The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-07-18
CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY POLICY IS
CLEARLY OUTLINED IN ADVANCE.
The Party'S Candidates Make Known
Their Wishes and They viii be
Carried Out.
Mr.. Bryan Speaks for Himself and Mr.,
Kern and Takes High Ground.
Corporation Contributions Quarantined
aud no Hanna Methods to be
Tolerated.

Before returning home from
Denver, the members of the Ma
ticnal Democratic Executive Com
mittee visited Lincoln Tuesday
and called on Mr.. Bryanand Mr..
Kern, the vice-presidential nomi-
nee, who was his guest. A politi-
cal conference was held during
the visit of the committee, and it
is stated that almost the first act
after the conference began was the
reading by Mr.. Bryan of state
ment by the vice presidential
nominee and himself. Mr.. Bryan
said:
BRYANS' STATEMENT.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen
of the Committee: I recognize
that the main work of the cam
paign is done by subcommittee,
and yet, before entering upon the
campaign, / was anxious to have
an opportunity to meet personally
the full membership of the Conn
mittee. Upon this Committee,
acting directly with other persons
selected in accordance with it's
authority, rests the responsibility
of carrying on this campaign, and
| desire upon this first meeting
with you to express my deep APP
probation, not merely of the hon.
or that has been paid to me by the
Party which you as an organiza-
tion represent, but by my entire
satisfaction with the platform
which was adopted by the Conyen-
tion which has recently adjourne d
and my qualification, too, that d
candidate for Vice President has
been selected who is not only a
political friend and a personal
friend, but one ia whom have
entire confidence. | do not know
how / can better express my feel
ings on this subject than to say
that if | am elected President and
Mr.. Kern is elected Vice Presi-
dent / shall not be afraid to die,
because | shall feel that the poll
cy outlined in the platform which
| shall endeavor to put into opera
tion will be just as faithfully car
ried out by him as they would be
by me. / do not know how l
can express in stronger language
my satisfaction on the nomination
that the Party has made for Vice
President.
"Aside from desiring to meet
you personally, | thought that
there were certain things that
ought to be decided upon at once,
and as / have the honor of having
with me at this time our candidate
for Vice President, Mr.. Kern, /
have conferred with him about
two or three matters, and / shall
present at this time a request in
which he and | Join. | have re-
duced it to writing"
CAMPAIGN OF PUBLICITY.
Mr.. Bryan, on behalf of him.
self and Mr.. Kern, read the fol-
lowing:
Gentlemen of the Committees:
The platform recently adopted
by the National Convention Of our
Party at Denver contains the fol-
lowing pledge:
eve pledge the Democratic
Party to the enactment of a law
prohibiting any corporation con-
tributing to a campaign fund and
any Individual contributing an
amount above a reasonable
amount, and providing for the
publication before election of all
contributions above reasonable
minimum. i"
"Mr. Kern and myself are in
hearty sympathy with this
pledge, and are gratiied at its
adoption. With its fulfillment a
new era in American politics will
begin. Elections will then De
regulated AS public affairs and the
influences which control them,
instead of being secret, will be
known to the voters.
AS an earnest token that our
Party will make good its pledges
we ask you to Construe this plank,
and put it into Immediate opera
ton. This can be done by the
adoption of a resolution announc-
ing In substance the policy out
lined in that pedge your Commit
tee will not accept any U0ntribu-
Ition whatever from any corpora
Ition; that it will not accept any
contribution from an individual
above d reasonable amount. and
| that it will make public before
ELECTION all contributions above B
reasonable minimum. We sug-
gest for your approval q maximum
Iof $100, no contributions to be
received above $40, 900. and all
contributions above 500 to bt
made public before the election
" We suggest also that on or be-
| fore tho 18th day of October pub
Iieation shall be made Of all con
Continued On Fourth Rags.