The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-09-29
BRYAN OR m'KINLEY {?
One Of Them WIN Be the Cnolse Of
the People.

One Of Them WIN Be the Cnolse O
the People.
Make a choice. DoNt make the
choice your father makes simply be
cause you want to do as your fathe,
does. Don't vote for one of the mer
simply because your brother will vote
for him. Don't vote the Democratic
ticket or the Republican ticket simply
because your father and your grand
father and all your ancestors voted it
says the Syracuse Telegram.
Think for yourself. Study the situa
ton. Listen to the arguments of botf
sides. Follow the advice of a great
writer who said 1--WE quote from mem
ory): Read not to believe or to deny
but to weigh and consider"
And while you are about 1t and the
thing is fresh in your memory, think
what happened on the Fourth of July
w. J. Bryan was nominated fol
president of the United States. Tho
great eastern leaders gave him &
merry fight They wanted him to YIELD
on point in the platform. They were
powerful men, too; great leaders.
He said NO and he meant no. He
thought he was right. He would MOI
yield n step. He said that if the plat
form was changed he would not nc
cept the nomination. Think, he would
refuse to run for president of the
United States.
No boss controlled his nomination
1t was no ring-ruled assemblage. There
was no disgusting spectacle Of bosses
forcing q man upon the ticket who did
not want to go.
And, by the way, don't let anyone
mislead you about the plank that
Bryan insisted must be put in the plat
form. Don't let any cry about silver
poison you against the candidates.
Bryan showed his sincerity by re
fusing to omit the plank which an.
noyed some powerful eastern Demo.
Gratis. 1t showed his sincerity. He is
courageous man. He Is a man of
conviction and he does not waver.
Does not his action on the platform
indicate that If he is elected president
he will make the fight against grasp
ing criminal trusts and monopolies
and stop the work of building throne
for an American president, rs con-
demned by the platform?
That is just what it indicates. He
would make II firm president. He
would have no skulking yelpers ut his
heels. directing him what to do. He
would be president. He would need
no Hanna. He would not be president
by proxy.
Notice what weak declaration
against trusts appears in the Repub.
lican platform. The leaders of that
party are the trusts. They would not
destroy themselves. They use the
and the president as their
protectors.
Read the strong, Intelligent declara-
tion against trusts In Bryan's plat
form. There is no evasion of t',e aues-
ton there. 1t is out fiat against them.
And Bryan is IL, man who would be
glad to act in accordance with the
plank.
And remember that w. ]. Bryan is
not a member of any trust, and that,
he: is the foe Of such combinations,
During the course of the campaign
listen to the arguments of the candi>
dates as to why they should be elect.
ed. Bryan is great orator and pro.
found and careful thinker, and you
will find his arguments most pleasing
to read and listen to.
Reflect on the fact that you may
never live to see a more important
campaign than this If you live a half
century. This is critical point in the
career of the nation. This is the third
critical point. The first was about a
century ago. when its independence
was obtained; the other, the civil war,
and the third is now.
The main question under discussion
is as to whether we are to remain as
we have flOurished since our existence
under a government in which the PEG
pie elect their rulers-a republican
form Of government-or whether VIZ
are to lntrograde to Il monarchial form
of government. in which masses. o.
people ;nre to- have nothing to say
about the. government
When YOU hear the talk about .plail
duty" and s"destiny," remember tina
the arguments are as old as monarch,
ial government Remember. TINT prac
ltically the same reasons have been OF
fered by all the kings for pouncin
down on weaker nations and bleedin