Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-09-17


n his hand UP for silence after he
had been introduced by Judge Car
ROW. The yelling and cheering and
shrill catcalling were almost deafenng.
At length he began:
Ladies and gentlemen: One who is in
political life has much to bear that is
unpleasant; but there are rewards in poll
tics, and / know of no greater reward
that any man can have than the confidence
and affection of the people, And whether
| am ever President of the United States
or not L shall fell abundantly repaid for
all that I have been able to do If down
to the day of my death l can retain that
confidence and affection
I'VE nave reached a period in our par
tvs history when the East and the West
the North and the South can unite upon
platform; for the Denver convention
adopted a platform that does not have
to be apologized for anywhere in the
United States. And I am as ready to de-
fend that platform in New Jersey as
am in Nebraska, for I believe that the
measures which are outlined in it are just
as good for the masses east of the Allie
ghenies as they are for the masses west
OF the Alleghenies: and Your presence here
today is evidence of feeling of sympathy
with our platform and with our cause.
Better Understood Than in 1896.
Il rejoice that conditions are so much
more favorable to an understanding of
our policies than they We're II years ago
When l spoke in the East in 1896 / recog-
nized that there was an intense oppos-
ton; I recognized that there were people
who feared that my election would be in
furious to the country, and they COM
mnncated that fear to those who worked
for them. Today there is no such fear.
In 1896 there We're people so alarmed at
what they thought was a menace in my
candidacy that when the election was
over honest and just men knelt down and
thanked Goo that the country had been
saved You will find no such feeling to-
day. The only people who will feel that
they have been saved, in case of my de-
feat are the kind that do not thank God
for their safety.
I'm 1896 laboring men were threatened
with panic in case Of my election, but
they have learned that the Democratic
party has no monopoly of panies They
have learned that the. Republican party
can bring about a panic as well as the
Democratic party.
so, my friends no matter among what
people you go, no matter in what section
YOU are, no matter to whom you address
your remarks, you will find that today the
people have a better understanding of
what the Republican party stands for,
and what its policies mean, than they had
a few years ago. And if you want to
know why, after two defeats. 1 have been
cd
Here the speaker was interrupted by
voice: Because we like you, BiIl.'
Now" reioined Mr., Bryan. that re
mark, while very complimentary, does
not explain the situation I am afraid
that l would get too high an opinion of
myself if 1 believed that my denomination
was due to personal merit or personal
policies'
Again the voice exclaimed: "Oh, don't
worry about that Billi''
Mr. Bryan carried the colloquy one step
further II think I have a better under
standing of the situation than my gener-
Gus friend" (The voice again: s.All
right. Billl'') MY nomination for a
third time after two defeats-and with no
President to help me with his patronage
has been due to one thing alone, and that
is the growth of Ideas for which stand
and the conviction among the people that
an on their side.
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