The Green Forest tribune., 1912-07-12
BRYAN PREDICTS VICTORY
Says Democrats Have Shown Progress
 sive Spirit.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Baltimore.-William Jennings Bryan in statement said that the nomina- ton of Woodrow Wilson on a progress sive platform meant an overwhelming ly victory for the Democratic ticket next fall. MT. Bryan said
 q fell sure that the action of the convention thus far will appeal to the country. I had no choice among pro- gressive candidates, but from the first included Governor Wilson in every list had occasion to make. His action in coming out strongly against Mr Parker for temporary chairman was the turning point in his campaign. The country is progressive. Nearly all of the Democratic party and more than half of the Republican party are pro- gressive.
 "The paramount question before this convention was whether we would talk sides with the reactionaries and thus encourage the organization of a third party and give to the third party the hope of defeating the reactionaries divided into two parties. This was the possibility on one side and on the other was the nomination of a ticket that would so appeal to the progress sive element of the nation as to make third party improbable.
 Sees 2,oo0ooo Majority.
 q am satisfied that with MT. WIZ son running for president on the plat form which has been prepared there will be comparatively few progress sive Republicans who will not feel justified in supporting the Democrat ic ticket If 1 were to make an esti- mate I would say that we ought to have not less than 2,000,000 majority of the popular vote and enough of the electoral vote to give us an over- whelming majority in the electoral college.
 "The action of the convention In adopting the -Morgan-Ryan-Bel- mont resolutions has demonstrated that the Democratic party is not only progressive but is old enough to throw down the gauntlet to the predatory in. l terests.
 Tt is fortunate that MT. Wilson's nomination was made without the aid of MT. Murphy. It is no reflection on the many good men in the New York delegation to say this.
 From every standpoint the outlook | is hopeful. Men are available only when they fit into the conditions. I decided some two years ago that did not fit into the conditions as we then saw them and I was not willing to assume the responsibility of advo- eating any particular progress partly because I preferred to trust the wis. dom of the multitude and partly be- cause felt that great deal would de pend upon the action of the Republican convention
 When the Republican convention ladjourned it was even more apparent than before that circumstances requir ed some emphatic action on the part of our convention to insure a con- solidation of the progressive vote un- der our banner.
 "The incidents of the convention have in a strange way emphasized the progressiyeness of our party far more than I had expected, that progressive ness could be exercised, and the con vention has decided with rare una nimity that Gov. Wilson fits into the conditions that the Republican con vention and our convention have join ed in creating.
 Knowing what the platform Is I feel that it will help him in his fight. It is needless to say that I am grati- fled to see our party raising the ban ner of progressive Democracy aloft and calling to the progressive forces of the nation to join in restoring the gov ernment to the hands of the people, that it may be in truth government of, by and for the people.
 ''It has been a long convention, but the results are worth the time. The dawn is here and progressive Demo- cracy will be the peoples pillow of cloud by day"