Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-08-12
DRYAN
ACCEPTS
In Hearty Accord
With Platform.
SHALL THE PEOPLE RULE
That Is the UveTShddOWlng
Question:.
REPUBLICANS RESPONSIBLE.
All Present Abuses a Result Of
Their Acts, and They Are I'm
potent to Correct Them.
REPUBLICANS RESPONSIBLE.

Mr.. Clayton and Gentlemen OF the
Notification Committee: can not nc
cept the nomination which you official.
ly tender. without first acknowledging
ic party for the extraordinary honor
which Il has conferred upon me. Hav-
Ing twice before been Il candidate for
the presidency. In campaigns which
ended in defeat. u third nomination. the
result OF the free aud voluntary act OF
the voters OF the party. can only he ex-
planned by n substantial and undls-
puted growth In the principles and pol
icies for which l. with multitude OF
others. have contendcd. AS these prln-
ciples and policies have given me what
ever political strength possess. the
action OF The convention not only re-
news my faith in them, but strengthens
my attachment TO them.
A Platform Is Binding.
! shall, In the near future. prepare a
more formal reply 10 your notification,
and, in that letter Of acceptance. will
deal with the platform I'm detail. Ii Is
sufficient, ut this time, 10 assure you
that am IN hearty accord with both
the letter and the spirit OF the plat
form. ! endorse IL In whole and In
part and shall, II elected. regard its
declarations as binding upon me. And.
! may add. platform Is binding rs to
what 1t omits rs well as 10 what Il
contains. According 10 the democratic
idea, the people think for themselves
and select officials 10 carry out their
wishes. The voters are the sovereigns; /;
the officials are the servants, employed
Tor fixed time and at stated salary
10 10 what the soverelgns want done
anu 10 do IL In the way the soverelgns
want IL done. Platforms are entirely
IN harmony with this democratic idea.
y platform announces the party's po-
sltion on the questions which are at Is
sue; 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. IL one Is nominated upon a
PLATFORM which Is not satisfactory to
MN, he must, lf candid, either decline
the nomination, or, In accepting IL. pro.
pose an amended platform I'm lieu OF
the one adopted by the convention. No
such situation, however. confronts your
candidate. for the platform upon which
l was nominated not only contains
nothing from which | dissent. but it
Specifically outlines all the remedial
legislation which we can hope 10 Sc
cure during the next four years
Republican Challenge Accepted.
lhe distinguished statesman who re
celNed the Republican nomination for
president said, In his notification
speech: The strength OF the heRepubllcan
cause In the campaign at hand is the
tact mat we represent the policies cS-
sehtlal TO the reform OF known abuses.
70 the continuance of liberty and true
prosperity. and that we are determined.
as our platform unequivocally declares
W halntain them and carry them on
AZ the name OF the Democratic party,
! accept the challenge, and charge that
tne republican party is responsible for
"StSSS WHICH now eNlSI III tho
'eueral government, and that 1t is i'm
Po'ent 10 accomplish the reforms which
"re lmperatively needed. Further. |
vuh not concur In the statement that
.he Republican platform unequivocally
ueclares for the reforms that are nee
eSsary; on the contrary, / affirm that it
openly and notoriously disappoints the
hopes and expectations OF reformers,
"netner those reformers be Republic
"ns or Democrats. So far did the Re-
puoncan convention fall short of its
uuty mat the Republican candidate felt
= necessary to add to his platform in
se,erai important particulars, thus re-
puAihg the leaders OF the party. upon
muse cooperation he must rely for
Ae enactment of remedial legislation.
AS ! shall, in separate speeches, dis
SeSs the leading questions at issue,
S"'ii at this time conflne myself to the
p"tamount question. and to the far
seaching purpose Of our party, as that
purpose Is set forth In the platform.
Shall the People Rule?
Our platform declares that the over.