The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-29
BRYAnTRUE BLUE
He is TO. Dsmocracy and Not Any
Particular Man.
HE MADE AN ADDRESS

To the Democatic Members Of the
Kentucky Legislature in the Inter.
ests OF Gov. Beckham, Who is the
Democratic Primary Nominee OF
the Democratic Party for the Unit.
ed States Senate.
A dispatch from Lexington, KY,
says the climax Of ". ]. Bryan's Wis
it to that city was reached Wednes-
day afternoon when be spoke to the
Democratic members Of the legisia-
ture behind closed doors, advocating
the election Of former Gov. Beck
ham as United States senator. Ar.
Brayan said neither Gov. Beckham
nor anybody else had invited him to
Frankfort.
He declared he had no fears for
himself: He said he was told in the
Goebel campaign that he might hurt
himself if he came to Kentucky.
u am not afraid OF hurting my
self when the interests Of the Dem
ocratic party are at stake" said Mr..
Bryan.
II might be candidate this year, :"
he said, Il do not know. Only two
delegates have been elected and they
have been instructed for me, but
they are not enough to elect me.
If what I say here affects my
chances Of election it is not a sua-
cient bribe to keep my mouth closed.
an, in the habit Of saying what
think
He said he had come to Kentucky
not for Beckham, but 70: the Demo-
cratic nominee and that il McCreary
were the nominee for senator he
would he here speaking for McCrary.
Il am here" he said, because /
believe the Democratic ticket has u
good chance to be elected this year.
I do not know who the Democratic
standard-bearer may be, but I know
that it takes Democratic senate
and house to uphold the president. I
do not want to be president simply
to sit in a chair, but to do something
| for the people
"All the popularity Of the Repub-
lican president has come from adop-
ton Of Democratic principles and re-
form.
Eve cannot rely much on Repu''-
lican senator's We may get the
house, but it will require an over
whelming victory to get the senate.
am hopeful we may make enough
gains to secure the senate for Dem
ocrat+c reform. On the vote Of one
senator may rest the fate Of Demo-
cratic principles.
For a generation we have had
government under corporate control.
This government was sold to the
highest bidder and since that time
saturnalia feast has existed at Wash
ington. The only relief is Demo-
cratic triumph this fall; not only the
White House, but also the house and
senate The legislature Of Kentucky
faces a great responsibility and
should arise to the occasion and elect
a Democratic senator on whose vote
the deliverance may result
He said personalities should not
be allowed to figure in politics. He
said it was wrong for Democrats to
refuse to support men just because
they did not want them. He said in
1904 he took his medicine in Parker.
Parker was the man above al others
he did not want, but, declared
Bryan, he stood for more Demo-
Gratis than the Republicans did and
accepted him and did what I could
for him. Give me a bitter enemy
and il he stands for the same things
stand for will do more for him
than his best friend
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bryan s
speech to the Democratic members
Of the legislature, Senator Wheeler
Campbell, one of the antiB Beckham
Democrats arose and said he would
refrain from making public his rea-
sons why ne would not vote for Beck
ham for senator, but he would give
Mr.. Bryan his reasons in private and
he felt sure Mr. Bryan would shake
ha.ds with him and say: We'll
done. good and faithful Democrat.
| r1,5Th hjSCpC
Mr.. Bryan made an address be-
for the legislature speaking as fol-
lows:
The emhezzlement Of power is as
great crime as the embezzlement
OF money
Mr.. Bryan was referring to the
man who is elected to a legislative
body and then votes against the wish
es of the people who sent him. i
hone the time Will come, he said,
when such betrayers will be wiped
from power
Mr.. Bryan declared that legisla-
TORS who are TOO conscientious to
vote as those who elect them want
should be Conscientious enough &c
. resign their Offices.
The rights OF the corporations ea
tend only to those given to them BY
:. law" declared Mr. Bryan. Inc
warnings of President Roosevelt a:
: 70 great fortunes which had beer
; built up by the growth OF the cor
porations was warmly commended b!
the speaker Mr. Bryan said that nj
!, wanted to express his gratihcatlo1
5 and gratitude for the taking OF IRON
: his shoulder part of the cussln'
{ corporations which ne formerly na'
to bear.
: According to the speaker the re
: cent panic was due to fictitious Val
+ ues. The railroads, he said, "ha'
t palmed off on the public stocks ina
we're the primary cause OF the ols
trrbance. He said every State shoul
mass such laws or amendments a