Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-22
BRYAN FOR
DEMOCRACY
MAKES ADDRESS BEFORE DEM
oCRATIC MEMBERS OF THE
LEGIsLATURE OF THE BLUE
GRASS STATE BEHIND CLOSED
DOORS.

/ "he bemocratlc members OF the leg
islature behind closed doors. advo
eating the election of former Gov
ernor Beckham as United States sen
ator. Mr.. Bryan said neither Gov
ernor Beckham nor anybody else hat
invited him to Frankfort.
He declared he had no fears 70
himgelf. He said he was told In the
Goebel campaign that he might hur
himself II he came to Kentucky.
II am not afraid OF hurting my
self when the interests of the Dem.
ocratic party are at stake" said Mr..
Bryan.
II might be candidate this
year he said, but do not know
Only two delegates have been elect
ed and they have been instructed
for me but they are not enough &c
elect me-" If what say Affects my
chances Of election II is not a suffi.
o!ent bribe to keep my mouth closed
! am in the habit OF saying what ]
think"
He said he had come to Kentucky
not for Beckham but for the Dem
ocratic nomlnee and IL MIR. McCreery
were the nominee for the senator he
would have been speaking for Nc
Creery.
81 am here" said ne. "because !
believe the Democratic ticket has &
good chance to be elected this year.
| do not know who the Democratic
standard bearer may be, but know
that it takes a Democratic senate
and house to uphold the president
! do not want TO be president
simply to sit in a chair, but to dc
something for the people.
"All the popularity OF the Repub.
lican president has come from adop-
tion Of Democratic principles an"
reform.
We cannot rely much on Repub.
/ lican senators. We may get the
house, but It will require an over
whelming victory to get the senate
am hopeful we may make enough
gains TO secure the senate for Dem
ocratlc reform. On the vote of one
senator may rest the fate of Demo
cratic principles.
! For a generation we have had o
government under corporate control.
This government was sold TO the
highest bidder and since that tim,
saturn2lian feast has existed a.
| Washington The only relief is =
Democratic triumph this fall; not
only the white house, but also tho
/ house am the senate. The legis
latuIe OF Kentucky faces a great re.
spOngibility and should arise to the
| occasion and elect Democratic SEN
ator on whose vote the deliverance
may rest"
lie said personalities should not
/ be allowed to figure in politics. He
said IL was wrong for Democrats 10
refuse TO support men just because
they did not want them. lie said in
| 1904 he took his medicine In Park
er Parker was the man above ali
others he did not want, but" de-
clared Bryan, "h, stood for more
Democracy than the Republicans did.
ana ! accepted him and did what !
could for him. Give me a bitter On
emy and II he stands for the same
thing ! stand for ] will do moro
for him than his best friend"
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Bryan's
speech to the Democratic members
Of the legislature Senator Wheel
or. one Of the autl-Beckham Lemo-
Gratis, arose anI said he would re-
frain from making public his rea-
sons why he would not vote for
Beckham for na'or but he woJl~
give Mr. Bryan his reasons 90 a.
vato and he felt sure Mr.. Bryan
would shake hands with him and
say.
well done, good and faithful.
Democrat"
lie was greeted with Kisses
Mr. Bryan made an address befor
the legislature yesterday. SPEAKING
as follows.
"Thc ombczzlemcnt Of power Is az
great q crime as thc emb element
/ Of money"
Nr Bryan was referring 10 th.
man who H elected to legislative
body and then vote against tbc
wishes of the peopl who sent him
.'I hope fho time viii come. he said
when such bctrayers VIII be wipe,
from power
The legislature is still deadlock
cd. both nous having adieurneJ
after bauotlng for senator without
result