The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-07-16

with Democratic forces in the ap-
preaching campaign. He charged
both Cox and Harding with being
wet" candidates, expressed dis
pleasure over the league of ma
tons plank drafted by both par
ties and asserted that both party
platforms were splendid examples
of ambiguity, and straddling of
every issue.
Foil in Prohibition
Humorously, Mr.. Bryan told his
audience haw he had gone to Chicago
in the interests of dry plank in the
Republican platform, feeling, he said,
that 81 might even have some in
fluence there" Disappointed in the
failure of Republicans to take def
mite stand on prohibition and feeling
that his party could not overlook the
opportunity to place itself on record
strong in support of this issue, he
went to ASH Francisco. The failure
OF the Democratic party to adopt a
prohibition plank he charged as being
"cowardice," particularly in lieu OF
the Democratic record in effecting
prohibition as constitutional amend
ment. He lauded Senator Nugent and
the Idaho delegation for solidly sup
porting his prohibition plank and as
serted that his wet" opponents at
San Francisco make a tactical blunder
when they insisted on vote on a
wet" plank after his prohibition
plank had received only $50 votes.
On the league of nations issue, Mr..
Bryan drew repeated bursts of ap-
plause with his charges that the SEN
ate could never long enough get
through talking about little things to
see the big issue.
No Debate On Three Things
There are three things in the league
of nations proposal that have never
been denied, that everyone admits" "
he asserted. 1t is these things, and
not the Insignificant issues threshed
out in the senate which may never
have any application which must COM
mend the league idea to Americans,
according to Mr.. Bryan. Those things
are compulsory arbitration and nine
months consideration before war can
be declared, gradual disarmament and
the abolition of secret treaties. AT
some length, he extolled the virtues
of each of these proposals, asserting
that war, under the orbitration pro-
vision, would be an impossibility, and
urged the application of funds now
used for military purposes and pre-
paredness to the economic develop
ment of the country.
Il do not know whether or not
you have any prohteers in Cald-
WELL" Mr.. Bryan said in discuss
ing what he considered one of the
paramount domestic problems of
the present. But if you haven't
Il know one hundred million peo-
pie would like to live here"
Mr.. Bryan expressed disappoint
ment that the Democratic convention
did not respond to his plea for ;
plank pledging legislation designed te
make officers of prohteering corpora
tons individually responsible for VIC
lations of prohteering laws. He tolG
of enormous profits made by some
corporations, sometimes amounting te
ed tht the church must awaken to it:
responsibility in curbing these exhor'
bant profits.
Text From Bible
Mr.. Bryan's talk was largely minis
terial. He selected as his text a BIZ
bical passage, Were there not II
lepers cleansed, but where are the
other miner" and assrted that this re-
Duke from the lips of Jesus Christ
was the most singing of all time
Revenge" Mr.. Bryan said. lis thu
return of evil with evil; ingratitude i:
the return of good with evil"
The three blessings of religion, ed
ucation of good government, the heri
tage of every American. were receiv'
. ed with ingratitude. Mr.. Bryan held
He told of conditions in countries moi
blessed with these gifts and deploree
the prevalent failure of American peo
pie to appreciate them. He urged
every American to exercise his dutie.
ana responsiveness as citlZen.
Greatest Man"
H. E. Wallace introduced Mr.. Bryan
as zone of the greatest men God evel
created" The speaker was rather
late in arriving, the crowd patientl,
waiting for at least half an hour be
fore Mr.. Bryan was finally escorted
to the speakers stand by numbe
of local Democrats.
The evening was too cool for com
fort, particularly since it came S,
closely on the heels of really no