The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-19
BRYAN NOTIFIED
OF NOMINATION.
MIR. BRSAN'S SPEECh.

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occasion of the formal notification
his nomination as the Democrat
candidate for the presidency, WI
liam Jennings Bryan spoke as 70
! lows:
Mr.. Clayton and the Gentlemen
the Notification Committee:
cannot accept the nominatlo
which you officially tender, withor
first acknowledging my deep indeb
edness to the Democratic party fc
the extraordinary honor which 1t ia
conferred upon me. Having twic
+, before been candidate for the pres
idency. in campaigns which ende
| in defect, third nomination, tn
result Of the free and voluntary &C
of the voters Of the party, can onl
be explained by substantial an
undisputed growth in the principle
and policies for which I, with a mul
titude of others, have contended. A
these principles and policies hav
given me whatever political strengtl
/ possess, the action Of the conven
ton not only renews my faith il
them, bit strengthens my attach
nent to them.
A Platform is Binding.
I shall. in the near future, pre-
pare more formal reply to you
notification, and, in that letter o
acceptance, will deal with the plat
form in detail. It is sufficient, a
this time, to assure you that an
in hearty accord with the lette'
and the spirit of the platform.
endorse it in whole and in part, ane
shall, if elected, regard its declara
tions as binding upon me. And,
may add, platform is binding as tt
what it omits as well as to what Il
contains. According to the Demo
cratic idea, the people think fol
themselves and select officials to car
" out their wishes. The voters are
the soveregns; the officials are
the servants, employed for a fixed
time and at a stated salary to &C
what the sovereigns want done
Platforms are entirely in harmony
with this Democratic idea. A plat
sorm announces the party's position
IN 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. If one is nominated upon
q platform which is not satisfactory
to him he must, if candid, either de-
cline the nomination, or, IN accept
ing it, propose an amended platform
which in lieu of the one adopted by
she convention. No such situation,
however, confronts your candidate
eor the platform upon which l was
nominated not only contains notn'
.ng from which dissent, but it spe-
,ifcally outlines all the remedial leg
islation which we can hope tossecure
3pripg the next four years.
Republican Challenge Accepted.
The distinguished statesman who
received the Republican nomina-
lion for president said, in his notlf
cation speech: ''The strength OF the
Republican cause in the campaign Al
,and is the fact that we represent
the policies essential to the reform
# known abuses, to the continuance
Of liberty and true prosperity, ano
that we are determined, as our plat
form unequivocally declares, tc
maintain them and carry them on.
In the name Of the Democratlf
party, I accept the challenge, anc
charge that the Republican party l:
responsible for all the abuses Whlcf
low exist in the federal government
and that it is important to accomplish
The reforms which are imperative
" needed. Further, cannot con
,ur in the statement that the Repuo
lean platform unequivocally de
,1ares for the reforms that are ne
;essary; on the contrary, I afhrn
hat it openly and notor!ously dls
,nnoints the hopes and expectation
# reformers, whether those reform
,7s be Republicans or Democrats. .
ar did the Republican convenuo'
81, short Of its duty that the he
,rhlican candidate felt it necessar
% add to his platform in several I'M
| oortant particulars. thus rebukln
he leaders Of the party. upon Wnos
.o.cneration he must rely for tn
| ,nactment of remedial legislation.
! As I shall, in seperare speeches
| ,;scuss the leading questions
! ssre shall a this time comm
,rself TO the paramount question
! nd TO the far-reaching purposes
-, Marty. as that purpose is 81
| nth in the platform.
Shall the People Rule:
! Our platform declares that u
| ,versbadowing issue which manifes
tself in all the questions now nha'
discussion. is Shall the Feop
-nlee" No matter which way
isurn; no matter to what subject
address ourselves. the same qnes1l'
lconfronts us: Shan the people co
| rol their own government ana u
hat government for the protec'l'
# their rights and for the prom
ion of their welfare? or shall Z
representatives of predatory "eal
orev upon defenseless pup:
while the offenders secure lnmuni
from subservient officials "no
! Ithey raise to power by unscrupu!o
methods? This is the issue rais
hv the known abuses to wnlch )
: ETaft refers.
Presidents Indictment Against
;. Party.
IN message sent to conscs
last January, President RooseV
said: The attacks by these sr'
corporations on the administra1lo