, 1908-09-01

tecle. But when Mr.. Bryan again
brought himself forth as a candidate
he had the declaration made in his be.
half that he had mended his ways. Yet
the campaign is hardly opened before
Mr.. Bryan IL discovered at his old
tricks.
I need only point to Mr.. Bryan's
Des Moines speech for abundant Illus
tration OF my point. In that speech
MI. Bryan declared that every man
Interested Unprotected industries had
been approached for republican contri-
buttons and that the republican COM
mittse would not publish their contri.
buttons until After the election, when
he knew that the hrst statement was
IL for NO other reason than
that democrats as well as republicans
are interested In protected industries.
and when he knew that the second
statement was wholly unjustified in
the light Of the open declaration OF
both Mr.. Taft and the republican COM
mittee. In that same speech he declar-
ed that the republicans could have re.
vised the tariff At any time during the
past len years. As q mere physical
possibility this Ia true. for they have
been IN charge OF. all branches Of the
government during that time. But Mr..
Bryan ought to have known, and know
ing ought to have said that, whatever
he himself would have done In the cir
cumstances, the republicans, as intel
ligent Legislators, were forced to rec
oEnixe and 10 act upon several import
ant facts. The first was that the pres
ent tariff, ten years ago, was satisfnc-
tortly adjusted to the commercial re-
requirements of the country. The sec
ond fact is that the conditions which
now underlie the present just demand
for revision had not until recently
evolved as incidents In the great eco
nomio growth OF the country. made
possible by the adoption of the -Dingley
tariff. A third reason is, that the first
requisite OF business being a reasonable
stability OF fundamental or basic con-
diions and the tariff being the very
foundation OF business, in this country,
constant tinkering with the tariff, af-
ter the democratic fashion, would be
disastrous to business, just as demo-
cratic tinkering with the tariff has al
ways. been disastrous alike TO manufac.
turers, to producers. and TO consumers
-~in,short, to, the whole people.
IohAyel. discussed Mr.. Bryan's lack
Of candor, the danger Of his present
doctrines md his opportunism only az
they hA~vesbeen; revealed In his discus
sion ofnthe tariff and l urge them n
reasons why he ought not to take the
plAselof the people. a. represented by
and through the republican 1party in
the government Of the country. 1t ID
my hope. q the campaign progresses,
to discuss other. iseAes In the already
celebrated and protsaoted cause of7the
people w.. Bryan. now!again In hearing
1t tho bar Of public opinion. Norlthe
present I ask you to contemplate two
pictures. The frst relates to the per.
iod, srtlefence 70 which Mr.. Bryan CON-
plains has 'sbeen iw0rksdaossrume"-
the period when thsowinG Of tAesdsm-
'ocratic party dominated by shim en-
desvoFed to ham4tringa that mighty
gisnt, Grover Cleveland. Theasketch
to Me has NO wastsd aetgments. but
~faithfally port1ays the democracy dur
ing four years OF ascendAncys when It
presented "arecord of unparalleled in
capacity Sdishonor and disaster. In ad-
illustrative management 1t ruthiessfy
sacrificed Indispensable revenues. en-
tailed an unnecessary deficit. eked out
ordinary current expenses with Dor
rowed money, piled up the public debt
by two hundred and ffty-two millions
of dollars In time Of peace. forced an
adverse balance of trade, kept a per
petuaf menace hanging over the re-
demption fund, pawned American
credit to alien syndicates and reversed
all the measures and results OF sue
cessful republican rule. In the broad
effect Of Its policy 1t precipitatej panic.
blighted industry and trade with pro
longed depression, closed factories. ~
duced work and wages, halted enter
prise and crippled American produc-
ton while stimulating foreign produc.
ton for the American market" This
was the Indictment, framed by the re-
publican party, on which Mr.. Bryan
and his party were at that time tried
before the American people and found
guilty. by seven and a quarter millions
Of intelligent voters.
The other picture Is a more pleasing
one. 1t relates to our country az ruled
BY, the people through the instrument
tally OF the republican party. 1t re-
veals a vista OF prosperity from the
dark days when Mr.. Bryan frst men
aced the public welfare Il the happier
days when Theodore Roosevelt gave a
new and y better meaning to public in
tegrity. In that period of twelve years
We behold our country, wisely govern
ed, expanded in area, Increased by
| twenty millions Of people and forty
| billions OF wealth: our credit redeemed
| and our revenues q hundred millions
in gexcesslo OF expenditures. We behold
| our farms, increased four hundred mil
lions of acres, in area, more than dou-
| bleda in the value of both the land AMI
its products. W. behold our home
market the largest and the richest in
the world and our annual exports
grown to four hundred millions in ex.
cess of our imports. Ne behold the
products of our mines increased in some
instances 500 per. cent, and our man