The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-01-13
RRYAN CHALLENGES
WILSON AS LEADER
,,r TOPPED OFF JACKSON
n.v MEET OF DEMOCRATS
AND CHARGED AIR WITH Po-
,1TrcAL ELECTRICITY.

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Rrvan over whether the league OF
.otions should be made an issue at
+ho coming election topped off the
Jackson day deliberations of the
democratic party chiefs.
Il came at the Jackson dinner, as
.ho climax of day in which San
francisco had been chosen as the
r,oo+ing place of the democratic ma
4;ono1 convention on June 28th, and
It charged the air with political elec-
tricity. -; 1o++o. rood
- the diners, declared that the clear
ond single way out" was to submit the
question to the voters as "a great and
Solemn referendum"
Mr. Bryan, showing all the old
limo igor with which he led the fight
fnr The presidents nomination at Bal
+imore in 1912, assailed President
Wilson's position and declared HIM
seIf utterly opposed to having the
troa+v made an issue in the next cam
zion He said the democratic party
prNnId not 90 before the country on
tSo issue. because it involved delay
Of fourteen months, and meant sue
cess only if the democrats captured
two-thirds majority of the senate.
The party, Mr.. Bryan declared, must
secure such compromises as may pc
possible"
Wilson and Bryan Disagree.
The disagreement between the
president and his former secretary
of state, the first in public view since
Mr.. BRYAN left the cabinet because
he did agree with the presidents
course in the diplomatic negotiations
with Germany, was thus disclosed as
fact although it had been rumored
and r4uorted in the underground
currents of national politics.
The presidents message said MOTH
mo whatever about third term for
himself and neither did it say even
bv implication or intimation that ne
would not be candidate, as had been
widely forecast. Most all OF the pres
idpnt's message was devoted to an
EXPRESSION of his argument OF why
he considered it the duty of the Unit.
ed States to join in the league OF
nations covenant and why he consld-
,nrnd the war not really won until 1t
did.
Lost All Elections.
BRYAN warned his hearers Ito tor
get the past and look to the future;
He said that in spite of all the ideals
of the president, of which the proceed
ing speakers had made so mach, the
democratic party had lost in all the
elections since the president hao
enunciated them. He declared that de
spite the glorious record winch Was
pictured for the first four years ~ol
Wilson's administration the party
would have been defeated in 1916 II
it had not been for the votes OF the
women.
These ufterances by Bryan Wert
not part of the set speech which ne
had prepared for the occasion. Ihe
remarks were impfomptu and were
inspired, ne doubt, by the president
letter and the eagerness with whlcf
Palmer and the others had echoed
the presidents demand for carrying
the treaty issue to the polls.
After the demonstration Whlcf
greeted his introduction had dice
away Bryan said:
Has Nothing to Ask.
you are inspired, no doubt, IN
giving attention because you ,thlnb
you are not hearing from a candidate
or from one who is not going to be a
candidate. Possibly because / have
nothing to ask of you . may be more
free to speak chan those who have
preceded me. ] speak from gratitude
| am living evidence that republics
are not ungrateful, for the republic
has been very generous 10 me, anG j
am going to pay it back in install
ments. And ] am here tonight to pay
back the first insaallment by sayIrs
that in the coming campaign we must
look to the future and not to the past
"All the ideals ef which we have
heard tonight were ideals that were
given to the world long before the
last election, and yet at that. election
we were not successful.
when we remember the anathe-
Mas with which we have denounced
the republicans for seven mOnths' de-
lay he said, referring TO the treaty
what will be our answer to Europe
now If we delay for another fourteen
months while we consult the Amerl-
can people?" :,
IF l know the American people, "
ne continued, "they will never trans
Ter to any foreign nation the right
to say wnen our boys shall be COR
scripted."
i may possibly say some things
that you may not like to hear, but
am going TO say them because of
my love of my party and my country.
And yield to no man in the country
IN my loyalty and my love for my
party.
Gave Mighty Cheer.
These last words were uttered IN
powerful voice and with a flashing
OF the eye, which betokened Bryan's
intense earnestness, and the audience
gave him mighty cheer. 1t was the
END Of his impromptu speech, and be-
lore beginning his formal address he
explained that it was prepared long
before he knew the contents of the
presidents letter. He added:
i, Therefore, whatever difference
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