Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-19
BRYAN ACCEPTS
THE NOMINATION
TAKES UP THE GAGE OF BATTLE
AND PUTS BLAME FOR ABUSES
ON REPUBLICANS.
DECLARES QUESTION OF PoPu.
LAR RULE To BE The
LEADING ISSUE.

committee; | can not accept the
nomination which you officially tender,
without first acknowledging my deep
indebte mess to the democratic party
for the extraordinary honor which it
has conferred upon me. Having twice
before been a candidate for the nresi.
dency, in campaigns which ended in
defeat. third nomination, the result
lot the free and voluntary act of the
voters Of the party, can only he ex.
planned by a substantial and undis-
puted growth in the principles and
policies for which I, with a multitude
Of others, have contended. As these
principles and policies have given me
whatever political strength | possess,
the action of the convention not only
renews my faith in them, but strength
ems my attachment to them"
| Such We're the opening words of
William Jennings Bryan in response
20 the address of notification, made by
Chairman Henry D. Clayton of Ala.
lama.
Mr.. Bryan said that he should ac-
cept the platform in all its parts dis.
senting from nothing therein and in
accepting the challenge of Mr. Taft
said:
In the name of the democratic
party, accept the challenge. and
! charge that the republican party is
/ responsible for all the abuses which
now exist in the federal government
and that 1t is impotent to accomplish
the reforms which are imperatively
needed. Further, can not concur in
the statement that the republican
platform unequivocally declares for
the reforms that are necessary; on
tn contrary affirm that Il openly
and VIGOROUSLY disappoEts The hopes
and expectations of reformers,
! whether those reformers be republi.
cans or democrats"
Mr.. Bryan quote President Roose.
welt in condemnation of the republican
party and declared that the presi.
dents close friends have been prom.
Using for several years that he would
attack the iniquities of the tariff.
We have had intimation that Mr..
| Taft was FESTIVE under the demands"
said he, OF the highly protected in
dustry And yet the influence of
the manufacturers, who have for
twenty-five years contributed to the
republican campaign fund, and who
in return have framed the tariff seized.
ules. has be IN sufficient to prevent
tariff reform. As the present cam
paign approached both the president
and Mr., Taft declared In favor of tar.
iff revision, but set the date of revi-
sion after the election. But the
pressure brought to bear by the pro-
tected interests has been great enough
| to prevent any attempt at tariff re-
form before the election; and the re-
ductlon promised after the election
F., Is so hedged about with qualifying
phrases that no one can estimate with
accuracy the sum total OF tariff re-
form TO be expected in case OF re-
publican success"
/ Mr.. Bryan called attention TO the
failure of the republicans to legislate
against the trusts or f0r the control
Of the railroads. THE republicans In
the senate deliberately defeated seye-
raj amendments offered by Senator La
! Toilette and supported by the demo
crats-amendments embodying legis-
latiou asked by the interstate com
merce commission One of these
amendments authorized the ascer-
! tanment Of the value of railroads.
This amendment was not only de-
feated by the senate but II was over
lwhelmingly rejected by the recent re-
Republican national convention and
the republican candidate has sought
to rescue his party from the disas-
itrous results of this act by express
ing himself, in a qualified way, in
favor OF ascertainiug the value of the
railroads. he said.
Absolute publicity of campaign con
Itrlbutlons before election was pledged
/ by Mr. Bryan and popular election of
senators youchsafed. He proclaimed
that the democratic party is the de-
fender Of honest wealth and would be
! its steadtast protector but would per
nit no corporation to convert itself
into r, lpopoy, and in conclusion
Iseid
Recognizing that am indebted for
my nomination to the rank and file OF
our party, and that my election must
come. II 1t comes at all, from the I'm.
purchased and unpurchasable suf-
.frage5 Of the American people, I prom
Use. If entrusted with the responsible
ties Of this high Office. to consecrate
whatever ability I have to the one
purpose Of making this, In fact, a gov
eminent in which the people rule-a
government which will do Justice 70
all. and offer to every one the high
est possible stimulus to great and
persistent effort, by assuring 10 each
the enjoyment Of his just share of the
proceeds Of his toll, 10 matter in
what part Of the vineyard he labors.
or TO what occupation, profession or
calling he devotes himself"