Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
TIM SPELLACY
TALKS STRAIGHT
ACCEPTS HONOR RENDERED BY
NEW YORK BODY
Writes Chairman of Business Mems
Bryan and Kern Association Letter
Stating Democratic Doctrine in
Unmistakable Language

In clear-cut letter addressed to the
Hon. Nathan Straus of New York, Mr..
Timothy Spellacy, in accepting honors
voluntarily offered him, points out
with telling precision, the reasons that
make the election of Bryan a neces-
sity if the American nation is to pre-
serve its liberties. rhe letter is as
follows:
LOS ANGELES, Oct. TO- 1908.
"Hon. Nathan Straus, Chairman
Business Mems Bryan and Kern
Association, Hoffman House, New
York.
MY Dear Sir: Your letter of Sep
tem&r 26th, wherein you do ne the
honor of appointing me member of
the Business Mems Bryan and Kern
! association, at hand. For same please
accept my thanks, as 1 deem it the
duty of every man VINO wishes this
government to- be one that is by and
for the people to do all in his power
for the success of the Democratic
ticket.
This is campaign of principles vs.
special interest The great English
historian Macauley, and our own re-
vered patriot and statesman, Abra-
ham Lincoln, warned this nation from
the coming money power, and Mac
auley predicted the destruction of
our government from that very source.
President Roosevelt sounded the
alarm, but found the representatives of
his own party in both branches of
congress so thoroughly controlled by
trust and corporate influence that they
repelleF ,lis efforts and justified their
attitude by declaring, with Senator
Foraker, that his reforms were not
Republican but We're Democratic
measures. Mr.. Bryan at the time,
showing his disregard of party lines
when the interests of the people were
at stake, requested Democrats to stand
by the president and render all sup
port i'll their power, but, with united
Democratic support, President Roose-
velt was unable to forward the meas
ures curtailing the great power of the
trust corporations that is threatening
the very existence of Cur government
The only argument used then against
those reforms is the only argument
advanced today by the Republican
orators supporting the election of Mr..
Taft namely, the injury they might
| have on business.
"At the time of sending the last
message to congress, President Roose-
velt assumed a manly position and
argued tnat injury 20 business was
not just reason Cor rejecting the re-
forms, and that the abuse of power by
the great corporate interests was
working a great wrong upon the
| masses of the people, and must be
checked sooner or later; that it could
| be done much easier now than later
on, when the corporate interests might
be so entrenched that it would be i'm
| possible to remove them.
Dominated by Machine
"The machine element of the Re-
publican party was in complete con-
| troll of the Chicago convention. Real
izing that the rank and file of the
Republican party was in sympathy
with the reforms advocated by Roose-
welt, and to pacify that element that
they might use them in furthering
| their interest, they very- cunningiy ac-
ceded to the presidents demand for
the nomination of Mr.. Taft, first re-
jecting in their platform every ad-
vanced principle advocated by the
president and then binding The candi-
date hand and foot to corporate in
| terests as represented by MesSrS.
Sherman and Cannon.
"They fooled masses of the people
in times gone by, declaring that the
foreigners paid the taxes, and for
years they crammed this silly, nonsen-
steal untruth down the throats of a
|
sion without giving the matter serious
consideration. In their present cam
paign they do not refer to their plat
form, but depend upon Ling the
people by ridiculing the great meas
ures advanced by the platform created
at Denver, that stands for what is
right from the standpoint of honest
! government.
"The conscience Of the people has
been thoroughly aroused and it does
not seem possible that the Republican
party can hope for success going into
battle, as they have, without an argu-
| ment, excepting that, if the people
dare assert their rights as free men,
the trust and corporate interests will
| punish them by bringing on panic.
"In California, which is probably
the worst corporate riden state in the
Union. Democracy is making gallant
fight for the partys success, and feels
confident that when the votes are
counted in November, not only the
people Of California, but the whole
| United States can rejoice in the lib
Grafton of a great people from the
most tyrannical oppression any ma
ton ever surviv ed Sincerely yours,
"TIMOTHY SPEILACY."