New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-26

! OF this night and | Know SonethlHs " llS
/ courage that IL has brought forth and
/ something Of the sacrifice that has been re-
| quired -,,
| I know that men working upon The rail-
road for small wages. with but little lald up
! for their retiring years, have dehed the
| railroad managers and helped us IN this
! progressive fight at the risk or having
! their bread and butter taken from them
! 7 have known men engaged IN business ana
carving loans at banks who have been
| threatened with bankruptcy II they did not
I sell their citizenship, and vet | nave seen
! them defy these men and walk IN and vote
on the side OF the strugsling masses
| against predatory wealth. applause
! / have seen lawyers rtsking their future
alternating men OF large businesses, IN or,
| der to be the champions Of the poor.
! have seen men who nave never mace
| speech before 40 out and devote weeks OF
time 10 public speaking because their hearts
/ were stirred II seems 10 me that now,
when the hour OF triumph comes the sohs
OF victory should be sung by one whose
! heart has been In the night. ,
John W. Kern has been faithful every
day IN these sixteen years II mas cost MN
time, It has cost him money ana IL mas
cost him the wear OF the body and his
mind He has been free always with an
that ne had. and four years ago, when me
| foundation was laid for the present. VIC,
tory. IT was John ". Kern who stood WIN
me and helped 70 bring into the campaign
the idea Of publicity before the election
that has now swept the country until even
the Republican party was compeHed o!
puolic opinion 10 give II unanimous IN
pIauseI II was John W. Kern who stood
with ME on that Denver platform that oe.
manded the election OF Senators ~ direct
vote OF the people when Republican ma
tional convention had turned II down by
vote OF seven 20 one (applause), ana now ne
Is in the United States Senate. where ne
can make q Senator look as big as send-
tor ought TO look TO the American people
HI helped in the fight for that amend
rent authorizing an income tax ana ne
has lived 10 see a President VINO was op-
posed 10 us take that plank out OF our
pIatform and nut II through a Senate and
House and tuirtv-four states OF the mon
| have ratified Il applause. and now he IS
| leading the hght In the United states sen
ate 10 purge that body CT Senator LorlmeI.
who typihAs the supremacy OF corruption IN
| politics Great applause and cheering
Confusion in Convention.
What better man could We have 70 open
convention CTies OF Parker. ana
Kisses and applause repeat what better
/ man could We have 70 represent me AmeEI-
can spirit Of DemJcIacy' applause a.,
Nv friends when 7 now contrast, tAP,
| plause. hiss"s, cries 81 Parker ana
/ kern
The convention viii be I'm order ex-
claimed Chairman Mack but when Mt.
BRYAN tried 10 resume he was AGAIN IN
terrupted. and the chair again appealed
for order Finally Air. Bryan went on.
When I now contrast the candidate pre-
sAuted b. the committee 7 can do II with
out impcath ius HE character or his good
intent applause But. my friends. not
every one Of high character or good in
tent Is ~ man 20 sound the Keynote Of
There are seven millions Of Republicans
IN this country or we're AZ the last election
and ! have never doubted that the vast
majority or them Wer" men OF high char
actar and good intent but We would not
invite ono Of them 10 be temporary chair
man 90 our convention applause We
have q great many Democrats who vote
the ticket who are not m fun sympathy
with the purposes 81 tho party. ] not only
voted tho ticket but ! made speeches for
the candidate when ! was not az all salts
Nel WIth either the candidate or the in
frcnoeS that nominated rim ara erected
IN. Campaign IN 1904 Great applause
assuma that no friend OF Judge Parker
will contend that he was entirely satisfied
Of tho plans and purposes OF our party
7 remind YOU that this is NOT a question
where personal ambluons or personal
compliments. Or the pleasant things. are
upparmOst We are writing history to-da'
and this convention is 10 announce 20 the
country whether this convention Will take
Uu the challenge thrown down az chicago
b. a convention controlled hv predatory
wealth. o. answer n by putting ourselves
under the same control and giving the
/ people no party TO represent them. tJonS
continued APPLAUSE
No need not deceive ourselves that that
which is done IN a national convention r.
/ done IN secret II every member OF this
convention entered into an agreement Of
| secrecy we still act under the eyes OF
| these representatives OF the press who
/ know not only what We DO, but why We
/ 10 u. ard who told Us 70 do II applause
! And the delegates OF this convention must
| not presume upon the ignorance OF those
| pporiA who did not come. either because
! they had not influence enough n ne elected
pcnses OF the trip, but who have as much
! interest IN the partys welfare as W. who
speak for them TO-DAY. applause
Appeals 70 tho Delegates,
| Aud these people will know that the in
! Auences that dominated that convention a.
| Chicago and made us conclusions a farce
| before the country-the people know that
| those influences are here and are more
! hrazcnly az work than they were at Chi
| cage. applause
I appeal 70 you, Let the commence
n,ent Of this convention be such a com o.
reroerfent that the Democrats Of this
country may raise their heads among
their fellows and say the Democratic
party is true 70 the PEOPLE. You cannot
| friahten il with your Ryans nor buy IL
| with your Belmonts. tLOng continued
! applause and cheers
Nv friends, u this candidate selected
| hy the committee were an unknown man
! We would Judge him BY the forces that
! are back OF him and not by YOU gentle
| men who may try 10 convince yourselves
| that YOU owe II 70 the committee 10 sus-
tain its action. even though YOU believe
| " a mistake
That, my friends. Is not the question
! We know who the candidate IS as Well as
! the men behind him We know that he
| is the man chosen eight years ago when
! the Democratic party, beaten m two cam
| paigns decided that II was worth while 10
! try and win II campaign under the leader
| ship OF those who had defeated rs in the
! campaign before. applause The coun-
! try has not forgotten that that convention
| was influenced 10 its act oy the promise
! OF large campaign funds from Wall Street.
| ard they have not forgotten the fact that
! after the corporation management had
elienated the rank and file OF the party
! Wall Street threw the party down ana
| elected the other man. Great applause
! They have not forgotten that when the
vote was counted We had "a million and a
! quarter less votes than We had In the two
| Campaigns before and A million and a
| quarter less than We did in the campaign
! four years efterward. They have not for-
| gotten that II Is the same man, backed oy
| the same influence, that Ia 10 be forced
| on this convention 10 open a progressive
! campaign with a paravzins speech mat
/ viii dishearten every man. tApplause)
You ask me how 1 know that that speech
would not he satisfactory without reading
| It. Let me tell you; the speech Is not SO
many words II Is the man and not the
words that make speech
Sweeping Around the World.
! Mn friends. We have had time that en-
aeled rs-tMr Bryan was interrupted BY
! wells from the audienceD-we have been
passing through a great educational age
and the democratic movement has been
| sweeping all obstacles before II around the
world In Russia emancpated serfs have
| secured the right TO a voice In their gov
! eminent. In Persia a people have secured
| A constitution. In Turkey the man who