The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26

| said their will had not been given f. feet.
 He charged that there is power within the Republican Party 6eterm- ined that the people shall not rule: which power has manifested itself whenever efrort has been made to check the destructive work of unlawful com binations, reduce the tariff or equalize burdens by lsgisid dtfon-. 4Tbe Democrat. ic Party. he said. would Slrav. 2 sharp line between lawful business iaw- fully conducted and unlawful business.
 MT, kern's speech in full was as
 Mir. kern's Speech.
 Gentlemen of the Notification Commit
 For the Kindly and courteous man ner in which you have conveyed to nation on as % the Dsmocratic csndidats for Vice President of the United States. and for the eloquent words just spoken by your chairman in your behalf. thank
 appreciate most highly this great honor conferred upon me by the unani- nous vote of the representatives of my led. and shall strive most earnestly to earn a continuation of the conf dence and good will manifested by that
 ndssd fl S mg oS1 o%n sseK n sesires had been consulted, another would have re- ceived the honor, but 1t having come to me without solicitation. l prize. # sense of the burdens and responslbili- ties. As a candidate I shall try to wear the honor .worthily. and as faith properly devolving upon me as one of your standard bearers, and if elected, l promise to serve all the people of the of the duties Of the office.
 have no thought that the men who made up that great convention at Dem sc Secanse they believed s M ,has Sad sSiis ity or merit superior 10 that possessed by any one of the distinguished gentle men whose names were considered in connection with the vice presfd sntia' nomination. Many years ~ service on my part might have had some slight influence in determining tbsir action. chief purpose of the convention in choosing d son of Indiana as its esn~ dfdate to show its appreciation of the great Democratic party of this splendid more than third of million of .nsa good and true--.hs very flower of th3 great Democratic army of the Repub- honor ih the naine of these loyal Demo cratsS of Indiana tor whom the honor was. I believe, really intended.
 in II IS da@pasEn RsssrE S with e the s SS gentlemen to whom the standard or the party has been committed. For years we have been friends. rscog- nsr' ter ana m Ai high @ ideals. % always % actsaisd by patriotic motives and an earnest desire to promote the welfare. the hon Ss s sosr s5s sssy eaynd Gd ss sSssasny nomination was demanded oy the rank and file of the, party. which demand was emphasized S,s by s,pc ,pSpuisr move 0ye cesded. so grew in volume and force as to become irresistabie.
 He entered upon this campaign un- no obligations to any unlawful or oth- CT combination of capital, locking to no corporation for campaign contribu- ticns--a absolytely free to serve the pso- party's platform. While he Is the foe to unlawful monopoly and is prepared to lay heavy hand upon the lawiess. favor. and to combat the encroachment of greed upon honest endeavor. he Is the friend of every legitimate business vidual or corporation. and will synpa- thize with the promotion of every movement which makes for the well fare aIad prospsersty hlc of tne country ,Sc o,a ST day referred to his influence with his party as One Man Power. If by that he meant to say that MT. Bryan gree. to influence the thought and arouse the eonsciencs of the Republic as no other man of hts time, or if he meant that by his upright life, his cen s'I. ing, and patriotic action. he has earn ed the confidence and personal affect ion of millions of his countrymen, and gained the respect and admiration Of all the people of the world who lovo liberty and humanity--then the dlstin- gufshed gentleman was right with re- spect to the One Man Power of William IannfnRa Rrvan
 MT. Bryan has exerted no other pow CT. He has had no subordinates to command; no office holders, t1 direct. were no .postmasters nor other feder- al office-holders or employees in the Denver convention. Every delegate to ty under his own hat" and as an 1n- dependent American freeman, owing no allegiance save to country and flag, heart he believed that the nomination and election of such a man were de- manded by the best interests of the
 The Republican nominee for Vice President in his recent speech of ac- ceptance affected the belief that the question. Shall the people rule" in- American eiectorate. He affirmed :, with great emphasis. that under recent Republican administration the people have ruled without let or hinaranGe.
  lie like this there should be occasion for a discussion ee this question. It is a government of the people and by the selves through their servants whom they send to represent them In Con- gress. Their will. when known. ought to be supreme. and should be given tnl- mediate effect
 And if the will of the people once known is not given effect. then the people do not rule.
 Will any intelligent man claim that there is or has been any substantial the question as to whether the tariff duty on wood pulp used In the Tnanu- facture of paper should be reduced or removedT In this case the tariff tax trust alone. allowing that combine to levy millions of tribute each year up- on the newspapers of the country and their readers. The press of the coun- demanding relief, The people of the republic unanimously seconded the de- mand. The President of the United States threw the influence of his great press and the people. But all without avail. The dominant forces within the Republican party had established in the lower house of Congress a pariia- monopoly. under which the sole pow CT to determine whether measure should be allowed to become a law or not was lodged in the speaker of that by the flat of that one man the will of the press the people and the President was set at naught. Behold the spec. tacle. On one side eighty millions of right an admitted wrong. On *he oth- CT side, few men engaged in public plunder. aided by the dominating pow CT with the, Republican party. repre-