Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-06
Condemns Choice Of Successor j
President and ao'dhg a
Office 10 Pe'paul'u.
SAYS lonswoR1a Exposes Plu
Vice Presidential Candidate Addresses
Vast and enthusiastic Audiences In
North Carolina Cit<-Powerleesneoe
Of President Against speaker Of
House and coterie In senate. g

ASHEVILLE. n. c. Oct. 5-"Patrio-
tic men everywhere will agree with
me that the third tine IDEA 10 NO
more hate full to the minds Of the Am
erlcan people than that the President
Of this great nation shall undertake
to name and dictate his own success
sor.' ~
Before one OF the largest and most
demonstrative audience that has,
greeted him on HIS speaking cam
paign through the South. John w.
Kern. Bryan's running mate on the
national Democratic ticket. In these
words arraigned the President ana
the leaders OF the Republican cam
paign at rally OF North Carolina
Democrats here today.
Brought Audience to Feet.
He declared that he saw In recent
utterances Of Congressman Nicholas
Longworth the plan Of President
Roosevelt to insure his return to the
White House In 1916. He contrasted
the course of the Republican leaders.
which he described as merely an eva.
sion Of popular antipathy to third
term, with the declaration OF NJ.
Bryan that. II elected. he would nos
again be- candidate, and brought tho.
audience to It's feet With enioGy -Of
Bryan-as a candidate whose nomina-
ton was demanded by all patriotic
Americans"
Mr.. Kern spoke in the large audi
forum. which was crowded to liz
great capacity. The speaking was
preceded Nv a parade OF carriages and
horsemen through the streets. which
Governor Glenn, of North Carolina.
said was the greatest political demon
stration in this city since 1886.
Mountain Men Were There.
A striking feature was the presence.
Of several hundred niountaineery On
farm mules. who had ridden miles
from surrounding counties to attend
Mr.. Kern's speech followed . short
introductory address by Governor
Glenn. and at It's conclusion the sa,dE
ence stood and sang verse OF "The
Old North State"
Colonel ]. Hamilton Lewis. OF CHI
caso. closed the meeting with . char
acts ristic address. which held the ct
, tentio- of the audience for an hour.
Great Danger Threatens.
"AlI men are agreed" said Mr..
Kern. that we have fallen uDon evil
! times-that . great danger threateos
our very existence as q nation. tbs
fact is not denied even by the Repuo-
! lican PARTY mansgers.'
He referred to the Republican plat
form, which h said. contained Gug-
, gesfions for remedies which were IN
acknowledgements Of the existence OF
evils born OF Republican rule. and
continued:
! After having shown their power.
Icssress TO cope with this meuace %
human liberties. the ResubIscau le4o-
| ers now ask tn he continued In p0v-
CT. promising that. II given four yeors
more. .hev viii do what they have 20
long neglected. to 60.
| 1T is indeed n peculiar campatxn-
the leader On one side chosen by thr
President of the United States ana
On the other a man whose candidacy
was born Of the common people o. tne
land
Third Term idea RepvSrsst-
Taking Up the question of the third
term idea. the SNEAKER said:
1T is a principle hatefa! to :he
minds Of the pcople since Wsshsne-
toms time. When one q the mosf
porIIar characters IN the history OF
this country-Gercral Grant sfter
having served two terms AZ Prcstdens.
was a candidate for reelection. fne
people said that the Sxamr'e Ct WASH
irsicn and ~ Jackson shall be resvect-
eti. Their, shall 70 no third tern.
Recognizing. therefore. that the th'Ia
itfrm propositiou vas well night an
impo. sisiisy. the President Of the
United States has underfsh"n W
name his own saccessor. both ~ ine
convention % his party and nov
tho councils ~ the people.
\ Il believe an patriotic men W"
arreo with NC thst third tern n NJ
r,ore hateful ths. 'hsf the Prem-
iscr, shsII dictsie hts own succe&a.
Only a dsy or two ago the fusi;e 20
icv r. this administration ssd H.
,,n cbarrs Of the Repub1tcss 60
ps,ep vas naSe known b. . 49,
of The Prcsid<ut's 90 49,
In speecb Sr ~ w.