The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-26
paign of pleasant words and smooth
WRITING HISTORY TODAY.

we are writing history today"
continued Mr.. Bryan, @and this con-
whether this convention Is to take up
the challenge thrown down at Chiea-
go by convention controlled by pred
atory wealth or answer II by ourselves
submitting to predatory wealth and
give the country no party" Applause
again interrupted him.
we need not deceive ourselves that
that which is done in a national con-
vention Is due to secrecy. We are at
last under the eyes of the gentlemen
OF the press who know what we do
and who told us to do Ii.
AND the delegates OF this conven-
ton must not presume upon the in
telligence Of people who did not come
because they had not influence enough
enough to pay their expenses.
And these people well know that
the influences that dominated the
Chicago convention and made It a
farce, that these interests are here and
more brazenly at work than they were
at Chicago
Il appeal to you! Let the COM
mencement Of this convention be such
thar Democrats can raise up their
heads amongst their fellows and say:
The Democratic party is unafraid.'
You can't frighten 1t with your Ryans
or buy 1t with your Belmonts."
A ROAR OF CHEERS.
A roar of cheers broke out. Hats
were swung in the air and the cheers
swept toward the stage. But the de-
monstration was brief and Mr.. Bryan
continued:
MY friends" said he. eff the candi-
date Of the committee were an un-
known man we would Judge him by
fnTOac NJ
know who the Candidate is We know
he Is the man chosen eight years ago
when the party, beaten for eight years,
thought 1t might be well to try to win
with those who had defeated us in the
two previous campaigns"
Again came the interruption and
cries Of Parker, Parker"
LARGE CAMPAIGN FUNDS.
THE country" he continued. has
not forgotten that that convention was
influenced in its action by promises Of
large campaign funds from Wall street,
and they have not forgotten the fact
that after a corporation management
Of the campaign had aliented the rank
and file of the party, Wall street threw
the party down and elected a Repub-
lican.
They have not forgotten that when
the vote was counted we had million
two campaigns before and a million
and quarter less than In the next
campaign.
They have not forgotten that it is
the same man, backed by the same in
fiuences who Is to be forced on a pro-
gressive party, to open a progressive
campaign"
Bryan said ae had appealed to one
leader after another to accept but in
vain.
And X no other progressive ap-
pears" he declared vehemently, 81
shall accept the candidacy and let
you express through me what you
have fought for for sixteen years"
While Mr.. Bryan was speaking
convention floor.
TT IS THE MAN.
you ask me why know that speech
would not be satisfactory when ! have
not read It." said Mr.. Bryan. IT tell
you, it is the man, not the words, that
make the speech"
Here a roar of sgroans and cheers
I'VE have been passing through a
great educational age and the Demo
cratic movement has been sweeping
all before it around the world, he
continued.
Here Mr.. Bryan referred to recent
events In Russia, Persia, Turkey and
China as proving the advance Of the
Democratic idea throughout the world.
And" he said, while the outside
world has been marching double-quick
toward greater freedom, our beloved
nation has been keeping step and pop
ular government has grown and
grown"
A PROGRESSIVE LEADER.
THE man whom 1 present has been
the leader of the progressive cause In
his state and once joint leader in the
nation.
ct challenge you to show where any
where in his history the man present
ed by the committee has gone out to
aid the party before a convention.
Now this is the situation: The
democratic party has been the
leader
Mr.. Bryan was interrupted again
with the cries Of Parker. Chairman
Mack pounded for order.
"The Democratic party has led this
fight until 1t has stimulated the Re
publican hosts to go and do likewise
and at last appear willing to trust the
people with their own government.
81 repeat, we have been travelling In
the wilderness. We now come in sight
Of the promised land. During all the
many hours Of darkness progressive
democracy has been the peoples pillar
Of fire by night
ct pray you, delegates. now that
dawn has come do not rob the people
Of the right to have our party as their
pillar of cloud by day."
This brought the Bryan sympathtz-
ers to their feet and Mr.. Bryan let 1t
stand as his concluding words.
Senator Kern followed Mr.. Bryan to
the front of the platform. There was
much speculation as to what he would
say. It was said he would decline the
nomination and urge Mr.. Bryan in his
place.
81 must state my reason for not de-
string to enter the contest for tenn
porary chairman of this convention"
began Senator Kern. 81 believe that
by forty years of service to the party
have gained the right to a hearing be-
fore this convention. hail from the
state Of Indiana. which will soon place
before this convention the name OF
Governor Thomas r. Marshall as a
candidate for president.
IT desire to take no part in this
convention that would initiate against
his interests said Kern. Il have
been for many years q friend Of Judge
Parker. Many years ago we met in
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