The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-08

At kensington Meeting. FORMER
North Carolina Senator Says Ne
braskan's Trust Remedy is an Abb
surdity--Trying to Run Away From
Record - The Endorsement OF
Roosevelt Administration and the
Continuation of His Policies the
Great Issue-Capers and Warner
Among the Speakers.
Special to The Washington Post.
Kensington, Md, Oct. 3.-At a
large Republican rally held here to-
night under the auspices of the TAFT
and Sherman Club, former Senator
Marion Butler, of North Carolina,
was the principal speaker. Commls-
sioner John G. Capers and Assistant
District Attorney Proctor made brief
addresses. Mr.. Butler was introduced
by B. H. Warner, Jr., as the father
of the free rural delivery system of
the United States and as the man
who made the best speech that was
made in Maryland against the pro-
posed disfranchising constitutional
amendment. In part, Mr.. Butler
said:
"Mr. Bryan is asking the voters of
the United States to elect him Presi-
dent on the ground that he indorses
the policies of the Roosevelt admin
istration, and that he promises to
do more to carry forward to a sue
> cessful conclusion these policies than
Judge Taft will. Indeed, Mr.. Bryan
claims that the Roosevelt policies
were borrowed from him. In reply
I call attention to the fact that Mr.
Z Bryan has never advocated as the
u greatest and most prominent reforms
p a single one of the leading policies
/ advocated by President Roosevelt
u What was Mr.. Bryan's paramount is
sue in 1896? What was his para
mount issue in 1900? - Surely, Mr.
Roosevelt has not borrowed either
one of those issues from Mr.. Bryan
. and, indeed, to-day Mr.. Bryan is him
:. self repudiating them. The record o
;, Mr.. Bryan and his party prove tina
they are never successful in doing
things. They are only happy whel
- opposing things and when making
promises. So, if Mr.. Bryan's conten
y ton were true, that he has been tn
originator, teacher, and orator OF al
of the good policies of the admins
= tration, then we submit that 1t
~ best for the voters to keep him i
the capacity of the great Mort
- American talker, and leave the man
=, agement of the Government to thos
:. who have proved that they have tn
capacity to do things, as we'll as
say things, wisely and successfully.
T. Bryan's Record.
"Mr. Bryan's record has not bee
n such as to justify the voters in tai
by ing his promises to-day at face valu
ng When Mr.. Bryan was in Congress
an advocated free trade. Does the stan
OF for that to-day, or has he change
RS front on that issue? If imperialis
as was a big and dangerous issue
so 1900, why is it not a bigger and mo
dangerous issue now? And yet, M
"A Bryan to-day does not claim II
A perialism as even one of the min
ne blanks of his platform. Surely, N
H. Bryan can not claim that he Is t
= author of the effort of this admin
an, tration to curb and regulate t
, y, trusts. for in 1900 some of his PAL
Nv associates urged him TO make tn
,iil his paramount issue instead of Il
I'M perialism, but Mr.. Bryan declined
,ut the ground that it was not RI
me enough to be a popular issue.
aul Bryan's position has been such
nm changing and yacillating one that
NO, he had been elected President
ce 1885 and again in 1900, and CARR
eryl out his promises, his present attitu
,ith is a confession that he would hs
hiz been wrong then, and would now
,el- promising to undo the mistakes Il
dge he would have then made.
the "Mr. Bryan's record shows that
not has not thought out and mastered
TRY a statesman the great problems
government-the evils and the rt
aft, edies. He has played the role of
two opportunist, presenting crude ana
,ads digested panaceas. Mr.. Taft. on
;ach other hand, has record OF great
way done, which demonstrate his wiso
ther and his craftsmanship to mar
hey degree. No man has ever been NJ
dem mated for President Of the Uni
ter States who was better qualified
end natural endowments, better trai
in the school of craftsmanship,
can who has more clearly proven
rity, gressive and constructive powers
' us the highest order by handling
hree great problems that have been
Taft, upon his shoulders by this admi
med tration-dealing with each and
still cry one of them as 1t came a
the with consummate skill wisdom
I be success. In short, Mr.. Taft is
'reby ming for President on his rec
Ihich while Mr. Bryan is trying to
e ov away from his record.
so .Shan the People RuIe?'
80 "Mr. Bryan's paramount issu
1auo this campaign is Shall the pe
On. ruler Did the people rule
:, :, Mr.. Cleveland was President
when Mr.. Bryan was membt
the Housee The record OF tha
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