The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-09-02
KERN'S GREAT SPEECH

For 8 terse, logical, convincing pre-
sentaticn of the present political sit
uation. anG the issues involved there
in, tee aaar~s- Of MI. Kern, upon the
s>o.acio-, cr - ~ GOT cation Of
his nomination for the office Of vice
president on August rs, at his nome
in IndianaD IS v II Ttand as one u
the most forcerul utter1ncN IS Sf the
ca,nDalan. No longer do the people
.-,,, us remarka-
HE speech, has made him known l'oln
nccast TO coas+ y rn1f'' r Us 81" 80
hammer blows against the pol.cie5 VI
~. Republican party, Us well as ny
bie conservative rNl- oNinS, 'htell'-
gent Interpretation OF tn Del'oci@''o
~,,.form His tribute to Mr. Bryan
x,,, ho,h graceful! and eloquent. lie
said IN part
Gle became your cand date o-cau'e
his nomination was DEMANDED oy
rhe RANK AND FILE Of the party
Compare, honestly, the wide range
in the difference Of the manner Ill
which the two candidates came before
their respective parties, for the suff-
rage of the voters.
BRYAN. on the demand OF the rank
and file of his party, who have every
confidence in him, and in his stand
ing by the principles he represents,
Taft, forced by few heelers and
handlers onto a party, VINO, Ii th2y
will admit the fact, and many or them
do, openly, have no more use for MIN
Than Gus Decelle's colt has for five
legs.
Said Mr.. Kern-ard how much IN
little is carried in the next paragraph
He entered upon this campaign I'M
pledged to any special int rests, I'M
dor no obligation to any unlawful or
other combination of capital, look ms
TO no corporation for campaign con-
utions-ABSOLUTELY FREE to
serve the people by corrying out the
pledges of his party's plaIurm.'
Can you say as much for your canGi
date, Mr.. Rpublican? Don't ali speak
at once.
There has been, ard is, tariff on
wood pulp, used In the manufacture
Of paper. an unjust and iniqu tous tax
upon the people who read the papers,
and especially on the parents who
have to buy school bo~kc for their
children. Under the capt on, shall
the People Rule?" speaking of wood
pulp tariff, and the eiforts made to
reduce 1t, Mr.. Kern said:
1.-The press of the country, without
regard to party, united in demanding
relief The people of the republic I'M
anjmously seconded the demand. Thu
president of the United States threw
the influence CT his great Office III
favor Of the demand CT the pr IS. but
within the republican party had lab
iished in the lower house Of congr 8:
parliamentary condition. in the inter
est of monopoly, under whicn the SOLE
power to determine whether m as
ure should be allowed 10 become {
law or not was lodged in the sp AXE
Of that body and his; comm tee CT
rules, and by the fiat OF that one MAJ
the will of the press, the people an
the president was set at nau chit
The above staten ent of X IN is
matter of history and an indlsputabl
fact.
Continuing Oh the subj ct Of iro
and steel Mr.. Kern said:
On February 4, 1882, Congressma
Babcock Of Wisconsin, then chairma
Of the republican c3n9ressiC nal com
mittee, in speaking Ct bill he ha
introduced to reduce the tar # on iro
and steeh laid: I am going to pus
the bill to revise the tariff at ever
possible opportunity. |! II goes be O.
thu house it will pass by to l. BIZ
under the rules of the house tn
friends Ct this bill were unable I
get it before that body
The above two cases are OF man
similar ones, and a complete illustra
ticn of the one man rule. It is prot
able that many people do MT u1d Il
stand how it is possible for one ma
to offset the will of hundreds, but
Is very simple when you come to un
ferstand it.
The speaker appoints all comm ttee
In the house, and the prs dent c
thu senate all committees In his body
These committees are always appoint
ed with an eye to future business.
pill in either branch may. BE- fayore
most unanimously, but before it com
to the final passage it must go ,h,'
.some committees hands II the b!