The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-13
3ryan Declares That He
Considers the Plat
form Binding.
TO EXPLAIN LATER
Over 10000 People Gather ut Linz
coin, Nebraska, to Hear Notiiica-
ticn and Acceptance of the Demo-
cratic Candidate for Presidency
The Ceremonies Are Simple.


informed that he is the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency of the
United States.
He did not decline to become
candidate. He assured the audience
that gathered in the State Capitol
grounds here that he was willing to
be the Moses that would lead the peo-
pie of this country out of the land of
| captivity and into the fertile path
ways of the promised land"
MIR. Bryan devoted himself to crit
icism of the Taft speech of accept
ance and the araignment of the Re-
publican party for all the evils that
have made their appearance in the
conutry during the past ten years.
Where the notification speech was
himself to three positive declara-
tions:
The immediate convening of CON
gress in extraordinary session follow
ing his Inauguration if elected, to
pass measure for the election of
United States Senators by popular
vote.
The amendment of the rules of
procedure in the House of Represen-
tatives to bring it Into harmony
with the ideas of those who framed
our constitution and founded our
government"
A promise that If the reforms pro-
posed Uy the Democratic platform
are not. applied to the Federal Gov
| ernment now, other forms will have
| to be applied at some time in the
future.
Those who thought that William
| Jennings speech accepting the nomi-
| nation would be compromise were
| disappointed. He assailed the Re-
| publican party and it's candidate all
| along the line, his address being, in
| fact, an attack on Republicanism
rather than defense of Democracy.
! Although he announced that he
would discuss later and in greater
| detail the various issues of the cam
| paign, he glanced at each of the more
important in passing.
His thesis was Shall the People
Rule?" He declared that he was in
entire sympathy with the letter and
spirit of the Democratic platform,
an charged that the Republican par
ty is powerless to end the corporation
abuses the existence of which it ad-
| mits. He quoted from one of Presi.
| dent Roosevelt's speeches in which
| the executive attacks predatory
wealth." and then read an excerpt
| from the speech of Judge Taft in re-
| ply to the notification of his nomina-
| tion, showing that the Republican
candidate is in complete accord with
the Republican President, Then
Mr.. Bryan asked:
IF the Presidents indictment of
predatory wealth is true. against
whom is it directed? Not against
the Democratic party He quoted
from the Republican platform of
1904 the boast that Republicans have
been in power the great portion of
the time since the war, and from Mr.
| Taft to the effect that the abuses
complained of have crept in during
the past ten years.
During that time" said Mr.. Bry-
an, the Republican party has been in
complete control of every branch of
the government. With Republican
President to recommend, and with a
Republican House and Senate to car,
| ry his recommendation into effect
why should the Republican candidate
now be pleading for more time in
which to end these abuses? The Re.
publican party is powerless to puri-
fy itself while it remains in power.
Not until that party has been hum
bled by period of fasting in the
wilderness will it be able to see the
true light, he declared.
Some Extracts From Mr.. Bryan's
Speech Are:
Why does not Mr.. Taft say that
he favors the publication of political
contributions before election? WHY
wait to lock the door until the horse
is stolen?"
'Mr. Taft declares that evils have
crept in within the last ten wears
During that time Republican officials
were in power in every branch of
the government
The Republican party is impotenr
TO accomplish the reforms that ar,
imperatively demanded"
Shall the representatives of pred
atory wealth prey upon a defenseles,
public, securing immunity through
subservient officials they raise to of
fce by INSCRIPTIONS means?"
with Republican President tc
recommend, with a Republican Sen
ate and House to carry out his rec
concentrations, why does the Repub
lican candidate plead for further tim,
In which to carry out what should
nave been done long ago?"
THE Republican party will be s,
obligated by campaign contribution.
as to be powerless to bring to the
country any material relief from