The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-25

he meant Mr.. Bryan possessed the
power TO arouse the conscience Of
the country, or II he meant that by
his upright life. his appeals for right
living and patriotic actions. he has
earned the confidence, the personal
affections Of millions OF his country
men-then the distinguished gentle
man Is right with respect to the zone
man power" of William jennings
Bryan.
Every delegate to the Democratic
ma .onal convention carried his SOW
G. lgnty under his own hat" aud as
an American freeman. owning no al
legiance save to country and flag,
voted for Bryan because he believed
the election of such man were de-
manded By the best interests OF the
people.
THE press OF the country without
regard to party. seconded by he
people. unanimously demanded re-
lief from the tariff duty on wood
pulp used IN the manufacture OF pa
per. This tariff operated for the
ben EFT OF the paper trust alone. al
lowing that combine to levy millions
of tbute each year upon the news
paper readers. The dominant forces
within the Republican party in the
interests. of monopoly by the fiat of
the speaker OF that body aud his com
mittee on rules. set az naught the
will of the people Behold the specta-
c.e. Eighty millions Of people de
handing legislation to right an ad-
United wrong On the other side a
few men engaged in public plunder
aided by the dominating power with
II me Republican party. uufaithful
public servants aiding the plunderers
OF the people. This ought to Illus
trate the~necessity OF Mr. Bryan's de-
mand shall the people, rule?'
Congress stranglcd.
"Congressm imam Babcock. OF Wiscon
SIN. seeking relief for the benefit OF
1.-THE farmers. laborers and all Other
classes By the reduction OF the tariff
on iron and steel. has been unable "a
get the measure before the house
because under the modernlzed sys.
TEN OF government devised by the
Republican party the speaker has 9
strange hold upon the public.
Speaker Cannon. in open opposi'
ton to remedial measures requested
10y the American Federation OF La,
Dor for the allevlaton OF the workers
from oppressive conditions. detiet
the will Of three-fourths of the mem
bers of the house and refused to per
NIT the proposed bill 30 pass his com
mittee on rules. The only reliel
from this intolerable situation. pro
, posed by the speaker himself. Is Q,
remove, him from his position, n
other words TO disgrace and destroy
one OF the highest Offices In the gov
, eminent. to cast him hguratlyel!
from a political Tarpoian rock 10 n
erected for that purpose with his COZ
sent There Is another remedy Thu
American voters can regain thei
right to self government by assert
I ing their manhood on election da,
and with their ballots rebuke tn
party that has brought about thes
conditions.
"Time for bids, multiplication o
Instances Illustrating the real Re
publican one man power OF The hOus
and the limited few men power q
monopoly which dominates The sen
ate The dominant leadership OF tn
Republicans which elects the speak
or Of the house and names the com
mittees in the senate. is In full con
j troll Of the machinery provided TO
the protection Of intrenehed monOp
oily II dictated the platform adopt
ed by the natloDal convention OF tina