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M BRYAN'S LETTER Of Acceptance of tiie Democratic VAn'tlotlAfl nuuijiiuiiuiii IS CALM AND DISPASSIONATE. The Democratic Leader Presents the Atitude o? the Democratic Party Upon tlTe Questions at Issue in the TAnrnln Wh Snrr-^il ?Tlip lrtti r of accept-ir-cc of Wii.iatn J. Bryan of the Democratic nomination for President was given to the press The lct'.tr is in part as follows: "Hon. James i) ' i haulson. Chairman, ami Others o?*he Notification Committee of ti e Democratic National C. mention: "Ceri.Ie rcn:?In ncc p ring the nomination lendcred by von on behalf of - the Democratic party, i beg to assure ycu of my appreciation of the great honor conferred upon me by the dolegates in convention assembled ,and by the voters v.lio gave instruction to the | delegate-. I "J nr.-1 a-?n-=:hl^ nf the resnnnsibilitPs which rest upon the chief mgistinto of so grr . t a nation, and,realize the ; far-reaching efleet cf ti e .',ues:ions involved i:i the present contest. "In my lettT of acceptance of 1S95. I made the following pledge: " "So deeply am I impressed with the magnitude of the power ve?ted by the constitution in the chbf executive of. the nation and with the enormous influence which he . an wield for the benefit or injury of the people, that I wish to enter the ofiice, if elected, free from any p rsonal desire, except the desire to prove worthy of the confidence of my countrymen. Human judga;ent is fallible enough wncn unbiased by selfish eon-idorations, and. in order that I may not be tempted to use the patronage of the office t > advance any personal ambition, I her by announce, with all the emphasis which words can exp^s;, my fixed determination not, under any cir umstances, to be a candidate for re-election, in cast; this campaign ic-ulis in my election.' "Further reflection and observation .constrain me to renew this pledge. "The platform adopted at Kansas City commands my cordial .and unqualified approval. It courageously meets the issues new before the country, and states clearly and without ambiguity the party's position on every question , consideration. Adopted by a convention which assembled on the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, i: breathes the spirit of candor, independence and patriotism % which characterizes thci-e who, a>. Ph.iadelphia in 177C. promulgat.d the creed of the. republic. "The platform very properly gives prominence to the trust question. The appalling growth of combinations in restraint of trade during the present administration, proves conclusively that f&c Republican party lacks either the itjMP or the ability to deal with the question effectively. If as may be fairly assumed from the speeches and conduct or the Republican leaders, that party does not intend to take the peoncain.-t these oreanizations. I then the weak and qualified condemnation of trusts to be found in the Republican platform is designed to distract attention while industrial despotism Is completing its work. A private monopoly has always been an outlaw. ."No defense can be made of an industrial system in which one, or a few men. can control for their own profit, the output cr price of any article of merchandise. # "Our platform, after suggesting certain specific remedies, pledge the party to an nncessing warfare against private monopoly in n. tlon. Stite and City. I b eartily approve of this premise: if elected, it shall be my earnest nnd rrmsfnnt endeavor 10 fulfill the promise in kit r and spirit. I shall select an Attorney General who will, without fear or f ivor. enforce existing laws: 1 shall recommend such additional leg's ation as may be necessary to d'.r olve very private monopoly which does business outside of the Stat" of its origin: and. if contrary to my belief and h ne. n constitutional amendment is found to be necessary, I shall recommend such an amendment as will, without impairing any of the existing lights of the States, empower Congress to protect the people of all the States from injury at the hands of individuals or corporations engaged in inter-State commerce. viMAVnni, PLANK. Ii UN 1 "The platform reiterates the demand [contained in the Chicago platform for an American financial system made by the American peonlo for themselves. The purpose of such a system Is to restore ant* maintain a Li-metallic level of prices, and in order that there may h* RO uncertain v as to the method of restoring bi-metal!ism, the specific dec:aration in favor of free and unlimited coinage at the existing ratio of IP to 1. independen; of the action of other nations, is repeated. ??,iIir <-T>nr>p>ivahlo that the HHj ""It 13 "CWUIJ ^ American people will deliberately tu-n ^ froiiJ the debt-paying policy of the past ^ to the dangerous doctrine of perpetual $B"bond:?. I. LABOR QUESTIONS. ?<Sev'^al planks of the labor plat^fcorm a:> devoted to qu'stions in which ^Hthe laboring classes have an immediate ^ interest, but which more remotely af^Hfeot cur entire population. While what ^His generally known ?s government by ^mnjur.otion fs at present directed chief j against the employes of corpora ! tlo?3, when there is a disagreement be! tween then, and their employer, it in- i j volves a principle which concerns ev1 ery or.e. The purpose of the injunction ! in sucli eases is to substitute trial by judge for trial by jury, and is a covet t ; blow at the jury system. The abolition of government by injunction is as necessary for the protection of the reputation of the court, as it is for the security of the citizen. ARBITRATION. ' The platform renews the demand 1 ! for arbitration between corporations ana ineir employes. ;\o uue ?uo uaa . | observed the friction which arises b?- ' tween great corporations and ih^ir numrrons employes (an doubt the wisdom cf titublishing r.r. impartial c urt for the ju^t and equitable settlement of disputes. The demand for arbitration ought to b? supported as heartily by the public, which suffsra ' inconvenience bec.au e of strikes and ( lockouts, and by the emptoveis ;hcm- ; selves, as by the employes. The establishment of arbitra ion will in ure ' friendly relations between labor and 5 capital, end render obsolete the grow- 1 ing practice of calling in the army to \ tt'e labor troubles. , DEPARTS KMT OF LABOR. ' * - ' 1 ' it.. * "! cannot too strongly enipijusize rat import an to of the platform recommendation of the establishment of a department of labor. with a member of the cabinet at its head. MONROE DOCTRINE. "The position taken by the Republican leaders, and mare recently set forth by the Republican candidate for the presidency, viz.: That we cannot protect a nation from out si le interference without exercising sovereignty over its people. is an assault upon the Monroe doctrine, for while this argument is at this time directed against the proposition to give to the Filipinos both independence and prote tinn. it is equally applicable to the republics of Central and South America. If this government cannot lend its strength to another republic withput making sub jects of its people, tnen we mim ( either withdraw our protection from the republics o the south of us or ah- 5 sorb them. Under the same plea, that : ilie guardian nation must exert an au- i thority equal to its responsibility. Eu- . ropcan nations have for centuries exploited their wards, and it is a signi - ' rant fact that the Repulican party ' should aecpt the European idea of a ? protectorate. at the same time that It j j adopts a European colonial policy, i f There is no excuse for this abandonment of the American idea. We have maintained the Monroe doctrine f :r 1 three-quarters of a century. The ex- ( pense to us has been practically noth- ( inc. but the protection has be n bevond tvalue to our sister republics. If a ' Filipino republic is erected upon the i ruins cf Spanish tyranny, its pro tec- i tion by us will be neither difficult nor t expensive. t EXTRAVAGANCE. < "The Republican party, drawing as j it (Sees enormous campaign luuus iuiu j those who enjoy special privileges at ] the hands of the government, is power- j less to protect the tax payers from the attr.ek of those who profit by large appropriations. A surplus in the Treasury offers constant temptation to extravagance. and extravagance in turn. comp?ls a resort to new means cf taxation. which, in ceirg kept in the hackground until the campaign is over, is a fair illustration of the imposition which will be attempted when there :s a considerable amount of money idle in the Treasury. The rehabilitation cf the merchant marine, laudable In ilself, is made the pretext for expenditure of public money for the benefit of large ship owners, and in the interests of a transportation monopoly. INCOME TAX. "D.. ino/lrnrforun inrfUTlP tlX J ! plank agreed upon by the resolutions committee, was omitted from the plat- | form as read and adopted. The sub- i jert. however, is covered by the re- j : affirmation of the Chicago platform. , and I take this occ:s:on to reassert , ! my belief in the principle which under- | ! lies the income tax. Congress should ( Jiave authority to levy and collect an . ; income tax whenever necessary, and an amendment to the Federal constitution specifically conferring such au: thority ought to be supported by even j these who may think the tax unnec?;-: sary at this time. In the hour rf ; danger the government can draft the citizen: it ought to be able to draft the pocket-book as well. T'n'ess money is moro precious than bicod. we cannot affcrd (o give greater protection to 1 I the incomes of the rich than to the 1 lives of :he poor. IMPERIALISM. "The subjects, however, treated in this letter, important as each ma-' goem in itself, do not press so irapera; lively for solution as the question i which the platform declares to be the paramount issue in this cirapaign. Whether we shall adhere to or abandon those ideas of government which have distinguished this nation from other nations and given to its history its peculiar charm and value is a quesJ 1 ?xx 1 /vf n'LinVi on nnof ucn me seiiieuit-Hi ui un-u wuuvk be delayed. No other question can approach it in importance: no other question demands such immediate consideration. It is easier to lose a reputation than to establish one. and this nation would find it a long and laborious task to regain its proud position among the nations, if. under the stress of temptation, it should repudiate the self-evident truths proclaimed by our heroic ancestors and sacredly treasured during a career unparalleled in the annals of time. When the doctrine that the people are the only source of power is made secure from further attack we can safely proceed to the settlement of the numerous questions which involve the domestic and ecoi noruic welfare of our citizens. "Very truly yours. "W -T. BRYAN / PLUCKY GALVESM fhe Ci!y is Once More Doiii? Business. A STEAMER LOADING WITH WHEAT Normal Conditions Being Rapidly Restored, But Much Yet Remains to be Dene. Galveston, Texas. Special.?Normal londitious arc lust being restored in Jalveston. The work of Clearing the streets of del ris continues unabated aid all relief work is now thoroughly systematized. Seviral human bodies .vere four.'! Wednesday. No attempt vas made to identify them, and they vcrc. immediately c.. mated. John sealy, the chairman of the financo iommittee, made the following statement: "An inquiry as to the funds is pertlTciU, and the public should be inforni:d. In t!:e first place I am not paying )ut any money to any one except 011 he order c: V/m. a. ancvue, cnunujuji )i the relief committee. What we are ooi.Ing after now is the immediate re."pf of those in distress and furnisning .lothcs, food and the payment of the nea who are working on the street, leaning up the debris and burning the lean bodies. On the ISth instant we jegan paving these men $1.5u per day Hid furnisii.ng supplies for their fannies. Men who are not working and vho cannot show tickets to the effect hat they have been employed get no iupplies. The question, of the judi:ious distribution of all funds w<. be aken up by the central committee cud a plan worked out for the best in.erest and benefit of all. Each memjer of the committee has under consideration some suggestion and a jeneral plan will be perfected at an ?arly date. "A full record of every subscription las been kept, which I will publish in iue time, in connection with- the lists Governor Sayers has received at Ausan. The Governor and I think best lot to publish these lists until matters ire more settled. I am ready at any ;ime the Governor advises to publish _he entire list. The mayor is turning >ver to me all moneys he receives. Everything is working with perfect system, harmoniously and intelligeuty between the officials and the diferent committees. The Governor haj tided us greatly with his zeal and interest in our trouble." The report that Miss Clara Barton s ill and that she has been compelled :o leave is an error. is indisposed, though not seriously so, and vrnains in her room, but she is direct ng the work of her assistants. A sys;em has now been inaugurated and the work is progressing smoothly in ccnlunction with the local relief commit:ee. The Red Cross Society has arranged to use the warehouse at Fwenty-fitth and Strand as a supply iepot and office. Herbert Talmadge, 3f Mi&3 Barton's staff, will supervise the shipment of supplies. Dr. Donaldson, chief surgeon of a New York newspaper corps, says it will not be necessary for visitingsurgeons to remain here for more than two or three days. He has written an article for a medical journal commenting upon comparatively small number of seriously wounded persons by saying lhat most of those so wound 1 .1 Mnnmcl hut S.1VK it is sur tM WWC uiun iivu, ?u? ? - prising that more people, especially women and children, did not become ill from such trying experiences. Efforts are being made to open the public schools on Ccto'oer 1st, the date set before the storm for their opening. Throe of the school buildings can be made habitable at slight cost. The losses to the life insurance companies are estimated at $50<j,000. Most of those who carried old-line life"policies escaped. The fraternal orders will lose quite heavily. News Notes. Andrew Carnegie lies promised n -?-> OffiHanH 8r>n OfiO for a li LUX'fllUtn, k.V.V.W*??..., , brary. Russia has asked prices for CO,C"T000 feet of lumber from Washington State. The Governor of Antwerp wa3 entertained aboard the American training ship Hartford, at Antwerp. The Clash Averted. Harrishurg. Pa. Special.?The ex pec tod clasn oetweeu tut; umua non-union miners in the Lykens Valley region was averted by the strikers at Lykens abandoning their proposed mrch to Williamstown Wednesday night, to attempt to force the miners there to quit work. The feeling between the Lykens and Williamstown miners is bo itter that that the strike leaders were Induced by the borough authorities of Lykens to persuadt their followers not to invade the territory of the non-strikers. A GREAT READER That Is What Arp Says of Tate Simon R'clrrdsor. HAS BEEN READING HIS BOOK Bill Knew the Good Old flan and AdI i mired Him?Some of His Good Work. ? I have not found more entertaining reading in a long time than the "Lights and Shadows of Itinerant j Life." being the autobiography of Dr. ! Simon Peter Richardson, for fifty j years he was 0:1 the go from the Blue ; Ridge to Key West, from " Dalt.cn to | Brunswick and all the intermediate , country. He knew more people and ; was known by more than any man of li:s any. lie was original, unique, fear i? :s honest in his convictions and r-:tjy at all times to maintain thorn, jlie never complained, never shirked Ja duty, traveled thousands of miles on hors buck and sometimes on foot, j crossed swamps ar.d forded streams at; his peril, was fed and sheltered by the peer. What faith, what zeal, what ; diligence, and all for what?a sense cf j duty and his love for the Master and I '.he Master's work. No earthly ?-e- ! ward was ganed or expected for he ; r...,i l.io. often suffered the nin- I things of poverty ar..l even the calami- i ty of having his house burned and all ' its furniture, and his wife and chil- ' Iren had to sleep in the barn upon the i :otton seed. But he never faltered and was al- : ways aggressive. He forught a good fight and krtpt the faith. He would j "have succeeded in any of the learned j professions and acquired both fame and fortune, for he had great mental I Torre, quirk perceptions, personal n-.rg- j netism and was a holy terror to evil doers. Mr. Lucien Knight has reviewed the ! little book with charming and truth- j ful words. As he says, there is not a page but shows the genius, the faith and the humility of the man He was not bound through prejudice or early training to any creed, but made his own and even dared to lmpugii me inconsistencies of John Wesley. His an. tipatliy to Calvinism was intense. The idea of mankind being responsible for Adam's sin shocked him and he would have stricken the words "original tin" and "total depravity" from every creed and prayer book. The doctrine of lost infants provoked his bitterest sarcasm. I}ut these things are not in the book to any invidious extent and it contains but one sermon, and that is in the appendix. The charm of the book is the recital of hfs experience as an itinerant-?the lights and shadows o;' a busy life and his mingling with the j great men and ministers of tne oiacu i time, for he was side by side with such j men as Judge Longstreet, Bishops i Pierce, Paine. Andrew, Capers. Soule ! and Kavanaugh, with Drs. Boring. J Means, Parks, Evans, Anthony and Glenn, with Levick Pierce and Allan Turner and in natural mental power I and pulpit force he was their peer. The book will make you weep and laugh by turns. Relating his first ex- | perience in 1S40, when he left Dublin for his circuit, he says: "That nigh'. I was sad as the grave, for I had just waked up to the realities of my situa^ tion and felt conscious of iny inability to met the expectation of the church. After supper I went out in the dark to j pray, kneeling in the corner of the fence. The dogs found me an<? I was forced to get 0:1 top of the fence. From there they chased me to me sneu that was built over the potato banks. The barkng of the clogs aroused the boys and thty came running with a torch, shouting "We've got him. We've get him!" supposing that L was the pame negro who had been stealing their potatoes. They scon escorted me to the house, amid convulsions of laughter, r.cd the young lady thought I was intensely green." He refused to administer the sacrament to any one who sold cr drank whiskey. At a revival once a church member, who was well off but very stingy, began to shout with great vehemence, and Simon Peter stopped his exhortation and peremptorily or de-red him to stop or leave the church for no man had any right to shout who had not paid his quarterage. During reconstruction days a federal ca^ Iain forbade him to preach unless he would pray for the president, "And so I prayed that the Lord would take out of him and his aJlies the hearts of beasts and put in them the hearts of men or remove them from office. The captain never asked me again to pray tor the president. 'I have never been convinced that we did any wrong in seceeding or fighting, and I can see no eood reason now why we should not do it again." Speaking of original sin. he says: "Mr. Wesley declares that all the children are born under the displeasure of God and are subject to spiritual, natural and eternal death. This to me is a horrible doctrine." Speaking at revivals, he saya: "A revival is a solemn farce that does not 1 produce a radical reformation. Faith without works is a low form of Calvin, Ism that has quietly stolen into Methodism and paralyzed her power." 1 When the earthquake of 1886 came i the doctor was preaching at a camp . meeting and says: "The people became much alarmed and we had no trouble in getting mourners to flock to the altar." A Campbelllte preacher got into a doctrinal controversy with Simon Peter, in Augusta, and Dr. Landrma took it up. Simon Peter says: "Brother Landrum is a very lovable man and a very popular preacher, but in his sermon he is like a pig in a china shop. He used invectives and personalities and took in atholics. Episcopalians, Presbyterians 2nd Jews and stirred up tnu-n Wo cont mp n Tintr?. nnrl twn of his sermons. I replied that I was running fire down at St. James and had no time to look after his waterworks. but when my revival closed 1 would take him in out of the wet and hang him cn the fence tc dry, then set him afire and take him into the Methodist church." But this is enough of the book. These who expert to read it would not like for me to anticipate too much. \Ve had the good doctor stationed here for two years and it wa?; always a pleasure to meet him and converse with him, for he was great of Ireart and great of mind. I never heard him env !i fhin?r r>nrl tinrillv ovar make a commonplace remark. He was a profound thinker and his terse, vigorous express' "lis reminded me oI Esswells Johnson. I see that Dr. Robins hn3 edited the book and that it is published at Nashville by the Methodist house, but I do not know the price. It -o good reading lrcin the preface to the end. Two Mississippi girls have challenged those Alabajna girls to answer the following Bible enigma. It is 4 good one and kept me pondering for a day or two. I can't neglect the children and this enigma wi~ perplex tho preachers, too. I have lost or mislaid the verse spnt tn me but. the followine Ls in substance the same: God made Adam out of dust, But in His wisdom made me first; He made my body all complete, tut gave me neither hands nor feet, No living soul in me did dwell, Nor was I doomed to heaven or hell; Put later on old Adam came And gave me what is still my name. And later still God chose to give A living soul in me to live, in course of time He did reclaim fThat soul and left me just the same f\s when first made?without a soul, And now I roam from pole to pole, A boon to mam though out of sight, ^"or in my death I leave him light.? Bill Ary in Atlanta Constitution. vicious Hummlnz Birds. In the island of Minora, one of tb? Philippines, the humming birds are pugnacious little creatures. A iiuuting party had a novel experience with them. One of the huntsmen wandered off from his comrades, but soon hi* screams were heard. Thousands o! the humming birds had attacked Lira and wounded him In hundreds of spot* on his face and neck. When rescued he was streaming with biood. BUELL & ROBERTS' CASH If Ml SI?. A'e continue offering inducements to eiosa out our Summer Goods. We can mention only a few of the many Roods reduced: Ladies' 8c Uudervests for 5c. 10c Ties and Bows for 3*% 25c Ties and Bows f r 15c, Initial Handkerchiefs, H. 8., embroidered, 3 in a box, ior 19c;25c goods. 15c Men's Black initiai Silk Handkerchiefs for 10c. | Meu's large White Figured, Drawn-Stitch, Japnnet Handkerchief for 15c; worth 25o. I Six Large White FioeH. S. Handkerchiefs for 60e. in fancy b< x; cneap m <oo. Three large White Fine B. S. Handkerchiefs, in fancy bor, for 40c* worth 5:o. Black-bordered Linen Handkerchiefs for 12c; cheap at 15c. Good Mourning Handkercbiefsforlc. Handkerchiefs for lo. Handkerchiefs fori l-2e. Handkerchiefs foe Sc. 33-inch Madras for 7 l-2c; worth 10c. 36-ln h Madras for 6 l*2c; worth Sc. LAWNS AND ORGANDIES FOR Tinli rr.tr t vr Oi iCT LLOO iOAil Wux. Shirt Waists for much lew than it cost to make them. BiO REDUCTION ON SKIRTS. 40c Pique Skirts for25o. 93c Crash Skirts for 81c. Ail Summer Goods are being sold at re? duceu prices. NEW GOODS. One case Lontrcioth 5c; no starch. Fine Black Henrietta at COc. TINSEL DRAPERY SILKALINE. BALL FRINGE. Black Duck at 8 and 10c. KURMTURK DEPARTMENT. 10-piece Walnut Suits $75 to $100. 10 piece Solid Out Suits $18, $25, $30, $35. $40. $50. $55. Oak Hall Hacks, French Plate Glass, $7t $8.50, $0.50. Wardrobee $8 to $25. Bed Lounges $9 to $15. Bedsteads $3.25 to $10. Iron Beds. Iron Cribs. ' Parlor Suits $36 to (50. Baby Carriages $6.50, $7, $7.50. Hour Oilcloth 30c. Matting 10; 12, 14. 15, 18. 20. 23, 25, 27 and 30-. "" -* ?k? .?5> 1 9 to 83. IVPIWC VUBUIW. " -Window Shades 11, 15,3', 35. 4!)c to 81.2& Stem* *6.50. *7.50. ?10 to $15. Trunks ?2.50 to 16.50. I I HI