Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-19
BRYAN'S SPEECH
OF ACCEPTANCE
SUITS LEADERS

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Continued from page y
reduction, return Of the RYE svs.
tenn to its original purpose, deve-.
lopment of waterways from Great
Lakes Ito the- Atlantic and to the
xulf; state and national ala in CO.
operative marketing, creation of an
exports marketing corporation and
reclamation development for the
west.
Bryan hailef his, running mate,
John w. Davis, as "a Progressive
Democrat and thep latform of his
convention, the most progressive
platform covering the tried and
practical measures for the economic
freedom and prosperity of the peo.
pie that has ever been promulgated
by a national political convention.
Pledges His Party
He pledged all the energies of
his party "to the outlawing of the
whole. war system.
While he did not mention speci-
fically his objections to observance
.'War propaganda, mobilization,
demonstrations of the civil and in.
dustrial resources of the country
when we are at peace with the world
unnecessarily inflames the mind of
the American youth, are great eco
nomic waste and mislead the peo-
pie of other lands, as to the peace
full and friendly intentions of the
United States government and
should be discouraged by all friends
of world peace.
"The only hope of the eworld is
found in the substitution of ma
chinery for peace in place of ma
chinery for war.
"Our party will endeavor to Sc
cure world disarmament by interna
tional agreement--it is condition
precedent to peace. 1t Will also
strive for an international agree.
ment providing for referendum on
war except in case of actual or
threatened invasion.
"'This may require time but it
is worth working for and waiting
for.'
Farmers Need Democrat
In his pledge to the farmers,
Bryan said !:
"'The deflatiOn policy of the Re.
publican administration advocated
in its national platform of 1920 and
endorsed in the speech of accep-
,tance of it's candidate for tile pre-
sidencv, resulted in Withdrawing
bank loans and discounts of five
billion dollars. contracted our cur
rency by a billion and a half dollars.
cut the prices of the farmer s
grain and livestock in half, destroy
ed the market value of his lands,
threw thousands of farmers into
bankruptcy and spread industrial
depression and unemploym II I
through the country.
UThe farmer needs n Democratic
administration and Congress that
will not permit the Mellon tax bill
to relieve the multi-millionaire from
having their just share of the cost
of the government" :"
Bryan also alluded 10 inc ISSUE VI
private monopolies, which La Fol
iette is stressing in his Indepen-
dent campaign. M
Friend of Labor
The failure of the national Re
publican administration to enforce
the law against private monopoly
caused some of the states and states
officials in the middle west to en-
ter the field of commerce for the
purpose of establishing competition
to protect the public from the un-
reasonable .profiteer, Bryan said
possibly referring to his own fight
to lower gasoline prices as governor
of Nebraska. M
"In this way millions OF dollars
n wear have, been saved to the peo-
ple in their coal, gasoline and OIL
bills. y
BRYAN also sanctioned the deela-
ration of Davis,' pledging protee-
tion of labor against use of court
iniunetions in labor disputes, de-
claring' a,
uOur party has always been the
laboring man s friend. =