The Detroit times., 1908-07-10

holder he would not put the negation
on such a motion. declaring It carried
unanimously.
Straus 10 Howled Down.
Isaac l.. Straus. OF Maryland. who
had tried to get recognition, moved
for a reconsideration. This secured
for Mr.. Straus O storm OF disapproval
with cries Of put hi mout," and the
like A motion to table was made and
carried with great shout. Later
when the seconding speeches were In
progress Mr.. Straus who was 10 sec
ond Gray. attempted to explain that he
wanted to have the Lincoln resolu-
ton reconsidered to include In IL a
great contemporary of Lincoln. He
was howled down before he could give
the name and was also not permitted
to make his speech seconding the Gray
nomination.
When the nominating speeches were
resumed, shortly after ! o'clock, Flor
Ida gave way TO Augustus Thomas, Of
ew York. who made a rafting good
speech secondng Mr. Bryan's NOM
ination. He started the crewd cheer
ing more tnan once.
Bryan, "God-Made Man."
Mr.. Thomas said in part:
The material triumph OF this gen
Grafton Is the success OF corporate en-
terprise. but political influence by cor
porate wealth IL the disease OF the
country. Our republic, safe from re-
bellion and sure OF protection by its
citizens, Is having its institutions un-
dermined by It's corporate creatures.
Recognition OF this fact Is not an
attack upon wealth, but Is a first ne
cessity in defense OF a government by
the people.
For years this knowledge has been
mutely. dumbly laboring In the public
heart. For years one man more than
all others has had the love OF inartic-
ulate millions. because he has held
this moral question to the light; has
| spoken for the Godmade man above
the menmade dollar; for the God
made nan abere-tAe- state-HaAe cor
poration; for government by the
people and not government by the
interests
His unity OF purpose has been un.
shaken. He has struck at the money
changers when they would monopolize
the currency-has called for publicity
when corporations would purchase
| parties-has warred upon trusts when
conspiracy would throttle competi-
ton; has condemned the tariff by
which privilege robs necessity; but
his fight has been always for equal
rights and for single standard OF
morality.
Through his courageous words
through his superiority over pomp and
pretense-the country is coming to
know that defiance to the law Is no
less anarchy when plotted over a di.
rectors' table than when shouted un-
der red flag on railway crossing.
Through his teaching the country
is understanding that protection for
American labor is delusion; that
duct Of labor. and that the product OF
labor Is not the property OF labor. but
Is instead the property OF the exploit
ter.
THE country Is coming to know
that labor is the only so-called com
modify In which the freest competi-
ton is encouraged; that through the
nations gates there comes each year
to the field OF labor one million new
competitors.
Through Bryans teaching the la
borer Is coming to know that the la
borer's wage is regulated by the econ
omic law OF supply and demand. and
thar any share OF the protective tariff
that may ever come TO the laborer
himself will come only as a volunteer
donation from the protected exploiter
who collects the tax
I'VE are entering campaign where
In the cry is back to open dealing and
simple relation; back to the creators
OF wealth: back to the source OF po-
litical power-back TO the people.
las leader In this moral reforma-
ton We ask you TO nominate the great
Commoner OF Nebraska--the man who
without the glamour OF military rank
or civil office-with no credentials but
innate ability and resident character
made the title Of American citizen
passport TO the palaces of the world.
and besides every throne measured to
mans full stature
Give US the leader who, in fair
weather and In storm, In bivouac and
In battle. has been Of abiding faith
and inspiring courage.
Let US place Bryan, the candidate
who first opposed government by in.
junction. against Taft, who first in.
nicted it-Bryan. who refused to aban-
don his position even to gain election.