Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-26
JOHN w. KERN.

| motel TO the state fair grounds, a four.
mile ride. There was an immense at.
tendance in the Coliseum, where the
ceremonies took place.
! In his speech informing Mr.. Kern
OF the honor conferred upon him Hon
I. f. Bell Of California, chairman OF
the notification committee paid high
tribute to the nominee and praised De.
mocracy.
After felicitously acknowledging the
honor that had been conferred upon
him by the Denver convention and ex.
pressing his pleasure and satisfaction
In being associated with Mr.. Bryan
ON the ticket, Mr. Kern arraigned the
Republican party for what he alleged
was the-establfshment of 'parliamen.
tary condition in the interest of mo.
nopoly, under which the sole power to
determine whether a measure should
be allowed to become a law or not
was lodged in the speaker of the
house of representatives, citing mum.
Der of cases in support of his conten.
ton. The principal part of his address
was devoted to the tariff.
Among other things Mr.. Kern said:
If the wages of labor depend upon a
high tariff, why should any man favor
a reduction of that tariff? If after
eleven years of surprising prosperity,
brought about by the Dingley bill
business languishes, and labor suffers
why not excite some more "roscate
expectations by raising the tariff
rates, to the end that there. may be a
much needed revival of business, and
that labor may again find employ
ment?
The voters of America are not likely
to be deceived as to the tariff question
by the stock arguments of the opposi
ton
Thinking people of all classes are
becoming interested in the moral as
pect of this question. The president
in vigorous language has pointed out
the evils which have grown out of
the existence Of swollen fortunes
the most Of which have been amassed
by the benefciaries of this system
Senator La Toilette in a speech de.
livered in the senate last March ex
hibited list of less than one hundred |
men, who, he declared, controlled the |
industrial life of the nation, and held |
in their hands the business of the |
country. A casual reading of this list
shows that it is made up of men who
have been the beneficiaries of legisla
ton or favorltes in the administration
of the law.
The president rails against swollen
fortunes as menaces to the public wei.
fare and as promotive of evils which
eat at the very heart of society. As
remedies he has suggested an income
AK and an inheritance tax, that their
growth may be to some extent check.
3D.
Concluding, the nominee used these
words:
Gentlemen, We enter upon this cam.
'aign with every prospect of success
Never has a political platform been
eceived with such favor by all classes
II people, and never has a candidate
zen presented by any party who was
loser to the hearts of the people than
ur matchless standard bearer Viii.
lam ]. Bryan.
Hon. w. J. Bryan delivered an ad-
Iress, ~ which, among other things,
e said that nowhere does the Repub
lean party show its Indifference to
cal reform more than in its treatment
II the trust question
Competition, he declared, protects
he purchaser, for when a number OF
dependent producers stand ready to +;
lpply him with what he needs, he :
IN choose between them and buy !,
ON the one who offers the best l
'oduct at the lowest price. He is also c
detected in quality because of those I
no compete for the opportunity. ii
The Democratic party, Mr.. Bryan as ="
rted, is the defender of competition.
d the only great party which is seek.
: to restore competition"