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flWHWmmy . Jte!te(NteL.
DECEMBER 13, 1907
"When the situation in general and
of the district in particular, were
gone over, and plans started for
pushing a vigorous campaign. It
was thought that this was the year
in which Mr. Hepburn could be de
feated, and every one present was
greatly encouraged about the chances
for national success. In the evening
a banquet was held at the Summit
Cafe, which was filled to its limit.
After the dinner had been served,
Congressman Dan Hamilton respond
ed to i the toast, "Revision;" Hon.
Joel S. Estes, "Reactionaries;" Hon.
Lew Genung, "The Reservation;"
General J. B. Weaver, "Back to Jef
ferson J" Alex Miller, "Arrow Shots;"
Senator Ed McManus, "Organiza
tion;" Hon. J. B. Sullivan, "Pros
perity and the Clearing House
Check." W. D. Jamieson was the
toastmaster. The following resolu
tions were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, By this conference of the
democrats of the Eighth Iowa con
gressional district, that we declare
anew our devotion to the essential
principles of democratic faith and
again remind the people of the ne
cessity of rescuing our government
from the "headstrong, arbitrary, and
spasmodic methods which distract
"business, by uncertainty, and per
vade the public mind with dread,
distrust and perturbation."
We .denounce the effort now being
made by the former advocates of
"sound money" to establish an asset
bank currency, and to foist on the
country fiat certificates that repre
sent bank indebtedness as a substi
tute for money, and demand that
any increase in the currency of the
country to meet the exegencies of
business shall be the issuance of a
national currency made -a full legal
tender in the payment of all debts
public and private. Wo are opposed
to the centralization of power at the
expense of the states and demand
that local self-government shall be
maintained and zealously guarded
against the encroachments of gigan
tic corporations, trusts and combines
that desire to remove the power for
correcting the evils of these combin
ations as far from the people as pos
sible. We condemn Colonel William P.
Hepburn for his opposition to the im
provements of our waterways; for
his subserviency to railroad interests;
for his advocacy of an asset currency;
for his salary grab; for his advocacy
of a ship subsidy and we call upon
the people regardless of party who
believe in good government and a
"square deal" to organize in every
county and every township in the dis
trict to defeat the man who has so
grossly misrepresented this district
for the past twenty years.
We are first, last and all the time
in favor of the nomination for the
presidency of that fearless leader,
that spotless statesman and ablest
champion of the common people, Wil
liam Jennings Bryan.
MR. BRYAN AND NOMINATION
Pittsburg Sun Mr. Bryan seems
to be able to throw as big a scare
as ever into the republican cohorts
of special privileges.
Chattanooga itfews They are in
troducing Mr. Bryan around as our
next president, and it sounds more
confident than it did in 1896.
. --
Knoxville Journal and Tribune
That Illinois man who asked Bryan
to lay aside his halo knew not what
he was doing; the halo belongs to
.its owner and he has a right to wear
it as long as he pleases.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch The long
expected announcement from Lincoln,
Neb., has been made at last and
everybody can have ,one guess as to
its nature. Mr. Bryan will be a can
didate in "1908 If he is sufficiently'
The Commoner.
urged. Who would have thought it?
St. Louis Globe-Democrat Mr
Bryan announces that ho is ready
for the role of Barkis, and the dem
ocrats who hoped that he would de
cide otherwiso lack the nerve to name
any one to oppose him in the national
convention.
Birmingham Age-Herald The
democrats of Alabama are not sur
prised by. Mr. Bryan's annonnoomnnf
of his candidature via inn .,i..
friends and admirers hero, and every
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one will get in lino to support him
next November,
Philadelphia North American
Bryan announces that ho will accept
the democratic nomination a rather
startling bit of news. But what
would it bo If ho wore to announce
that ho wouldn't accept?
Chicago Post The democracy's
attitude toward Mr. Bryan's candi
dacy seems to bo that of a Hick man
who takes his medicino will out much
protest Just to get it ovor wish.
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