Show SO CAN I SO CAN ANYONE BUT WILL THEY COME In his acceptance speech Mr Bryan with especial emphasis said To him who would through class legislation legis-lation or In tho absenco of necessary legislation leg-islation trespass upon the rights of another an-other tho Democratic part says Thou shalt not How long since the Democratic party was In that frame oC mind Where have they Interposed to stop the iniquity In-iquity complained of Theories will not satisfy the people this year they are anxious for facts To what record of the Democratic party can Mr Bryan point which will give the people 0 vivid realization of tho truth of what Mr Bryan claims And to what special spe-cial acts of the Republican party does ho refer to give point to his sonorous arraignment or that party Was It when the Republican party extended a free homestead law to the people Was It through such legislation as made the United States the very foremost of manufacturing nations giving hundreds hun-dreds of thousands of laborers higher wages than were ever paid laborers of their grade before Was It when the party made possible the building of the first and second through railroads across the continent thus putting Mr Bryans State which was then a wilderness derness within three days of the markets mar-kets of either coast 7 Was It when the party gave to the soldiers who made of their breasts a wall between their country and the serried ranks or that Democracy which with splendid courage cour-age proved their willingness to die rather than submit to a defeat at tho polls Where is the trouble which Mr Bryan so tearfully depicts Again whore and when did the Democratic Dem-ocratic party Inter ere and in the interest In-terest of mercy and Justice and deep sympathy for the poor raise that sum monlngangels cry Thou shalt not Wor the Wilson bill which Mr Bryan approved one example of Democratic loving kindness and stern Justice When Mr Carlisle with President Clevelands concurrence so negotiated the sale or some needed bonds to pay the Democratic running expenses of the Government that a New York syndicate syn-dicate cleared 14000000 In the negotiation negotia-tion Was It ten days ago when the Democracy Dem-ocracy of North Carolina struck from 25 per cent of the nativeborn voters of the Stale their privilege to vote Was It when tho Democratic authorities authori-ties of Missouri stood quietly by saw women dragged from street cars denuded de-nuded and whipped In the streets and refused to raise a hand lest they might lose a few coveted ruffian votes What Is the special legislation to which Mr Bryan alludes which originated origi-nated within the Democratic party and which stands today shining monument mon-ument to Democratic Justice generosity generosi-ty solicitude for the poor and stern reproof to the rich When Mr Clark of Montana contributed 100000 to ill Bryans campaign fund and promised half a million more was that a sample sam-ple of Democratic belief In fair play Was there any Thou shalt not In that The Kansas City platform Is no fairer fair-er this year than was the Democratic platform of 1SD2 But what a bcllyfull of Dead sea apples were given the people peo-ple when it came time to vindicate the promises of that platform1 Aro Mr Bryan and his friends In the Dead sea apple business again this year tI really docs wear that look |