Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
OUR pREADENTIAM TICKET.


cans to awaken enthusiasm among
the men who believe that principle
should come before party, that an
open, unequivocal avowal is more
honorable than an evasion for policy.
This paper will support the ticket, as
should all democrats, and we believe
it will win.
We append herewith the statement
of the greatest democrat Of the day,
William Jennings Bryan, as to why
democrats of the west, middle west
and north should stand Loyalty by the
ticket. His reasons are good enough
for US. Here is his position:
LINCOLN, Neb., July Nv. J..
Bryan today gave out the following
statement:
"First = Because the democratic
ticket stands for opposition to impe-
rialism, while the republican ticket
stands for an imperialistic policy. On
this question, which was the para
mount issue in 1900, and which must
remain an important issue so long as
an attempt is made to hold colonies
under the American f1ag-on this
issue the convention was unanimous,
the platform emphatic, and have no
doubt that the candidate will carry
out the platform.
"Second-Mr. Roosevelt is inject
ing the race issue in American politics,
and this issue, if i: becomes national,
will make it impossible to consider
economic questions that demand solu-
ton. The election of the democratic
ticket will put a quietus upon this at
tempt and permit the race question to
work itself out without the bitterness
which Mr.. Roossvelt's conduct has
engendered.
"Third-Mr. Roosevelt stands for
the spirit of war His friends pre-
sent him as a man of blood and iron.
He believes in strenuousness and in
culcates a love for warlike things.
The democratic ticket stands for
peace, for reason and for arbitration,
rather than for force. conquest and
buster.
"Fourth-The democratic platform
declares in favor of the reduction of
the standing army, and as this plank
unanimously adopted, there is reason
to believe that a democratic success
on this subject would bring some adj
vantage to the people.
"For these four reasons [ feel JUS
tilted in supporting the ticket, but 1
shall not misrepresent the situation or
appeal for votes for the ticket upon
false grounds. A democratic victory
will mean very little, if any, progress
on economic questions, so long as the
party is under the control of the Wall
street element. On the money ques-
ton Mr.. Parker is. as thoroughly COM
mitted to the side of the financiers as
Mr.. Roosevelt. If he does not go as
far as the republicans would in retir-
ing silver dollars, in establishing
branch banks, in enlarging the pow
ers of the national banks, and in the
substitution of an asset currency for
the present currency,it will be because
he is restrained by the democrats in
the house and senate. Nothing good
can be expected of him on the money
question.
ION the trust question the demo
cratic platform is very much better
than the republican platform, but the
nomination of Judge Parker virtually
nullifies the antitrust plank. Unless,
IN his letter of acceptance, he commits
himself to attempt antitrust legisla-
ton, we need no. expect him to pur-
sue different course from that pur-
sued by President Roosevelt.
$50 far as the labor questions are
concerned, we must await Judge Par
ker's letter before we shall know
whether the laboring man has any
thing to expect from his election.
The labor plank as prepared by Judge
Parker's friends on the subcommittee
was a straddling. MEANINGLESS plank.