Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-03
but said he would yield large part
OF that time 10 others supporting him.
Brynn Opens Dry Argument.

OF that time 10 others supporting him.
BrEnn Opens Dry Argument.
beginning his speech with an ar
Sument in favor of the eighteenth
amendment. Mr. Bryan soon go, The
convention to cheering. Every Demo
cratic State" he said. had ratified tic
| amendment and every ono recognized
that tho liquor traffic is dead, never
| to be rcsurrectcd."
! THE only question is whether we
shall recognize it as dead" he con-
| tinucd.. ''or allow it to lie out on the
ground uncovered. Deccncy requires
| that a corpse be put out of sight"
The liquor interests. said Mr.. Bryan,
were not trying to reopen the ques-
tion, but now had como down TO ad-
vocatinS wine and beer for home con-
sumption only. lie argued that to
iemain silent on the subject would
'eave open the possibility OF change
II, the law TO increase the alcoholic
content.
II want to leave no opening for
m..aisunderstanding or quibbIc." he said.
so ! have put into my plank the
provision that there shall be no re-
taxation OF the law. What wc hate
Is alcohol, and we hate il whether We
md II in whisky. in wine or in beer.
Ihey tell you that wine is harmless
drink. but you will find that through
Tho ages II has been wine that has
cursed mankind.
IF you can, get enough alcohol to
make you drunk. why do YOU want
alcohol at all? Some tell you that
II you pass my plank some people will
leave the party. That's true. But
while you may lose some you'll bring
in number infinitely larger, and
when they come they'll come out of
love for the principles for which we
have declared"
Stirs Convention to Applause.
as he worked into his speech, the
Nebraskan mixed many biblical ref
ercnces with his rounded rhetorical
periods. His fun voice filled the hall
| ana he got the galleries and so,ac OF
;hn delegates going into longer and
| longer bursts OF applause us lie went
! on.
| When he prepared to turn TO the
other planks he had presented there
were protests from the galleries and
acma nds that nc go on.
No he replied, while the crowd
after n while
The plank for n national bulletin TO
pupiiSh of1cial news he declared
would put the party on record as
favoring Tight and not darkness"
| Many OF the newspapers. he argued.
We're controlled by predatory inter
/ l.
tentionaliy through the influence OF
advertisers.
Briefly. he presented the merits Of
INC prohtccrtnS plank he offered and
WnIen ne SAID he could not get into
the Republican platform. "bccausc
! nearly all tho profitcers were there in
INC convention or in the galleries
Now offered to Democrats.
ne plank now was offered to tho
democrats he added. in order to drive
out OF the party any proilteers who
| might remain in It,
The plank against universal mill
h r. running also was argued very
turned to his league dcclaratjon
| want the Constitution CHANGED :,
Nv saiu, so we can get out of war
~ $3.50, oaSiiy as we can get into war. We
principle Of democracy. the princ,,io
OF majority rule. If We dccilrc here
| Tor ratification OF the treaty. WIN
observations en that a majority OF the
WI have 10 join us in that dcclora.
non or else we will take most of tho
Republican party away
isn't II better TO take this stand
which will assure acceptance of tho
league OF nations. which tho pcopio
want and put the banner of progress
INTO the hands Of Woodrow Wilson
| TO carry forward?'
! AZ IN" close of tho speech. tho an
plausc swell"d up again as MIR. Rryan
leaned smilingly over the front OF
inc platform and received a large
/ bouquet OF peonics sent up hv Mrs.
George f.. Hull, OF Lincoln. Ncb., his
| home town.
IObson Starts Rumpus.
ne dcmonstration lasted only n
! fraction of n minute. however, and
! Richmond Pearson Hobson. of Ala
! hama. was presented to support the
! Rryan dry plank. HobSon got into
the convention on proxy. although
earlier in the day Senator Reed. OF