The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-20
A BATTLE LOST
A WAR BUT BEGUN
Holding Office Mere Incident in
Life OF Those Eevoted to Reform,
Says Mr.. Bryan

WI lul llulldE'Il'It W Nv 'li'
muu"r. furnishes the readers OF his
paper the following patriotic and
phiIonophir reflection on til" out
ccmc of the recent political struggle;
The election Of 1905 i, over and
th" returns disclose a signal victory
for our opponents. hut the principles
for which our party stands, the poll
ci"s tor which our party contends
these are not dead. \ good propo-
stion is not made bad by rejection
at the polls; needed reform Is not
made unnecessary ny an adverse
vote. The legislation asked for by
the Democratic party in its last ma
tional platform was not of "A tempo
rary character-it was legislation
which will be Of permanent advan-
tagc when it is secured.
Docs anyone believe that the
American people will permanently
permit secrecy as to campaign con
tributions? Does anyone believe
that the American people will per
manently permit the will of the
voters to he thwarted, as it is now,
by the election Of Senators through
Legislatures? Does anyone believe
that the trusts will hc permitted to
permanently exploit the masses?
Does anyone believe that the con
sumner will permanently permit the
tariff To be- written by TIA" bcnctci-
aries of that tariff? Does anyone
believe that the public will pcrma-
u"ntly tolerate cstrangcmcnt be-
tween labor and capital? Does any
on" bcli"v" that the fifteen millions
Of dopusitors will forever permit
their savings to h" j"upardized as at
pr"S"ut2 Docs anyone hclicY" that
the extravaganza of the government
will go on forever unchcCkcd2 Docs
anyou" believe that our republic will
permanently consent to Il colonial
policy with its humiliations and f.
uancial burdens? There must Ice "A
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