The interior journal., 1914-03-17

| of chairman. ] stood With him In his
work in framing that platform, and I
was earnestly for the same man
| whom he supported for the nomina.
| tion for the presidency
Wilson. I am in hearty accord with
| the principles of that platform, and
with the policies and methods Of Pres.
idcnt Wilson and his administration
in redceming the promises made in
IT, ! like the way in which the Pres
ident does his work. There Is nothing
Of the noisy and tumultuous dema-
gogue about him. With a keen intel
ligCncc, with an earnest patriotism,
and with that calm. yet determined,
spirit of the real statesman, he stead.
lily and unostentatiously sets about
the accomplishment Of his reforms
and his purposes; and so far he has
succeeded marvelously we'll was
his supporter for the Democratic
nomination for the presidency for a
year or more before he was nominat-
ed, not only because I considered him
the most available candidate to win
in the November election. but also
because ! believed he possessed to
an eminent degree those qualities of
statesmanship which would enable
him to accomplish, after he was in
office. the best hopes and ideals of
progressive Democracy, and to dem
onstrate that platform or campaign
declaration was not merely an empty
promise to win votes, but a solemn
and binding obligation upon the sue
cessful party and its candidates.
| shall here call attention to an
other glaring and absolutely inexcus-
able misrepresentation of the facts
and of my position. made by Mr..
Stanley in his speeches, in regard to
a certain resolution offered by MIR.
Bryan in the Baltimore convention.
No demagogue ever attempted
cheaper or more discreditable artifce.
with which to deceive the people and
TO injure an opponent, than he has
done in his attempt to show that |
was not in sympathy with the sehti-
ment of that resolution, as II was
finally adopted by the convention.
Let us read the resolution as 1t was
offered by Mr.. Bryan, and see what
it said
"Resolved, That in this crisis in
our party's career and in our cOun-
y v
greeting to the people of the United
States. and assures them that the
party of Jefferson and Jackson is
still the champion of popular gov.
ernment and equality before the
law. As proof of our fidelity to the
people, we hereby declare our
selves opposed to the nomination
of any candidate for President who
is the representative of. or under
obligation to J. Pierpont Morgan,
Thomas F. Ryan, August Belmont.
or any other member Of the priyi-
lege-hunting and favor-seeking
class.
"Be it further resolved. That we
demand the withdrawal from this
convention of any delegate or del
egates constituting or representing
the above-named interests"
was not in the convention hall
when that resolution was introduced
and read, and when I came in wild
scene of tumult and disorder existed
After | got to the Kentucky delega-
tion, was told that 'he resolution
demanded the withdrawal from the
convention of certain delegates. |
irregular method of expelling dele
gates, even though those delegates
were on the opposite ide from my
side in the issues before the colven-
tion. In the midst of the great con-
fusion and noise. a poll was taken
among the Kentucky delegates, and,
understanding that to be the effect
of the resolution to expel those dele
gates, voted against it, and am not
ashamed of that vote cast under such
conditions.
The poll of our delegation showed
that only 31a votes were for the res
olution and 22ia against it, including
the vote of Gov. McCreary, who
voted as | did, but about his vote Mr.
Stanley for some reason, makes no
criticism. Shortly before the secre-
tary of the convention called the roll
of the States, Mr.. Bryan himself
withdrew the offensive part of the
resolution, calling for the withdrawal
of those delegates, and the resolution
as amended was adopted by a vote
of $50 for, to 201la against it. 1t
therefore carried by an overwhelm-
ing majority, and in the excitement
and confusion ii was not considered
for Kentucky to change its
vote for it. Even all of the New
York and Virginia votes, in whose
delegations sat the delegates object |
ed to, were cast for It. A consdera- |
tion of the vote. therefore, shows |
that it did not signify the real sen
timents of every delegate; or in |
other words. Indicate that all of |
those who voted for the resolution |
really favored IT, or that all of those |
whose votes were recorded against |
il were against il.
If you will read that part of the |
which was adopted, you |
will remember that not only favor |
ed absolutely its purpose, but that |
both before the Kentucky State Con- |
yention and in the National Conven-
lion, ! did everything | could to help |
the nomination of Woodrow Wilson, |
who was not under obligations to ]. |
Pierpont Morgan, Thomas f. Ryan, |
10 any of the favOr-seeking interests, |
or August Belmont, or to any Of |
he favorseeking interests. while |
Mr.. Stanley was doing all he |
could to help Mr. Clark-and ! intend |
no reflection whatever upon that dis
.inguished and worthy gentleman's
democracy or integrity-whom those
men and their associates were try
NO IN nominate Mr. StanlpV Was |