The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-10
DEMOCRATS IN
PERFECT ACCORD
ILLINOIS STATE CONVENTION AT
PEORIA YESTERDAY PASSED
OFF SMOOTHLY.
LOCAL OPTION IGNORE D
Stevenson deliver Key Note
Speeches Bryan Leaves
For East.

Peoria, Ill, Sept 9-The Demo
cratic state convention passed off
smoothly without the faintest ripple
a difference on the floor The dis
pute over the question as to whether
the platform should contain person
al liberty plank was fought out in u
secyret meeting Of the state commit.
tee, the Cook County delegates de-
manding an expression in favor of
personal liberty and the downstate
delegates insisting that if anything
was said on the subject that it would
be in favor Of local option. Finally
the committee settled on the platform
ignoring The personal liberty question
entirely and trat saved a fight on the
convention floor.
The platform simply alfirs he Den
yer platform gives praise 10 Bryan
and Kern. and lauds Adlal f. Steven.
son, Democratic candidate for govern
or The convention ratified the MONT.
nations for state officers made at the
rcent state primary nominated four
university trustees and listened TO the
oratory Of Bryan and Stevenson.
Mayor Fred J. Kern, of Belleville. :
Ill, temporary chairman, made a brief
speech in which he charged that
James W. Van Cleaye, president of
the National Manufacturers Associa
ton, the slef-crowned king of pluto
cracy, is raising a campaign fund from
the corporations to aid the Republican /
national ticket and defeat those can.
didates who stand for the common I
people
United States Senator Gore of Okla
homa was given an ovation when he
stepped forward to speak, He prais-
ed Illinois for giving to the nation
Lincoln and Grant and declared you
Illinois sons of Democracy now have II
chance to give another native son of
your state to the nation, William ].
Bryan.
What Stevenson Said. |
General Stevenson. candidate for :
governor was given a warm greeting
when he began to speak and was fire.. |
quently applaudod He said in part: {
In the presidential contest now c
pending no question of the personal t
character Of the candidates is invol t
we'd Moreover. no intelligent man (
believes for moment that whatever G.
the result, the legitimate business in G
terests of the country will be serious n
~ impaired. I'm political struggles n
of the past we have had enough and C
to spare along the line of personal ii
yilfication, and of affected apprehen- q
sion that the majority of the Amerj
can people would deliberately imperl nj
their own welfare. Whatever betdo. n
the government will endure II Is the IN
common heritage OF all No party if
has monopoly upon patriotism. II OF
would bode i'll TO the country indeed A,
If such were the fac,. The rains will n
continue TO fall alike upon the just d,
and the unjust and at the appointed m
seasons seed time and harvest viii q,
come with their wonted regularity. ~
And all this, however. whoever may IN
be elected president In the provi- ia
ience of God there are some occur m
rences in the material world for II,
which political parties are neither re.
sponsibe. nor entitled to any mecd in
,f praise. There is a power higher ii,
han human administration that regu. re
ates the moisture and the sunshine. II,
By means Of which the fruits of the Ia.
'srth are scarce or abundant ! have
never heard that the democratic I'm
,arty claimed credit for conditions M.
however favorable that were the re- of
ult Of causes put in operation only by az
he guiding hand of tine Almighty a,
At this very hour the people of las
his great state have deeper concern te.
n the skillful aud humane care OF tn
inmates of our charitable institutions tal
han in any pending question Of na ac
ional politics % may be that i'm the fri
lot distant future. the list Of inmates pr,
.i1 be heightened to include loved bal
mes from our own hearthstonCs of
hatever difference may exist upon in
ther questions there is absolute con T
ensus Of opinion that our charitable tbs
lstitutions should be conducted up lev,
n the highest pt tssible plane-W wholly fro
isCouHccted from partisan politics g-.
he great cause Of humanity wiH hr ,i,.
est subserved by having no test bu: 5,,
isracter. and efficiency in appoint 80
rents for their management Underu no ,,-
circumstances should such appoint : =
.ents ever be the rewards for per -
nal. or party service. lit
should it be the viii Of the people cor
iat boid me sTeat ohioe iof Nhioh we
have been named my entire time 60
ld whatever. Of ability possess shall -
? given to the faithful discharge of
/. rnanifnld dnfies The ernrntire rf