Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-03

ern states where there is no race ques-
ton. There is no way in which a law
can be enforced against the judgment
of community.
"These women and men speak as tho
liquor had been abolished by this
amendment. The result has been where
the average drinlker used to be jolly,
now he is paralyzed. He used to touch
the bottle to spur his enterprise and
now he gets no further than the bottle.
which in itself becomes his enterprise"
While Cochran was speaking Bryan
sat smiling in great plush chair close
behind, evidently enjoying the flower
of the New Workers. oratory. Tho
crowd enjoyed 1t. too. and answered
him again and again wi'1 Numbering
applause.
IF a man in Oregon can by his vote
regulate what l shall drink in New
York" said the speaker, then he can
do the same thing with what I eat and
what 1 shall wear. And that is not
a just government. That is not this gov
eminent as it was originally perfected
by the fathers.
"I ask you not to vote to brink back
rum but to bring back to the localities
the right to govern themselves. Let it
N''NN
ly be enforced with a club by the fed
eral government and where can You
stop? How long will it be. men of the
South, when your treatment of the ne
gro question the most successful in the
ages. will be brought under the Same
fallicies?"
Hundreds of delegates rose up and
cheered with the galleries when the
orator came to an end. 1t seemed that
there was a majority up. but even the
wet leaders doubted whether Il roll call
would show much enthusiasm for the
wet cause.
soon as the convention had settled
down again for business.
The Irish arguments concluded. -Tr
Lyons took the platform to argue for
his plank on soldier relief.
1t provided for appointment of COM
mission to study the question of fair
and just compensation" for ex-servicc
men. He said the plank lost out in Tho
committee by majority of one. 20
supporting it and 27 opposing It.
With 90 minutes of mis- times remain
ng. Mr.. Bryan aGan took the plat form /
to carry home his battle for his miner
ity planks. The crowd yelled AGAIN
when they saw his familiar figure re-
appear at the speakers table but they
soon quieted down.
Speaking for his plank for a nation
al bulletin, the Nebra sllan said he had
only lacked one vote of "A majority in .
the committee. The virtue of the pub
LEGATION. he said. would Re that the .
people could get unbiased news Chat /
would be worth ten million dollars in = !
presidential campaign and that would /
prevent Wall street from building I, /
Of L.
House.
Briefly he revised his arguments foi /
the profteering plantl and that orpos- /.
ing universal military training. C.;n- /
ing to the League of Nations AGAIN 10 1
teld the convention that no one had /
made more speeches ui;-n ne Inf al, /
ratification IF the treaty without res
ervations. 1t had hecoine app2t@n. {
however that ratification without res
eEvations was Impossible.
shame on the man. be continued |
that talks of making this party
question when the world is on fire.
Who shall give Il guarantee tlat the
world Will rot drift ta.k into w..
while we are here debating rcscvva-
tions?"
They viii ncver> be able to eras.
from the pages o. history" he cantin
ued. the name OF Woodrow Wilson
who gave these great principles to tnt
world. You can't cal NC the enemy %
Woodrow Wilson. Why. it was 1ly
peace plan he took to Paris and have
done ali l could to help him get it
ratified
IF | could secure it's ratification and
let him have the credit of it. I'd gladly
walk up to the scaffold and die for such
a cause
But il cannot be done and I do moi
care to go to the judgment scat of God
with any blood on my hands. | do not
propose TO have it said that women and
children were killed while l was talk
ing politics"
The speech~fired the hall again, and
when the Nebraskan asked how much
time he had left deleeats and galleries
joined in demanding that he so on.
Take an hour, take all the time yo;,
want" the crowd yelled as it whooped
it up again for Bryan.
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