The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-08-13
BRYAN ACCEPTS.

,'pluNCN utuNtltu yesterday Nt l.lh
coin. Sch. tu the notification ,uu
mitiyr. yuutur" most VI his discuurs'
tu g.. ,g.l..ism OF Mr.. Taft. and tn,
things Mr.. Taft said and did not sa,
In his speech. He charges the Re
publican party as being responsible
for all the known abuses during tn,
rast ten years. but fails To give q
credit for anything. lie said In part
II cannot accept the nomination
which you oifieialiy tender. withou,
first acknowledging my deep indebt
cdness to the Democratic party fol
the extraordinary honor which ha:
been conferred upon me. Having
twice before been candidate for tn,
presidency, In campaigns which ended
In defeat, a third nomination. the re-
suit Of the free and voluntary act OF
the voters OF the party. can only b,
explained by a substantial and undis'
puted growth in the principles and
policies for which |. with multitude
"
principles and policies have given me
whatever political strength | possess.
the action of the convention not on
lI renews my faith In them, but IL
strengthens my attachment To them.
Il shall. In the near future. pre-
pare more formal reply to your
notification. and. In that letter Of ac-
ceptance. will deal with the platform
ir detail. II is sufficient. at this time
to assure you that am In hearty ac-
cord with both the letter and the
spirit Of the platform. endorse Il
IT, whole and In part. and shall. II
elected. regard its declarations as
binding upon me. And. | may add.
a platform Is binding as TO what II
omits as well as to what II contains,
According TO the Democratic idea.
the people think for themselves and
select officials to carry out their wish
O.. The voters are the sovereigns;
the officials are the servants, employ
I'd for a fixed time and at a stated
salary to do what the soycreigns
want done. and to do IL In the way
the sovereigns want II done. Plat
forms are entirely In harmony with
this Democratic idea. A platform
announces the partys position on
the questions which are at issue: and
an official Is not at liberty 10 use the
authority vested In him To urge per-
sonal views which have not been sub
mitted to the voters for their APPROX
oil. II one Is nominated upon n plat
fern which is not satisfactory to him.
he must. IL candid. either decline the
nomination, or, In accepting II. pro-
pose an amended platform In lieu of
the one adopted by the convention.
No such situation. however. confrOnts
your candidate. for the platform up
on which ] was nominated not only
contains nothing from which ! dis
sent. but It specifically outlines all
the remedial legislation which We can
hope to secure during the next four
years.
The distinguished statesman who
received the Republican nomination
for president said. In his notification
speech: The strength OF the Repub-
l!can cause In the campaign at hand
ic the fact that we represent the pol
icies essential to the reform Of known
abuses, to the continuance Of liberty |
and true prosperity. and that.wc af'
as our platform uneqni-
vocally declares, to maintain them
and carry them on
I'm the name OF the Democratic
party, | accept the challenge, and |
charge that the Republican party Is |
for all the abuses which |
now exist In the federal government.
,nd that It Is impotent 10 accomplish
The reforms which are imperatively
needed. Further. can not concur
a the statement that the Republican
uneQuivocally declares for
he reform that are necessary on the
! afirm that n openly
md notoriously disappoinls the hopes
nd expectations OF reformers. wheth-
u those reformers be Republicans
II Democrats. So far did the Repub-
ican convention fall short Of It's
uty that the Republican candidate
cit 1t necessary to add to his plat
orm In several important particu-
,rs, thus rebuking the leaders Of the
arty. upon whose cooperation he
,ust rely for the enactment OF reme-
ial reform.
AS ] shall. In separate speeches,