The San Francisco call., 1908-07-10

ed upon to contribute on the other, the
republican party rejected the people
| and continued its alliance with mann
! mon.
| If the charges made by the president
are true-and they are true-we are
indeed face to face with situation as
Shall it be met? The good sense. pa
| triotism and united action of the peO-
pie alone can remedy present evils.
| To wage a successful fight we must
have a leader. The republican party,
dominated by the seekers of special
| privileges, cannot furnish him. Re-
publicans who really desire reform are
powerless; the efforts of the president
| have been futile.
KNOWS THE NEBRASKAN
| I have had close personal and po-
litical acquaintance with this man,
! he entered political life. can testify
| from observation as to his political
conduct before he was known to fame
He was honest, brave and unyielding
| then; he is honest, brave and unyield-
! ing now.
Honesty is inherent in him. He was
an honest lawyer before he entered
politics. He was honest in his polit-
| ical methods before his statesmanship
was recognized by the nation; and he
has been honest throughout his polit-
His convictions have been his polit-
| ical creed. He has impressed these
convictions upon others, not by dicta-
bn tion but by arS tha
Believing in the ultimate triumph
| of the right, he has never examined
questions from. the standpoint Oh exPe-
diency He has never inquired Wneth.
| er a political principle was popular; II
has been sufficient for him to DeheVe
| that it was right.
of the reserved rights of the states. He
| favored the election of senators by
direct vote before the house OF repre-
| sentatives ever acted favoraply upon
| the subject. He championed tarlH re =.
form when the west was the hotoed OF
| protection.
He favored an income tax before the
income tax law was written. He at
| tackled the trusts when republican lead
ers We're denying that any trusts eX-
listed. He advocated railroad regu!ar
! ton before the crusade against reoates
! and discrimination began.
MADE PARTY CANDIDATE
! Forming in one unbroken phalanx
extending from Massachusetts to Cali
| fornia and from Michigan to the ever
glades, the yeomanry OF the party naV'
Volunteered their services to make him
the party candidate; and they VII! not
| lay down their arms until they nave
made him the nations chief executive.
| Nebraskas democracy which saw IN
him when a young man the signs OF
promise places in nomination as the
standard bearer of our party the man
who in the thrilling days OF SO and
1900 bore the battle SCARED banner or
democracy with fame as unsullied an
fidelity as spotless as the crusaders OF
old. Nebraska presents his name be
| cause Nebraska claims his dwelling
place and proudly enrolls him among
! her citizens, but his home Is IN the
| hearts of the people.
1 obey the command of my state and
the mandate of the democracy of the
nation when I offer the name of Amer
ica's great commoner. Nebraskas gilt
ed son, William Jennings Bryan
ENTHUSIASM OVER BRYAN
AS Dunn proceeded with his speech
almost every allusion he made to the
character of Mr.. Bryan was enthusi-
astically applauded. although he had
not yet mentioned the name of the Ne
braskan.
When Dunn declared that his candi-
date was the choice of the militant
democracy of the country the conven-
ton broke in with wild cheers. The
! ever ready flags were tossed aloft and
a roar of applause swept through the
| hall.
Dunn brought out the name OF W. J.
Bryan with intense dramatic force. and
the response from the great throng was
electric. The delegates sprang up, the
! galleries followed suit and the demon
stration was under way in a manner
that for the time being at least prom
ised to rival yesterdays exhibition Of
enthusiasm.
A few moments after the cheering be-
gan an immense oil painting of Bryan
was lowered from behind monster
American shield which had reposed over
the chairmans desk ever since the con-
vention began. The appearance of the
picture raised the pitch of the outburst
to a veritable pandemonium. 1t was
not long then before the scenes of yes
terday's prolonged demonstration were
renewed.
The delegates poured from the con-
vention floor on the already over
crowded stage. James Dahlman of
Omaha. Bryan leader. jumped to the
secretary's desk and urged the throng
forward. The state standards were
grouped about the platform. Galleries
and delegates were on their feet waving
the thousands of flags and cheering
themselves hoarse. Many of the New
York delegates stood and cheered with
the others, but the majority remained
seated.
FIVE BANNERS MISSING
Only FIVE banners were missing from
the states in the parade through the