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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1908)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 18 THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. BRYAN AS PROPHET FAILS TO QUALIFY DliaiUri He foretold Nevtr Com -.,,- . V 10 Pl. . ,. OMOSITE IS ALWAYS TEUE. Gold Standard Doss Vol Slay, Hot De II Writ Tutur la Blool A a prophet William Jennings Bry an bai never been suece. Tut ca lamjtle which b ha foretold would bat brought unlimited disaster to the country If they had am been realised. UiU the tiever came to ba. Tha bar- rQlif j.tctur which ha painted war iur)y flgroeiit of bla Imagination, b(fa on ' absolutely no foundation U li wall to have American remem bar tbut proi'twlP uttered by tha ora A A thd flint lit it at Ka AtastAlintslA ivi v iuv twiio iiiiiait ww umviiHivu fully 100 per cant, for all algna lndl cqt that ba feels tba fataa onca mora aqd U about to begin' prophesying again. A male Cassandra, lr. Bryan might by this time have loaroad that the forecast or aril will never ba be lieved by tboaa who hart fouud that In Ui paat his vaticination tiara boon but empty air. . ; "Driving Country to Eula." FQJ luatauce, when Mr. Bryan waa member of the Hous of Reprenta Urel In 1902 be waa Uolutely certain that protection waa driving the conn try headlong to rack nd ruin, and in hla speech di-llrered March 10 of that' year ho drew the following agoblxlug plctunn : "Protection baa been our caoJJlbM tree, and aa one after another of oUT formers hns been driven by the force of circumstances upon that tree and baa been crualied within IU folds Ji s companions bare stood around an outed. 'Great la protection r in every State, to far as then Uca bare been collected, the pro- Moo of borne owning farmera la de Uiialog and that or tenant farmera L$MlDf- Tbla meana but one thing. iFlBHM land of landlord and tea- Vl lOd, barked by the Mstory of ty nation that baa con down, I eay f 9U that no people can continue free people under a free gorernment ta the great majority of it cttlaena fi tenant of a email minority. Tour irkteu (protect Ire tariff) baa driren the (arm owner from hi land and substituted the funn tenant" ow far thla picture portrays the America of to-day or the America of 407 7ftr aluce be mad that apeocb I fly Amerloau can anawer. Bran In Mr. Brynn'a own State be can find an 1 (newer right at hla doom, for the farm Pl.d of Nebraska bar doubled In rain. "Murderoua Qold Standard." But during tbo four yea re succeeding that speech Mr. Bryan's agitation greff (to lee nor did the demon which be 4fl(J raed In hla own Imagination hide With diminished bead, for In 1800 he gain aaw destitution threatening the country. lie had a remedy for It, 1 panacea, a fetich which be held up for Worship- free sliver. Here are some f the thing Mr. Bryan ald would n happen If the gold standard were con tluued: "1 reply that If protection has slain tH thousands the gold standard has lain It ten of thousand." From speech at Democratic National Conven tion, July, 1896. ''Do not let the Republican beguile yen about the future. The future I Written in blood crushed out of you by fold." From speech at Erie, Pa., Au gust, 1806. "Ah, my friends, there la another reason why people hare gone Into the cities and left the farm. It la be- onuso your legislation nas been oaus ft tbo foreclosure of mortgages upon he farm. Mark my words 1 f the gold standard goes on and peo- 81a continue to complain, the gold stan Afu atoatee Instead of trying to Im prove the condition of the people will be recommending that you close your IioWla ad that the people will not real ise bow much they are suffering." From speech at Monmouth, III., Octo ber, 1896. . ... But whom has the fold - standard slain? What future did It write In blood? What district school did It closet Again the condition of the country make calm roply confuting the Impassioned orator, Campaigning again In 1000 Mr. Bry an decided that .Imperialism was an other danger to the country. If It were continued the Fourth of July would be forgotten by all Americans and the "spirit of '76" would become a thing Qf the past Speaking at Lincoln, Mr. Bryan said;'.:." ::;:v':,,r V-'.r 1 tees Deattt of Patriotism. The fight this year will be to carry out the sentiment of that song we have so often repeated, 'My Country, Tls of Thee.' If we lose, our children and our children's children will not succeed te the spirit of" that, song, and celebra tions of the Fourth of July will pas awny, for the spirit of the empire will be upon u." Is there tny spot in tnese umm i iid forgotten and the Fourth of July I meaningless Into on the calendar One of the most ridiculous of then jmpliocif was contained In speech Mr. Hryun made In support of Judge Parker during the campaign of 1U04, when bo attacked President Roosevelt bitterly, This prophecy bad It that tulllbiry depotlwn was sure to follow the decrease lu the sko of the standing army. In this speech Mr. Bryan also omphaslxed tbo fact that he wis then and always would be a Arm bollerer in tbo principle of freo silver. He sum oled up bis position on this question rn the following sentence i "I believe to-day In the principle set forth at Chicago and Kansas City (14 to 1) and shall continue to Oght for those principle." , i . TEX VERMONT ELECTION Eesult of Victory Indicates Undi minished, llajorttlea for AepubU an in fforember. Raymoml, the Washlngtoo corre spondent of the Chicago Tribune, who Is regarded as on of the most reliable nolltlcal writera In the country, rezards the result of the Vermont election oresoglng absolute rlctory for Mr. taft In a recent special dispatch to the Tribune Raymond ald: "Practically speaking, the result of Tuesday' election 1 more faroraile to th Republican than they bad any right to expect, because there baa been u) determined campaign for tbe purpose of miking good showing In Vermont and few of the big guna of the party have been put on tbe stump tnere this year. "There Is, of courie, slUrbt felling off In the voto of both Republicans and Dioincrats, as compared with four years ago, but this waa entirely to be expected, because at that time Roose velt was the nominee of hla perty for 1 resident, and the result In Vermont In (hat year was merely a forerunner of the tremendous landslide which took place Hi! over the country. , "A It Is, tbe plurality of over 89,000 t ytsterday' election Is 'taken to be n Indication that, while the campaign this yur I not to be sedations! one; the election of Mr. Taft la foreshadowed by eafo majority. "If Vermont can be taken an In dex of tbe condition of publlo opinion, throughout the country, It meanj that In tbe November election, wfeaterer strength the Independence Leajrae de velops in tbe otber States will come almost exclusively from Bryan and not from Taft " "The Vermont Democrata, while few li number, are extremely rock ribbed In their sentiments. They make point of going to tbe polls year after year and carry on a hopeless fight merely be cause they want to set a good example to the Democrat In other States. Is 1806 they repudiated Bryan and the free silver heresy, and they did It largely by staying at home on election day. The result was a plurality of a little orer 40,000 for McKlnley, which has been a record In Vermont elections. In the State elections pf 1000 and 1004 the Democratic vote waa practically etationary." ' " TAFT'S RELIGION. A Consistent Christian with. No Spot Upon His Record of Prlrate Con duct and Publlo Servioe. ' To dispose of questions whluh should not be asked as speedily as possible let us say that Mr. Taft is a member of the Unitarian church. That waa the church of bla parents, snd be has never separated himself from it. Ilia wife, howercr, la an Episcopalian, and he worships more often beside her in her church. These are the facta, which are utter ly and absolutely unimportant. The matter of a inon'a religion has no right ful place In consideration of bis fltnetts for the presidency. The constitution of tbe nation, ordained and established to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity," expressly places tbe vary suggestion of such thought outside the pale of patriotism. No word can be cletfrer than these from our country's fundamental law, No religious test ever shall be . re quired as a qualification to any office or publlo trust under the United Stntea." ' , . The numerous queries about Mr. Taft's religious belief shows almply the extent to which his enemies bare gone to rouse some prejudice against htm. Since there was no spot upon his whole clean record of private conduct and public service to which they could point to Taft's dotrlment they display ed their willingness to descend to any depth of petty,' cowardly, contemptible attack that might do him harm. Philadelphia North American. Union Labor Vote. Hon. William II. Buchanan Is one of the leadlne union men of wentem New York and In 1907 was the Democratic candidate for oBsemblyman In Chau tauqua county. This Is what he has to say of the effort of Mr. Gompers to turn the labor vote over to Mr. Bryan : 'I am a union labor man, and I want to say further that no man cau carry the labor rote into -the Democratic camp. I know now. union labor men feel In this city, and three-fourths of them will stand by tbo -''Republican nsrtv because only In that way huvo they the assurance of freedom from the business disturbance that Mr. Bry an promises for at least four years If he can foe elected. We worklngmen can't earn wages If statesmen are put In office to disturb business and make TRYING TO HOOD WINK NEGROES e Democrats Pursuing Their Usual Double Paced Policy. Ppheldlng Disfranchisement In th fouta Wall forming Colored f Sryaa Clttba la foal. " (from the Baltimore Sun, Dem.) General WlnfieJd 0. Minoock, who J a the Democratic nomine for Presl nt in im, declared the tariff was principally a "local question" that I ie say, 1 ronnsyirajua uemocrat migni be a protectionist for protection's sake, will a Democrat In Georgia or to low oaffht bold fast to the doctrine of a tariff for revenue only, the Massa chusetts Democrat might be ft free trader without reservation of anr kind. while the West Virginia Democrat might be a free trader only with re spect to commodities which were not produced by his own State. General Hancock's pronouncement waa consid ered an Ingenious evasion of tbe tariff Issue, but It did pot produce harmony In the Democratic party, and tbe gen eta! was defeated. Twenty-eight year have passed lac General Hancock defined the tariff 9ue?U?- vpon which tbe Demo rat of eacn gtatc wer free to act with regard chiefly to local Interest. Th principle which be then forma la ted seems to have been adopted by Democrats In the West In respect to the relation of the Democratic party to tba negro. Last week tbe West Vlr glnla Democratic convention embodied L) Its platform planks demanding cer tain qualifications for voters, designed to disfranchise many negroes. Their platform also contains a declaration in faror of separate coaches for white and negro passenger on railroad. To West Virginia Democrats not only re- K to hold out the olire branch to negro and Invite him Into their fold, but tbey are determined to limit hi political activity by a disfranchis ing law anil to bring him under th ojJeratloo of a "Jim Crow" law when be travel on the railroad of that State. Waal are ta Promlsesf Out la Nebraska and la Kansas th Democratic campaign managers are organising negro voters Into Bryaa dubs. In Oblo no effort will be spared to secure tbe support of tbe negro vplers for tbe Democratic national ticket What pledges hare been given and what Indumenta have been of fered does not appear. But It la a fair Inference that tbe managers have promised to do "something tor th ne- !ro," perhap to recognize him to the latrlbutlon of office, If Mr. Bryan should be elected, and also to take such action as th negroes may de mand In respect to the reinstatement of the negro battalion dismissed from the army by President Roosevelt for tbe attack on Brownsville. Last week when the West Virginia Democrats were declaring for a disfranchisement law and for a "Jim Crow" law, tbe Democratic oohrsntlon In the Twelfth Congressional district of Ohio adopted a platform favoring ''the enactment of laws which shall accord to all men accused of wrongdoing, whether sol diers or civilians, fair and Impartial trial and an opportunity to be heard before conviction ' or punishment This apparently refer to th Browns ville incident It may also have a broader meaning and a more extended application and may be susceptible of an Interpretation which will make Southern Democrats open their eyes with amassment and possibly with ap prehension. V ! Race Question "Loeal Isauef" There seems to be no ground for rea sonable doubt that the Democratic campaign managers In the West, in the effort to secure negro support for their national ticket, are acting upon the prluclple that the race question Is only a "local Issue." It Is evident that the South does not approve this plan of campaign, but Is powerless to check It The Democracy of the South It In full accord with the position taken by the West Virginia Democrata last week. And yet It Is assumed by those who are trying to get negroes to support Mr. Bian that the South will act n hoarty co-operation with til Ohio, Ne braska, Knusaa and linnets Democrats, who are welcoming the uegro Into free fellowship in the Democratlo party aud probably promising to annul the decision of President Roosevelt in th Brownsville matter. The theory of Western Democrata that the race prob lem Is merely a local Issue If calcu lated to give the South much concern. Many Democrat In that section taaj question whether It Is worth whjle to elect a Democratic president who may open wide tbe door of political opp6r tunlty to the negro. - Mr. Bryan criticises Mr. Taft for adding to the Republican platform. In the meantime the number of "para mount Issues" which , Mr. Bryan sub-' traded from the Democratic platform would Oil several large volumea Omaha Bee. Honors are easy again. Every ilw Mr. Taft buys a new horse Mr. Bryot THE ISSUZ ACT PARTY BZC02& Will th People Trust Experiment alists and Theorists f (From Sherman's gpeecb of Accept " : ance.) 7-7''. Tbe overshadowing Issue of tbe cam paign really 1st Shall tbe administra tion of President Roosevelt be ap proved, sball a party of demonstrated rapacity la administrative affairs be continued In power, sball tbe reins of overnment be placed In experienced and, or do tbo people prefer to trust their destinies to an aggregation of experimental malcontents snd theor ist, whos on) claim to a history I A party name tbe) pilfered? nun a record or lour decade or wis legislation 1 two score year of faithful administration; offering Its fulfilled pledges a a guaranty of it promise for the future, th Republi can party appeals to tbe people and, with full confidence In their wisdom and patriotism, awaits the rendition of the November verdict HimSS TEAT BRYAN "COTJID DO KO HASH." Congressman Burke Says Offloe of f resident I Infinitely More Pow erful Than Congress. Congressman James Francis Burke, ?f Pittsburg, In an address on "Th owers of the president" says i "Th American people can make no greater mistake than to elect Mr. Bryan on the assumption that be can do no barm In the face of an adverse Senate. As between the executive and legislative department of tbe govern ment the former ha Infinitely greater power to rule and ruin than tbe lat ter. ,, .-,, ;(-"' "Mr. Taft and Mr. Bryan ere wholly different types of men. Each pos sesses a strong individual character, which would certainly assert itself In the White House. What either of these men would do during a four years' term In the White House la causing as much anxiety among thoughtful Americana as th mere natter of election alone. . - , "A a disturber of money th Pres ident is without a rival in tbe wofld. Through tbe agencies under his con trol he will this year disburse a billion dollar, showing the great things w ar doing in adding to the unparalleled Hat of the world' achievement. "In view of tbe fact that during tbe fifteen year of Bryan leadership th States controlled by hi party hav decreased from 23 to 12, tbe number of Senator from 48 to $1, th number of Representative In Congress from 320 to 164, and In that tuns th Demo cratic party was In control of th ground, whereas It is now, as a conse quence of bis teachings, a hopelessly heterogeneous mass of Popullstlo ele ments, the American people can see little prospect of a constructive policy It Mr. Bryan should Bucceed. LABOB WORLD FOB TAFT. Characterizes Him as True Friend of the Worklngman. (From the Concord (N. H.) Monitor.) The Labor World cornea out strongly lu lta advocacy of Mr. Taft It charac terizes him a true friend of labor and declare that the unfair attacks of Mr. Gouiperi will have little or no effect In alienating from him the labor world. It saya: That Secretary Taft la a true friend of labor I certain, and all tbe untrue, ungenerous, vicious attacks that President Gompers or any one else may make on bim cannot prevent him from continuing to be the friend of the wage worker. Organized labor cannot afford to have itself split up into fac tions on this political issue. That Pres ident Gompers Is wrong In forcing this most ominous fight is certain, and In telligent wage workers will certainly some to thla conclusion." Campaign Funds. "We welcome Mr. Taft to this ad vanced ground," said Mr. Bryan In one of his numerous Interviews since the Denver convention. The ground refer red to Is Mr. Taft's statement that no campaign contribution would be re ceived from corporations. ; Mr. Bryan lateuded to convey tbe Impression that Mr. Taft bad come to that determina tion after the Denver convention. In that the Democratic "peerless one" I, not honest. Mr. Taft is a law abiding citizen. 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