New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-10
BRYAN ON THE RESULT
Continued from first page
fighting basis; he Will assist in organizing for
the campaign of 1908. Mr. Bryan continues:


1t does not matter so much who the nominee
may be- During the next three years circum-
stances may bring into the arena some man es
pecaIly fitted to carry the standard. 1t will be
time enough to nominate candidate when We
are near enough TO the campaign 10 measure
the relative availability Of these worthy 10 be
considered, but we ought to begin now to lay
our plans for the next national campaign and
The party must continue to protest against
large army. against a large navy and to stand
for the independence of the Filipino, for I'M
perialism adds the menace of miltarism to the
corrupting influence of commercialism, and yet
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 question which touches them i'm
mediately and Individually The injustice done
to the Filipinos is not reached as IL should be,
resent wrong to ourselves and the
cOstliness OF imperialism is hidden by the
statistics and by our indirect system OF taxa
ton. While the party must maintain its posi-
ton on this subject. 1t cannot present this as
the only issue
The party must also maintain it's position
the tariff question. No answer has been made
to the indictment against the high tarin. and
yet here, too. the burden or the tarln system
is concealed by the method in which the taxes
are collected. 1t cannot be made the sole issue
in a campaign.
The party must renew its demand for an in
come tax, to be secured through constitu-
tional amendment. in order that wealth may be
made to pay it's share of the expense Of the gov
eminent. To-day we are collecting practically
all of our federal revenue from taxes upon con-
pCor and lightest upon the rich.
The party must maintain it's position in favor
of bime talllsm- 1t cannot surrender its demand
for the use Of both gold and silver as the stan
dard money of the country. but the question
must remain In allegiance until conditions SO
change to bring the public again face to face
with falling prices and a rising dollar This.
therefore, cannot be made the controlling issue
of the contest upon which We are entering
WHAT TO DO WITH THE TRUSTS.
The trust question presents the most acute
plutocracy, far as economic issues con-
Cerned The President virtually admits that
the trusts contributed to his campaign fund,
but he denies that they received any promises
aid or immunity. No we'll informed person
doubts that the large corporations have fur
nished the Republican campaign fund during the
campaign of 1896 and 1900 and 1904. and no
answer the logic of Judge Parker's
arraignment of the trusts contributions. The
trusts business principle. They do
subscribe millions of dollars to campaign
unless they paying for favors already grant
ed or purchasing favors for future delivery.
The weakness of Judge Parkers position was
that the charge was made at the close Of the
campaign. when it was neutral zed by a counter
charge. The trusts cannot b fought success
fully by any party that de Ponds upon trust
funds to win the election.
The Democratic party m Ist make its attack
upon the trusts so vehen Mt that will
suspect secret aid from nem 1t will be to
its advantage If 1t will t-sin the next campaign
tions will be accepted and then prove its sin
certify by giving the public access 70 its contri-
button list. In public enterprises the names OF
contributors are generally made public in order
to denote the character and purpose of the work
ROOSEVELTS OPPORTUNITIES.
President Roosevelt has four years in which
to make good his declaration that no obligations
were incurred by the acceptance of trust funds
He will disappoint either the contributors or
the voters. If he dlsappoints the contributors
the trust question may be put in the process OF
settlement If he disappoints the people they
will have a chance to settle with his party four
years hence.
oly'' must be the slogan of the party in this
question: any other position is a surrender
TIE platforms of 1900 and 1904 declare that
private monopoly is indefensible and intolerable.
and this declaration presents the issue upon the
trust question.
The party must continue it's defence of the
interests of the wage-earners; it must protect
them from the entertainments Of capital Thf
fact that the Iaboring men have not always
shown their appreciation OF the party's position
ought not to deter the party from doing it's duty
In regard to them. The labor question is not
one that concerns employers and employees
alone; it concerns the entire community, and
the people at large have interest in the Just
settlement of labor controversies. For that rea-
they must insist upon remedial legislation
In regard to hours and arbitration, and they
must so limit the authority of the courts in con-
government BY injunction.
The party must continue its opposition to
national banks of issue. and must insist upon
divorcing the Treasury Department from Wall
Street.
The party must continue its fight for the pop
lation wherever the principle can be applied. It
must not only maintain its position old is
sues. but it must advance to the consideration
of que stiOns they arise.
1t takes time to direct attention TO evil
and still more time to consolidate sentiment in
favor Of a remedy. and Mr.. Bryan is not san
gUine enough to believe that all the reforms
that he favors will at be Endorsed by any
party platform, but he will proceed to point out
the reforms which he believes to be needed
Among these may be mentioned the postal tele-
graph system. State ownership of railways, the
election Of federal judges for fixed terms and
the election of postmasterS by the people for
their respective communities.
by corporations through officers chosen by the
corpora lions. must have a government of the
people by the people and for the people. gov
eminent administered according to the Jeffer
sonian maxim of equal rights TO all and special
privileges to none" Hope and duty point the
way. To doubt the success of our cause is to
doubt the triumph OF the right, for ours is and
must be the Of the masses. with malice
toward none and charity for ALL" let us begin
the campaign of 1908; let appeal to the moral
sentiment OF the country and arraign the pol
icies OF the Republican party before the bar Of
the public conscience.
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