Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-06
BRYAN IS PRAISED.
Nebraska Democrats Leave No
Doubt as to Their Choice
for Presidency.
PLATFORM is Comprehensive
Urges Practically What commoner Has
Been Advocating in Public
for Years.


democrats yesterday joined in praising |
their native son, William Jennings !
Bryan, in his contest for the presi |
Dental nomination.
Party leaders from practically every |
primary district within the state at
tended the state convention to applaud
Bryan loudly and to instruct the 16
delegates which will represent the
state at the Denver convention TO
work for the nomination of the COM
moner. Their instructions were terse
and left no doubt as to the sentiment
of the Nebraska democrats.
Warmly Endorsed.
They said:
"The democratic party of Nebraska
again declares confidence in, and ad
miratiOn for, William Jennings Bryan.
In him We behold the ideal American
citiZen-the ideal democrat. We re-
joice that the principles which he has
so ably advocated have been gladly re-
ceived and now are generally accepted
by the American people.
Resolved, That the delegates by
this convention chosen be and are
hereby instructed to vote as a unit for
the nomination of Mr.. Bryan for the
presidency"
| Successor to Dahlman.
The convention also ratified the Sc
lection by the state central committee
of Dr. H L. Hall of Lincoln as ma
tional committeeman. He succeeds
Mayor James Dahlman of Omaha.
Has Great Demonstration.
Close to 1000 delegates, hundreds
of other active party members and
thousands of private citizens at last
nights session of the democratic con-
vention hailed Bryan as 'the next
> president of the United States" APP
plause that quickly changed to cheers,
|, then instantly turned into wild yels.
/ greeted Bryan when he appeared to
/ begin his speech which wound up the
day. During his remarks this demon
stration was renewed frequently and
! at the end was repeated with renewed
vigor. Two significants points were
noticed in Bryan's speech. In one he
acknowledged the debt to the populist
party and in the other he replied to
the criticism of his policies which
Secretary Taft is reported to have ut
tered in a recent speech in Oklahoma.
Ends Private Monopoly.
my creed is 'exterminate the pri-
T vate monopoly A legitimate corpora
tion can be regulated but criminal
corporation is beyond the reach of
, regulation said Bryan. Taft said
wish to annihilate business combina-
lions while he declared himself will
ling to regulate great corporations.
accept this issue. And in reply will
call attention to the fact that the
d trusts have regulated the republicans
not the republicans the trusts
Concerning the populists he said:
S IF any democrat has a prejudice
t against the populists 1 would admon
l. ish him that the populist who crosses
Y the road to vote for democratic ticket
II is not to be despised by the democrat
n who has merely to vote the ticket Of
e his own party" For nearly two hours
e Bryan preached democratic doctrines
Il to willing congregation.
Bryan Whacks Republicans.
He spoke on "a Word of Encour
e agement," and devoted his remarks Il
the producing of evidence to show the
growth of democratic policies and prin
a. ciples and the basis for democrati,
r, hope. Our troubles" he said, ''useC
TX to be to persuade the republicans t.
n accept democratic policies. Our worl
Is now is to expose the imitation by then
S, of democratic ideas and to point ou
TO wherein they came short in their et
lie fort to appropriate democratic doc
trines"
o. Shows Inconsistencies.
10 Bryan reviewed at length the cours
a pursued by republicans in dealing wit
u trusts, tariff, capital and labor, tn
lie Philippine question, and financial COZ
IL ditions, in which he charged incompe
u ency. inconsistency and mismanagC
ment, and added:
Democrats face the future wit
en hope, and their hope rests on firr
IL foundation. Democratic policies hav
oh grown in popularity as the voters hav
on become better acquainted with th
ST evils to be remedied.
IL From Broader Standpoint.
. Democrats have been looking :
90 public questions from the standpoiT
of all the people, while the republica
leaders have been looking at thel
from the standpoint of the few.
the strength of the party must in IL
long run be measured by the strengt
of its principles, democrats have re
wo son to believe their prospects of su
hn cess have been greatly increased
ar the widespread acceptance eof dem
ey cratic remedies. Another reason f
dr. hope is to be found in the fact tn;
if the democratic party IS United viii