The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-07-17
BRYAN and KERN
WE'RE NOMINATED.

WE'RE NOMINATED.
Received the nominations for President and Vice Pre
dent at the Democratic convention at Denver last week
Tile nomination OF Bryan for first place has been fore
conclusion for sometime and most OF the interest lay
who would be the choice OF the party for the second
place. Thomas r. Marshal, Democratic candidate for
Governor Ct indiana placed Kern in nomination. Mar
shall speech placing Kern IN nomination was a master
piece OF oratoIy 1t was as follows:
MARSHALL'S SPEECH.
arrive at the instance OF Honorable John S. Lamb
Indiana to greet the representa es Of ofmes de-
ad but never dlsayed democrat to JOIN the delegates
. t reunited and confident democracy to hail you as
rangers Of prngtime in the cause Of the people
. AID constitutional government. (Applause)
The holy scriptures declare that no man who puts
lands to the ow and ookeh back fit for the kingdom
L IT Is good thing to have begun WELL it is an
essential thing to end wen
You have adopted platform that meets with the ap-
rora Of every man who claims TO be democrat. AD-
gause) 1t IS platform that does recognize the
t OF any except the right that given to him bv
tue OF his American citizenship 1t platform that
s.,iuits mans rights IN this country of ours.
At last we have come to understand that it not the
outside trappngs that make the democrat but the inside
Qualifications that speak Tor him. and upon this platform
Ju have nominated who stands for all the higher
and finer and nobler aspirations OF life. (Appause)
may say OF the nominee OF this convention Webster
d Of Massachusetts, There he stands, look at him.
Il come from Indiana (Cheers) The winds Of hea
n famed the circng sunlight spanned the
orders of better land than Indiana Applause)
come from state where every man IS politician and
where man IS either an author orator. Uaugh
|er and appause come from the banks of the Wabash
Applause come to bear to this convention greetings
only from the militant democracy of Indiana but
rom the ashes Of the dead democracy of Indiana.
come to breathe again this convention the blessing
and benzen of Hendricks Mcdonald and Voorhees,. 1
come bear you this attering JUNCTION for your souls
uat though have been oftmes defeated in Indiana
IBIS year, II this convention will help please God, pray
COD, we will again into own
Gentlemen, SAID TO you that was advisable that
you should end well the work Of this convention Do not
that Indiana has ceased TO be potent factor In the
zeal history OF this country. Let me tell you what
-gseves know that eighty per cent of the people Of
fs country today democrats at heart. Applause.
The fight wage Is the wOrdS old fight. 1t the fight
Of the many against the few. 1t is the fight that must
te made by every succeeding generation. Il IS fight
began in the dawn Of history and Will end unul
the ion and the lamb shall lie down together the lamb
ss down inside the hon We making that fight this
year in Indiana. 1t is than debatable ground. 1t
get back to its ancient moorlngs. 1t become
factor in the equalization Of all the rights Of hun kind
IN this country.
we have within our borders of giant intellect
no pent-up Utica contracts his powers. There
men big enough to township, large enough
10 county, some great enough to fill state quo
rum pars magnus sum, and there who leap
the bonnds OF state lines and the country pro-
pose to present this convention the of who
Is gieater than the greatest man in Indiana.
He is skilled and veIsed in all the arts of state
craft He is man grounded in all the doctrines of dem
uacy He IS a man OF power and influence upon the I
stump He is man without spot or bemsh upon his Il
Character He is who ran twice for governor of U
indiana and twice $1,000 votes ahead of his ticket.
lie man who measures up all the qualifications of t
candidate for vice president Of the United States n
Gentlemen of this convention beware how you close
convention Thus far your work has met the appro-
v o the democracy of the nation See to it that you
CLOS it in way that will make democracy successful for
the last hope OF people is democracy. AS the lula q
N Of the mother to her infant child the golden r
+ 70 the gospel of the man OF Cod the doctrines OF
democracy are the recurring wants of human kind
and on behalf Of this state of Indiana present to this
convention man who, he take your banner will unfurl
I upon the uppermost batlements of conquest will bear
bravey and Loyalty the end, and your hearts will be
eaddened with the acclaim with which he is greeted by
Tie people of America.
On behalf Of Indiana give to this convention if it will
sake him. John w. Kern" Great applause, in which the
indiana delegation took leading part.