The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-13
( Speech Of Acceptance He
Says Party Admits Growth
!. Of Evils Under ITS Ad-
! ministration
Nd CAN'T REFORM THEM
'omises to Call an Extra Ses.
sion to Provide for Popular
Election of United States
Senators-FeW Words
on Own Party.

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Lincoln, Neb. Aug. 12.--William ].
ryan, the democratic candidate for
esident, in his speech today accept
g the nomination, charged The re-
lbican party with being responsible
II all the abuses now existing in the
deral government. and declared 1t
competent to accomplish the imper-
lively needed reforms. He announc-
his intention Of discussing the
aiding questions at issue in separate
eeches. He twitted the president
id Mr., Taft with the stand they had
ken on tariff reform, in spite of
leir having favored revision as the
impaign approached; he called the
publican senate TO task for refusing
consider antitrust legislation, and
9TH the house and senate for their
iilure to give the interstate COM
,erce commission an enlargement of
overs to prevent rebates and dis
limitations. Mr.. Bryan said that If
; were elected president he would
rye on. congress a law compelling
,iblicity of campaign contributions,
nd a constitutional amendment for
a lie popular election of senators. The
Aemocratc party, he declared, sought
not revolution but reformation" Fol-
wing is the text of the speech:
Mr. Clayton and Gentlemen of the
lotification Committee l cannot ac-
spt the nomination which you official
4 tender. without first acknowledging
~ deep indebtedness to the demo,
tatic party for the extraordinary hon
I which 1t has conferred upon me
faving twice before been a candidate
!. pr the presidency, in campaigns which
hded in defeat, third nomination.
be result OF the free and voluntary
u be explained by substantial and
1ndisputed growth in the principles
nd policies for which l. with a multi
lde of others, have contended. AS
hese principles and policies have given
he whatever political strength ! pos
hss. Sthe action of the convention not
lnly renews my faith in them, but
trengthens my attachment to them.
A Platform is Binding.
shall, in the near future, prepare a
bore formal reply to your notification,
nd, in that letter of acceptance, will
cal with the platform in detail. 1t is
Efficient, at this time, to assure you
nat | am in hearty accord with both
ne letter and the spirit of the plat
orm | endorse It in whole and In
art, and shall, II elected, regard its
declarations as binding upon me, Ana,
may add, a platform is binding as
B what it omits as well as 10 what II
pntains According to the democratic
dea, the people think for themselves
md select officials to carry out their
Wishes. The voters are the sovoreigns,
The officials are the servants employed
Tor a fixed time and at stated sal
Fry to do what the sovereigns want
lone, and to do 1t In the way the SOW
ireigns want 1t done Platforms are
lntirely in harmony with this demo
s,atic Idea. A platform announces the
iarty's position on the questions which
ire at issue; and an oHieial Is not a
Bberty to use the authority vested II
aim to urge personal views which have
Aot been submitted to the voters FOL
Niheir approval. If one is nominated up
lYn platform which Is not satisfactory
itSo him. he must, If candid, either de
= I. 10, L.,
L. propose an amended platform II
lieu of the one adopted by the conven
ion. No such situation, however con
lronts your candidate, for the plat
prm upon which | was nominated no
Z snly contains nothing from which
dissent, but 1t specifically outlines al
the remedial legislation which we car
hope to secure during the next fou
Years.
Republican Challenge Accepted.
I, The distinguished statesman who
Received the republican nomination fol
President said In his notification
speech. 1.-THE strength of the republi
can cause In the campaign at hand /
the fact that we represent the police
essential to the reform OF known abus
rs, to the continuance OF liberty an,
true prosperity, and that we are de
termined, as our platform unequivocal
~ declares, to maintain them and car
Try them on"
In the name Of the democratic party
I accept the challenge, and charge tina
the republican party Is responsible 70
Hall the abuses which now exist In tn
federal government and that 1t Is i'm
potent to accomplish the reforms whlcl
are imperatively needed Further,
can not concur In the statement tina
the republican platform unequivocall,
declares for the reforms that are ne
scessary, on the contrary, | affirm tina
lit openly and VIGOROUSLY disappoint
1.-The hopes and expectations of reform
sers, whether those reformers be re
Rpublicans or democrats. So far did tn,
Republican candidate feel It necessar
Ito add to his platform in several i'm
tportant particulars, thus rebukine tn,
Headers of the party, upon whose co
Operation he must rely for the enact
Ement of remedial legislation.
Shall the People Rule?
Our platform declares that the over
shadowing issue which manifests It
self in all the questions now under dis
eussion. is Shall the people rule?" \,
matter which way we turn; no matte
TO what subject we address ourselves