The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-06-28
SPEECH OF BRYAN
ON RESOLUTION
Demands That Candidates Be Free
From ENHANCEMENT With Nor
gan-Ryan Crowd.

Baltimore, June 28,-Bryans speech
in support of his resolution was as
follows:
This is an extraordinry resolution,
but extraordinary conditions need ex-
traordinary remedies. We are now
engaged in the conduct of a conven-
ton that will place before this coun-
try the democratic nominee and l as
sumo that every delegate in this con-
vention is here because he wants that
nominee elected.
"And it is in order that we may ad-
vance the cause of our candidate that
| present this resolution. There are
questions of which a court takes judi
cial notice and there are subjects upon
which we can assume that the Ameri-
can people are informed and there is
not delegate in this convention who
does not know that an effort is being
made right now to sell the democratic
party into bondage to the predatory
interests of this country. 1t is the
most brazen, the most insolent, the
most impudent attempt that has been
made in the history of American poll
tics to dominate a convention, sti1e
the honest sentiment of people and
make the nominee the bond-slave of
the men who exploit the people of this
country. (Applause and cheering)
81 need not tell you that ]. Pierpont
Morgan and Thomas F. Ryan and Au-
gust Belmont are three of the men who
are connected with the great money
trust of this country, who are despotic
in their rule Of the business of the
country, and as merciless in the COM
mand of their slaves as any man in
the country. (Applausel
Someone has said that we have no
right to discuss the delegates who
come here from a sovereign states.'
Mr.. Gilchrist: Il said that"
Col. Bryan: "Yes, sir. reply that
if these men are willing to insult six
AMI a half million of democrats we
ought to speak out against them and
let them know we resent the insult
(Applause)
81 for one, am not willing that Thos.
F. Ryan and August Belmont shall
come here with their paid attorneys
and seek secret counsel with the man.
ayers of this party prolonged ap-
plause.) No sense of politeness or
courtesy to such men will keep me
from protecting my party from the
disgrace that they offlict upon it. CAP
plause)
Nov, my friends, cannot speak
for you You have your own respons-
ibility, but if this is to be a conven-
ton run by these men; if our nominee
is to be their representative and tool,
| pray you to give us, who represent
constituencies that do not want this
a chance to go on record with our
protest against it. (Applause) If any
of you are willing to nominate a can
didate who represents these men"
Mr. Bryan was interrupted by pro-
longed cheering.
Continuing he said:
"Or who is under obligation to these
men, do it and take the responsibility
refuse to take that responsibility.
(Applause.)
Some have said that we haven't a
right to demand the withdrawal Of
delegates from this convention. will
make you proposition. One of these
men sits with New York and the other
sits with Virginia | make you this
proposition: If the state of New York
will take poll of its vote and ma
jority of them-not Mr.. Murphy, but
majority of the delegates -(cheers and
loud applause) l repeat that if New
York on roll call where here delegates
can have their names recorded and