The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1904-12-01
w. j. BRYANS ADDRESS
TOTHE VOTERS

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.ratic party, II IL hopes to win sue
,ess, must take the side OF the plain,
people. "
Mr.. Bryan says that for two years
he has pointed out the fntility OF
any attempt TO eompromise With
wrong, or to patch up a peace With
the great corporations which are nov
exploiting the country, but the
Southern democrats were 50 alarmed
by the recent issue tina, they listened
rather reluctantly be IL said TO their
credit, 10 the promises Of a success
held out by those who had contrib
uted to the defeat OF the party In the
two preceding campaigns, lie con-
tinued:
"The experiment has been costly |
one and II Is not likely TO be repeated
during the present generation.
1.-The Eastern democrats we're also
deceived. They were led TO believe
that the magnates and monopolists,
who eoerced the voters In 1885, and
supplied an enormous campaign fund
IN both 1896 and 1900, would help the
democratic party II our party would
only be less radical The corpora
tion press aided In this deception,
and even the republican papers pre-
fessed an unseltish desire u help
build up the democratic party.
The election has opened the eyes
of the hundred of thousands OF hon
est and well-meaning democrats, who,
a few months ago, favored the reor-
ganixation Of the party. These men
see that they now must either 20 into
the republican party or Join with the
democrats OF the West and South In
making the democratic party pos
itiye, aggressive aud progressive re-
form organization. There Is no mid
die ground. "
Mr.. Rryan says he did what he
could To prevent the reorganization
|, of the democratic party. When he
failed In this he did what he could 10
aid Parker and Davis ia order To Sc
cure such reforms and there were
several promised by their election.
Now that the campaign Is o7er he
will assist those who desire TO put
! the democratic party once more on q
I footing basis; he will assist In or
/ ganizing great campaign for 1908,
I Ii does not matter so much who the
: nominee may be.
During the next three years cir
7 cumstances may bring into Tho
4 arena, I" he says "some man especially
fitted TO carry the standard. IL vii
/ he time enough to nominate candi
] date when we are near enough TO th'
C campaign to measure the relative
Z availability OF those worthy to b'
e considered. But we ought TO begi'
Il now TO lay our plans for the next ma
!. tional campaign and TO form the lin
o OF battle.
{ "The party must continue TO pro
test against large army, against
d large navy, and To stand for the In
is dependence OF the Philippines; mus
e stand against Imperialism and th
l. menace Of militarism TO the corrupt
le ing influence of commercialism. An
" yet experience has shown that, how
0. ever righteous the party's positio
id en- this subject, the issue does ne
e. arouse the people as they can !
er warned, by a question which touche
or them Immediately and individually
IN "The injustice done TO the filipir
Is not received as 1t should be, or
ct we resent a wrong 10 ourselves, az
ed the eostliness of Imperialism Is hi'
of den by the statistics and 10y our II
al direct system Of taxation. While u
G. party must maintain its petition
a this subject, II cannot present IN
as the only issue.
he "The party must also maintain
-a- position 90 the tarir. No answ
C. has been made to the indictme
de against the high tariff, and yet bel
M too. the burden OF the tarif systs
In Is concealed by the method In ~bi
ex- the taxes are collected.
elf alt cannot be made the sole iss
ties In a campaign. The party must
To new its demand for an income Ia
ian 10 be secured through a constitute
he al amendment, In order that weal
on may be made 10 pay It's share OF
de- expense Of the goyernn ent Tod
un- We are collecting practically all
ala. cur federal revenue from taxes az
iis. consumption, aud these bear heasi
i've upon The ppoF and light upon
rich.
ope "The party must maintain It's
re- sl.lon In favor OF bimetallisin-
win cannot surrender It's demand for
ele- use Of It's gold AMI silver as
'uld standard money % the country,
han the question mus; remain IN al
not ance until conditions 10 change
mes To bring the putslie again face 10
oulo with falling prices and rising
mand. This, therefore, cannot
9th made the controlling issue OF
ired contest upon which ve are enter
not The trust question presents
AZ il moSt acute phase Of the contest