Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-01

way. helped to lead him out into
the light on several questions.
Mr.. Taft. he said. had been an
apt pupil, but had been behind his
class on several OF these questions.
What idea OF his own has he put
into practice with success?" asked
Mr.. Bryan. He was a Judge on the
bench. Was the injunction idea his
or did he get IL from somebody
else? He pu- it into practice. but
he put 1t into practice in such a
way that he has alienated the wage
earners of the country. He has put
colonialism into practice. Was that
his Idea? No, he got II from Eu-
rope, and he initiated in the Phil
ippfnes what Great Britain did in
this country before the War OF In
dependence. What idea of his own
has he practically applied tn gov
ernment7
Now let me show wha+ ideas he
has borrowed. He has abandoned
the idea OF a permanent colonial
system and advocates the ultimate
independence of the Filipinosi
Where did he get thai idea? II is
not original with him. He did nof
get from the Republicans, for they
have never put It in their platforms
He got II from the Democratic plat
form, and have had as much to do
with the presentation OF the idea
as anyone else.
NAMES OTHER PLAGARISMS.
He says he is in favor of an in
come tax. Where did he get that
idea? 1t is not his own. 1t was IN
the Democratic platform OF 1896,
it is in our platform this year. IT is
not in his platform. / have spoken
on the subject earlier than he has
and oftener than he has AMI more
earne silly than he has.
He says that he IS personally in
clined to favor the election OF SEN
ators by the direct vote OF the peo-
with him. 1t Is not with his party.
1t was the Democratic party which
first secured an Endorsement Of that
idea by the house OF representatives
at Washington. 1t is in three Dem
acratic platforms, and / helped to
put It there. 1t was in my first
congressional platform eighteen
years ago, and l wrote the platform
myself.
Publicity in campaig contribu
tions is another idea that he had
borrowed, and II he has not bor-
rowed IT from me he has borrowed
it from the Democratic party and
not from his Republican associates,
for his own party repudiated the
idea by vote OF 9 TO /. His asso-
cfates are not willing to have any
publicity at all. He comes half way
toward our platforms, but he does
not come far enough. for we want
publicity before elections and he
wants It after the election, but what
is his reason Tor posTponing publ
cation until AFTER election? Is It
the reason that President Roosevelt
gives, that publication before the
election would lead To unjust sus-
picion? I challenge him to indorse
Mr.. Roosevelt's proposition than
ME voters have SO little sense mat
they must not be allowed to know
who are contributing 20 campaign
funds for fear they viii draw
wrong conclusions.
HIS PRETBNTIONS UNMARRIED
He now pretends to be in favor
OF prosecuting the trusts Where
does he get that idea? He cannot
gee It from the Republican platform
but he can get II from the Demo
cratic platforms and from Demo
cratic speeches.
He Is In favor OF tariff revision,
and he says the revision probably
will be downward. n he is in favor
OF reducing the tariff. where did he
gel the idea? Not from the Repub-
Leans for they have raised the tar
in and opposed rsduct on. The Re.
publican platform this year does not
uSs- the word reduction. IN he is
in favor Of reduction, bse has Dor
rowed another Democratic idea.
Il Will give him credit for being
entirely Republican onI the labor
question, for he has rot only re