Evening journal., 1908-08-12
BRYAN I'm ACCEPTING NOMINATION
INDICTS REPUBLICAN, PARTY AND
PROMISES FULL DISCUSSION OF ISSUES

speech Of acceptance Of the Democratic
nomination for President. William Jen-
nings Bryan this afternoon said;
1T is sufficient. at this Ume to as
sure you that l am in hearty accord with
both the letter and the spirit of the plat
form. endorse it in whole and in part,
and shall. II elected regard its declara-
tions as binding upon me. And. / may add,
platform is binding as TO what Il omits
as well as TO what it contains. According
to the democratic idea. the people think
for themselves and select officials TO carry
out their wishes. The voters are the SOW
ereigns; the officials are the servants. en-
ployed for a fixed time and at a stated
salary to do what the sovereigns want
done, and to do it in the way the sover-
eigns want It done. Platforms are entire
ly in harmony with this democratic idea.
A platform announces the party's position
on the questions which are at ISSUE and
an official is not at liberty to use the
authority vested in him TO urge personal
views which have not been submitted 10
the voters for their approval. II one Is
nominated upon a platform which is not
satisfactory to him, he must II candid,
either decline the nomination. or, in ac-
cepting it, propose an amended platform
in lieu Of the one adopted by the conven-
ton. No such situation. however. con-
fronts your candidate. for the platform
upon which 1 was nominated not only
contains nothing from which 1 dissent,
but II specifically outlines all the remedial
legislation which we can hope to secure
during the next four years.
Republican Challenge Accepted.
"rhe distinguished statesman who re-
ceived the Republican nomination for
J President, said in his notification speech;
| The strength of the Republican cause in
the campaign at hand is the fact that We
represent the policies essential to the re-
form of known abuses. to the continu-
ance Of liberty and true prosperity. and
that we are determined. as our platform
unequivocally declares. to maintain them
and carry them on
"In the name Of the Democratic party,
I accept the challenge, and charge that
the Republican party is responsible for
all the abuses which now exist in the fed
erai government, and that it is impotent
to accomplish the reforms which are i'm
peratively needed. Further. can not
concur in the statement that the Republi-
can platform unequivocally declares for
the reforms that are necessary; on the
contrary I affirm that it openly and
notoriously disappoints the hopes and ex-
pectations Of reformers. whether those re-
formers be Republicans or Democrats. So
far did the Republican convention fall
short Of its duty that the Republican
candidate felt It necessary to add to his
platform in several important particulars.
thus rebul1ing the leaders of the party,
upon whose cooperation he must rely for
the enactment of remedial legislation.
"As 1 SHALL in separate speeches, dis
cuss the leading questions at issue, shall
at this time conflne myself to the para
mount question, and to the far-reachint
purpose of our party, as that purpose Is
set forth in the platform.
"Our platform declares that the over
shadowing issue which manifests itsel
in all the questions now under discussion
is Shall the people ruler No matter which
way we turn; no matter to what subjec
we address ourselves, the came question
confronts US: Shall the people contro
their own government, and use that gov
ernment for the protection Of their right'
and for the promotion of their welfare
or shall the representatives OF predator,
wealth prey upon defenseless puohc
while the offenders secure immunity from
sub-servient officials whom they raise Il
power by unscrupulous methodist This Il
the issue raised by the known abuses Il
which Mr.. Taft refers.
'In a message sent to congress last jan
e uary. President Roosevelt said; The at
tacks by these great corporations on tn
administrations actions have been givel
a wide circulation throughout the country
in the newspapers and otherwise. by thos
writer's and speakers who. consciously o
q unconsciously, act as the representative
, Of predatory wealth-of the wealth &C
cumulated on a giant scale by all form
of iniquity. ranging from the oppression
r of wage earners to unfair and unwhole
some methods Of crushing out competition
y and to defrauding the public by stock
: iobbing and the manipulation Of securities
e Certain wealthy men of this stamp, who's
c conduct should be abhorrent TO every maj
/ Of ordinarily decent conscience, and VIII
n commit the hideOus wrong Of teachin
s our young men that phenomenal bushes
success must ordinarily be based on dis
n honesty, have during the last few months
e made it apparent that they have bande
IS together to work for a reaction Thei
d endeavor is to overthrow and discredit a
g who honestly administer the law, TO pre-
IS vent any additional legislation whic
Is would check and restrain them, and to Sc
Il cure If possible a freedom from all r.
i straint which will permit every unscrt
3 pulous wrong-doer to do what he wishs
8 unchecked. procided he has enous
l. money.'-what an arraignment Of the PR
is datory interests!
'e rs the Presidents indictment true7 An
y IL true, against whom was the indictmei
= directed? Not against the Democrat
party.
= Mr. Taft Endorses the Indictment.
10 ''Mr. Taft says that these evils ha'
- crept in during the last ten years. I
declares that, during this time. son
prominent and influential members Of Il
community, spurred by financial succe
and in their hurry for greater wealt
D became unmindful Of the common rul
!" Of business honesty and fidelity, and
the limitations imposed by law upon the
~ actions;' and that the revelations Of 4
et breaches Of trusts. the disclosures as
4 rebates and determinations by railroad
OF the accumulating evidence Of the viol
r. tions OF the antitrust laws. by a nur
ell her of corporations, and the over-iss