Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-03

ued. Most people recognize that the
| eighteenth amendment is here as a
part of the law. and the liquor traf-
tic Is, dead.
Inc only question is whether we
shall bury its corpse or permit 1t to
lie out on the ground uncovered. De-
lcency requires that corpses be buried.
1t was the democratic south which
raised the greatest of all great issues.
why deny our party credit for this
great reform?"
Bryan said that If the friends of
liquor were granted an inch they
would take a mile.
II want to leave no opening for
taem. so | put into my platform
proVlso that the alcoholic content
should never be increased" he said.
What we hate is alcohol, whether
we flnd 1t In whisky, in beer or In
wine. IT any one tells you that wine
is harmless drink, remind you
That men got drunk on wine in
Noahs time. The Bible says wine
made men drunk.
and meet this Issue. Close the door.
Settle the question. Why should we
be turned away from the tremendous
problems today to go back and quar-
rel over alcohol. If you can't get
enough alcohol to make you drunk,
why do you want alcohol at all?
Some tell you that If you pass
this plank l suggest some men will
leave the party. Well, you can't do
anything good without somebody
leaving the party. Others will come,
and they'll come from love Of the
principles we stand for.
They'll not come afflicted with
diseases. but clean and manly and
vigorous"
Gets Audience Going.
AS he worked into his speech the
|Nebraskan mixed many biblical ref
erences with his rounded rhetorical
periods.
His full voice filled the hall, and
he got the galleries and some of the
delegates going into longer and
longer bursts Of applause as he
went on.
! When he prepared to turn to the
other planks he had presented there
were protests from the galleries and
demands that he so on.
mo" he replied while the crowd
cheered. hut I'll come back to that
after q WHILE"
Urges National Bulletin.
The plank for the national bulletin
to publish official news, he said.
would put the party on record as
favoring Tight and not darkness"
Many Of the newspapers, he argued.
were controlled by predatory inter-
estsI. while many others erred unin-
tentionally thru the influences of adj
vertisers.
Briefly he, presented the merits Of
the profiteering plank, which, he
said. he could not get into the repub-
lican platform because nearly all
the profiteers were there in the con-
vention or In the galleries"
The plank now was offered to tho
democrats, he added, In order to
drive out Of the party any prof.
teers who might remain in 1t.
The plank against universal mill
taly training also was argued very
briefly by the speaker. and then he
turned to his LEAGUE, declarations.
Turns to League.
II want the constitution changed"
he said, $50 we can get out OF war
as easily as we Gun get into war. We
fought the war to establish the
great principle OF democracy, the
principle OF majority rule. II we de-
clare here for ratification Of the
treaty with reservations that a ma
jority OF the senators agreed on, tho
republicans will have to Join us in
that declaration or else we will take
most OF the republican party away
Bryan finished in storm Of APP
plause. He Yves presented with a
huge bouquet Of flowers, the gift OF
Mrs. George Hull Of Lincoln, Neb.