The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-02
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PALATFORM AND
HIS CONVENTION
Party Platform, He Says, Be-
comes an Unbreakable Law :
for Candidate
POINTS TO PARTY RECORD Of
TWO YEARS OF ADMINISTRATION
Scores the Republican Party and Its
Leaders and Declared That at Heart
the Majority Of Republicans Are
Democrats Except in Voting.

q half duration, William Jennings
Bryan. who was the guest Of North
Dakota Democrats yesterday and.
spent last evening in this city, told Of
that platform which Is the foundation
walk of Democracy, taking plank for
plank, speaking of ALL the issues Of
the coming campaign to the delighted
and enthusiastic audience which
thronged Grand Forks, coming at ean
early hour and staying all day in this
city, to hear the peerless leader of
Democratic principles.
Bryan has come and gone. His ideas
were listened to by Republicans as
we'll as Democrats and today the
speech has been rehashed on every
street corner until now it has become
by-word, It is 30 we'll known. No
matter of what political belief, there
were few people in Grand Forks who
could that did not avail themselves Of
the opportunity to hear the disciple
Of democracy and Judging from the
crowd that gathered for a block in
front and on either side of the y. M.
G. A. building q: good porti0nsa& the
Democrats Of this sttae were present.
- Arrived on Time. 4
Mr.. Bryan arrived III the city from
Fargo at ,6:25 p. M, schedule time,
over the Great Northern and was es-
corted from the depot to the Frederick
hotel, by the Grand Forks Military
band, guided Alright by the mounted
marshals,, p. j. Kavanaugh and j. f..
T. O'Connor, while the police officers
walked as gaurd on either side of the
carriage which was occupied BY Mr..
Bryan, his private secretary Mr.. Rose,
Governor Burke, L. G. Birdzell and
National Committeeman William Col
Inns. Prominent members and officers
Of the Bryan and Burke club of this
city and state Democrats followed in
carriages.
Governor Johnson Of Minnesota
promised that inasmuch as he was
soon to make tour of Minnesota, he
would be pleased to visit this city in
his journey and address the people.
Much regret was expressed due to the
absence Of Governor johnson but the
knowledge that he would come at a
later date somewhat relieved the sit
uation.
At the Hotel Frederick everything
was arranged in proper style. The
decorations were In keeping with the
occasion and Host Bartholomew had
prepared an excellent dinner which
was enjoyed by Mr.. Bryan and prom
inent Democrats Of the city and state.
Following the dinner Mr.. Bryan was
escorted to the Y. M. G. A. building
whore the address was made.
Burke Puts On Big Show.
The Y. M. G. A. building was decor
ated in high style with national colors
and not q more ideal spot could have
been selected for the speech making.
Long before the arrival of Mr.. Bryan
the throngs crowded the Fifth street
thoroughfare in an effort to get close
to the rostrum and when the distin-
guished gentleman appeared on the
stand there was large demonstra-
tion Of applause. only hushed by Gov
ernor Burke when he arose and told
the people to save their enthusiasm
for the big show and introduced Mr..
Bryan as the next president Of the
United States.
Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen: / am very
speak In your state again. / am glad
done briefly, the issues Of this CAM
paign and the positions Of the parties
on those issues; and am sure that
our work ID made easier by the fact
that you have in this state an oppor-
tunity to test Democratic ideas, put
into practice by your chief executive. |
Some people think that the govern
ment 10 very complicated thing, and
that It is difficult for tho ordinary
man to understand the question upon |
whfch the renn1A have m act 4 h,,f |