The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-10
Democracy Has Many Men
From Which to Choose
a Standard Bearer.
BRYAN, HOWEVER,
BETTER FITTED
His Nomination Will Leave
No Doubt as to Where the
Party Stands on All Pub
lie Questionable is Well
Schooled In Statecraft.
By Associated Press


Denver, Col. July 9.-The follow
On aha. Neo, presenting the name OF
William Jennings Bryan before the
national Democratic convention for
nomination as the candidate of the
Democratic party for president of the
United States
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention: Crises arise n the hfe
of nations which endanger their in
stitutions and, at times, imperil the
advance Of civilization. Every people
that has left its impress upon history
mas faced such crises In most in
stances, where grave dangers have
threatened the safety of the state,
some master mind has been found,
produced as it were by the conditions
themselves, with capacity TO direct
Alright the energies of the people. This
was true of the ancient world; it has
been true of the modern world; il is
true OF this republic. We have such
a crisis to meet today The favor
Seeking corporations have gradually
strengthened their hold upon the gov
eminent until they now menace pop
ulaT 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 il shall remain an
instrument in the hands of the few
for levying tribute upon all the rest
In his special message to congress
last winter, President Roosevelt de-
clared, substantially, that certain
wealthy men who have become enoT-
mously rich by expressing the wage
Garner, defrauding the public and
practicing all forms of iniquity have
banded together, and by the unlimit-
ed use of money ,endeavOr TO secure
freedom from restraint and to over
throw and discTedit all who honestly
administer the law.
That the methods by which these
men have acquired their great for
tunes can only be justified by a sys-
TEN of morality. that would permit
every form Of criminality, every form
or violence, corruption and fraud.
Money Controls G. o. p.
For many years, and especially
during the last twelve years, these
very men have been in control OF the
Republican party; they have financed
ever campaign Of that party for a
quarter Of a century. These exploit
ers of the people whom the president
has 50 sCathingly denounced have
given their enthusiastic support to
the Republican candidates and poi
icies. They laid their hands upon the
trust funds of insurance companies
and other corporations and turned the
plumber over to the Republican com
mittee. The money thus filched from
the innocent and helpless to purchase
Republican victory, has not been re-
paid
And where do we find these men
m hn
tunes" of which We have heard so
much? Just where We would expect TO
find them-sUppOTting the RepubIi-
can ticket and furnishing the s1neWs
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 Tepudiated- The
Wisconsin delegation asked that one
or two reform pIanks be placed in
the platform. and for its pains was
denounced as Democratic The con-
vention, BY a vote OF eight 10 one, re-
fused 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 pretended 70 favor the
reforms advocated BY the president
and il is now apparent why the "sys-
tenn admires Taft and hates the sen
atOr from Wisconsin When COMPEL
ed 10 choose between an appeal to
the conscience Of the nation in de-
Tense Of its platform and candidates
on the one hand, and the millions that
the great special interests may be de-
pended upon to contribute on the 9th
eF, that convention rejected the peO-
pie and continued its alliance with
MammOn.
If the charges made by the preSi-
dent are true-and they are true
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