The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-12
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST u. 1908.


Mr. Rrvans speech at Lincoln today to the notification committee of the
national Democratic convention is omy preliminary to a more formal reply
which is to be a letter IF acceptance an will g o more into detal Mr. ryan
thus divides u p his utterances, and presumably hsm more formal repy VIII De
Itse longer, as it will enter into detail. II his speech today Mr. Bryan ZEN
eraBzes He is IN hearty accord with the party platform in letter spirit
Presidential candidates usually help to prepare their party platforms m tn
Denver platform was largely inspired at Lincoln, Nebraska" Mr. Brya says
also that a platform Is binding as to what 1T omts a well as to mi "
contains The candidate will supply the omissions Mr. Brya al once taxes
M the statement " Mr.. Taft in his othcaton speech, tina the epuohca
party epresents "the policies essential to the reform of known abuses IN
.,arms that the Repubucan pary Is responsible for all tn abuses hat now
exist n that it is impoent to accomplish the necessary reforms lie de-
clares further hat the Republican national platform Openly nd VIGOROUSLY
disappoints the hopes of reformers" TO such ar extent nat Mr. Tart ws com
peuedt to add several important particulars" THE keynote of the Democratic
campaign, the "overshadowing ISSUE" is shall the pe0pe rue' mere
. broad suggestion If masses nd classes" in what Mr. Bryan says under
this head. 1t was declared when President Roosevelt ws firing his broadsdes
at Congress shat he was making Democrahc campaign ammunition, MI. Bryan
has evident treasured II p his uterances He quotes from a message to Con-
eress in which predatory wealth. Is scored, and remarks against hon was
tn Indictment directed? Not against The Democratic party" In the last ter
years a IL the executive machinery of the government vas In the hands of the
Republican party, as vel as the legislative Mr.. Bryan asks if Mr.. Taft cal
promise to be more strenuous thai Roosevelt or cal ask fol a larger ma
torty in the Senate. Mr. Bryan scouts Republican promises of tariff reform.
He will doubtless on this subject, In hism more formal acceptance letter give
hs views in detail The Republican Senate Is arraBned for its neglect Of ant-
trust and antrarroad legislation. and Mr. Bryan declares hat so los as
the Republican party remains In power 1t is "poweress to regenerate ITSELF
publicity of campaign contributions furnishes a text for criticism of Mr. Taft
But this question is hardly worth the seriousness both candidates give t0 P"
There are a thousand n M way of contributing largely to campaign funds
wthout revealing tn donor. Mr. Bryan and Mr.. Taft know they are thting at
a windmill Everybody knows the a pledge to accept no single n'r'ouuo
of more than $4,000 is caprap What so simple as to divide u slooo1m int
len or twenty or fifty portions and give each a separate credit? Popular
election OF United states Senators which Is now indirectly he system in most
OF te States, is. demanded by Mr. Bryan. The Chicago convention declined to
embody nat principle in Its platform Mr. Fart mas SAID ue aueS'0" wa
hardly a party one. but he "a inclined to favor the principle. Popular control
Of the Senate is M r Bryan says. he gateway to other national reforms"
If elected he will convene Congress in extraordinary session nd ask TOT "s
and the reforms. Voters of all parties will heartily concu in Mr. Bryan's
Remuneration of the despouc powers exercised by the Speaker Of the House
Of Representatives. a power extraordinary IN a republic n which has ds-
troyed the denberatve legislative character of the house. Speaker Can
Tor made that power odious to ne whole nation. Mr. Bryan doesn not respect
the feerngs of he party leaders In his declaration that he is indebted for his
nominal on to "the n n he oil III party" he look to the "un-
purchased and umprchasabe sunrases of tn people for his election Mr.
Rrysn's more detailed letter Of acceptance will be awaited with interest