Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-10
BRYAN POINTS The WAY
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homes to win success, must take inc
side OF the plain common people.
MIR. Bryan says for two years he mas
pointed out the fultiltty OF any attempt
to compromise with wrong or to papch
ND a peace with the great corporations
which are now exploiting the pubnc'
but the southern democrats were 80
alarmed by the race issue thah uhey lie
tened, rather reluctantly, to their creo-
it. to the promises Of success held OUT
nv those who had contributed to the
defeat of the party in the two preceu-
ing campaigns. He continues: "Ihe
experiment. has been COSTLY one, ana
lit is not likely to be repeated curing
the present generation. The eastern
democrats were also deceived. They
were led to believe that the magne1es
and monopolists who coerced the vol-
ers in 1896 and supplied an enormous
campaign fund in both 1895 and l9oO
would help the democratic party III our
party would only be less radical. Inc
corporation press aided In this decep-
ton. and even the republican papers
protested an unselfish desire to help
build up the democratic party.
1.-THE election has opened the eyes OF
the hundreds of thousands of honest
and we'll meaning democrats who Few
months ago favored the Reorganization
Of the party. These men now see onat
they must either go into the repupi-
can party or join with the democrats
of tine west and south in making uhc
democratic party positive, aggressive
and progressive reform orsanazaoioii.
There is no middle ground"
Is True to Democracy.
Mr.. Bryan says he did what ne couau
to prevent the reorganization on uie
democrat party; when he failed IN uilis
he did what he could to aid Parker anu
Davis in order to secure such REFORMS
and there were some vital ores
by their election. Now that
the campaign is over he VIII, ne says
assist those who desire to put the del1i-
ooratic army once more upon ngull-
ing basis: he will assist in organizing
for the campaign Of 1908. Mr.. Bryan
continued: cit does not matter SO 1nucn
who the new nominee may be. During
the next 'three years circumstances
NAV bring into the arena some man
especially fitted to carry the STANDARD.
Tt will be time enough to nominate a
candidate when we are near enough
to the campaign to measure the rela-
tive ability of those who are to be con-
sidered, but we ought to begin now 70
Law our plans for the next national
campaign and to form the line OF bait
tie.
.aThe party must continue to protest
against large army, against a large
navy and to stand for the independence
of the Filipinos, for Imperialism adds
the menace Of ndlitardsm to the cor
rup,ting influence Of commercials and
my experience has shown that however
righteous the party's position on this
subject, the issue does not arouse the
people as they can be warmed by a
question which touches them ilnme-
diately and individually. The injustice
done to the Filipinos is not resented
as 1T should be or as we resent a wrong
to ourselves, and the costliness CT I'M
perialisun Is hidden by the Statistics
and by our indirect system OF taxation.
While the party must maintain Its po-
sition on this subject, 1t can not afford
to present this as the only issue.
Continue Tariff Fight.
'The party must also maintain it's
position on the tariff question. No an
swer has been made to the Indictment
against the high tariff, and yet, here,
too, the burden of the tariff system is
concealed by the method In which the
taxes are collected. 1t cannot be made
the sole issue in campaign.
"The party must renew it's demand
for an increased tax, Ito be secured
thru constitutional amendment, in
order that wealth may be made to pay
its share of the expense of the govern
ment. Today we are collecting practt-
cally all Of our federal revenue from
taxes upon consumption, and these
bear heaviest upon the poor and light
upon the rich.
"The party must maintain it's posi-
tion in favor of bimetalldsm. IT CAN
mot surrender it's demand for the use
of both gold and silver as the standard
of money of the country, but the ques-
ton must remain in allegiance until
conditions so change as to bring the
public again face to face with the fall
ing prices and a rising dollar. This,
therefore, cannot be made the controls
ing issue of the contest upon which we
are entering.
.The trust question presented the
most acute phase between democracy
and plutocracy. so far as economic is
sues are concerned. The president yir-
tually admits that the trusts contribu-
ted to his campaign fund, but he de-
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