The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-08-20

-Not y roe 10 WeANh Hohoetty
Acquired Elected, Promises
Justice to All.
Lincoln, Neb-william Jennings
Bryan was formally notified OF his
nomination by the Democratic party
for the presidency of the United
States. Henry ID. Clayton of Alabama
was the spokesman of the notification
committee. Mr.. Bryan's speech Of ac-
ceptance follows:
Mr.. Clayton and Gentlemen of the No
tincation Committee: ! can not accept
the nomination which you ofnciniiy ten
der. without hrst acknowledging my
deep indebtedness to the Democratic
party for the extraordinary honor which
Il has conferred upon mo. Having twice
before been = candidate for the presden-
ey. in campaigns which ended In defeat.
. third nomination. the result Of the free
and voluntary act of the voters of the
party. can only be explained by . sub
stantini and undisputed growth In the
principles and policies for which !. with
. multitude of others. have contendsd.
As these principles and policies have
given mo whatever political strength ]
poasess, the action Of the convention not
only renews my faith In them. but
strengthens my attachment to them.
A Platform 10 Binding.
shall. in the nsar future. prepare .
more formal reply to your notification.
and. In that letter of acceptance. will
deal with the platform in detail II is
suficient, at this time. to assure you that
am In hearty accord with both the let
ter and the spirit of the platform. in
dorse u In whole and In part. and shall.
II elected. regard its declarations As bind
ing upon me. And. ! may add. plat
form - binding A. to what Il omits as
we'll As to what II contains. According
to the Democratic i;ea. the people think
for themselves and select ohiciala to car
~ out their Wishes The voters arc the
sovsreigns: the ofiicials are the servants.
employed for . nxed time and At stated
salary to do what the sovereigns want
done. and to do II In the way the SOW
ereikns want II done Platforms are
entirely in harmony with this Democratic
idea platform announces the party's
position on questions which are at Issue.
and oficiai 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 a platform which II not
satisfactory to him, hc must. II candid.
either decline the nomination. or. In ac-
ceptinG II. propose an amended platform
in lieu of the one adopted by the con-
vention. No such situation. however.
form upon which was nominated not
only contains nothing from which ! dis
sent. but II specifically outlines all the
remedial legislation which We can hope
to secure during the next four years.
As shall. in separate speeches. discuss
the leading questions at issue. ! shall at
this time confnc myself to the paramount
question. and to tho far-rcachinx pur
pose of our party. as that purpose IL set
forth in the platform.
Shall the People Ruler
Our platform declares that the over
shadowinE issue which manifcsts itself In
all the questions now under discussion.
10 Shall the people ruler" No matter
which way we turn. no matter to what
subject We address ourselves. the same
question confronts US: Shall the people
control their own government. and use
that government for the protection of
their rights and for the promotion of
their welfare? shall the representa-
tives of predatory wealth prey upon a
| defenseless public, while the offenders
secure immunity from subservient ofil-
| cials whom they raise to power by un-
| scrupulous methodist This IL the issue
raised by the known abuses to which
| Mr.. Taft refers.
| Mr.. TAFT Indorsss the Indictment.
Mr.. Taft says that these evils have
crept in during the last ten years. He
| declares that. during this time, some
| prominent and influential members of
the community, spurred by financial sue
cess and in their hurry for greater
| wealth, became unmindful of the COM
| mon rules of business honesty and hdel-
ity, and OF the limitations imposed by
law upon their actions; and that the
revelations OF the breaches of trusts. the
| disclosures to rebates and discrimina-
tions by railroads. the accumulating evil
dence of the violations of the antitrust
laws. by a number of corporations. and
| the ovcr-lssue of stocks and bonds of in
terstate railroads for the unlawful en-
riching of directors and for the purpose
of concentrating the control of the rail-
roads under one management.'-all these.
he charges, "quickened the conscience
of the people and brought on a moral
awakening"
Why No Tariff Reform7
| The presidents close friends have been
promising for several years that he would
! attack the iniquities of the tariff. We
have had intimation that Mr.. Taft was
| restive under the demands of the highly
protected Industries. And yet the infiu-
| ence OF the manufacturers. who have for
25 years contributed to the Republican
campaign fund. and who in return have
| framed the tariff schedules, has been
sufficient to prevent tariff reform. AS the
present campaign approached. both the
president and Mr.. Taft declared in favor
Of tariff revision. but set the date of
revision after the election. But the pres
sure brought to bear by the protected
Interests has been great enough to pre-
vent any attempt at tariff reform before
the election; and the reduction prom
ised after the election is so hedRed about
| with qualifying phrases. that no one can
estimate with accuracy the sum total OF