Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-30
ASSERTION VERSUS FACT

Colonel Bryan said in his talk at Ok
ford ON Saturday that "the republican
party in it's present position on almost
every issue of the day is antagonizing
the interests of the farmer, the labOrer
and the business man." This is char
acteristic assertion of the popocratic
leader and as usual he offered nothing
in support of it. AS is well known, how
ever, Colonel Bryan has little regard
for facts and he has never shown less
than in the present campaign. He does
not argue; he simply dogmatizes. There
are people who unquestionably accept
as truth everything that Colonel Bryan
says, but there are many others who
will not be satisfied with mere assertion
and demand evidence.
If Colonel Bryan We're required to
show in what respect the republican
party antagonizes the interests of the
farmer, the laborer and the business
man he would find the task very diff
cult The whole record of republican
policy since the organization of the
party confutes the assertion. That
policy has built up the greatest market
in the world-a market which last year
consumed agricultural products to the
value of So, ,6S3,0 900. 1t has developed
the Industries of the United States so
that this is now the leading manufactur-
ing nation of the world, exporting an
nuaily to foreign markets hundreds of
millions of dollars worth of the products
of our mills and factories. Under the
operation of that policy American labor
has been raised to higher plane than
that of any other country, so that the
state of the American workingman is
envied throughout the civilized world.
1t would require columns to show all
| that republican policy has accomplished
| in developing the resources of the coun-
| try, increasing facilities of transporta-
| ton, stimulating the enterprise of the
| people and augmenting the national
wealth, all of which has contributed
and is still contributing to the interests
and welfare of the farmer, the laborer
and the business man.
1t is unnecessary, however, to review
|
years Is sufficient to show the utter
falsity of Colonel Bryan's assertion. II
is familiar to everybody Three years
ago there was democratic tariff in
operation and the farmer, the laborer
and the business man were suffering
! A large part of the industries of the
country We're idle, labor vainly sought
| employment, the farmer was not repaid
for his toll, business was Improbable
1t was n period of calamity and dis
tress, due to the tariff policy whicl
Colonel Bryan helped to establish and
to the cheap money craze of which he
! became and Is yet the chief exponent
1t made him a presidential candidate
and he went up and down the country
telling the farmer, the laborer and thu
business man that their only hope o.
saving themselves from more dire dis
tress than they We're suffering was il
adding to an industry-depressing tariff
a debased currency. A majority of tn,
their faith in the republican policies o
protection to American industries anC
sound money. This faith has beer
splendidly yindicated. The return t.
power of the republican party brough
a change that has ripened into a meas
ure of prosperity unparalleled in our his
tory. No other three years witnesse,
such material progress and such al