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BRYAN DESERTED BY
Newspapers and Men with Him la j
J896 and 1900 New Urging
Taft's Election
AH rind Judge Taft Admirably
Bitted for the Presidency and
Bara Been Unable to Follow
Bryan’s Political Shell
Game
During the-twelve years since Mr
Bryan first attempted to win the high'
eat office In the nation be hae given
voice to opinions which have alienated
many newspapers and men who once
found something In the man and his
changeable doctrines to uphold
The Baltimore Sun for Instance
which for years has been the mainstay
of the Democratic party In Maryland
tamed squnrely against Bryan and
positively for Taft early In the cam-
paign “It Is our deliberate Judgment" said
the Ban
That for the next four 'years the
material Interests of the people of this
country would be safer with Mr Taft
at the head of the national government
than with Mr Bryan"
The backsliding of William Randolph
Hearst and the Ilearst string of news-
papers Is well known It Is not dis-
puted tbat the Hearst support formerly
was- one of the strongest factors of
Bryan’s strength Mr Hearsfe present
opinion of Mr Bryan Is scathing Here
la part of It:
"He Is the peerless prestidigitator
of modern politics whose band Is quick
er than the eye who causes his prin-
ciples to disappear and changes his
politics In full view of the audience
for Parker four years ago who has
come out for Taft The Evening Bui
Ietln of Providence July 11 contained
A showman at a county fair conduct-1 B“ article on Dr Sullivan’s attitude
tag a shell gamo with his political ln which he said that besides being op-
oplj’inns I Posed to Bryan be Is not In favor of
"Where is the little ball of free the Principle of revision of the tariff
sliver? Under tbe first shell? Not at nld down n the Democratic platform
all It was there once but it Is not I Dr- Sullivan says that ln future he will
now and the confiding voter loses
Where Is the little ball of public own-
ership? Under the second shell?
Wrong again and the confiding voter
loses again Where Is the little refer-
endurn ball? Under the third shell?
Wrong again and once more the con -
tiding voter loses
“My- friends Mr Bryan has no set
convictions He has changed his opln -
long at every election and If he bns
been wrong so often we are Justified
In assuming that be Is wrong again Mr
Brynh’s definition of a fundamental
principle Is a proposition that will help
to elect Mr Bryan If It falls to elect
him It ceases to be an eternal verity
and becomes an exploded theory
"Mr Bryan’s substitute for perma-
nent principle Is perpetual speech He
talks well but he thinks badly and he
acts worst of all”
Revolt la Wldeaprend
F Tarpey of Fresno Cnl for
years one of the most prominent Demo-
cratic National Committeemen one of
tbe most popular and best known Dem-
ocrats In California and once candidate
for Governor bns announced through
the press his support of Taft saying:
“I feel It Is for the beet Interests of
the nntinn and our State to elect as
President the man who represents not
only President Roosevelt’s policies but
hi Ideals and who will be able to get
tbe best civic results out of the awak-
ened public oonsclence'
How widespread Is the spirit of re-
volt among the former followers of
Bryan may be Judged from the defec-
tion of the Santa Cruz Surf a Cali
fornln newspaper of considerable Influ-
ence which has supported the Demo-
cratic party for thirty yenre through
thick and thin under the editorship of
Arthur A Taylor In a four-column
editorial In the Issue of August 20 the 0j tje pnn)phlct entitled “Taft and La-
Snrf sets forth Its reasons for discard-1 bor" formerly was a Democrat but
lug Mr Bryan and advocating Mr Taft now 8 a rejhot Xaft man n 8tates
Mr Taylor’s conclusion Is tbat Bryan I (bar Mr Taft Is very strong In St
lacks "the most essential requisite for I lo8 and Missouri
tbe Presidency wisdom” I prof McCItntock of the University of
Ex-Senator George L Wellington of 1 Chicago paid a visit to the Philippine
Maryland Is open and enthusiastic ln I a8t year Before he went ho was an
his support of Taft In great contrast )
with his attitude of eight years ago
wben lie appeared on tho rostrum with
Bryan at the greatest political meeting
ever held In Cumberland Md and when
be stumpcd tiie Northwest for the Ne-1
brasknn Ills attitudo has entirely
chnnged and he states that be considers
Taft an Ideal cnudldato ns represents
tlve of Republican policies
Nebraska Populist and Rhode Island
Democrat
John O Sprccber a prominent No-
'braskn Populist and 'editor of the
Schuyler Free Lance has repudiated
Bryan and warmly urges the election
of Taft and Sherman Tbe change In
Mr Spreeher’s political views was an
nonneed In a recent issue of bis news
paper The editor was twice sent to
the Nebraska Legislature by tho ropu-
llst and has upheld thnt party and Its
views for muny years In his editorial
oommlttlng himself to the Republican
national candidate Mr Sprccber says:
“Above all else this year the Free
Lnnce editor Is opposed to the election
of W J Bryan for tho Presidency be-
cause lie Is simply disgusted with tho
standing candidate who Is apparently
for or against any proposition that will
net him roles”
Perliaps the most uotnblo Democratic
For Honed Railway Finn nee
From tho Republican National Plat-
form — Wo favor such national legls-
defcctlon In Rhode Island Is that of I 'atlon and supervision as will preenl
Dr James K Sullivan of Nnrrngnn-1 tbe future overissue of stocks and
sstt Domocratlc Presidential Elector I bonds by Interstate carriers
(Copyright 1008 by the Mall and Express
act with the Republicans In national
I matters
A political sensation has been caused
In Iowa County Iowa by the announce-
ment of J M Dower a well-known
Democrat and former County Attorney
1 that he cannot support Bryan although
he did so In 1900 He put himself
strongly on record In favor of Taft In
1 a °ng lctter published in the Willlnms-
burg Journal Tribune “Mr Taft Is an
executive” said Mr Dower “Mr Bryan
an agitator Mr Taft appeals to sober
judgment Mr Bryan to sentiment”
Among the prominent Missouri Demo-
crats who aro opposing Bryan Is Festun
J Wade president of the Mercantile
Trust Company of St Louis Mr Wnd
flnds Bryan’s bank deposit guarantee
sebemo a “political heresy" wrong In
theory and not practicable— “tho new
side door to paternalism In govern'
j ment the latest approach to socialism'
Lifelong
Ohio Democrat
Polities
John Schlnrb a well-known attorney
of Youngstown Ohio and s Democrat
nil bis life' trill cast his vote for Will
lam II Taft for President In an
nonnclng his decision Mr Schlarb said
“I believe It Is for the best Interests
of our country that Mr Taft succeed
President Roosevelt In my estimation
ot Mr Roosevelt I consider that his
R(ininistrnttan bns not been free from
mistakes but I sincerely believe thrt n
careful study of his administration by
an unprejudiced mind will show that
lie bns been aq Immense power for the
lasting good of our country and that
the mistakes which be bns made sink
Into Insignificance when they are coin
pared with the good which be has
done”
Mr Frederick N Jndson'a promt
nent attorney of St Louis and author
antl-Imperlallst lie has returned con-
verted to Mr Taft’s theories as to how
the Filipinos should be dealt with A
study of the situation brought the pro'
fessor to tha conclusion thnt “talk
ritimit Immediate Independence of the
Philippines Is criminal and ought to
be postponed for a generation at least”
Proof of Prosperity
A striking proof of tbe recovery of
'he business Interests of tbe country
from tbe effects of tho flnanclnl panic
of 1007 Is the simple statement recent-
ly sent out as a news Item from New
York City concerning Tbe Trust Com-
pany of America Tbe Item states that
tbe trust company upon which a sen-
sational run was precipitated during
tbe financial panic of 1007 has man-
aged Its business so successfully as to
be ablo to pay off the loan of $21-
000000 which It then effected In Its
entirety Tho company In point of on-
sets and liabilities was tbe second
largest In tho country and the run
which It successfully sustained exceed-
ed any ever knowu ln tho history of
America
‘slEAHJ UISTEPJ"'
D
Company)
II
Boxer War Not Caused by Inter
ference of Missionaries
Mr Taft Speaka on Subject
Missions from Personal
Experience
of
William H Taft believes In the ex
tension of Christian missions and tbat
tbe work of Christian mlslonarles Is
advancing civilization
In an address delivered by him at
Carnegie nail New York City April
1908 among other things Mr Taft
said : ‘
“Until I went to the Orient until
there were thrown on me tho responsl
bllitles with reference to the extension
of civilization In those far distant
lands I did not realize tho Immense
Importance of foreign missions Tile
truth Is we have got to wako up In
this country We are not all there Is
In the world There nro lots bcsldo us
and there are lots of people besides us
that are entitled to our effort and our
money and our sacrifice to help them
on In the world No man can study
the movement of modern civilization
from an utterly Impartial standpoint
and not realize that Christianity and
tho spirit of Christianity Is the only
bnsls for the hope of modern elviljza
tlou and the growth of popular self-
government The spirit of Christianity
Is pure democracy It Is tho equality
of man before God tho equality of umn
before the law which Is ns I under-
stand It tbe most God-1 Ike manifests
tion tbat man hog been able to make
Religion and Political Government
”1 am talking practical facts nbout
the effect of religion on the political
government and I know what I am
talking about Connected with every
successful foreign mission Is a school
ordinarily an Industrial school Also
they teach the native that cleanliness
Is next to Godliness and thnt one busi-
ness of his is to keep himself healthy
and so ln connection with every good
foreign mission they havo hospitals
and doctors And therefore the mis-
sion makes a nucleus of modern elvllt
atlon with schools tenehers and physl
elans and the church In that way
having educated tlm native having
taught him how to live then they are
iblu to be sure thnt they have made
him a consistent Christian
“Two or three things make one Im-
patient when he understands the facts
One Is this criticism of tbe missionaries
constantly Involving the governments
In trouble as contantly bringing about
war The truth Is thnt Western civlll
ballon In trade Is pressing Into the
Orient snd the agents that are (sent
forward I am sorry to say are not the
bet representatives of Western civlll
zntion It -Is not human nature that
they ehould resist tbe temptations that
tot Infrequently present themselves to
get ahead of tho Oriental brother In
ouRlness transactions They generally
ire quite out of sympathy with a spirit
if brotherhood toward tho Oriental na-
tives Even I11 the Philippines thnt
spirit Is shown for whllo I wa there
t can remomlKT hearing on tho street
sting by a gentleman tlmt did not ngreo
Itli my view of our duty toward the
Filipinos:
“Ho may be a brother of William n
Taft '
But be ain’t no brothor of mluo”
Civilisation Paralleling Trade
“Hence It Is that in the progress of
civilization we must move along
trade moves and as the foreign mis-
sions movo on It Is through the for-
eign missions that we must expect tc
have the true picture of Christian
brotherhood presented to those natives
the true spirit of Christian sympathy
ThaJ Is what mokes ln the progress of
civilization tbe Immense Importance of
Christian missions You go Into China
to-day and try to find out what the con-
ditions are In the Interior — consult ln
Peking the gentlemep who are supposed
to know and where do they go? They
go at once to tbe missionaries to the
men who have spent their lives far ad-
vanced Into the nation far beyond the
point of safety If any uprising takes
place and who have learned by associa-
tion with the natives by living with
them -by bringing them into their
houses by helping them on to their
feet who have learned the secret of
what Chinese life Is
“Now you can read books— I have
read them — ln which the missions are
described as most comfortablo build-
tags and It Is said that missionaries
are living more luxuriously than they
would at home and therefore they do
not call for our support or sympathy
It Is into that there are a good many
mission buildings that are handsome
bulldings I have seen them It Is
true that they are comfortable but
they ought to be comfortable One of
tbe things that you have got to do with
the Oriental Is ’to fill bis eye with some-
thing that he can see and If you erect
a great missionary building be deems
your coming Into that community of
some Importance But It Is not a life
of ease It is not a life of comfort and
luxury These men are doing grand
good work I do not mean to sny thht
there are not exceptions among them
that sometimes they do not meddle In
something which It would bo better for
them from a politic movo to keep out
of buf I mean ns a whole these mis-
sionaries In China and In other coun-
tries worthily represent the best Chris-
tian spirit of this country"
FREIGHT CARS NEEDED
Improving Business Causes Demand
for Mora Freight Cars
In tbe early spring— April 1— It
was stated thnt 413005 freight care
were standing idly on side tracks On
Juno 24 It was officially reported that
tills number bad been reduced to 313-
298 And now we see that not only
nearly every car capable of buulflgo Is
ta commission but that 5000 new ones
have bceu ordered from tho various
shops of the East and West
This Is an encouraging sign It dem-
nstrates thnt the little panic we found
ta tho commercial districts n few
months ago has entirely disappeared
Confidence is restored Real estate
transaction are many Tbe big mercan-
tile centers like New York Chicago St
Louis San Francisco Now Orleans
Atlanta St Paul Minneapolis Denver
Kansas City Cincinnati Clnvuhmd In-
dianapolis nre taxed for help In box-
ing shipping and hilling the early full
demands for goods
Crops have been universally bounte-
ous The harvesting season Is drawing
to a close Tho nation's health la splen-
did Wo have escaped calamities Oar
banks are stronger than cvei our mer-
chants happier than for a long while I following figures: Tho rnno stignr pro-
our people more contented— Chicago I ductlnn of the United States 'has during
Examiner Iho last decade fallen from 310000 tons
III 1897-8 to 2300(10 tons 111 1000-7
Prnitro of Colored Raoe I whllo beet sugar production with the
When wo regnrd tliP history of tho sninu degree of protection given to enne
forty years through which tho colored
limn of this country has been obliged
to struggle tho progress which he tins
undo material and educational Is won-
derful— Uou Win II Tnft at Ivansns
City Mo
m soy mm
Prospers Under Protcctlvo Tariff
Legislation
Democratlo Tariff for Revenue Flan
Would Destroy United States’
Sugar Industry
What do the beet sugar growers of
the United States think of the Demo-
cratic promise to destroy their Industry
If that party should be successful?
That its pledges would if carried out
destroy tbe beet sugar Industry nobody
can for a moment doubt Tbe tariff
plank of tbe Democratic platform of
1008 says : “Articles entering Into com-
petition with trust controlled products
should be placed upon tbe free list”
and the augar refiners of the United
States are among the first group of
business mqn named by Democratic au-
thorities when they enumerate the
great trusts of the land Therefore
according to their platform — and Mr
Bryan says ln his speech of accept-
ance that a platform Is binding upon
a candidate and that its pledges must
be carried out — sugar would be one of
the first articles put upon the free list
That tbe effect of admitting sugar
from all parts of the world free of
duty would be the destruction of the
beet sugar Industry In the United
States cannot be doubted The average
cost per pound of sugar ln the country
from which we Import that article has
steadily fallen from between' 5 and 6
cents per pound In the seventies to less
than 2 cents per pound in 1902 1903
and 1904 and ta view also of the
steady reduction ta freight rates on
the ocean It goes without saying thnt
the admission of foreign sugar free of
duty would put the beet sugar producer
of the United States out of business
Democracy Disregard Labor
Cheapness has been and is the sole
cry of the Democratic party ln Its
tariff theory It thinks nothing ap-
parently of the earning power of labor
In the United States whether agricul-
tural labor or-otherwise The McKin-
ley tariff act authorized the payment
of a bounty on sugar produced In the
United States and admitted machinery
for manufacturing beet sugar free of
duty Prior to 1890 the year of the
enactment of that law the beet sugar
production of the country had never
reached 2000 tons I the very next
year 1801-1892 It amounted to over
5000 tons In 1802-1893 to 12000 and
In 1S94-189D to 20000 tons
When tho Democratic party came
into control ln the White House and
Congress It promptly repealed the law
which gave a bounty on home-grown
sugar Fortunately that industry had
attained sufficient strength to be able to
maintain Itself during tbe less than
three years In which the Democratic
tariff was In force and when the Re
Pelican party again came into power
and established a protective tariff the
beet 8uSar luduKtry agal" bow®a rapl(1
snn8’ the production of beet sugar
JniplnS from over 38000 tons in 1-SSK5-
1S97 the year of the enactment of the
DIngley law to 73000 tons ln 1899-
1900 195000 tons ta 1902-1903 279000
tons ln 1905-1906 and 432000 tons ln
1000-1007
Thus under the stimulus given by tho
McKinley act ta a bounty on beet sugar
nnd tho free Importation of machinery
for Its production followed by the pro-
tection granted under tho DtagH'y net
the beet sugar product of tho country
hus grown from 2000 tons per annum
to 432000 tons nnd its value from a
few thousand dollars to between forty
and fifty million dollars a year The
area In which It is now successfully
produced stretches from New York to
California nnd tho section west of the
Mississippi to-day actually produces
more sugar than It consumes and eu-
tiroly from beets
Tbe United States is tho world's
greatest consumer of sugar It con
sumes between six und seven billion
pounds of sugar per year an average
of over 75 pouuds per capita so that
It may be truthfully said that tho aver-
age individual In the United States
consumes more than one-half his own
weight of sugar every year This enor-
mous quantity of sugar costs at retail
(putting tbe average price at only
cents per pound) $335000000 n yetr
and with the rapid growth lu populu
tlon and consumption of sugar It may
be safely said that tho value of sugur
consumed ln the United States will
during the next decade average more
thun a million dollurs a day and even
more thun tlmt as the years proceed
and tbe population grows
Bright Fulcra for Industry
Can our farmers produce all the
sugar for which our consumers arc
now paying and will doubtless continue
to pay In the future an averago of a
million dollars a duy? Yes
What cluss of sugar producers will
supply this enormous demand? Cleurly
nnd unquestionably tho sugar beet
growers
Why? The answer Is found ln the
sugar has grown from 38000 tons tu
181)7-8 to 432000 tons In 1900-1907
Docs anybody need further evidence
that It Is the sugnr beet grower who Is
going to supply tho sugar for which tho
peopla of tha United States era pay-
tag a million dollars a day?
Does the sugar beet grower want to
see this Industry destroyed by electing
to power the party which ln Its 1908
platform distinctly pledges Itself to put
sugar on the free list and whose can-
didate distinctly pledges himself to bo
bound by the wording of tbe platform
on which he stands?
The Democratic party proposes to de-
stroy tbe trust by destroying the in-
dustry ln which It Is engaged Tho
Republican party proposes to control
the trust by proper legislation and tho
enforcement of law and at tbe samo
time to property pruftedt and foster tho
Industry which will enable ear faro-
era to supply the oiBUon daHors’ worth
of sugar a day which oar people cor-same
TRUTH IB JEST
Mr Bryan Satirized by CoHier’o
Japanese Schoolboy
(From the Omaha Bee)
Disguised as a Japanese schoolboy
Collier’s Weekly - star humorist baa
been contributing to the gayety of tho
campaign by timely discussion of cur-
rent political- events njs latest effe
vesccnce under tbe caption “My Con-
ception of tbe Presidency" dllntes on
the official notification ceremonies of
the several presidential nominees with
a parody put Into tbe mouth of Col-
onel Bryan which deserves to be em-
balmed It is as follows:
Hon Bryan sny:
“A President should be like Hon
Theodore Roosevelt only more so
Malefactors etc needs not cringe off
from me for fearful that I will bum
up America when I am elected Be-
cause I can’t A President are only a
bluff He don’t amount to a rolling pin
non American Govt ore a system of
checks A balances on a President of
deliciously powerless wben he wish to
reform It I promise to be helpless as
possible Could I reform Hon Cur-
rency from Jaggy path of debauchery
by feeding him Gold Cure or some-
thing? Ah no! What could I do with
thorn naughty Currency when Senntor
Alrirh are tempting him away with
rakish eye-wink? To Increase weak-
ness of my position I am willing to
consult Hon Vice-President on all mat-
ters of no Importance and talk kind-
ly to him on Natlmwil subjects where
common seiiae are not expected I be-
lieve in deep breath tag' & outdoor ex-
ercise but I are cross abont thnt wool-
ley tariff of sheep and should be In-
sulted If offered a second term Other-
ways I are willing to act like a Ma-
jority on all occasions and wbat I think
about Brownsville Affair are a matter
of private conscience which I refuse to
discuss by advice of Hon Campaign
Manager"
Mr Collier’s Japanese schoolboy has
caught the spirit of the occasion In
bis facetious way be bns portrayed the
“chnmeleon-llke” qualities of the Dem-
ocratic candidate better than a laugh-
ing mirror This gem is worth past-
ing ln the scrap book
HOW TO GET TARIFF REDUCTION
Must Mako Taft President in Order
to Secure Prompt Action
(From tbe Milwaukee Evening Wis-
consin) Whnt a lot of fog there le surround-
ing tho subject of a tariff reduction na
an Issue ta tbe pending Presidential
campaign 1
A very wide and genera) feeling fa-
vors revision of the schedules which
have grown obsolete since the enact-
ment of the DIngley low ’ No rate can
be rnude tbat will be the best forever
as trade conditions change Tbe Ding-
ley schedules have remained unaltered
longer than those of any other tariff
since tho foundation of tbe govern-
ment No wonder thnt the opinion ex-
ists among Protectionists as well as
old-time Free Traders that the law
should be readjusted to the times Tho
practical question nrlses nnd confronts
the voter Whnt Is tho short road to
tills desired result? In other words
whnt Is tho practical course for the
citizen who regards revision of the
tariff as the Important- Issue of tbe
hour— shall ho vote for Bryan or shall
he vote for Taft?
The answer is tbat tbe electors who
want tariff revision must vote for Taft
and Republican members of Congress
for tariff revision at an early duy Is
possible only through the agency ot
the Republican party
The Senate will' be Jlepubilotiu no
matter which way the people vote next
November It Is against all bmnnn
probability that a Democratic tariff
measure could get through a Republi-
can Senate It Is unlikely that Repub-
lican could frame a tariff measure to
which Bryan as President would af-
fix his signature
To elect Bryan to tho Presidency
would bo to block the legislative ma-
chinery of tbe nation so far as tbs
tariff Is concerned
To elcct’Taft and a Republican ma-
jority ta the House- of Representatives
Insures Immediate revision of the tar-
iff In fact there will be effective
work on the subject before the mem-
bers of tho IIoubo elected next Novem-
ber are eligible to taks tbclr seats
ImpraetlraM Methods
Tho representative government that
hus served us well for 130 yean has
not been for Mr Bryan sufficiently ex-
pressive of the will of tho people We
must call upon fourteen million electors
to legislate directly Could any more
burdensome or Inefficient method be de-
vised than this? I believe that' the
referendum tinder certain conditions
and limitations In tho subdivisions of
a 8 Into ou certain Issues may be health-
ful and useful but as applied to one
nntloiml government It Is entirely Im-
practicable— II011 Wm' H Taft at
Columbus Ohio ’
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