The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-10
BRYAN IS CHOICE
OF NORTH CAROLINA
Southern. State Seconds the
Nomination Through a
Speech by Gov. Glenn.
SOUTH is PROSPEROUS.
THAT SECTION HAS NEVER ASK
ED FOR RECOGNITION, BUT HAS
sEEN STEADILY INCREASING
RS INDUSTRIES.

p North Carolina came into the fold of
states that were seconding the nomi-
nation of Bryan for the presidency
and Governor Glenn made a strong
speech in favor of the Nebraskan
leader.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Conventions:
North Carolina has no candidate for
president on the democratic national
ticket, but / arise in the name of my
state to most earnestly second the
nomination of that profound and pro-
gressive statesman, brilliant and per-
suasive orator, patriotic and law abid-
ing citizen, and true and humble chris
tian gentleman, William Jennings Bry-
an, of Nebraska.
From 1861 to the present time, Mr..
Chairman, the section from which l
come has demanded no recognition,
either on the democratic or republican
national ticket, but we have been con-
tent, in quiet way, by industry and
thrift, to build up our waste places and
add to the material wealth and glory
of our beloved nation. In evidence of
this I need but state these significant
facts: In 1870 we were the poorest sec
ton of the union, the actual value Of
all our property being only $2,16O,OOO,-
600, while ruin, want and death stared
us in the face. Not so in 1905 for,
Pheonix-like, we have risen from our
ashes of poverty, put on the garb of
plenty and are today worth $4,000
100000.
Last year, every day the majestic
sun ran it's course from east to west
the south added $7,3OO,OOO to the
wealth of our nation, while Great Brit
ain, with all its agencies, could only
produce $7,OOO,OOO per week. In 1907
we raised 100000 bales of cotton
and manufactured 2,75O,OOO bales,
while 9,347,OOO spindles made sweet
music to the industrial ear. We fur
.nish third of all the standing tim
Der in the nation, 70 per cent Of all
the tobacco, and so per cent of all the
cotton made in the world. all the rice
made in this country, all sugar made
from cane, and 90 per cent of all pea
nuts. During the last five years the
value of the souths cotton crop has
exceeded the total output of worlds
gold and silver by 1896 100000, and
the rattle of looms and hum of spin
dies would not be heard today in our
borders were it not for the cotton of
our southland.
Not only as producers and manufac-
turers of every kind of product have
we added to the material growth of
the nation, but, truly believing that
the welfare of the people and the up
building of the country would be best
preserved by the promotion of the fun
damental principles of pure democracy
our section has ever stood for the po-
litical doctrines enunciated by Andrew
Jackson. Coming, then, not as pau
pers, but co-workers and builders, as
the section that has stood, and ever
will stand for the eternal truths of de-
mocracy, while requesting no place on
the ticket, we ask-aye, demand-that
the man whom we nominate shall be
broad enough to love every locality
brave enough to protect the rights of
every creature, and national enough
when he comes to his own as president
to give each section it's just part in
administering the affairs of our gov
eminent; and we urge as such a man
the name of Mr.. Bryan; for, sir, he
has broken bread with us in our
homes, mingled with our people in So
,cial converse. charmed our assemblies
by his eloquence and patriotism, camp
ed with our boys as a soldier in the
Cuban war, and sympathized with us
in our sufferings at Galveston, New
Orleans and Charleston.
But hear some say it will never do
to nominate Mr.. Bryan, for he Is mar
row in views, socialistic in his prin-
ciples, contracted in his ideas of states
manship, and has twice been defeated
for the presidency, and, therefore, can
not, as our leader, command the votes
of the people and lead us to victory
In November. Let us faithfully ana
lyze these charges, and, if true, let us
demand new champion of our rights;
but If false, let us rally still more de-
terminedly under his standard, and
compel a recognition of his policies.
Mr.. Bryan stands for the widest
broadest, most progressive and sound.
est principles of Jeffersonian democ-
racy; so democracy must be shallow,
else Bryan is intensely profound. If
to be narrow is to stand for "a govern
ment of the people, by the people and
for the people," giving equal rights to
all and special privileges to none
then Mr.. Bryan is narrow, for he be-
lieves in protecting the poorest, hum
blest creature, whether the natural or
artificial man, as we'll as the strongest
and most powerful, allowing the
mighty and proud the full enjoyment
of all their rights: but. like the Mas
ter, who will not suffer even a sparrow
to fall to the ground unless He listeth,
he will not permit Gods poor to be
needlessly trampled upon by the heel
OF greed and avarice
II it is socialism to believe in the re.
vision of the tariff, so as to let the
burdens of taxation fall less heavily
on the necessities and more on the lux.
uries of life, placing on the free list ar.
ticles entering into competition with ar
ticleS hy trusts then Mr. pryap ;r /,