The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-11

position taken by Mr. Bryan in his recent speech
In Chicago for purity in politics the enforcement
political organizations the coruptng inneDce 1d the
railroads and corporations probably the most important
of all the taken by this leader in years
He has placed the conduct of political parties high
grounds and while everyone admit that the
task Of reform which he has undertaken will require the
effort Of such leader Mr. Bryan yet ali
men. without resacd political arfliaton, must
admit that he is right In this fight he will have the moral
support OF the American people who believe in right with
regard to party.
Mark the most important sentences IN this re
marlable speech:
q hold that man who officially connected with a
corporation that is seeking privileges ought
member Of a political organization, because he not
represent his corporation the people tbs time
sf the Democratic party virtue enough spew
these who traffic politics for the advantage Of the
corporation which they belong does not deserve vic.
tory. nor can Il hope for IT,"
The mere reading OF the above excerpt suggests to
every thinking the arduousness Mr. Bryan under
taking All this country in township. county, state
and nation the Of corporations such Mr. Bryan
attacks entrenched in the organization Of the different
political parties and have measure controlled these
orgaGizaens officers subservient their wishes
who re obligation them ior the official positions
which they hold and whose continuance in office depends
upon the Of these coruptcorporationcon-
troled political Organizations The result of this has been
Seyeaed the people only by the
teauon the exposures Of the methods Of the Standard
OH company and the Of money in the national cam
pagns Of 1896, 1900 and 1904 corrupty taken by the
national committee of the Republican party from these
great corporations with implied understanding
they should receive their remuneration therefor in
favored legislation protecting maintaining
the high tarif. which breeds and supports them. One
instance ont Of the hundreds which could be will
Illustrate the result Of corruption in high places
by corporations dominating political parties In
raise large campaign fund IN the last presidential
election cabinet officer Cofteyou having charge
and control corporations officially selected chair
OF the National Republican committee The nvesga-
ton of the insurance companies In New York revealed
the dsgacefu that this committee had received from
Insurance company dollars be
the Republican party to carry the pres.
Dental election, and this money at the time known 70
the Republican committee to be the mopey OF the widows
and orphans OF the policy holders In the insurance
pany Notwithstanding this national disgrace at which
The nation appalled, Of demanding the resig
this money companies from which It had
beep taken the corporations had influence enough in the
Republican national organization his promotion
Ia the cabinet prevent the retarn Of this money to it's
legitimate IN addition that prevent the
passage bill introduced in the Of the United
States prohibit corporations from making contributions
10 The campaign funds OF political parties This is
fortunately in the Democratic party.
And what national politics Is Of the politics
IN some measure IN every in the union was this
had m mind declared that the decalogue had
place politics. that the puihcaon OF politics was
an irridescent dream" Bryan is like the lamented
senator who pessimist IN this respect Bryan is
opmis and has great confidence In the fairness integrity
purity the American people and believes that the
public conscience the most potent of which man
has knowledge and this he appeals the platform
that there mus be compromise with and that
not only public onieers the political organizations
the country be clean with entangng alliances
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that every agency which radically within itse
with corporation control IS intoerable and
must be driven out OF the politics OF the country Mr.
Bryan would not temporize compromise, scunt
corruption but would attack Il boldly, like the brave
that he ls he would kin the snake, not scotch II
This great undertaking has parallel IN the
history Of the republic Il IS fight for the preservation OF
republican an untanted Democrats
should doubtless win loyalty support Mr. Bryan in this
great fight for the purity 0 American politics We expect
socaed reformera who assume virtue when they have
81 not TO political prefermen and fame well
al parties have been benefited aud