in the case he should be convinced
that his duty lay in that direction he
would present Mr.. Rooseveit's name,
If it should prove the last act OF his
life.
He then went on to say that If any
Republican was to be selected by the
Democrats to head their National tick
ct the man should be Senator LaFol-
Iette. of Wisconsin.
Mr.. Bryan then proceeded with his
speech. presenting reasons why, In
his opinion, Mr.. Roosevelt was not the
proper man for the Presidency.
After expressing profound appre-
citation of the honor shown him by the
club. Mr.. Bryan said that it was the
only club in the United States organ
lied for the purpose of celebrating his
birthday and he felt a pleasure and
honor in the distinction of being its
guest.
He took up the growth of the demo
cratic principle and traced its spread
throughout the world and gave Illus
trations of its recent development in
Europe and Asia. He concluded by DEF
failing the growth of democratic ideas
in the United States, dwelling espec-
tally upon this. He said;
During the last fourteen years the
movement to secure the election OF
United States Senators by the people,
a thoroughly democratic idea, the re-
form has gained such strength that
it has been Endorsed five times in
the National House of Representatives
and by nearly two-thirds of the states
of the Union, as well as by two Demo
cratic National conventions.
Tariff reform, another Democratic
doctrine, has been growing not only
among the farmers of the West, but
among the manufacturers OF New Eng
land, until the mutterings OF discon'
tent are heard throughout the Union
because of the impotence of the Repuo-
licans to deal with the question Rail-
road regulation. Endorsed in National
Democratic platforms, mas at last DC
come a burning question and is divid-
ing the Republican party. The IN
come tax, so long denounced as social
Istic and demagogic, has found a cham
pion in a Republican President and
swollen fortunes accumulated under
the privileges and favoritism granted
BY Republican Congresses are at last
exciting general alarm. The Demo
cratic party in defeat has proven
stronger than the Republican party in
and although out OF power
has coerced those in power to seek
in measures VIGOROUSLY
Democratic The growth Of these re-
orm ideas is dividing the Republi-
AN party with freedom because the
differences cannot be harmoDized.
me commissions caused by these re-
orms are inevitable. Until these re-
orm forces triumphed in the Demo
ratio party gentlemen may cry
Peace, peace but there 10 no peace"