The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-10
ALABAMA ORATOR
ST|RS CONVENTION
J. Thomas HefIin Characterize
es Bryan as "Supreme
And IndestruCtibIe.
SECONDS THE NOMINATION.
NEBRASKA MAN PRAISED BE-
FORE DEMOCRATIC coNvEN-
TON BY PROMINENT SPEAKER
FROM SOUTHERN STATE.

In stirring speech that was little
more than eulogy Of the democratic
party, J. Thomas Heflin, member Of
Congress from Alabama, seconded the
nomination Of William Jennings Bry-
an, of Nebraska. The address was
as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the
convention: | congratulate: the party
and the country upon the outlook for
Democratic victory in November. In
the interests of constitutional govern
ment and the common weai. demo
Gratis have thrown aside petty differ
ences and today We present 81 solid
front to the enemies OF democracy.
We have met here t. renew our al
legiance to, and proclaim our faith in
the principles o>the democratic party
to write platform and to name as
our standard bearer the next pfesi-
dent of the United States. The coun.
try is tired of the republican rarty.
Under that party's management the
federal government has become the
handy instrument of predatory wealth
The rights and liberties of the masses
are no longer regarded or respected
by the republican party. In an ad
dress in 1889, Chief Justice Fuller OF
the United States supreme court
| warned us against the evils that he
feared would come upon the republic
of our fathers.
He said on that occasion that
With the increase of population and
wealth and power. with the spoils OF
office dependent upon the elections
with vast interests affected by legis
lation as in the care and disposition
of public property, the raising of pub
| lie revenue, the grant or regulation OF
corporate powers and monopolistic
combinations; the danger is that cor.
ruption always insidious. always ag
gressive and always DANCE rous to pop.
ular government, will control party
machinery to effect it's ends, tempt
public men into accepting favors at
its hands by taking office purchased
by it's influence and flourish in rank
luXuriance under the shelter of a sys
tenn which confounds the honest and
the patriotic with the cunning and
| profligate. An intelligent public opin
ion ceases to exist when it cannot as
sert itself, and great measures and
great principles are lost when cleo
tons degenerate into the mere re gis
tration of the DEGREES of selfishness
! and greed"
The evils against which Chief Jus
| tice Fuller warned us then have. un
der the sheltering wing of the repub
lican party, come upon us in all thei1
! force and vilene SIS. That party has
made barter of the ballot and sold
seats in the house and in the senate
| of the United States to the highest
| bidder. The trust IS the direct off
spring of the republican party and il
| is the giant son of the protective tar
| iff system. Ex-senator William Z
Chandler. republican. eight years
| ago Joined the democrats in condemn
! ing trusts and he said then. That Cd
| position to trusts is based upon the
certainty that if they are allowed tc
flourish unrestrictedly they will de
stroy competition as a business prin
ciple, crush out individualism and pui
the control of society, its property
Is politics and its government into
he hands of oDulent oligarchies."
Mr.. Chairman, trusts have flourish
| ed unrestrictedly and there are more
| among us now than when Mr.. Chand
| Ter predicted what would come if the,
were permitted to flourish unrestrict
| eddy. His prediction has come true
and trusts have destroyed compe titior
as a business principle and they ar,
exerting powerful and corrupt influ
ence In politics and today the soul o
individualism cries out from ever,