The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-10
Augustus Thomas Declares
His State Followed Bryan's
Advice Years Ago.
AEGEAN STABLES CLEANED
AFTER CLEANING UP ITS OWN
GOVERNMENT, SAYS MISSOURI
WOULD SEE THE NATION RENO
WAITED IN LIKE MANNER"

Missouri. the state of Gov. Folk,
seconded the nomination of William
Jennings Bryan through Augustus
Thomas today. The speech was as
follows:
I'm a campaign that promises to agi-
tate forces deeper than those which
move the mere machinery OF politics
"a campaign that is to appeal more
to the moral sentiments of men than
to their plans of expediency-it is
proper that Missouri should speak for
William Jennings Bryan.
1T was Missouri that first put her
own house in order following his an
swer to the question: What is the
matter with the country? Missouri
that first agreed with this great COM
moner that the Industrial life of the
people is being lived upon a double
standard of morality-one standard of
morals for the individual, another and
less exacting standard of morals for
the corporation.
1T is regrettable fact that men
will commit offenses when acting for
a corporation that they would decline
to commit for Northumberland men
who would not share in the dishonest
gains of a partner will accept the
tainted dividends of directory; that
men who would not bribe a public of.
fetal for themselves will for a COM
pany corrupt legislature.
Public OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by
the press, conviction by the courts
have less terror when shared by all
the members of company than when
borne by an individual. This lower
standard of mortality, this duller SEN
sibility, makes the State-made corpor-
alton danger to the nation.
The corporation is able to buy, to
sell, to manufacture, to compete, to
sue at law, to recover, to convey, TO
hold, to gain and to accumulate. 1t
may have financial strength far ex.
| ceeding that of an individual; endur-
ance, when necessary, infinitely great
er than a mortal life; power colossal
in comparison to mans, and when ad.
visable, death and disappearance com.
plete as oblivion.
All power that the State can con.
| the attributes divine it has no facul-
| ties. 1t has no hope of life beyond
the grave no fear of retribution in an
other world; it has no soul, ii has nc
| conscience; 1t cannot pity, sorrow OF
repent.
When a financial or an industrial
monster so constituted becomes infiu
entail in the Government, the tone oil
| the nation is debased.
| The material triumph of this gener
ton is the success of corporate enter
prise. but political influence by cor
porate wealth is the disease of the
| country.
Our Republic, safe from rebellion
and sure of protection by it's citizens
| is having its institutions undermined
| by its own corporate creatures. Rec
IGNITION of this fact is not attack upon
wealth but is a first necessity in de
! Tense OF a government by the people.
For years this knowledge has beer
mutely. dumbly laboring in the public
heart. For years one man, more than
all others, had had the love of inartic
ulate millions because he has held
this moral question TO the light, has
spoken for the God-made man above
the man-made dollar. for the God
made man above the State-made cor
poration. for a government by the peo
/ pie and not a government by the in
! terests.
His unity of purpose has been un
shaken. He has struck at the none,
changers when they would monopoliz'
the currency, has called for publicit.
! when corporations would purchase
parties. has warred upon trusts vher
conspiracy would throttle competition
has condemned the tariff by which
privilege robs necessity: but his figh
has been always for equal rights ant
for single standard OF morality
Through his courageous words
through his superiority over pomp an
pretense. the country is coming q
know that defiance TO the law is n,
less anarchy when plotted over a d
ractorS' tahla than uhou shot,tnd mr.