The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-05-22
manifests itself as an awakening of

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Mr. Bryan has repeatedly said that
the president has suggested some
good ideas, taken principally IRON
/ the democratic platform, and having
vociferOusly advocated these ideas
Mr.. Roosevelt deserves credit, but la
failing to put the ideas into practice
where he has the power, the president
/ deserves all the criticism attaching
thereto" sd
Mr.. Bryan has been anu is sud1-
ciently magnanimOus to give credit
where credit belongs, but most en-
phatically condemns all promises that
delight the ear, but blast the nope.
The Banner omits this.
The Banner overlooks the fact that
it is not Bryan, the man, but the Drin-
ciples which Mr.. Bryan advocates and
consistently adheres to that has caus-
ed this irresistible wave OF enthusj-
asm throughout the country. Ii is not
Bryan, the man, but the yindicatiOn Of
Mr. Bryan's predictions made years
ago that has caused the masses Of this
nation to conclude that Mr.. Bryan is
the modern Moses We need and must
have to lead Us out of the valley of in
EQUITY.
Il is not Bryan. the man, but the
fear, by the powerful interests which
are now attempting to control both ma
tiOnal conventions, that Mr. Bryan
Will be nominated and elected, and in
such event he (AIr. Bryan will pro
coed 10 secure to the people that
measure of justice so long denied
them by that galaxy of privileged PIN
tOcrats whose mission for the past for
ty years has been to most unmerciful-
ly roast justice upon the griddle OF
contempt.
The Banner says: Since 1896 and
1900 new questions have arisen and
forced themselves to the 'front.'
What are these questions"
principally the trusts and rate reg
ulations."
= Will the Banner tell Us who more
than Mr.. Bryan, has with voice and
pen given these very questions more
prominence and publicity?
/ During Mr.. Cleveland's administra-
ton, and as a representative, Mr.. Bry-
an made a speech in congress de-
nOuncing the legalized robbery of the
masses by special privileges granted
to a few benefiCiaries. That speech
awOke the nation. The people sat up,
took notice and applauded Mr.. Bryan
for his courageous and explicit TRADE
, against the "robber barons," who in
every conceivable form were seeking
to overthrow the equal rights to
ALL and substitute therefor a divine
right to protect CD the wage Garner
/ the widow and orphan, etc.
1t was an occasion on which the oc-
tOpus was making a mighty effort to
= capture the throne Of commerce and
= finance, and for the purpose of defeat
! ing this effort Mr. Bryan, with all the
= fire of Patrick Henry, the loyalty
/ of a Jefferson and the 'by-the-eternaT
of a Jackson. fought every scintilla
? of argument made by the emissaries
2 of predatory wealth, on the tariff
!. question, the money question. and al
4 that these questions involve or imply
which, of course. includes the rate
~ question.
? Mr.. Bryan has been fighting inces
5 sanity for the people: yea. even unto
p the present day.
The hordes of Europe, Asia, Africa
:. Australia, and even the United States
T. know it. Surely the Banenr mus
have perceived a hint of it.
al One year ago Mr.. Bryan was asked
j. What Will be the paramount question
j. in the coming campaign
s Mr.. Bryan's reply was that no MAJ
j. could foreteu what the paramount
e question would be but the question
H. for the people is. Shall the govern
intent be administered for the protel
Is ton of the rights and the advance
D. ment of the Interest,". of the genera
l. public, or shall il be controlled by IN
Is Representatives OF corporate wealtl
le and administered in the interest O
- the few
" THE trust question. the tariff queS
ton, the labor question, and al othe
1T questions. involve this issue.
v 'AH the abuses of which the peopl
~ complain rest upon the privileges an
r favOTitism secured by favOr-seekin
T. corporations, and these privileges 0
=, faEOrS arc aIuayC ar tho oxyroDoo q,