The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-15

yer. Yesterday he received formal
notification, at Lincoln, Neb., OF the
action Of that convention. In his
speech accepting the nomination,
which We publish In full on another
page. Mr.. Bryan said:
Our platform declares that the
oVershadowing. issue which manifests
itself on all the questions now under
discussion Is, Shall the people rule?'
Shall the people control their own
government and use that government
for the protection Of their rights and
the promoting of their welfare; or
shall the representatives of predatory
wealth prey upon defenseless pub
lie. while the offenders secure Inn
munity from subservient officials
whom they raise to power by I'M
scrupulous methodist"
The master hand in the construc-
tion OF the Democratic platform was
Mr.. Bryan's. He was consulted
about every item. 1t Is understood
that he formulated the most import
ant declarations. 1t is probable that
In quoting from the platform Mr..
Bryan is literally quoting himself.
II. as the Democratic nominee asserts
the paramount issue in this cam
paign Is the rule of the people" the
use OF their government "for the pro-
lection OF their rights and the pro-
motion Of their welfare" the propo-
sition submitted to the voter is not
only very practical one, but very
simple one. 1t is the Judgment Of
The Sun that the material welfare of
the people OF the United States-in-
dustrial and fnancial-would be pro-
noted to greater degree by the
election of Mr.. Taft than by the cleo
ton of Mr.. Bryan; that their rights
would be safeguarded as carefully by
Mr.. Taft as by Mr.. Bryan. And the
grounds upon which we base these
conclusions are as follows:
The people OF this country are just
beginning to recover from a period
OF industrial, financial and COM
mercial depression, due, primarily
and measurably, to the methods,
rather than the object in view, OF the
Roosevelt administration in dealing
with trust and corporation problems.
The Sun has never failed to recog-
nize the existence of corporate
abuses, to condemn lawlessness on
the part of combinations OF capital
and industry. 1t has supported
earnestly and theoretically all proper
measures for the correction of these
abuses and for the protection OF the
peoples rights and interests. At
the same time 1t has not hesitated to
condemn Mr.. Roosevelt's methods, his
application of correctives, which.
while falling to curb the lawlessness
of predatory wealth" and to i'm
pose adequate punishment, tended to
disturb business conditions generally.
The big Stick" has been tried for
four years, and it has in part result
ed in disaster to labor and to capital.
Mr.. Bryan has his big Club" and
We frankly say that the Big Club in
Mr.. Bryan's hands would argue no
better for the public veal than the
big Stick" has done.
The SuKis convinced that the "arm
of the law" personified by a Presi-
dent of balanced judgment, with
thorough knowledge OF the lava
man of steady purpose. Just and reso-
lute-would prove better defender
OF the rights OF the people, would do
more to promote their material well
fare, than the Big Stick has done in
the hands of Mr.. Roosevelt or than
the Big Club could do In the hands
of Mr.. Bryan. 1t is our deliberate
Judgment that for the next four years
the material interests OF the people
of this country would be safer with
Mr.. Taft at the head of the national
Government than with Mr.. Bryan.
We further believe that while law
breakers would be brought to ac-
count by Mr.. Taft with as little fear
or favor as Mr.. Bryan could display,
the methods employed by Mr.. Taft
would not curtail the workingman's
opportunities for employment by dis
turbing the business OF law-abiding
men and corporations, as has been
witnessed, in the last few years. Mr..
Taft's experience in important adj
posts, his judicial tenn
permanent, his patience and thorough
ness in investigation. justify the be-
lief that as President he would exc
cute the law faithfully and we'll, but
not spectacularly. And while this
type of man ought to be in the White
House all the time, he seems to be
especially needed now, when the
country Is emerging from an indus
trial and financial depression which
brought distress and suffering into
many homes.
The greater part of the wealth OF
this nation is not predatory" 1t is
invested IN lawful enterprises. and
upon the success OF these enter
prises depends the prosperity OF the
nation. The Sun believes that pred
atory wealth" so far as that phrase
means capital engaged in combina-
tions that Cypress the public, should
he curtailed by proper regulations
and punished whenever 1t is lawless.
The thoughtful voter should vote his
honest convictions. with intelligent
regard for his own welfare in the
economic as well as the political
sense. Fine phrases do not multiply
The avenues of employment. Epi-
grams butter no bread and start no
factories. Repartee and ready de-
bate do not raise the scale Of wages.
The products of the farm are not
marketed nv n1O0unnCc ar Fipa dir