The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-02-25

he elected president in the United
States in 1908. He further states that
If the Senate rejects the bill some
thing more radical will take it's place
in the way Of the purchase of the rail-
roads by the government at their actual
value. IF this bill is rejected" says
Ex-senator Chandler, against unan-
imous Democracy, which still is led by
their intelligent, though fanatical
leader Mr.. Bryan, two propositions
shall thereby be established"
Il. That the government will take
no part in the original fixing of rates
of railroad transportation, and that
the rates fixed by the railroads must
be inexorably paid by all.
80. That no remedy for the exaction
and collection of exorbitant or unrea-
sonable rates shall be applied except
ut the end of long lawsuits brought by
feeble individuals against a $4,000
100000 combination.
MIR. Bryan will be elected president
in 1908, and with him will surely come
the governmental ownership of rail
reads, the suppression of the fifteenth
amendment and of the colored vote,
the destruction Of the protective tariff
With the enthronement of free trade.
the repeal Of the gold standard with
the restoration of free silver coinage
at 1G to 1 and all other unnumbered
woes Of which Mr.. Bryan is the adyo-
cate.
mo Republican candidate can pre-
vent this dismal misfortune except
President Roosevelt, and he will not
again be a candidate. Possibly, how
ever, Senator La Toilette is another
Republican leader who could stem the
tide of Democracy driven along by
the inrushing indignation of millions
Of Republicans. Yet even then the
railroads thus compelled to choose be-
tween two threatened demons might
conclude to assist in the election of
Mr.. Bryan
This is quite doleful picture from
a Republican who has been one of the
main spokes in the party. And, who
shall say that it is over-drawn. The
Republican leaders realize that Presi-
dent Roosevelt is raising hob with the
party. He is teaching the people in
this country in a way that they cannot
otherwise be taught that the leaders
Of the Republican party are owned
body and soul by the railroads and
great trusts of the country. If it We're
a Democratic president who was now
urging upon Congress the same things
that Roosevelt is urging, the press
would lead the people to believe that
the president was merely playing poll
tics and was not sincere in what he
was advocating, but now that we have
Il Republican president necessarily
urging upon Congress to pass meas
ures to remedy well known defects
and the leaders of the Republican
party refuse to respond to that urg-
ing, il clear case has been made
against Republican organization. Theo-
dore Roosevelt is doing more than any
man in a generation to teach the young
people Of this country that their inter-
ests and those of the people in control
of the Republican party are not iden-
teal. His administration will he the
means by which party lines will he
lrnwn anew. and issues squarely and
airly put. Republican leaders realize
that he will not be the candidate Of
thefr party next tiMr ard they must
NOV that if they fail to do any of
those things which he has stood for
and which they have promised the
people. that VIM. Jennings Bryan or
some other man of his character will
be the next president of the United
States. But. they are so thoroughly
and absolutely under the control of the
great monied interests of the country
that they dare not hesitate even on
the brink of destruction. The putting
to sleep by the United States Senate
of the railroad rate bill is the begin
ming of the end for the Republican
leaders.