Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13
BRYAN TAKES
NOMINATION
Formally Accepts Tender of Place on
Democratic Ticket.
VOICES GRATITUDE FOR HONOR
Promises More Complete Dissection
of Platform Later.
HIS SLOGAN FOR THE CAMPAIGN
Battleory of the Democratic Hosts Re
sounds at Lincoln.
REPUBLICAN POLICIES CRrTICISEn
Battlecry of the Democratic Hosts Re
sounds at Lincoln.
REPUBLICAN POLICIES CRITICISED
All Public Ills Laid at Door of the
Party in Power.
DEMOCRATIC PROMISES ARE HIGH
"RefOrmatiOn and Not Revolution" is
the Goal of the Party, Accord
ing to the Peerless Lead
er's Speech,

LINCOLN, Aug. 12-willlam Jenn.ugt
Bryan, replying TO the address of Henry
ID. Clayton notifying him OF his nomina-
tion for the office OF president by the Den.
yer convention, said:
Mr., Clayton and Gentlemen OF the Motif.
cation Committee; l can not accept the
nomination which you officially tender,
without first acknowledging my deep IN
debtedness to the democratic party for the
honor which 1t mas conferred
upon me- Having twice before been can
dldate for the presidency, IN campaigns
the result Of the free ana voluntary act of
the voters of the party, can only be eA-
planned by substantial and undisputed
growth in the principles ana policies FOR
which ], with a multitude or others, have
contended As these principles. and policies
/ possess the action OF the convention noe
only renews my faith in them, but strength
ems my attachment TO them.
l shall in the near future prepare more
formal reply TO your notification, and, i'm
that letter Of acceptance, Will deal with the
time, to assure you that 1 am in hearty
accord with both the letter and the spirit
In part. and shall, If elected, regard its
declarations as binding upon me. And, /
may add, platform is binding as to what
1t omits as well as to what IL contains. Ac-
cofding to the democratic idea the people
think for themselves and select officials to
carry out their wishes The voters are the
sovereigns; the officials are the servants,
employed for fixed time and at a stated
salary to do what the sovereigns want
elgns want It done. Platforms are entirely
in harmony with this democratic idea.
A platform announces the party's po-
sition on the questions which are at issue;
and an official is not at liberty to use the
authority vested in him, to urge personal
views which have not been submitted to
the voters for their approval. II one is
nominated upon q platform which ia not
ssr decline to The h s S' sosb SSf
ing It, propose an amended platform In
lieu OF the one adopted by the convention.
candidate, for the platform upon which |
was nominated not only contains nothing
outlines ali the rsmediai LEGISLATION tI1Isinig whleg
we can hope to secure during the next
four years.
Republican Challenge Accepted.
The distinguished statesman who re-
eeived the republican nomination for
speech: THE strength of the re-
publican cause in the campaign at
hand is the fact that we represent the poli-
cies essential to the reform OF known
abuses, to the continuance OF liberty and
true prosperity, and that we are determined
as our platform unequivocaly declares, to
maintain them and carry them on"
In the name of the democratic party,
accept the challenge; and charge that the
republican party is responsible for all the
abuses which now exist in the federal
government, and that It is impotent TO ac-
COnpllsn the reforms Wnlcn are impeFA-
lively needed Further, I can not concur
in the statement that the republican plat
form unequivocally declares for the re-
forms that are necessary; on the contrary,
/ affirm that 1t openly and notoriously
disappoints the hopes and expectations Of
reformers, whether those reformers be re-
republican convention fall short OF It's
duty that the republican candidate felt It
important particulars, thus rebuking the
leaders of the party, dpon whose cooper
alton he must rely for the enactment of
AS / shall, in separate speeches discuss
the leading questions at issue shall at
hs eDs 1 hs far 70 FeaeSns
OF our party, as that purpose is set forth
in the platform.
Shall the People RuleF
Our platform declares that the over
shadoWing issue which manifests itself In
,shaii the people ruie?'7 No matter when
way we turn; no matter to what subject We
address ourselves, the same question con-
fronts us: Shall the people control their
own government and use that government
for the protection OF their rights and for
the representatives OF predatory wealth
prey upon a defenseless public. while the
| offenders secure immunity from subseryi-
unscrupuious methods? This is the issue
| raised by the known abuses to which Mr.
/ Taft refers.
| uary, President Roosevelt said: THE at
| tacks by these great corporations on the
administration's actions have been given
! a wide circulation throughout the country,
| in the newspapers and otherwise, by those
| writer's and speakers who consciously or
! unconsciously, act the representatives
] of predatory Wealth-of the wealth accu-
7 muiated on a giant scale by all forms OF
! iniquity, ranging from the oppression OF
| wage earners to unfair and unwholesome
! methods OF crushing out competition and
/ to defrauding the public by stock jobbing
| tain wealthy men OF this stamp whose
| conduct should be abhOrent TO every mum
Of ordinarily decent decent conscience and ThS
| our young men that phenomenal business
| success must ordinarily be based on dis
! honesty have, during the last few months,
| made Il apparent that they have banded
! together TO work for a reaction Their
| endeavor is to overthrow and discredIt
/ ali who honestly administer the law, to
prevent any additional legislation which
would check and restrain them, and 10 So
straint which will permit every unscrupu-
! lous wrong doeT 70 do what he wishes un-
checked. provided he has enough money"
What an arraignment OF the predatory
Is the presidents indictment true? And,
II true. against whom was the indictment
directed? Not against the democratic
Mr.. Taft Endorses President.
Mr. Taft says that these evils have crept
in during the last ten years He declares
this time. some prominent ard influential
members OF the community, spurred by H.
nancial success and IN their hurry for
common rules OF business honesty and r.
deity and OF the limitations imposed by
law upon their actions;" and that "the
! revelations OF the breaches OF trusts the
disclosures as 10 rebates and discrimina-
tons by railroads, the accommodating evil
dence Of the violations OF the antitrust
laws, by a number OF corporations. ard the
| Over-issue OF stocks and bonds OF interstate
railroads for the unlawful enriching OF
directors and for the purpose Of concen-
trating the control Of the railroads undo