The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-14
WISCONSIN Will
Be FOR BRYAN
ACCORDING TO INFERENCE
DRAWN FROM CAUcUsES
HELD YESTERDAY.
CHAIRMAN J.F. DOHERTY
Elected Temporarily, Makes Strong
Spccch---Accuscd Republicans
OF AssimiIating Democratic
Doctrines.

Milwaukee, Feb. 13-Wisconsin will
probably send delegation instruct
ed for William ]. Bryan to the Demo
cratic national convention at Denver
according to differences drawn from
the results OF various district eau
cuses which today named delegates
to be presented to the state conyen
tion for confirmation.
The convention was called to order
this afternoon by State Chairman Ma
son, who introduced as temporary
chairman, John 4. Doherty, OF La
Crosse Doherty outlined the Demo
cratic issues and accused the Repub.
lican party of assimilating Democratic
doctrines. He closed by referring to
Bryan as the standard bearer already
chosen. Doherty spoke in part as
follows
Principles of Jefferson.
We cannot study the principles of
Jefferson too often or two long. Some
may say these principles are plain
They are plain. They were taught by
a plain man, and for the use Of plain
people. ont for few but for all, But
while these principles are plain, the
application of them to conditions as
they arise demands intelligence of the
highest order as well as patriotism Of
the purest type. You cannot distin.
guish Democrat from a Republican
In no more schedules of a tariff law.
You cannot determine mans politics
from the position he may take regard
ing the details of any piece OF legisla.
tlon. We must take broad view, we
must tudy the mtives, the purposes,
the design, the end to be accomplish.
ed in legislation. Applying Jefferson
ian principles to tariff law, for in
stance, assert broadly for the sup
port of the government, 1t is right;
If its underlying purpose is to furn
ish revenue for the support of private
interests. 1t is wrong. The same
reasoning and the same logic may be
applied to all other kinds of legisla
tion
MiIitarsm and War.
And then my friends the Demo.
cratic party must go into this cam
paign to enter a protest against a
policy of militarism and war We
must enter protest against the pol |
icy of erratic executive who one day |
used his good offices to bring peace |
again to Russia and Japan, for which |
he Justly received the plaudits of all
the world-and who the next upon |
the mere pretext that few Japanese |
school children excluded from the |
public schools of San Francisco |
and set sail the largest and most |
powerful feet that ever floated on the |
seas in time of peace or war. Governor |
Black placing Roosevelt In nomna
tion few years ago we'll knew the |
character of the man and knew that |
his eulogy on war would find welcome
in responsive breast
Spray Of Blood.
The fate of nations is still decided /
by their wars. You may talk of order
ly tribunals and learned referees. you
may sing in your schools the gentle
strains of the quiet life: you may
strike from your book the last note
of every martial anthem. and yet out
in the smoke and thunder will always
be the tramp of horses and the silent,
rigid, upturned face. Men may
prophecy and women pray. but peace
will come here to abide forever on this
earth and only when the dreams of
childhood are the accepted charts to
guide the destinies of man" No won
der that another has been led to ex.
claim, Somehow of late the atmos.
phere of our national life is filled with
a spray of blood; somehow the march
of progress sounds of hammered steel;
somehow although the sunlight of
peace is all about us. there is now aud
then the CLEAN of bayonets in its ra-
diant fire and fash Of swords in its
silver beams"
The Rigid Upturned Face.
Somehow at times there runs a
sort of shock right down to the foun
udttOus VI tHfS ItpuDlt Nhi'h tHohNS
the structure tremble and all the
country pauses and listens. then re-
turns to work. Somehow. although
the future welcomes us. it does so
with the mailed hand: somehow. al
though you cannot put your finger on
the cause there is a universal fear. the
mother watching while her children
sleeps; now and then hears the bugle
call. the tramp Of soldiers. and star
ing in the darkness of her dream. she
sees the rigid upturned face My
friends. In the name cf our immortal
founder who loved peace but hated
war. in the name Of Andrew Jack.
son. soldier of necessity. but man
Of peace from choice; in the name of