The Goodland republic., 1906-07-20
ROOSEVELT STEALING BRYAN'S
CLOTHES

London papers recently had a squib
about Roosevelt Stealing Bryan 5
Clothes, While William Was in a
Swimming" American papers copied
the article extensively. OF course ii
was an allegOry, and simply meant
that Roosevelt had adopted policy
that was in substance reforms advO-
Gated by Mr.. Bryan and his party in
the presidential campaigns Of both
1896 and 1900.
sixteen to one" and fiat money
were hOOted and Tidiculed. That
plenty of money makes god times and
scarcity Of money hard times" was de-
MED In the campaign of 19OO-Mc-
Kinley's second eleCtOn-the nation
was forced to the gold standard. Now
what followed The product of gold
was trebled, the SpaniSh-American
and Philippine war called for the ex-
penditure of hundreds of millions OF
dollars The national bank laws were
changed, extending the latitude of the
national bank franchises, and the is
sue of national bank currency to more
hundreds of millions of dollars
American silver was coined to pro-
vide for currency in Porto Rico and
the Philippines, and to meet the de-
mand for more silver dollars and more
subsidiary coinage, and as cOEse-
quence, the bullion reserve was eX-
hausted, and silver rapidly advanced,
and is at a premium over former quo
tations. In other words, under re-
publican rule there has been three
presidential terms of nearly twelve
years in which there has been an in
fiatiOn of the currency" gold, silver,
bonds and paper money, surprising
anything since the great civil war
The result-prOsperity- This demon
Strates the pOpulistS' and the Bryan
democrats plenty OF
money makes good times"
Republican campaign orators still
continue to vOciferate the tariff did
it" The tariff is a tax People do not
find that taxation makes them
wealthy. 1t makes the trusts, syndi-
Gates. combines and mOnOpOl1eS
wealthy, but not the common people
Plenty of money brought about pros
Derity in spite OF the incubus Of the
tariff. Intelligent men in the republl-
can party know this and the leaders
smile at the gullibility Of the public.
But there has arisen a strong and
growing element in the party demand
ing a revision of the tariff and the re
mOvaI OF the protection from ali trust
products and manufactures, which
they have found out sell abroad their
wares nearly a half cheaper than at
home
The reforms advocated by Bryan, as
to trust control and railway regula-
ton created public sentiment, making
possible recent national legislation
Roosevelt champiOned the rate Dill
and the extension OF the powers OF the
interstate commerce commission look
ing to the accomplishment Of reforms
advocated by Bryan; and was aided
in the passage OF these recent laws BY
the democrats OF both house and SEN
ate The stand pat and monopoly
wing OF the republican party fought
Roosevelt and denounced him in pub
lie and private. But the great COM
mon people had been heard from and
the stand patters' and trust barOns
had to back down
The London interviewer asked
Bryan: Did Roosevelt steal your
clothes while you were in a swim
minE2" Bryan answered: Well ne
did not get all my clothes, and those
ne did get did not mt him Now 1t
is announced that Taft will tearfully
resign his cherished ambition TO be
come president, and Roosevelt VIII
appoint him to the supreme bencn IN
order that he may assist the president
during the short session OF congress,
and after. to carry out ROOSevelts 5 pO-
Ifcy OF freedom OF the Philippines
The anti-imperialistic theory OF Bryan
is slated to be carried out; and the
make up even Of the supreme bencn
be changed to reverse former dec
sfons, and TO give independence to the
Islands on the Cuban plan
Now who is who. and what is what? !?