Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-11-27
Mr.. bRYAN'S ADVICE
HAS Been FOLLOWED TOO MUCH
FOR REPUBLICAN SNEERS.
His Advice as TO Enlarged Powers for
the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission is Today the Strongest
Card of Pre- Sident Roosevelt Be fore
the People.

That fine old republican newspaper,
the Chicago Tribune, says: "Mr. Bryan
can give more advice aud see lees of it
followed than any man now before the
public"
1t is not necessa'ilr reflection upon a
man that his advice is not followed; but
Mr.. b. yam ca not complain on that score
just now and certainly the Chicago Tri-
bune i, not justified IN boast
Mr.. Bryan has lived to see many Of
the policies he favored warmly advocated
by those who, few years ago. as warm
y opposed them.
! Mr.. Bryan has advised the election OF
senators by the people, and today men
OF all parties are committed to that plan.
He has advised a bitraton in the set
tlement OF labor difficulties, aud in one
notacle instance the gentleman elected
to the Office Of president as 4 republican
rendered distingn shed service to his
c"untrymen by acting upon that plan
! Tie has advised ,na' th,. free pass is a
great and roNing evlI. and TODAY men
"f all political parties Con- iemn the free
pass system.
He has advised that pnbic sentiment
set itself rigidiy gains, campaign con-
trbutions by corporations, and today
that question occupies conspicuous
p ace in the attention of the American
people.
He has advised that the quantitative
theory of monev is correct; and this, the
foundation of all arguments made in be-
half of bimetallism is now conceded by
he very men who vigorously condemned
it in 1896
He has urged the enforcement of the
criminal clause of the antitrust law,
and-after many years OF waiting-the
governments law officers, acting on the
presidents instructions, caused the ar.
rest and prosecution of the members of
the beef trust.
He has urged the enactment of strin-
gent laws providing for publicity in the
affairs OF cor porations, and the president,
elected as a republican. has had much to
say in advocacy of that method.
He has advised that corporations be
required to show clean hands before be-
ing permitted to do business outside of
the state Of their origin, and that before
such corporations could engage in inter.
state business they be required to obtain
IA federal license. The republican ad.
ministration is now squarely on record
in favor of that plan.
He has urged that tariff laws be
amended by putting the product of trusts
upon the free list in order to prevent
monopoly under the plea of protection
and considerable number of distin.
euished republicans are today publicly
advocating that plan, while the rank and
file OF the party, if permitted to speak,
would unquestionaby give their sanction
to it.
He has advised the enlar cement of the
powers of the interstate commerce com.
mission to the end that individuals and
communities might be protected from
determinations and from unjust trans
portation rates; and today that is the
most conspicuous reform for which the |
president, elected as a republican, stands
Republican editors tread on dangerous
ground when, in the light of present.day
happenings, they undertake to call Mr.. |
Bryan to account for the character of
Uad vicpV ha has given