The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-10
Dunn NAMES BRYAN.
Places Nebraska Man in Nomina-
ton for President at Denver
Convention.
MANDATE OF THE DEMOCRACY
Speaker Says He Obeys That Com
mand When He Presents the
Name of William Jen-
/. nings Bryan. IS 81

1gnatius J. Dunn, the well known
Omaha lawyer, placed William Jen
nings Bryan in nomination for presi
dent at the Democratic national con
ventiOn. Mr.. Dunn said:
''Mr. Chairman, Gentlemen Of the
Convention-Crises arise in the life OF
nations which endanger their institu
tons and at times imperil the advance
Of civilization. Every people that has
left it's impress upon history has
faced such crises. In most instances
where grave dangers have threatened
the safety Of the state some great char.
acter, some master mind, has been
found, produced, as it were, by the
! conditions themselves, with capacity to
direct Alright the energies of the peo-
pie.
"This was true of the ancient world.
It has been true of the modern world.
It is true Of this republic. We have
such a crisis to meet today. The ia
vor seeking corporations have gradual
ly strengthened their hold upon the
government until they now menace
popular institutions. The question is
whether this government shall be re-
stored to the control of the people and
be administered in the interest of all
! or whether it shall remain an instru-
ment in the hands of the few for levy
ing tribute upon all the rest.
I'm his special message to congress
clared substantially that certain
wealthy men who have become enor.
mously rich by opposing the wage
Garner, defrauding the public and prac-
ticing all forms of iniquity have
banded together and by the unlimited
use Of money endeavored to secure
freedom from restraint and to over
throw and discredit all who honestly
administer the law; that the methods
by which these men have acquired
their great fortunes can only be justi
fed by system Of morality that
would permit every form of criminali-
ty, every form of violence, corruption
and fraud.
"For many years, and especially dur
ing the last twelve years, these very
men have been in control Of the Re-
publican party. They have financed
every campaign Of that party for a
quarter Of a century. These exploiters
of the people, whom the president has
so scathingly denounced, have given
their enthusiastic support to the Re-
publican candidates and policies They
laid their hands upon the trust funds
of insurance companies and other cor
porations and turned the plumber over
to the Republican committee The
money thus filched from the innocent
and helpless to purchase Republican
victory has not been repaid.
''And where do we find these men to-
day? Where are the swollen for
tunes Of which we have heard SO
much? Just where we would expect
to find them-supporting the Repub-
lican ticket and furnishing the sinews
Of war for the Republican committee
as usual.
''The platform adopted by the late
convention shows what the Republican
party in truth represents. In framing
the platform every genuine reform
which the president has advocated was
scorned and repudiated. The Wiscon-
sin delegation asked that one or two
reform planks be placed in the plat
form and for it's pains was denounced
as Democratic. The convention by
vote of 8 to 1 refused to approve these
policies which the president for four
years has been urging upon his party.
The mask Of hypocrisy has been torn
from the face of those who pretend
to favor the reforms advocated by the
president and it is now apparent why
the System admires Taft and hates
the senator from Wisconsin. When
compelled to choose between an ap-
peal to the conscience Of the nation in
defense of it's platform and candidates.
on the one hand, and the millions that
the special interests may be depended
upon to contribute On the other, that
convention rejected the people and
continued it's alliance with Mammon.
IF the charges made by the presi-
dent are true, and they are true, we
are indeed face to face with a situa-
ton as grave as any in our history.
How shall it be met? The good sense,
patriotism and united action of the peo-
pie alone can remedy present evils.
ITO wage successful fight we must
have leader. The. Republican party,
dominated by the seekers of special
privileges, cannot furnish him. Re-
publicans who really desire reform are
powerless. The efforts of the presi-
dent have been futile.
''The Democratic party must furnish
the leader which present conditions de-
mand, and he must be man known to
be free from the influences that con-
troll the Republican party. He must
be man Of superior intellect, sound
Judgment, positive convictions and
moral courag e-one who will meet the
forces Of plutocracy with the naked
sword Of truth, one who knows no
surrender. He must have a genius for
statecraft. He must be a man of wide
experience in public affairs He must
have ability to formulate policies and
courage to defend them. But, above
all, he must have faith in the people.
He must not only believe in the right
of the people to govern, but in thei.