Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-25
ROOSEVELT, LIKE CROMWELL, WOULD
HAND THE SCEPTRE TO SUCCESSOR,
BELL DECLARES in NOTIFYING kern

of his people," After speaking of the
issues involved, Bell concluded: ITO
those who regard Roosevelt as a second
Cromwell, who is handing down his
iron rule to Taft as his natural sue
cessor, it will be sufficient to suggest
that when Oliver passed the common
wealth to Richard. it was but fore
runner of the restoration of the Stuarts
and the downfall of the commons
Response by Kern.
In accepting the honor conferred
upon him by the Denver convention,
Mr.. Kern said:
| appreciate most highly this grea:
honor conferred upon me by the unani
nous vote of the representatives of
my party in national convention as
sembled, and | shall strive most earn
estly to earn a continuation. of the con-
fdence and good will manifested by
that action. ! did not seek this nom-
ination. Indeed, if my own personal
desires had been consulted. another
would have received the honor, but it
having come to me without solicita-
ton, prize it all the more, and accept
it, with full sense of the burdens
and possibilities. AS a candidate
shall try to wear the honor worthily,
and. as faithfully as | can, discharge
all the duties properly devolving on
me as one of your standard bearers,
| and if elected I promise to serve all
the people of the republic by the con-
scientious discharge of the duties OF
the office
No BETTER Than the Others.
7 have no thought that the men who
| made up that great convention at Den
yer nominated me as their candidate
| because they believed that. had abil-
| ity or merit superior to that possessed
| by any one of the distinguished gentle
| men whose names were considered in
| connection with the vice presidential
nomination. Many years of service on
| my part might have had some slight
| influence in determining their action,
| but | am persuaded that it was the
| chief purpose of the convention, in
| choosing a son Of Indiana as it's can
didate, to show its appreciation of the
| great Democratic party of this splen-
| did commonwealth, made up as it is of
more than third of million of men,
| good and true-the very flower of the
great Democratic army of the repub-
| lie. | prefer to accept this proffered
| honor in the name of these loyal Dem
Gratis of Indiana, for whom the honor
/ I inf
1t is pleasing to me to be associated
in this campaign with the distinguish.
ed gentleman to whom the standard
| of the party has been committed. For
years we have been friends. | recog
nize in him a man of spotless charac
ter and high ideals, always actuated
by patriotic motives and an earnest
desire to promote the welfare, the hon
or and glory of his country He be
came your candidate because his nom
ination was demanded by the rank and
file of the party, which demand was
emphasized by a popular movement in
his favor, which. as it proceeded, sc
grew in volume and force as to be
come irresistible.
Pledged to No Interest.
He enters upon this campaign un
pledged to any special interests, under
no obligations to any unlawful or other
combination of capital, locking to nc
corporation for campaign contributions
absolutely free to serve the people b,
carrying. out the pledges of his party's
platform. While he is the foe to un
lawful monopoly, and is prepared tc
lay a heavy hand upon the lawless
whether rich or poor. without fear OF
| favor, and to combat the encroachment.
} of greed upon honest endeavor, he /.
: the friend of every legitimate busines:
2 enterprise, whether conducted by in
: dividual or corporation, and will sym
pathiZe with the promotion of ever,
movement which makes for the wei
fare and prosperity of the country.
A distinguished Republican tn,
other day referred to his influence witt
his party as one-man power If b,
n that he meant to say that Mr.. Brya,
possessed the power, in a marked de
gree, to influence the thought an,
arouse the conscience of the republic
as no other man of his time, or if h
: meant that by his upright life. his cor
sistent course, his appeals for righ
- living and patriotic action, he has earn
= ed the confidence and personal affee
:, ton of millions of his cohntrymen. an
% gained the respect and admiration O
. all the people of the world who low
e liberty and humanity, then the distir
20 guished gentleman was right. with re
: spect to the one-man power of WiIliar
: Jennings. prgan.
No Machine to Aid Him.
Mr.. Bryan has exerted no other DOW
er. He has had no subordinates {
r command. no officeholders to direc
think 1t may be safely said that ther
were no postmasters, nor other fedora
officeholders or employees in the Der
- yer convention. Every delegate (
:, that convention carried his sovel
~ eighty under his own hat" and. as a
:, independent American freeman. OWN
- no allegiance save to country and fla,