Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-07-30


Their believing has softened to
1uerulous whine, or, at most. slrilI
yelps, and their mad charges into
grotesque writings.
In the first place, a growing APP
probation Of Mr. Bryan's real worth
ii better understanding Of his real
haracter-to gether with a certain
increase of general intelligence rs
regards things political-are causes
that have contributed to the secure
ment Of tairer treatment for Mr..
Bryan. \ daily must have circu-
latIon, and. s,nce this change has
come over the spirit of the peoples
dream, readers will not stand for
paper that does not in some meas
ure give the complete and honest
news. The dailieS. to hold their
circulation. have been forced to
print all available information con-
cernnng Mr.. Bryan. and PRINT it
honestly and without prejudice.
In the second place Mr.. Bryan is
no longer an unknown quantity--a
person Of whom any lie may be writ
ten-but stands before the world
as Il huge. dominant personality,
known OF all men. The views and
convictions for which he was most
attacked have been indorsed by
time, and his. remedies have not
been disdained by those in power.
And so it is that the dailies are
not only forced into treating Mr..
Bryan fairly in their news columns,
but have had their editorial pen
points badly blunted. AS conse-
quence, their antagonism is being
given most amusing manifestations.
and their attacks are helpful to Mr..
! Bryan by reason of their very weak
ness.
The dailieS are further hampered
: by the fact that the republican plat
form is absolutely silent with regard
to all those reforms urged by Mr..
Roosevelt-reforms first urged by
| Mr.. Bryan, and that have been
stamped by popular approval-and
sadly crippled by the presence of
Mr.. Sherman upon the ticket. Tn
able to grow enthusiastic in this
direction. and robbed of opportun-
ity for eftectual attack upon Mr..
Bryan and the democratic platform,
the dailies have all the potency of
a coyotes howl.
They can't say that Mr.. Bryan's
election will kill prosperity, for
there is none. Not in years has
there been such a widespread de-
pression-so many thousands out
of work-such general wretched.
ness in time when our natural re-
sources were never greater.
| They can't say that Mr.. Bryan is
a demagogue, for all that he advo-
Gates is indorsed by such republic
i ans as Roosevelt, Latollette and
Cummins. And the people have
come to understand that if Mr..
Bryan.were really demagogue he
would have no opposition from the
corrupt corporations, for dema-
gogues can be bought and controlled,
and that is what the Morgans and
| Harrimans want.
They can't say that he is nothing
but an orator, a man with no power
but the gift of CAB, for the best in
telligence of this country and Eu-
rope has stamped Mr.. Bryan's ut
terances as those OF a great states
man.
Brought up with q turn at every
point, their search for new avenues
Of argument are most amusing.
| Most of them make no other appeal
than that Mr.. Taft is Mr.. Roosevelt s
choice. and that his election is ne,
cessary to a perpetuation of the SO
called Roosevelt policies.
AS for the silent platform, they
carefully explain that Mr.. Taft is
not bound by it, and that he will
supplement the platform at every
weak point. And then, most amaz
inc ofall. they tnrn around and say