Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
ROOSEVELT AND BRYAN

kOOSENELT AND BRYAN
If President Roosevelt really did
shake his finger at Morgan and Rogers
and tell them they will face an in
dignant people" unless they shall stand
aside and permit conservatism to frame
the laws of this country, he did that
for which a grateful citizenship will
one day erect to his memory a noble
monument.
The presidents popularity is based
upon just such splendid acts and deeds
as these, which testify to his sincerity
and courage. lie plainly means what
he says and he Is patriot enough to
see that the long fight which the Dem
ocratic party has made on behalf of
the people must some day be won.
And Theodore Roosevelt has done more
toward winning the Democratic fight
than any president who has occupied
the executive office within the last half
a century.
Under the fostering care and PRO-
lection of the Republican party laws
have been enacted or prevented which
made the great corporations greater
and enabled them to enter into gigantic
conspiracies i'm restraint of trade and
for the robbery Of the people. 1t has
been the fashion for prominent Repub-
Leans to serve these trusts and cor
porations, which in return served the
Republican party and kept friends of
the trusts continuously in office. The
people could get no hearing because
they were deceived into voting for
vested interests" lest the business of
the country might be overturned.
The Democratic party, year after
year, has hurled its thunderbolts
against the trusts and warned the peo
pie against the affiliation between the
Republican leaders and the great cor
porations. Twice have the people mis-
conceived the issue and refused to elect
William j. Bryan to the presidency,
apparently on the ground of his al
legged radicalism. But thanks to the
honesty and courage of Theodore
Roosevelt the people have learned that
Mr.. Bryan has never been too radical,
and that in the light of developments
of the last two years he is in reality
conservative. being both safe and sane.
The day is rapidly approaching when
the people must again decide who is
their real friend. Roosevelt will not
again be a candidate. His party lead
ers do not sustain or Countenance his
great work of shaking the big stick
at the trusts. With senate COM
posed almost wholly of Republican cor
poration lawyers who in turn will die
tate the nominees of the next Repub-
will not even be given a chance to
again head his party ticket.
There is one hope ahead. William j. |
Bryan, a man of courage, honesty and |
sincerity, and a true friend of the peo-
pie will in all human probability be
the Democratic nominee. He as presi- |
dent will not only push forward the !
work of dissolving the gigantic trusts
and compelling the robber barons to |
disgorge and retire. but he will of |
his Democracy, and proceed to Grad |
icate the causes which have made the
trust conditions possible. He will do
that which President Roosevelt has not
dared TO do, and that is to demonstrate
that a high protective tariff is the
and chief support of the
trusts. The people are beginning to
realize these facts and with that real
ization once actively developed, Mr.
Bryan will succeed Roosevelt in the
presidential chair and a Democratic
will appear in the senate and
house.