The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-16
Glenn Speaks for Bryan

ut1Ve Wakes the llIlClPdl
Speech Seconding Nominal
ton of William Jennings
Bryan for President-Takes
Occasion Again to Draw At
tention to the Boundless Re-
sources, Prosperity and 10y
atty of the South.
Governor Glenn of North Carolina,
made the principal speech in second
inc the nomination of Mr. Bryan
or President. He spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF
the Convention:
North Carolina has no candidate
for President on the Democratic ma
tiOnal ticket, but | arise in the name
of my State to most earnestly second
the nomination Of that profound and
progressive statesman. brilliant and
persuasive orator, patriotic and law
abiding citizen, and true and humble
Christian gentleman, William Jen-
ulllGS bryan Ol .NeDTdSkd
From 1861 to the present time, Mr..
Chairman, the section from which L
come has demanded no recognition,
either on the Democratic or Republi-
can national ticket, but we have been
content, in a quiet way, by industry
and thrift, to build up our waste
places and add to the material wealth
and glory of our beloved nation. In
evidence of this | need but state these
significant facts: In 1870 we were
the poorest section OF the Union, the
actual value of all of our property
being only $2,16O, 100000, while
ruin, want and death stared us in
the face Not so in 1908, for
PhGnix-like, we have arisen from our
ashes of poverty, put on the garb OF
plenty, and are to-day worth 49,,
900. 100000
Last year, every day the majestic
sun ran it's course from East to West
the South added $7,3OO,OOO to the
wealth of our nation, while Great
Britain, with all it's agencies, could
only produce $7,OOO,OOO per week.
In 1907 we raised 100000 bales
of cotton and manufactured $780,
900 bales, while 9,347,OOO spindles
made sweet music to the industrial
ear We furnish one-third of all the
standing timber i'll the nation. rs
per cent. of all the tobacco, and 80
per cent. Of all the cotton made in
the world, all the rice made in this
country, all sugar made from cane,
and 80 per cent of all peanuts. Dur
ing the last five years the value OF
the South's cotton crop has exceeded
the total output of the worlds gold
and silver by 1896, 100000, and the
rattle of looms and hum of spindles
would not be heard to-day in our
borders if it were not for the cotton
Of our Southland.
Not only us producers and manu-
facturers of every kind of product
have we added to the material growth
of the nation, but, truly, believing
that the welfare Of the people and
the upbuilding of the country would
be best preserved by the promotion
of the fundamental principles of pure
Democracy, our section has ever
stood for the political doctrines as
enunciated by Thomas Jefferson and
practiced by Andrew Jackson. Com
ing, then, not as paupers, but CO.
, | workers and builders, as the section
, that has stood, and ever will stand
, for the eternal truths of Democracy
! while requesting no place on the
ticket, we ask-aye, demand-that
the man whom we nominate shall bt
! broad enough to love every locality
brave enough to protect the rights
| OF every creature, and natiOna
j, enough, when he comes to his own az
President, to give each section it,
just part in administering the affairs
, of our government; and we urge az
, | such man the name of Mr.. Bryan
: for, sir, he has broken bread with III
5 in our homes, mingled with our PEG
pie in social converse, charmed GU
assemblies with his eloquence ant
, patriotism, camped with our boys al
. a soldier in the Cuban war, and sym
, pathized with us in our sufferings a
! Galveston, New Orleans and Charles
= ton.
, But l hear some say it will neve
do to nominate Mr.. Bryan, for he i
, narrow in his views, socialstic in hi
o principles, contracted in his ideas Q
, craftsmanship, and has twice bee
, defeated for the Presidency, and
, therefore. cannot, as our leader, CON
: mand the votes of our people an
: lead us to victory in November LIE
q us faithfully analyze these charges
= and, if true, let us demand ne,
p champion of our rights; but if false
), let us rally still more determined
under his standard and compel
recognition of his policies.
Mr.. Bryan stands for the widest
broadest, most progressive an
T. soundest principles of Jeffersonia
l. Democracy; so Democracy must b
shallow, else Bryan is intensely pre-
II found. Ii to be narrow is-te-standf c
q a ge"?e.nmenJ of the people, for TIL
r people and by the people," givin
equal rights to all and special pri,
ileges to none,' then Mr.. Bryan
I narrow, for he believes in protectin
the poorest, humblest creatur,
whether the natural or artificial mar
as we'll as the strongest and mos
q powerful, allowing the mighty an
4 proud the full enjoyment of all the
4 rights; but like the Master, who wi
not suffer even a sparrow to fall t
g the ground unless He listeth, he wi
4 not permit Gods poor to be needless
4 ly trampled upon by the heel of gree
and avarice.
If it is socialism to believe in til
revision of the tariff, so as to let I'll
burdens of taxation fall less heavil
on the necessities and more on I'll
luxuries OF life, placing on the FRI
list articles entering into competitio
with articles by trusts, then NJ
Bryan is a socialist, for he stanC
! for a reduction that tends to restol
the tariff to a revenue basis, with
just discrimination in favor of Unfair