Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-11
BRYAN LIKES PLATFORM.
II Speech He Declares Work Was
S Well Done.

In 4 So00cU ITO D0Ssds 90
Well Done.
Lincoln. July 11.-W. ]. Bryan hearo
tales Of the Denver convention today,
members Of the Lincoln-Bryan CLUB
having returned from the Colorado
capital this morning. Bryan, VINO mas
been under . heavy strain for . fort
n,ght. enjoyed full nights rest last
night and arose greatly refreshed, ana
ready for the many conferences he will
hava with his supporters during the
coming week.
,JoIlies Nsbraskans.
IN his speech to the returning mem
bers Of the Lincoln Bryan club ana the
Nebraska Travelling Mems club TO-DAY,
Bryan expressed the highest admira-
tion for the democratic platform ana
Kern. his running mate. He declared
that publicity Of campaign contripu-
tions would give the people a chance TO
electe their choice to Office Bryan
3 spoke in part as follows:
s..I do not think any state was pet
!. Ter represented in Denver than Nebras-
IA and for proof of that can simply
remind you that you were the only
state represented there that secured
the nomination Of q candidate for pres
ident from its own state. am as mucn
nleased with the platform as am Win
the nomination for first place, and am
as much pleased with the second NOM
nation as I am with the platform.
pleased With. Kern.
Art, :, ,nro3r %inv1 leaves a d1f.
ferent impression than that given by
the convention in Chicago. In tnat
convention, the platform did not pre-
sent what the reform element OF the
party wanted, and when the conven- :.
ton was over, there was q feenns OF
disbursement and DISAPPOINTMENT
But the democratic party In this con-
yention has given us platform tnat
/ believe expresses the deliberate SEN
timent Of that large and growing re-
form element in this country. am
satisfied it is going to appeal not only
TO democrats but to lot Of repub-
licans. and I am sure that when the
neople come to know John w. Kern as
have known him for many years,
4hev will believe as do that he Is In
nerfect harmony with the platform and
can be trusted to carry that platform
out to the letter IL circumstances
should place upon him the RESPONSE
bilities for It's enforcement.
Publicity Plank Permanent.
Now we are going to commence our
T "a ampafgn and with q publicity plank
that announces an honest purpose ana
nroclaims an honest position, we will
he able to appeal to the honest senti-
me11t OF the country. Gentlemen, there
has been great growth in politics IN
this country, and that plank illustrates
one phase Of that growth. For over
quarter Of century the country has
been seeing more and more of corpor-
ate domination In politics. For a
quarter Of a century the country has
witnessed campaign after campaign In
which the great predatory interests
would secretly contribute enormous
sums to debauch the elections and then
control the government In return Tor
the contributions.
"Let the People Rule"
Our convention marks new era IN
American politics. Henceforth the idea
that is going to grow is that elec-
tions are public affairs and that the
people shall have a right to know what
Influences are at work, and am de-
lighted that our party has taken the
Initiative. When the republican party,
In Its convention by a vote ovefwhelm-
ing. turned down that proposition, the
democratic party, by vote that was
unanimous, endorsed it and made 1t
one of the tenets of its faith. Now
we are going out to appeal to this
awakened conscience and give to the
country the assurance that If our party
is entrusted with power we shall make
this government again the peoples
government in which government Off
cials will respond promptly to the SEN
timent Of the whole people. and our
platform has given us slogan that
every one of you can echo and that
believe majority of the American
people will echo-"Let people rule"