The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-23
DEMOCRAT Tells
why He fAVoRs
1AFT's ELECTION
Was First Asst tent Postmast.
er General Udd ISLAND
Administrative 81
BRYAN An UNsOUND AND
DANGEROUS ECONOMIC THINKER

Taits Election viii Insure Prospect.
ty to tho Farmer, Mechanic and
Business man and to the Country
Generally.
Chicago, Ill, Oct. 2s.-Frank II.
Jones, secretary of the American
Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago.
who served under President Cleveland
for four years az first assistant post
master general, and who has been
identified with the Democratic party
for thirty years, has declared himself
as a warm supporter of Mr.. Taft.
In signed interview given to the Re-
publican national committee Mr..
Jones gives his reasons for renounc-
ing Mr.. Brayn and the Democratic
party. The interview follows:
"I shall vote for Mr.. Taft because
bsjieve his election will insure pros
perity to the farmer, the mechanic.
the business man and the country
generally.
"He Is wise, safe, conservative
and courageous thinker on economic
questions affecting the people and the
public welfare.
"Fls has had large and responsible
experience in public affairs and has
discharged his many important public
duties we'll. faithfully and patriotical-
ly with repeated proofo Of his great
administrative ability.
HE Is strong, forceful, straight
forward man, direct and frank in
speech and act and without subter-t
fuge or evasion. Heis a man of the
people, full of sympathy for his fell
lowmen, hating oppression and unfair
dealings and devoted to the best
development Of this country on just
and fair lines that shall insure every
one his just and fair proportion Of this
country's- prosperity.
"The country needs Mr.. Taft to.
carry. ON the Roosevelt policisss on.
calm thoughtful. conservative but
positive lines Influenced only. by what
he believes to be for the best and per-
manent good OF the people ana .,th9
maintenance Of this government Upon
righteous, upright and dignined
plane.
Bryan Dangerous
~, have great respect for Mr. Bry-
ans personal character and pAtrios
tism and as a public speaker hAklB,
few, If any, equals, but regard him
as an unsound and dangerous thinker
on economic questions. Unsound be-
cause his public utterances for the
last twelve years or more prove 1t.
Dangerous because he has the cour-
age Of his convictions, and has won
derful spell-binding oratorical power
in advocating and advancing his views.
But no position he has taken on econ
omic questions for the last twelve
years (unless 1t be the tariff and on
this he has wobbled some) has stood
the test of time, thought and investi-
cation and one by one they have been
repudiated by the people Of this coun-
try as unsound and dangerous to, their
Dest interests.
The Democratic party was sound
money party, but under the domina-
ton of Mr.. Bryan 1t was forced into
the unsound position OF advocating
. the free and unlimited coinage Of sill
YER at 16 to !, the adoption of which
as policy Of this country meant the
collapse of business, the cheapening.
OF the purchasing power of wages and
O blow to this country 1t would have
taken years to recover from end II
we are to Judge by recent letters of
Mr.. Bryan this cheap money virus is
still In his system.
Bank Paterualism
"Mr. Bryan favored and SO far as l
know still In his heart favors govern
ment ownership of railroads, q rank
paternal doctrine totally antagonistic
70 the teachings and beliefs Of the
old Democracy. unsound and danger.
ouS on economic and administrative
lines III q government such az ours
and totally inconsistent with our form
OF government.
Mr.. Bryan favors the guaranteeing
1t bank deposits and has committed
toe Democratic party In it's platform
aud IN his public speeches to this un-
sound and dangerous dpdtnne. It
must be- admitted that on economic
questions affecting the farmer, the
Icechau:c, business and the country
generally, either NJ. Bryan is danger
ously uns0und or he is willing to mis-
lead the people and threaten their
prosperity by advocating measures ha
knows to be unsound, merely because
for the momant his views seem pop,
uiAr. @ Y,
Il do not want to see the prosperity
Of this country threatened by unsound
experimental policies such as Nj.
Yryan's career proves he IL too prone
TO indulge IN. s4s..
business confidence must be main.
tained. the factories kept busy and Ia
l Dor employed and the farmer must
not 20 disturbed In the prosperity he
"a now enjoying. u,
s''.2y'he calm, forceful. intelligent and,
a..ease.vative attitude Of Mr.. Taft lii;
:si'3; :si3 ot the important questions aftects.
q \. \: t.,s public GOOD assures % OF
s,nntlri,ed progress. 8 S 7s
10 ..si M. Bryan Il dangerous
q our business prosperity.
I'll .s rank 8. Jones I 4.