Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-05
Party Wants No Bushwhacker to
Block Decree of Majority.
SPEAKS ON PORCH AT FAIRvIEw
Delegates from Keystone State
Applaud Leaders Statement.
TOM JOHNSON THERE AND TALKS
Approves Mr.. Bryan's Words and
Sentiment that People In
Party, Not Bosses, Must
Rule,
WILL OF THE PEOPLE


day by delivering his first front porch
speech to an enthusiastic delegation today.
Tom L. johnson Of Cleveland. who was in
conference with Mr.. Bryan when the Wis
itors arrived also responded with speech.
The delegation consisted Of members of
the Bryan Democratic league of Pennsyl-
vania, more than a score of delegates rep
resenting the anti-Guffey wing Of the party,
and several women-10S people in all.
National Committeeman Guffey came in
for a scoring at the hands OF Mr.. Bryan
Mr.. johnson and James Kerr, who ad-
dressed Mr.. Bryan in behalf OF the dele
cation. In speeches brlstlng with indigna-
ton, Mr.. Guffey was charged with betray-
ing the will of the people.
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
1T is very appropriate that the Pennsyl-
vanla delegation should come here on the
Fourth of July, for the Fourth of July was
made memorable by the signing of the
Declaration of Independence in the Key
stone state 1t is also appropriate that you
should be the first delegation that has come
as delegation on its way to Denver. Gap
plause) For in no state in this union have
the democrats who believe in the principles
that now dominate the democratic party, in
no state have the democrats believing in
these principles made a braver fight than
they have in Pennsylvania. (Applause)
'If 1 properly understand the signs OF
the times the overshadowing issue in this
campaign will not be one Of the issues
that arise from time to time presenting an
economic question. The overshadowing is
sue is one that pervsdes all these questions.
1t Is simply this: Shall the people run their
own government or shall the masses be
exploited by those who are raised to power
by predatory corporations? (Applause)>
"Let the People Rule"
4" Let the people rule, is going to be one
of the slogans in this campaign. and II Is
very appropriate that as this convention is
about to assemble, as it's platform is about
to be written, as its nominees are about to
be named, It is appropriate that the Penn
sylvania democrats should be the first to
stop here and give their pladge that In
that convention Pennsylvania's influence
will be thrown against the political boss
and the corporation in politics. Great ap-
plause)
you will bear me witness that in the
| twelve years that I have been In national
politics I have avoided interference with
the politics of the various states. Even in
my own state, 1 have never taken part
i
| for nominations l have never exprcs ssed
an opinion as to which democrat should
be nominated to an office. Even when
delegates are seelcted and instructed for
me. do not take part in the naming Of
| those delegates. l have sbstained scrup-
| ulously from taking part in these con-
troversies between individuals and l have
done II for a reason. believe in the right
OF each community to attend to its own
| business / believe that the people of each
I community know better what they want
done than any outside person can know
And the only reason why 1 expressed ar
opinion in your own state (as / have ex.
pressed an opinion in that state in regard
| to the national committeeman who is tc
help manage the campaign is this, thai
Mr.. Guffey. your present national com.
mitteeman who aspifes to be commi tee
man again, deliberately and wilfully con
spired to defeat what no knew to be the
expressed will of the democrats OF Penn
sylvana. (Applause)
Will of People Defeated.
You have a primary law in your stat,
under which the voters have a right Il
select the delegates TO the national con
vention. Those who favored r,y nomna
tion organized for the purpose of present
ing that issue to the voters; in every dis
trict they put up their candidates AM
these candidates either openly avowet
themselves or it was written upon tn
ticket that was presented to the voter a
the polls, and as a result of that primar1
a large majority OF the voters in the demo
cratic party in the state of Pennsylvania
expressed their desire that l should b
nominated and recorded themselves for tn
delegates who promise to go their an,
favor my nomination. It is not for me I
say whether these democrats were wis
or foolish, but If / understand what demo
cracy means, these men are the ones [
determine what Pennsylvania shall say o.
that subject, and when a political boss
whether he calls himself a democrat or
republican, assumes to defy the expresse
will of his party, he shall never be In tn
party organization except over my protest
Great applause.) And as / have tried I
be honest in politics, / have notified Nj
Guffey that wherever my opinion has bee
asked, 1 have stated that l would regar
his selection as unfortunate and his mem
bership upon the committee as an EN-
barrassment.
NO Bushwhacker Wanted.
Now, my friends, l will not discuss tn
question further. l am not new in Amer
can politics. have been I'm politics 70
some time. have taken the people int
, my confidence ever since / have been 4
politics. l have discussed questions frankly
Nobody is In doubt as to what l beliey
or where l stand. and when this campaig
came on, l stated that while l did nc
know whether l ought TO be nominated @
not, II the people said that they though
l ought to be nominated, l would take Il 10
granted that they meant what they saiC
and when they nominated me they wante
TO elect me, and that no bushwhacke
would be put into my councils to betra
! me Great applause)
And the man who thinks that my eleC
tion would be Injurious to this countr
ought not TO participate In that injury b
J helping 10 elect me through organizatio
work. AS a private individual he Nigh
prefer me TO other candidates. but as 500
as he believes that my election would nc