The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-11
WANT BRYAN.
He is Greeted by His State Con-
yention With Cheers.
SOLID DELEGATION

Instructed TO Vote for Him as the
Democratic Candidate for Presi-
Gcnt.-Platform Adopted Fayors
| Many Reforms.-'EQua Rights to
All, Special Privileges to None
Harmonious Meeting.
A dispatch from Omaha. Neb.,
says Thursday was BRYAN Day in
that city and throughout Nebraska
With the Democratic State Conven-
ton as nucleus party leaders from
every county and practically every
primary district in the common
wealth gathered there to pledge al
|legiance to the presidential aspira-
tions of Mr.. Bryan and to consider
means for furthering his interests be-
fore the Democratic national conven-
ton.
Enthusiasm was prevalent through
out the day. 1t broke loose early in
the afternoon session Of the cc:2ven-
ton and gradually gathering volume,
broke out in tumultuous vocifera-
tions when at the beginning of the
evening session the platform COM
mittee presented this resolution:
The Democratic party of Nebras-
ka again declares confidence in and
admiration for William Jennings
Bryan In him We behold the ideal
American citizens-the ideal Demo-
crat. We rejoice that the principles
which he has so ably advocated have
been gladly received by the Ameri-
can people. Resolved, That the deg,-
gates by this convention chosen be.
and are hereby, instructed to vote as
unit for the nomination Of Mr.
Bryan for the presidency"
This official endorsement Of Mr..
Bryan's candidacy met the full ap-
proval of the delegates. The IRON
clad instructions to the 16 men Sc
ilected during the afternoon to repre-
sent the State at Denver will, it WIS
thought, leave no doubt as to v.:i're
Bryan's home State stands.
The platform as whole VS. i:fge-
lily Mr.. Bryan's own work. That 1t
reflected the leaders lie" IS TO what
should form tn issued upon
which the party should so before the
country next fall. was not denied.
Mr.. Bryan, however, said that the
declarations of the platform were
necessarily Incomplete: that some sec
tions undoubtedly will be included
in the national platform that were
omitted, while others We're treated
in the Nebraska document in pur-
posely brief manner so as to allow
amplifcation at Denver.
NJ. Bryan's Speech.
s.Our trouble seems to be to per-
suade the Republicans to accept
Democratic policies; our work is to
expose the imitation BY them of
Democratic ideas and to point out
wherein they come short in their eff |
fort to appropriate Democratic doc
trines.
Take for instance the trust ques-
ton We have definitely convinced
the Republicans that there were
trusts: now they admit trusts exist.
We had difficulty in convincing them
that the criminal law should be en-
forced; now they admit it should be
enforced but fail 10 enforce it. In
so far as they have acted against
the trusts at all they have acted
along the lines laid down by the
Democrats. but the trust magnates
are still at large, the trusts ere still
iourishing and even the supporters
OF MIR. Taft have no specific remedies
to offer for relief, and trusts arise
whie Republicans are hoastlng OF
their crusade against them. They
propose regulation OF ponopolles IN
stead of determination, although they
have reason to know that regulation
has failed and that any one OF
number OF trusts can afford 10 con-
tribute 10 times as much &c COM
paign fund as can be collected from
all the voters who are outside the
! privileged circles.
"On the tariff the Republican lead
ers now admit that tariff reform Is
now necessary but a careful reaclns
of their promises show tnat they use
language identical with that employ
eu in former platforms which have
been the basis or he present eX-
-or;icnate rates Tie advocates G:
The Mckinley tariff ard Of the Dingley
tariff never asked for more than
enough to cover the difference OF
labor mere and abroad but under pre-
tense of protecting labor they built
Eup the present oppressive schedules.
What reason have we 70 believe Their
promises are worth any more nov
than they have been in the past ~
vearso Surely the people Will not
trust tariff reform TO l.4cse w. nave
srubbornly refused TO reduce tariff
rates when they had full power to
do so and then asked to be returned
to power that they may do what
they have failed 10 do.
The Republicans admit that rail-
road regulation has been needed and
vet for 10 years the Republican party
allowed Itself TO be overawed by the
railroad lobby at Washington and
having with the aid OF the Demo-
crars secured a little relief. the he
publican leaders now rely upon "ha'
has been done: and outline no pro-
cramme for further legislation. Inc
Republican leaders have Watched q
few railroad magnates strangle CON-
r petition and combine great systems
into greater ones. without raising a
hand for the protection Of the public
: and now they ask for another lease
:. of mower as reward for their mac
: ton.
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