Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-10
Says Bryan Once Was Elec.
ted to Presidency

Sedalia. Mo-. Oct. s.--Senator VIII
liam Stone. OF Missouri spoke on
national and state issues here tonight
He characterized the president a. =
party boss and attacked Roosevelt,an
statesmanship.
He said: Republicans tell us
that Roosevelt Is the Issue In this cam
paign. Thcy present him--tho man.
Roosevelt the Presid$nV- -as tha
one commanding subject OF immedi-
tie Interests and present public con-
fern. They jeer at Democrats be-
'ause they say We are cropping darkiy
N eager search for what they no err
cingiy denominatc a paramount.
Not so with them. They have their
paramount Roosevelt is to tho Al
'ha and Omega the beginning and
he end. the all In all or Republican
SIN In this campaign.
II Is Roosevelt. nothing but Roose-
'elt TAFT. Cannon, Foraker and all
he others great and small. sing the
me self-same song In chorus with an
'ver arising infection. The frat
'tanza Is Roosevelt and the last stan
"a is Roosevelt. and the Doxoiogy IA
Roosevelt His name Is frst in the
invocation. the last I'm the benedic-
ion, They outline no public policy.
rhey promulgate no great principle.
rhey make no promise OF future pur-
pose. or performance; they take
roosevelt him only. and his perfor-
nances, for their platform.
They cannonize him. make lo0
I'm, fetish. autocrat. an oracle, a
sort OF party god. to be worshiped,
md mighty boss to be obeyed. He
orders and they obey. He promul-
Gates his edicts, and they answer
With tumultous approval Why? Be-
ausc In the fawning vernacular of
The flery Foraker. "he himself has
determined II, has spoken It. Not
only has he spoken It. but proclaim
I'd II.
There Is no Republican party any
longer. The old domineering mill
iant organization, led by Blaine, and
Marcus Hanna. which stood for ideas,
not men, has been engulfed. swal-
lowed. up by this mad. onrushing
crash for Roosevelt. The lenders
have abdicated; they have become
subordinate and subservienr. The
banner they follow now is not the
banner of Republicnnism. but Roose-
veltism. They are Roosevelt's lieu
tenants. they wear his livery. They
'peak by his leave. He is the issue
md they go forth To trumpet his
praise Roosevelt has become thy
Republican party-its seer and pro-
phet, priest and king.
In the three last national cam
1aigns the Republican National Com
mittee spent millions Of dollars TO
orrupt the electorate and buy the
Presidency. The insurance money
was paid In 1904 to the Committee
IF which George Cortelyon was the
chairman and to thecollection OF
which Elihu Root lent the magic OF
his name and voice in Wall street.
Cortelyou and Root are among the
Presidents closest friends and both
are members OF his cabinet, and the
president knows OF these contripu-
tions? However that may be, one
thing is now sure. Parker was not
falsifer. Who was. need not
venture 10 say.
II Mr.. Bryan was defended in 1896
he was fraudulently and corruptly
defeated. For what purpose were
the millions that we're poured into
doubtful states expended? n was
worse even, than the theft of 1875.
II was foul wrong TO Mr. Bryan
and TO the country. and. so far as
such thing is possible. II ought to
be rectiHed ~ is due TO Bryan, as
an act OF simple justice. that he
should be elected and installed with
the Office Of which he was fraudulent
" deprived
That much is due 10 him"