Evening star., 1924-08-19
BRYAN BACKS PARTY PLATFORM
AS WEAPON AGAINST REACTION
Says Labor, Farmer and Women Haze Instrument
For Expression, With Assurance Demo.
Gratis Haze Kept Faith.

the care Of mothers are of first I'M
portance, he said.
Labor must be dealt with humanity,
asserted Gov. Bryan.
"All legislation for the benefit of
the wage earners rests on the first
sentence of our platforms labor
plant. Labor 10 not a commodity: 1t
Is human" he said. THE captains
Of industry have their place and
should be protected in their rights.
but those whom they employ and
whose labor they direct have rights
as sacred and essential as their en-
ployers to industrial welfare and Our
political progress"
Pledge Against War.
He termed the Republican admins
tration's attitude toward labor unfair.
and termed recent action regarding
railway mail as economy at the ex-
pense Of labor"
The Democratic party's pledge Of
all it's energies toward outlawing war
could not be stronger and express the
sentiment of a large majority OF the
American people, Gov. Bryan declar-
ed. War propaganda and mobtliza-
ton demonstrations are unnecessarily
inflammatory and misleading. he said.
The nominee criticized the Repub-
lican party for its attitude toward
agriculture, holding it to blame for
depreciation of land prices. legisla-
tion which changed the farmers con-
ditions from prosperity to adversely,
and for spreading industrial depres-
sion and unemployment.
THE Democratic party has proven
itself to be the friend Of the farmer
in the past and the platform adopted
in the recent national convention
provides for the most complete and
practical relief for the farmer that
any political party or organization
has ever conceived"
Gov. Bryan spoke in support OF
the development of water power and
tion of all natural resources
Laws should be obeyed by all
regardless of whether this or that
individual may like or dislike them, :,
he said.
The nominee concluded with a
laudation Of the Democratic party's
conduct of the World War.
Speech for Harrison.
The Democratic party is the only
party to which progressive elements
Soi loon AoL CSlloh anu
Senator Harrison Of Mississippi de-
clared in officially notifying Gov
Bryan of his nomination.
Omitting any direct reference to a
third party ticket in the field, Senator
Harrison declared the national cam
paign must be contested between q
'reactionary" Republican organiza-
tion and progressive" Democratic
ticket.
The Senator assailed the Republi.
| can party as "hopelessly disrupted
| cohesion" and declared it to be domi-
! mated by reactionary leadership.
After warmly praising the accom-
plishments of John W. Davis. Mr.
Harrison paid a tribute to Gov. Bryan
| for the courageous manner in
| which he handled Nebraska's coal
| and gasoline situations, and for his
| efforts to lower State taxes and to
economize in the administration OF
! State affairs.
The long list of progressive
pathway of your short administra-
tion," he said, reflects credit upon
(\the common sense and patriotism OF
your citizenship"
The Republican party, he contin-
ued, is reactionary because re-
dictionary leadership controls it.
dominates 1t, directs it,
1T cannot look therefore, for sup.
port in this campaign from the pro
of the country" he said. ''The Demo
cratic party is progressive, as it ha.
always been, and it is the only party
organization to which progressive
ness can look for direction and lead
ership.
Has Proved Ability.
The Democratic party is today the
only agency through which the Gov.
ernment can function in an orderly
manner during the next four years. l,
has proved its ability to harmonic
differences. unite efforts and get re.
suits through team work, both while
| in control and while in the minority
'1f the Republican ticket shouli
again triumph, the American people
| will experience the same antagonisms
the same confusion, the same uncer.
tainties that have characterized tn,
party for four years. How can bust
ness contemplate with complacency
such a situation? And have not tn.
farmers of the West tasted enough
Of the bitter dregs of this admins
tration to know that IL there shoult
| be recurrence Of the disastrous de-
preston through which they hav.
| just passed there would be nttI,
hope OF extracting from the confusion
| and disorder incident to such an ad
| mlnistration the slightest opportu
nifty for assistance or relief.
Congress through the coalition o.
Progressive Independents and Demo
Gratis. and over the protest of a re-
dictionary Republican leadership IL
the Congress might be able to pas.
some legislation. but it would b,
met, as it has been, by the vetoe,
of an unsympathetic President"
Defeat Of the ship subsidy bill. tn,
battle waged against the 'fniquitou,
and indefensible provisions" Of tn,
Fordney-McCumber tariff law, defea
| of the Mellon tax plan and adoption
| of an opposition substitute, and tn,
long and hard fight to rid the ad
ministration Of graft and corruption.
were detailed as achievements of tn,
"progressives' forces" the Democrat,
alignment with which no one coult
deny, during the last four years.
Attack on Coolidge.
President Coolidge's references II
his acceptance speech to agricultur,
| and tax questions were attacked b,
Senator Harrison in sarcast.c terms
1T must be refreshing to the grea
| agricultural West he said, ".aftel
living through the lean years of thi,
Republican adminfstration-con
| ed as 1t has been with q situation
| deplorable in the extreme and hardl,
comparable to any other in this gen.
eration-that the Republican .nomi.
nee for President should announce II
his acceptance speech in speaking o,
agriculture, The glad tidings of goot
news that now that nature and
economic laws have given some tenn