Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-07-15
Governor Swanson Seconded the
Nomination of Bryan

Nomination of Bryan
e. Governor Swanson delived a
10 eloquent address before the Den
l. yer Convention in seconding tn
10 nomination of William Jennlng
n Bryan for the Presidency. ANON
l. other things, he said:
d Political wisdom and morality de
|. mand that party's cause and a par
tvs candidate should con orm. Thi
accord gives assurance that success
Will ripen election promises into legis
lative and executive performances. Il
indicates an honesty of purpose which
entities the party to the fullest conf
dence OF the people, A reform candl
date on a reactionary platform or a
retreating candidate on a progressive
: Platform are Inconsistencies which in.
variably end in deserved and disas.
trous defeat. We now witness the Re.
publican party In the distressing situa-
ton OF having its candidate, the pro.
protested heir of the President, chained
to a platform which sternly repudi-
ates all the well-known Roosevelt poll
cies. Secretary Taft, as the campaign
progresses, will find it impossible to
cling both to the Roosevelt policies and
the Republican platform. He will be
compelled to repudiate one or the
other. Even his facile talents will find
it impossible to be at one and the same
time reactionary and reformer a
person cannot advance and retreat at
the same time.
The Democratic party purposes to
indulge in no such folly; it is deter
mined to attempt no such deception; it
here and now refuses to follow the
fraud of the Republican convention,
OF having 1.-THE voice of Jacob in the
hand of Essau." The Democratic
party proposes boldly and clearly to
state the reforms needed for the better.
ment of our country, and then to nom
mate a candidate who gives positive |
proof OF the earnestness of our pur-
pose. We are here to sound d charge,
not retreat Never before has the
Democratic party confronted The peo-
pie with deeper assurance of the cor
rectness Of its principles, nor with a
more complete vlndlcstion of the wis
dom Of its policies. The Republican
administration in recent years has been
strenuously endeavoring to retain It's
responsibility by clothing itself in
Democratic attire, and to obtain favor.
able consideration by loudly proclaim
ing Democratic preachments. The
measure Of the popularity Of Re- 1
publican statesmen to-day Is the ex-
ent to which they clothe themselves :
n Democratic habiIiments, and en-. j
leavor to bring to the country Demo 1
'ratic reforms. Every reform prom
sed by the Republican patty today, \
Vhen reduced to it's ultimatum, is a
ronise on the part of that party to b
orrect its own vicious work. c.
"Who is the great Democrat whose ~
asst record, whose personality, whose
loquence, whose character and ca o
acity form combination able to pre- u
9nt these issues fUrcibly to the Amer h,
an people, and who, if victory comes, l.
Ill, without fear or favor, use all the CO
eat powers incident to the office of Il.
resident to have these reforms real h,
ed? Speaking In behalf of the State
Virginia. her people proclaim with nt
most an unanimous voice that that w
rson is William Jennings Bryan at
Virginia is proud to claim him of to
n lineage and blood Born of her
ildren, Virginia, with exultant Pride.
plies in. the achievements of this IL 1u
strious grandson. and feels that n
rough him she will give to this ma ~
IN President worthyto be numbered bu
1ong her eminent ones whose lives ly
We made respondent the history of -
is nation. There is not reform II
eded In our country OF which he has Kc
t been the foremost and most elo- ocC
emf champion. There is not all Is ed.
e 10 be presented in the campaign sei
tn which he is not strikingly identi- I'M
He was the pioneer in the many -
Orlns OF recent years, which have n
come almost the adopted policies OF II
n great political parties. The best 4,
rtion of the Roosevelt policies are q
anings gathered from his teachings.
e people prefer as President and
sr the teacher rather than the doubt
heir of one of his pupils. =
Slrs, it seems a propitious fate is -
koning the Democratic party the "
1, the hour, the issues have all met,
oh foreshadow good fortune. Ami II
ed by patriotism that is national; Cou
red by love for this great party l9Vo
oh has been to her both a shield (Mr
an anchor; cherishing that its sue
may bring relief and reform to Rob
mighty republic; desiring to see n;
vast powers of the Federal govern L. H.;
in worthy hands, the people of Bv
,inia commission Inc. in their be. r.
to second the nomination Of Will dl'
Jennings Bryan. M
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