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DUNN NAMES BRYAN
FITNESS OF NEBRASKA'S GIFTED
SON IS ACCLAIMED.
PEOPLE KNOW AND TRUST HIM
Orator Declares Western Statesman
Is the Man Above All Others
Eminently Worthy of the
Party's Leadership.
Denver, Col.—The Hon. Ignatius J.
Dunn, on behalf of Nebraska, urged
the cjaims of William Jennings Bryan
as the party's logical candidate for
the presidency, before the Democratic
national convention, in the following
speech:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention: Crises arise in the life
of nations which endanger their insti-
tutions and. at times, imperil the ad-
vance of civilization.
Every people that has left its im-
press upon history has faced such
crises. In most instances, where
grave dangers have threatened the
safety of the state, some great char-
acter, some master mind has been
found, produced as it were by the con
ditions themselves, with capacity to
direct aright the energies of the peo-
ple. This was true of the ancient
world; it has been true of the modern
world; it is true of this republic. We
have such a crisis to meet to-day. The
favor seeking corporations have grad-
ually strengthened their hold upon the
government until they now menace
popular institutions.
The question is, whether this gov-
ernment shall be restored to the con-
trol of the people and be administered
in the interest of all, or whether it
shall ?remain an instrument in the
hands of the few for levying tribute
upon all the rest.
In his special message to congress
last winter. President Roosevelt de-
clared, substantially, that certain
wealthy men who have become enor-
mously rich by oppressing the wage
earner, defrauding the public and
practicing all forms of iniquity, have
banded together, and by the unlimited
use of money, endeavor to secure
freedom from restraint and to over-
throw and discredit all who honestly
administer the law.
That the methods by which these
men have acquired their great for-
tunes can only be justified by a sys-
tem of morality that would permit
every form of criminality, every form
of violence, corruption and fraud.
For many years, and especially dur-
ing the last 12 years, these very men
have been in control of the Repub-
lican party; they have financed every
campaign of that party for a quarter
of a century. These exploiters of the
people, whom the president has so
scathingly denounced, have given
their enthusiastic support to the Re-
publican candidates and policies. They
laid their bands upon the trust fun is
of insurance companies and other cor-
poration!- and turned the plunder over
to the Republican committee. The
money thus filched from the innocent
and helpless, to purchase Republican
victory, has not been repaid.
And where do we find these men to-
day? Where are the "swollen for-
tunes" of which we have heard so
much? Just where we would expect
to find them—supporting the Repub-
lican ticket and furnishing the sinews
of war for the Republican committee
as usual.
Republican Party Arraigned.
The platform adopted by the larfe
convention shows what the Republican
party in truth represents. In framing
the platform every genuine reform
which the president has advocated was
scorned and repudiate ! The Wiscon-
sin delegation asked that one or two
reform planks be placed in the plat-
form, and for its pains was denounced
as Democratic. The convention by a
vote of eight to one refused to ap-
prove those policies which the presi
dent for four years has been urging
upon his party. The mask of hypocrisy
has been torn from the face of thosfc
who pretend to favor the reforms ail
vocated by the president, and it is now
apparent why the "system" admires
Taft and hales the senator from Wis-
consin. When compelled to choost?
between an appeal to the conscience
of the nation in defense of its plat-
form and candidates, on the one hand,
and the millions that the special inter-
ests may be dependent \ipon to con-
tribute on the other, that convention
rejected the people and continued its
allance with Mammon.
If the charges made by the presi-
dent are true—and they are true—
we are indeed face to face with a
situation as grave as any in our his-
tory. How shall it be met? The
good sense, patriotism and united ac-
tion of the people alone can remedy
present evils.
Democrats Must Furnish Leader.
To wage a successful tight we must
have a leader. The Republican party,
dominated by the seekers of special
privileges, cannot furnish him. Re-
publicans who really desire reform
are powerless; the efforts of the pres-
ident have? been futile.
The Democratic party must furnish
the leader which pre . nt conditions
demand, and he must be a man known
1 o be free from the influences that
control the Republican party. He
must be a nan of supi rior intellect,
sound jiidgrm-nt. positive convictions
and moral count one who will meet
the force:; of plutocracy with the
naked sword of truth—one who knows
no surrender, lie must have a genius
for statecraft; he jnust be a man of
wide e>pei ieiiee in public affairs; he
must have ability to formulate policies
and com aye to defend them.
Hut above all, he must have faith in
the people. He must not only believe
in the right of the people to govern,
but in their capacity to doJso. And
he must be a man whom the people
know and trust.
The Democratic party has many
distinguished men who might be
chosen as our standard bearer; but
it has one man who above all others
possesses the necessary qualifications
and is eminently fitted for this leader
ship.
Dryan's Fitness Shown.
lie is a man whose nomination will
leave no doubt as to where our party
stands on every public question. His
genius for statecraft is shown by the
constructive work he has done in pro-
posing reforms, and by the ability with
which he has fortified his position.
But we may go farther.
A few months since, he visited the
principal nations of the world. He
came in contact with the leading
minds of Christendom, and the world
abroad recognized his greatness and
paid him that tribute justly due to
men of high attainments.
In the most distinguished peace
convention that has assembled in re-
cent years, he proposed a plan which,
if adopted, would prove more effective
than any arbitration treaty that has
yet been made, and by his influence
he sccured its approval by the repre-
sentatives of the 26 leading nations
there assembled.
13 he thoroughly informed regard
ing the issues of this campaign?
Read his speeches and his writings,
which for nearly 20 years have been a
part of the political literature of the
nation. Is he sincere, brave, and de-
termined? Even his political oppo-
nents now admit that he is.
I have had a close personal and po-
litical acquaintance with this man.
whose name Nebraska presents, since
he entered political life. 1 can testify
from observation as to his political
conduct before he was known to fame..
He was honest, brave and unyielding
then; he is honest, brave and unyield-
ing now.
Honesty Unquestioned.
Honesty is inherent in him. He was
an honest lawyer before he entered
politics. He was honest in his politi-
cal methods before his statesmanship
was recognized by the nation; and he
has been honest throughout his po-
litical career.
His convictions have been his po-
litical creed. He has impressed these
convictions upon others, not by dicta
tion, but by arguments addressed to
the judgment and the conscience.
Relieving in the ultimate triumph of
the right, he has never examined ques-
tions from the standpoint of expedi-
ency. He has never inquired whether
a political principle was popular; it
has been sufficient for him to believe
that it was right.
He has been a consistent champion
of the reserved rights of the states.
He favored the election of senators by
direct vote before the house of repre-
sentatives ever acted favorably upon
the subject. He championed tariff re-
form when the west was the hotbed of
protection.
He favored an income tax before the
income tax law was written. He at-
tacked the trusts when Republican
leaders were denying that any trusts
existed. He advocated railroad regu-
lation before the crusade against re-
bates and discrimination began.
Leader in Wice Reform.
He has always been the friend of
' labor, and was among the first to
1 urge conciliation between labor and
j capital. He began to oppose govern-
ment by injunction more than a de-
: cade ago. He announced his opposi-
j tion to imperialism before any other
| man of prominence had expressed hi in
i self on the subject, and without wait-
! ing to see whether it would be popu-
: lar.
When a Wall street panic burst
i upon us a few months ago, he prompt
! ly proposed as a remedy, the guarau-
| tee of bank deposits, and so popular
has this plan become that it is to-day
a national issue and supported by the
masses of the people. He has long
advocated legislation which will se-
cure publicity as to campaign contri-
butions.
He believes in peace—in universal
Christian peace. He believes the des-
tiny of nations should be determined
not by wars but by applying the prin-
ciples of justice and humanity.
Though these principles* have met
with uncompromising opposition from
the special interests, he has remained
true to the cause of the people. With
elcar vision and with unfaltering
trupt, seeing and knowing the truth,
he has never lost faith in its final
i victory.
Superb Courage Proved.
Through years of unparalleled po-
litical warfare, his loyalty to his ideals
and to his fellow men has been
abundantly shown. His refusal to
surrender, though subjected to abuse,
denunciation and vindictive opposition
such as few public men in all history
have been compelled to withstand, is
ample proof of his superb courage.
His career proves that successful
I adership is determined by the suc-
cess or failure of great principles
I rather than by election to high office.
We have met to plan the campaign
and to commission the commander un-
! der whom the masses will enlist. We
, are not here in response to the voice
of expediency; neither political bosses
nor corporate masters sent us here.
We are here at the summons of the
lank and file of that political organi-
zation which is the special defender
of the rights of the common people.
We are here representing all that is
best in the traditions of our party; we
feci again that th^ spirit that ani-
mated the Democracy in the days of
Jefferson and Jackson.
The voters have spoken, and we as-
"s< rub!" to give expression to their
will. The voice for the third time
calls Nebraska's favorite sou to be the
standard bearer of his party in this
gigantic contest.
Since time began no greater tribute
was ever paid to any man by a free
people. He is recognized to-day as the
most representative citizen of the na-
tion, the peer of any living man.
Friends and foes have learned that
he was shaped in that heroic mold in
which the world's great patriots,
statesmen and leaders have been cast.
Strong in People's Affection.
First nominated when ten years
younger than any other presidential
candidate ever chosen by a prominent
party; living in a state 500 miles
farther west than that in which any
president has ever lived, he has grown
in the affcctions of the people as the
years have passed.
Speaking and writing freely on all
subjects, his heart has had no secrets
and his friends have increased in
numbers and in confidence.
Without an organization to urge his
claims; without a campaign fund to
circulate literature iu his behalf;
without patronage to bribe a single
voter; without a predatory corporation
to coerce its employes into his sup-
port; without a subsidized newspaper
to influence the public mind; he has
won a signal victory at the primaries
and has become the free choice of the
militant Democracy of the nation.
Forming in one unbroken phalanx,
extending from Massachusetts to Cali-
fornia, and from Michigan to the ever-
glades, the yeomanry of the party have
volunteered their services to make
him the party candidate; and they
will not lay down their arms until
they have made him the nation's chief
executive.
Nebraska's Democracy, which saw
in him, when a young man, the signs
of promise, places in nomination as
the standard hearer of our party the
man who iu the thrilling days of '96
and 14*00 bore the battle-scarred ban-
ner of Democ racy with fame as unsul-
lied and fidelity as spotless as the
crusaders of old. Nebraska presents
his name because Nebraska claims
his dwelling place, and proudly enrolls
him among her citizens; but his
home is in the hearts of the people.
I obey the command of my state and
the mandate of the Democracy of the
nation, when 1 offer the name of
America's great Commoner, Nebras-
ka's gifted son, William Jennings
Bryan.
Many Second Nomination.
Speeches seconding the nomination
of Mr. Bryan were made by Gov. Rob-
ert B. Glenn of North Carolina. Gov.
Claude A. Swanson of Virginia, Au-
gustus Thomas and the Hon. James T.
Heflin.
LIKE THE OLD MINING CAMPS.
Women Are at a Premium in the
Panama Canal Zone.
One place in this world where wom-
en seem to be nt a premium is in the
canal zone. The women employed in
the zone are very few in proportion to
the men. Of a total in excess of 6,500
employes of the government 207 are
women. Their salary is about what
the average man makes here in our
cities, or in actual figures they make
$7;i.90 a month. It is not that the gov-
ernment prefers men employes to
women, but the expense of quartering
women would be so much more ex
pensive than arranging for men that
the latter are employed instead. Many
of the women are employed as stenog-
raphers, telegraphers, copyists, time-
keepers and clerks, although the great
majority of them are either teachers
or nurses. The chief woman clerk re-
ceives a salary of $175, whereas the
lowest salary is $25 to a matron. The
majority of the women are wives to
the men working on the isthmus, and
are provided with married quarters.
It is only in a very few instances that
womeu who apply for positions in the
zone are accepted. If they are not ac-
cepted as wage earners, however, they
are making a good record for being ac-
cepted as wives. Girls who go to the
zone to visit brothers and uncles sel-
dom return to the United States.
There is such a scarcity of wives in
the isthmus that almost every girl
who goes to the zone marries an am-
bitious young man down there. She
has her innings in one way if not in
another.
A Quick Grower.
William M. Mauss, Chicago's Indus-
; trial commissioner, recently visited
New York, and with great success
j pointed out to the New Yorkers Chi-
cago's many advantages as an indus-
trial center.
Praising his great city at a dinner,
Mr. Mauss smiled and said: "Indeed,
the quick growt h of Chicago is as re-
markable as that of Tin Can.
A native praised Tin Can to a ten-
derfoot.
" 'Only six years old,' he said, 'and
the finest young town in the west.'
•• Tin Can the finest young town in
the west? Nonsense!' said the tender-
foot. 'I don't like it at all.'
" You don't?' exclaimed the native,
astonished. 'When were you there?'
" Last week.'
" 'Ah,' said the native, 'but you
ought to see the place now.'"
The Rub.
"My!" exclaimed little Billy, as he
gazed at the lithograph, "I'd like to
be a giraffe. Just think how easily he
could 'rubber' over the baseball fence."
"That's all right," replied Tommy,
"but there is another time when you
wouldn't want to have a neck like a
giraffe."
"When is that?"
"Why, in the mornings when your
ma begins to scrub your neck with
soap and water."
Sure!
"It is easier to be good than
great," remv'<ed the elder.
"Yes," rejoined Ally, wisely, "one
has less opposition."—Half Holiday.
HI3 WAY OF PROPOSING.
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He—They tell me you're great at
guessing conundrums.
She—Well, rather good.
. He—Here's one for you: If 1 were to
ask you to marry n.e, what would you
say?
A Man's Tact.
Nobody but Mr. Henle> would have
asked such a question in tho tt'st
place.
"Miss Fairley," be said, "if you
could make yourself over what Kind
of hair and eyes would you ha\«
"It I could make myself over." said
Miss Fairley, "I would look just ex j
actly as I do now."
"You would?' exclaimed Henley in
honest surprise, and to this day he
can't understand why Miss Fairley
thinks him a man of little taste and
less tact.
TWO CURES OF ECZEMA
Baby Had Severe Attack—Grandfather
Suffered Torments with It—
Owe Recovery to Cuticura.
"In 1884 my grandson, a babe, had
an attack of eczema, and after trying
the doctors to the extent of heavy bills
and an increase of the disease and suf-
fering, I recommended Cuticura and
in a few weeks the child was well. He
is to-day a strong man and absolutely
free from the disease. A few years
ago I contracted eczema, and b?came
an intense sufferer. A whole winter
passed without, once having on shoes,
nearly from the knees to the toes be-
ing covered with virulent sores. I tried
many doctors to no purpose Then I
procured the Cuticura Remedies and
found immediate improvement, and
finalcure. M.W.LaRue, 8 r> Seventh St ..
Louisville, Ky., Apr. 2and May J -1, 07.''
An Accident.
A "perfect lady-' was charge 1 in the
police court with having broken lur
umbrella over the head of another
"perfect lady."
"What have you to say to the
charge?" asked th< m&sistrat''
"It was an accident, >our honor."
"Do you mean to say that, after
( smashing an umbrella over this worn-
; an's head you claim i' was an aeci-
' dent?"
"Sure, yes; but I meant not to break
my umbrella."
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of chills in the long ago. and it will
cure you now. It has been tested by
time and its merits have been proven.
WTe guarantee one bottle to cure any
one case of ChHIs. If it. fails your
money is cheerfully refunded—and its
name is Cheatham's Chill Tonic.
The Expensive Part.
"Does it cost much to live in the
city?" asked the old lad> from the
small village.
"O, no," replied her city nephew, "it
doesn't cost any more to live in the
city than it does in the country, but j
it costs three times as much to keep |
up appearances."—Chicago News.
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A Curious Fact.
"Water swells wood."
"It must. I've ofien noticed that
a novelist will wreck a skiff and then
float enough timber onto the desert
isle to build a town
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