The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-10

tinued its alliance with Mammon,
If the charges made by the presi
dent are true-and they are true-we
are indeed face to face with a situa-
tion as grave as any In our history
How shall It he met? The good sense
patriotism and united action of the
people alone can remedy present evils
TO wage q successful fight we must
have a leader. The Republican party,
dominated by the seekers of special
privileges, cannot furnish him. Re
publicans who really desire reform are
powerless; the efforts of the president
have been futile
The Democratic party must furnish
the leader which present conditions
demand, and he must he a man known
to be free from the influences that
control the Republican party He
must be a man of superior intellect
sound judgment, positive convictions
and moral courage-Cne who will
meet the forces of plutocracy with the
naked sword of truth--one who knows
no surrender He must have GENTS
| for statecraft he must be a man OF
wide experience in public affairs; he
must have ability to formulate poll
cies and courage TO defend them
But above all, he must have faith
in the people. He must not only be
| lieve in the right OF the people to
| hnt in tlpfr Ia 4
so. And he must be a man whom the
Ipeople know and trust
The Democratic party has many S
tinguished men who might be chosen
as our standard bearer; but it has one
man who above all others possesses
I the necessary qualifications and isl
eminently fitted for this leadership
He is d man whose nomination Will
leave no doubt as to where our party
stands on every public question His
genius for state-craft is shown by the
constructive work he has done in pro
posing reforms, and by the ability
with which he has fortified his posi-.
ton But We may 90 further,
few months since, he visited the
principal nations Of the world. He
came in contact with the leading
minds of Christendom and the world
abroad recognized his greatness an4
paid him that tribute justly due to
men Of high attachments.
In the most distinguished peace
convention that has assembled in re
cent years he proposed a plan which
| if adopted would prove more effective
than any arbitration treaty that has
yet been made and by his influence
he secured its approval by the repre-
sentatives of the twenty-six leading
nations there assembled
| Is he thoroughly informed regarding
the issues cf this campaign? Read his
speeches and his writings, which for
nearly twenty years have been part
of the political literature CT the ma
ticn. Is he sincere, brave and deter
mined? Even his political opponents
now admit that he is. p.
| have had a close personal and
roii'i"al caua'ntance with tAis MAJ,
whoso came Nebraska pres nts. since
ha entered rclitical life. | can festi
fy from observation as to his po]ticq
conduct before he was known to fame
He was honest, brave and unyie'diag
then; he is honest brave and unyie.i-
ing now
Honesty is inherent in him He
"ss q" honest lawyer before he en-.
'grd pc !tics. He was honest in hi,
r1|'.g. m.'1o1e h'r 80 h'e state.
o"a..lr @s- ...e9..3 rr .ne .a
'a. nd ae has been honest through
cut his political career.
His convictions have been his %
'itical creed. He has impressed thesa
convictions upon others, not by die
tation, but by arguments addressed
to the judgment and the conscience.
Believing in the ultimate tyiumuA
of the right, he has never examined
questions from the standpoint of cx
pedienCy lie has never inquired
whether political principle was pop
ular; it has been sufficient for him tn
believe that it was right.
(Ccncluied On second PageD