The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-10
DUNN NOMiNATES BRYAN.
Places Nebrasksn's Name Before
Convention in Eloquent Speech.


Nr. Chairman and Gentlemen cf the
I.H}eation:
CrIses arise in the life of nations
which endanger their institutions and
at times. imperil the advance ct civil
ization.
every reonle that has left its I'M
l,ess upon history has faced such
crises.
In most Instances where grave dan
gers have threatened the safety OF tho
state. SON great character, some mas
fer mind has been found, produced as
If were the conditions themselves
with capaeity to direct Alright the
energies 1i the people. This was true
Of the ant ent world it has been true
cf the moo arn world It is true of this
republic. We have such a crisis TO
meet TO-DAY The favor.seektng Ger
porations have gradually strengthened
t.,ir hold upon the government until
,hey now menace popular institutions,
The question is, whether this gov
ernment shall be restored to the con
troll cf the people and be administere1
in the int crest of all, or whether i
shall remain an instrument in the
hands of tne few for leyying' tribute
upon all the rest.
In his special message to congress
asst winter. President Roosevelt de,
atd, 81 bstaItially that certain
wealthy men who have become enor-
uosy rich by depressing the wag
..Hc,r. defrauding the public ami
f,racticing all forms Of iniquity, have
H..a.l together, and by the unlimited
r.r - Ut nev. endnavor 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 for
tunes can cnly be justified by sys-
TEN CT morality that would permit
every form of criminality, every form
~ 'ence corruption and fraud.
r' many years, and especially dur
ma he last twelve years, these very
nal have been In control Of the Re-
.ab lean party; they have finance
every campaign OF that party fer a
quarter Of century These eXploiters
cf the people whom the president has
has so scathingly denounced, have
given their enthusiastic support to
the Republican candidates and poll
eies. They laid their hands upon the
trust funds Of insurance companies
and ether corporations and turned the
pundor over to the Republican com
mittee The money thus tilched from
tha innocent aud helpless, to purchase
Republican victory, has not been re-
paid.
And where do we find these men
today? Where are the swollen for
tunes CT which we have heard 50
much? Just where we would expect
to find them-supporting the Republi-
can ticket and furnishing the sinews
f wa fer the Republican commit.
as rsgal
THE platform aICpt,d Ly tas IT"
CONVENTION slows what the Republ
can panty in truth represents. In
framing the platform, every genuine
reform which the president has advo
Gated was scorued and repudiated The
Wisconsin delegation asked that one
.r f"a r.Isrn palks be placed In tce
platform ta3 f." its rains was de
...,baa sa n-u.eU,. THE ouaye.
'.u' ~. sets e.- ,t-1t 20 ne refused
3" approve tbose policies which the
president fer four years has been urg
ing upon his party. The mask OF
hypocrisy has been torn from the face
cf those who pretend to favor the re
forms advocated by the president and
it is now apparent why the system
Gdmires Taft and hates the senator
from Wisconsin. When compelled to-
choose between an appeal to the con
science of the nation in defense of its
platform and candidates on the one
hand, and the millions that the spec
ial interests may be dependant upon
to contribute on the other, that con