The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-07-17
BRYAN AND KERN.
THEY WILL BE THE STAND
ARD BEARERS OF THE
DEMOCRACY.

OiOAd1 OOuVGQJlOU.
The main issue in the platform
adopted by the Democratic party
which assembled in Denver. Col.
orado, the past week and nomi-
mated Hon. VIM. j. Bryan, of
Nebraska, for President, and j.
W. Kern, of Indiana. fnr Vice
President, and adopted he follow.
ing issues as the paramount cues
tions in the coming campaigns:
Main Issue-"Shall the people
rule equal rights to all; special
privileges to none"
Planks in Platform = States
rights; labor dispute on the same
footing as other cases in issuing
writs of injunction; immediate
tariff revision; income tax; en-
largement of the powers of Inter
State Commerce Commission and
physical valuation Of railroads;
publicity of campaign contribu-
tionS; popular election of Sena
tors; guaranteed banks; criminal
prosecution of criminal trusts;
condemnation of imperialism; de-
nunciation of administrative sue
cesSion; Improvement of water
ways and good roads; condemna-
ton of the arbitrary power of the
House of Representatives; pro
hihiti0n of ASiatic immigration;
national bureau of health; econ.
Omy of administration. &c.
"a DEMOCRATIC YEAR,
This is. as Permanent Chair
man Clayton said TO the Denver
Convention. a Democratic year.
The divisions i'll that party have
been bealrd at the very moment
when the Republican party has
shown itself t. he deeply di,idel.
No amount Of convention elo
quence and no cunning in the
frami g of evasi>e platform reso
lullons can conceal HE fact thar
the Republican party is Teut over
the Presidents policies. and that
the auGi Roosevelt elements are
far from hearty and sincere in
their pIOiessed loyalty TO Mr..
Taft. The manu- acturers, who
at thtir recent banquet, refused
to drink to the health of Pfesi
dent Roosevelt, and only drank
to the office thar he holds, are no,
cordial Supporters of he candi
date named by the President. and
who is pledged TO peri etuaIe his
policies. On he other hand, there
Is less dissensiOn III the Demo
cratic party now than there was
even in 1892, and the party car.
ried that election.
Mr.. Roosevelt has evoked great
enthusiasm in portion of his
party. But his name is received
in another and very important
section of his party with sullen
and OmlnOus silence. The popu-
larity that he does enjoy comes
entirely from the adoption of the
Democr point of view. AS
Mr.. Clayton said: ellis utter
ances thar are Democratic have
given him his only claim to he a
reformer. and have contributed
more than all else to the p pu
larity that he has enjoyed"
Whatever vitality there is in the
Republican party this year is due
to the Presidents efforts to curb
the great corporations. in which
he allied himself with the Dem
ocratic party. The Republican
party, as Mr.. Clayton said,
"guided by expediency aud cam.
paign necessity, would camp this
year on Democratic ground"
What the Republicans have
been wont to sligmatize as dan
gerOus radicallsm, leaning to-
wards socialism, when set forth
by the Democratic party, they are
now forced by public sentiment to
accept ~ their creed. The public
will hardly trust these veneered
refoImer Their sincerity is open
to suspicion. Their Chicago pro
fessi0ns are indefinite aud evas
i've. The people will prefer the
Democratic party, which is pro
Tossing what it has been declar
ing for many years.
how BRYAN GOT THE NEWS.
A special dispatch from Lin !.
coin, Nebraska, of recent date
says: William j. Bryan received
the telrgraphic tidiugs of his
nomination on the first ballot
for President of the United
States by the Denver Democratic
National Convention at his home,
Fairyiew, shortly after day
early Friday morning. July 10Th
| 1t was an odd and memorable
F, vigil. Shortly before midnight
the candidate, now thrice The
n mineo of his party for Presi
dent. Joined party of newspapel