The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-26

Democratic party demanded We have
q nfty per cent increase IN the per
capita, withthc Increased expenses In
living and higher prices The annual
product of gold at present is Er alter
than both the annual product of gold
ana silver combined la 1896
THE trusts More people under
stand the trusts today than ever be-.
fore and the president ot the United
states has adopted the idea Of the
Democratic party in handling tho
trusts. IT the popularity at the pres
ident is due to TO his adoption of the
Democratic idea OF handling the
trusts. how much more popular viii
the democratic party be- when they
get in power and begin handling the
question. ! am glad that the Republ
cans are using the Democratic ideas.
the best they have got from the Dem.
ocrats
Imperialism: our opponents would
not discuss the question with ms In
1900. saying how can we discuss
question when they have guns in their
hands, and after the guns were laid
down. then d was too late. At first
it was too soon and then it was too
late \ number thought that the hand
of God was In the colonial system,
but when they opened the hand and
found no money In it they changed
their minds. The United States should
not assume the Philippine Islands for
the purpose of gain but for the pur.
pose of enlightenment The Filipinos
of high education, and there are
enough of them to mold public opin.
ion. | found in the city of Mania over
1000 students above the bachelors
degree. and that body OF Students
IN memorial -! uS,t iI'v printed
pages, that was above criticism. hand
% to me setting forth the wrongs OF
American rule in the archipelago.
The Republicans are taking to our
views on the tariff reform question
and the party is split. on one side the
stand patters and on the other the
reformers. The reformers say that
the tariff must be reformed, but that
ii must be reformed by its friends
When you see a reformer in their
ranks, he is beating a drum and tell
ing people to wake up, and when you
meet stand patter he wants TO ad-
minister chloroform for the sub
ject to sleep on. The Republicans
claim that the tariff must be reform.
ed by its friends, and whenever you
find where they want TO reform a
certain section you will find one
whom it hurts, and he is against re-
forming it," Mr. Bryan illustrated his
point by telling story of the fellow
who went into "a clothing store and
stole "a coat, and when he ran after
the man with the cry stop thief
and was joined in the chase by the
policeman, who erdeavored to shoot
the fleeing thief, the proprietor cried
shoot him in the pants, the coat is
mine" Thus 1t is with the tariff. as
soon as you want to reform It some
Republican will say that the section
you want to reform hurts me"
From the tariff topic Mr. Bryan
| switched 10 the railroad regulation
/ topic The regul0tion Of railroads az
/ preached by Mr. Roosevelt came from
the Democrats and until we get a
chance to use the idea ourselves. !
am glad 10 have any one use It. The
president was chief guest at the an.
nual dinner Of the Gridiron club In
Washington and throughout the din.
Hor was the subject of many gibes
from those present as 10 his taking
the ideas of reform from the Demo.
. cratic party. The Republicans are try
Ing to get upon our platform" Mr.
Bryan then referred 10 the cartoon
recently published in Golfers Week
ly showing the president in light OF
a bird and being nested in feathers
of the ideas taken from him and leay
ing Mr. Bryan with only one idea
that Of tarim reform. II have more
than one feather. have others grow.
ing / want To see the Democratic
doctrine applied an Of the time by