The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-07-11
Mr.. Bryan the Candidate.


Denver nominated William j. Bryan the presi-
dental candidate of the democratic party. But
ballot was taken.
The vote stood: Bryan 8921a Johnson (of Min
nesota), 46; Gray (of Delaware), 500 Mr.. John
son secured the vote of bis state from Con-
necticut 2 from Georgia. 1 from Maine, from
Maryland, 1 from New Hampshire, from Pennsyl
vana, from Rhode Island. Mr.. Gray received the
vote of his own state 20 from Georgia, "a from New
Jersey, 9a from Pennsylvania.
The latter state over which bitter fight made,
finally cast 1917 votes for Mr. Bryan and of its
delegates did not vote at all
1t would be an NECESSARY ceremony the 1ntroduc-
ton of the democratic presidential nominee, William
J. Bryan of Nebraska. He is known from continent
to continent wherever civilization finds an abiding
place. He is the worlds foremost private citizen.
Gaining nothing in renown by the prestige of public
Office he has reached an exalted position in human
estimation through those qualities of mind and heart
that appeal to intelligence and an appreciation of
right
Tested through dozen years of stormy conflict
against the strong of growing oppression, he has
filled the measure of expectation the champion of
the rights of the people and has aroused the active
enmty of all that strive seishly to feed ambition
and avarice on the sacrifices of the masses.
Mr.. Bryan is cordially hated, as the democratic
party would have him hated, by the representatives
of illegal gain, by the masters of predatory wealth
He is correspondngly loved by those who believe
that honest toll, honest effort earns honest reward
Knowing that honest effort and honest toll cannot
receive its return while corrupt legislation extracts
unjust dividends from the earnings of producers,
Mr.. Bryan represents strongly entrenched protest
against the aggressions Of those that govern wrong
fully through the power bestowed upon them by
debauched political system.
The republic him its executive
head 1t will accept the profer unless the people
again yield to the sophstries of the predatory class
and again become the victims of a conspiracy of
dollars
The democratic party is nearly united
than it has been during any of its national conflicts
since Mr. Bryans leadership asserted itself. The
refining process is slow one and it has taken time
to separate the metal from the dross But the pro-
has been completed
A new democratic party was born at Denver,
party representing popular issues that were nso-
lently rejected by its political opponent 1t goes
before the country upon those issues with the early
champion of all the party represents as its
standard bearer
There members of the old democratic party
who will not accept the departures from the tradi-
tons of the past to be enforced, nor could it
be expected that all would accept Them for they rep
resent radical change in sentiment and declare
against methods that are profitable to some demo-
Gratis we'll as to some republicans
But whatever the party loses as the penalty of
honest purpose it will gain from the element upon
which party obligation has rested lightly during the
formative years of an improved public system. In
those important years confidence in Mr.. Bryan has
been strengthened and he is accepted an earn
est exponent of government for the people, of the
people and by the people-the consistent follower