The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-03

Association Press.
Indianapolis. Ind, Aug. 49,
John wirth Kern. Democratic can.
didate for vice president, was no
titled formally today. His nomina-
tion meeting was held in an elab-
orately decorated coliseum at the
state fair grounds and was attended
by many thousands OF people regard
aeSs OF party. The weather was
ideal.
The traction lines and fourteen
railroads brought people on regular
and special trains. Five hundred
cars transported the crowd from the
city TO the fair grounds and back,
Mr. Bryan and other speakers. mem
Ders OF the notification committee
and members OF the national COM
mittee, headed by Mr.. Mack, arrived
last night and on early morning
trains.
Thomas Taggart, national COM
mltteeman from Indiana, had been
selected to call the meeting TO or
der. He Immediately handed the
gavel TO National Chairman Mack,
who introduced Theo. A. Bell OF Calf
fornia, who formally notified Mr.,
Kern OF his nomination. Mr.. Kern
In his speech OF acceptance devoted
some time to the question. "Shall
the People Ruler" depreciating what
he claimed is excessive power In the
hands OF the speaker of the house
OF representatives, and denying that
the people have ruled. because, he
said their will had not been given
effect. He cited the demand for a
reduction on the tariff on print pa
per and wood pulp and the failure
OF the Babcock tariff bill OF 1902.
Mr.. Kern charged that there Is a
power within the Republican party
which is determined that the people
shall not rule, which power has man
Tested itself whenever an effort was
made 70 check the destructive work
OF unlawful combinations. reduce
the tariff or equalze the burdens by
proper legislation. The Democratic
party. he said, would draw a sharp
line between lawful business lawful
ly conducted and unlawful business.
Thomas Marshall, Democratic can
didate for governor OF Indiana, fol-
lowed Mr.. Kern and Mr.. Bryan's
speech on the trusts followed that OF
Mr. Marshall
Mr.. Kern said In part:
1.-THE President rails against swol-
len fortunes" he said, "as menaces
10 the public welfare and as promo
tive OF evils which eat at the heart
OF society. He suggests an income
tax and inheritance tax. During It's
convention, his party was silent upon
this question, while these same for
tunes, allied as they are. with the
dominant force OF the Republican
party, and are giving generous sup
port to the Republican ticket. The
Democratic party, while fayoring re-
form measures repudiated by the Re-
publican national convention has
another remedy. II would, by Leg
islatlon in a laage degree, cut off
streams of money which under the
present system are flowing from ev-
cry home in the land and emptying
into Golfers OF trusts. | will not at
this time discuss several planks of
the national platform. endorse
the platform In all its parts and
pledge my best endeavors toward
securing reforms to which the party
is, by its terms, committed"
Mr.. Bryan's Address.
Nowhere does the Republican par
~ show It's indifference to real re-
form more than in it's treatment Of
the trust question, Here is the Re-
publican platform:
"The Republican party passed the
Sherman antitrust law over Demo-
cratic opposition and enforced 1t att
er Democratic dereliction. 1t has
been a wholesome instrument for
good in the hands OF a wise and
fearless administration. But expert
ence has shown that its effectiveness
can be strengthened and It's real OBJ
jects better attained by such amend
ments as VIII give to the federal
government greater supervision and
control over, and secure greater pub
licity in, the management OF that
class Of corporations engaged in In
terstats commerce, having power and
opportunity to affect monopoIics."
The sherman anti-trust law was
passed eighteen years ago; II has a
criminal clause which provides a