The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20
,sMR. BRYAN RESPONDS
TO. NOTIFICATION SPEECH

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I~.incoin, Neb.. special: In accepting
che democratic nomination for president
today, William Jennings Bryan made
"a comparatively brief address. He
criticised the position of his republican
opponent, Judge Taft, on the leading
questions at issue and assailed the rec
ord OF the republican party In national
A affairs. Utterances upon the tariff, the
4 currency and other important matters
I We're left for more detailed discussion in
later speeches. Mr.. Bryan said in part:
Mr.. Clayton and Gentleman of the Noti-
~sication Committee: I cannot accept the
rn~omination which you officially tender,
without first acknowledging my deep in
sdentedness to the democratic party for
IL the extraordinary honor which it has con-
ferred upon me. Having twice before been
"a candidate for the presidency. in cam
&paigns which ended in defeat, a third
denomination, the result of the free and
yoluntary act of the voters of the party,
Nsean only be eSplained by a substantial
@sand policies for which ]. with a multitude
others have commended. AS these prin-
lever political strength | possess. the ac-
setion or The convention not only renews my
s#faith in them, but strengthens my attach
iznent to them.
A Platform is Binding.
s I shall, in the near future, prepare a
anore formal reply to your notification,
in that letter of acceptance. will deaf
with the platform in detail. II is suff-
go = S'ii' IAAAANs w 20 " llldl i
Fam In hearty accord with both the letter
land the spirit of the platform. i indorse it
& sregard It's declarations as binding upon
#me. And 1 may add, a platform is bind
Il ing as to what it omits as well as to
s.cratic idea, the people think for them
N~tselves and select officials to carry out
their wishes; The voters are the sover-
Eeigns;; the officials are the servants, en-
4 ployed for a fixed time and al a stated
B salary TO do what the sovereigns want
done. and to do It insthe way the sover-
tirely in harmony with, this democratic
adea: A platform announces. me party's
position on the questions which are at Is
ause the authority vested in him to urge
personal views which have not been SUBJ
rnitted 10 the voters for their approval. If
sone Is nominated upon a platform which
as not satisfactory to him. he must, If
candid, either decline the nomination, or,
n accepting T., propose an amended plat
Aorn in lieu of the one adopted by the con-
yenticr1. No such situation. however, con-
fronts your candidate. for the platform
stains nothing from which / dissent, but
vt specifically outlines all the remedial
Hesitation which we can hope to secure
during the next four years.
Republican Challenge Accepted.
The distinguished statesman who re-
ceived the republican nomination for
president said. in his notification speech:
The strength of the republican cause in
~ II Il IIIu Is IuG IdCtLl0a1 we
represent the policies essential to the
reform Of known abuses, to the continue
' ahst OF liberty and true prosperity, and
T1nequivocally declares, to maintain them
sard carry them on"
In the name of the democratic party, I
accept the challenge. and charge that the
republican. party Is responsible for all the
Sbuses- which now exist hi the federal gov
and that 1t is impotent to ac-
sconlplish the reforms which are impera-
lively needed. Further, j cannot concur
In the statement that the republican plat
form unequtvocally declares for the re-
forms that are necessary; on the contrary,
I affirm that 1t openly and notor.ously dis
appoints the hopes and expectations of re-
NorIaers, Wletfler those reformers be re-
apuhlicaEs or democrats. So far did the re-
publican convention fail short of it's duty
that tho republican candidate felt 1t nee
sssary TO add to his platform In several
Important PARTICULARS. thus ~rebuking the
leaders; Of the party, upon whose cooper
alton he must rely for the enactment of
remedial legislation.
AS I shall, in seperate speeches., discuss
the leading questions al issue, ! shall at
this time confine myself to the paramount
question, and to the far-reachIng purpose
of our party, as that purpose Is Sc. forth
in the platform.
Shall the People Rule?
Our platform declares that the over
Swallowing Issue which lnan.fests itself in
all tftc2auestions now under discussion, is
Shall The people ruie?' No matter which
way we turn; no matter to what subject
we address ourselves. the same question
'confronts us. Shall the people control
their own government, and use that row
eminent for the protection OF their rights
and for the promotion OF their welfare?
or shall the representatives of predatory
wealth prey upon a dsfenseless public,
while The offenders secure Immunity from
eubsarvient officials whom they raise to
power by INSCRIPTIONS methods? This is
tho issue raised by the known abuses
TO which MIR. Taft 1asers.
rho Presidents Indictment.
IN n message sent to congress last Jan
wary, President Roosevelt said: "The at
tacks by these great corporations on the
admlnistration's actions have been given
q vide circulation throughout the coun-
try. TN the newspapers and otherwise. by
those writer's and speakers who. con-
ssicUsiy or sunconsciousIy, act al the rep
4 = OG~ortnteura - rv&Aokr, &c.