The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-12

less vigorous than Mr.. Clayton's
speech Mr.. Bryan received it with
full appreciation of the Importance of
its meaning.
The great crowd at once settled it
self down to hear Mr.. Bryan's words
of acceptance. Witt pleased couns
tenance he surveyed his vast audience
and then began his remarks, but he
interrupted by cheers. the demonstra-
tions continuing at intervals through
out his speech.
Mr.. Kern delivered a short address
and then he and Mr. Bryan retired to
the capitol building. where they held
We're concluded.
Mr. Bryan's speech in full is as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Clayton and Gentlemen of the
Notification Committee:-l can not
accept the nomination which you Off
cially tender, without first acknow-
Lodging my deep Indebtedness to the
Democratic party for the extraordi
nary honor which it has conferred
upon me- Having twice before been
candidate for the presidency, in cam
paigns which ended in defeat, a third
nomination, the result of the free and
voluntary act of the voters of the
party, can only be explained by a sub
stantial and undisputed growth in the
principles and policies for which 1.
Will d VI OlntTS. nave NOh-
tended. AS these principles and poll
cies have given me whatever political
strength L possess. the action of the
convention not only renews my faith
in them. but strengthens my attach
ment to than.
n Platform Is Binding.
l SHALL in the near future, prepare
a more formal reply to your notifica-
! ton. and. in that letter of acceptance.
will deal with the platform in detail.
1t is sufficient. at this time, to assure
! you that l am in hearty accord with
| both the letter and the spirit of the
platform. l endorse it in whole and in
part. and SHALL if elected. regard its
| declarations as binding upon me. And
1 may add. platform is binding as to
| what it omits as well as to what 1t
| contains. According to the Democratic
| idea, the people think for themselves
| and select officials to carry out their
| wishes. The voters are the sovereigns
| the officials are the servants. employed
| for fixed time and at a stated salary
| to do what the sovereigns want done
and to do it in the way the sovereigns
| want it done. Platforms are entirely
| in harmony with this democratic idea
| A platform announces the party's po-
| sition on the questions which are a.
! issue; and an official is not at liberty
| to use the authority vested in him to
| urge personal views which have moi
| been submitted to the voters for theil
| approval. If one is nominated upon s
| platform which is not satisfactory tc
| him, he must, if candid, either decline
| the nomination. or, in accepting 1t, pro-
| pose an amended platform in lieu Of
| the one adopted by the convention. Nc
such situation, however, confronts youl
! candidate, for the platform upor
/ which l was nominated not only con
1 tains nothing from which / dissent, bu
| it specifically outlines all the remedia
| legislation which We can hope to Sc
| cure during the next four years.
| Republican Challenge Accepted.
| The distinguished statesman who re
| ceived the Republican nomination fo
president said. in his notification
| speech: The strength of the, Republi
can cause in the campaign at hand i
! the fact that we represent the policies
f, essential to the reform of known abuses
| to the continuance of liberty and tru'
| prosperity, and that we are determined
as our platform unequivocally declares
| to maintain them and carry them on.
|