The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-07
oEcLAREs THE TIME ie RIPE FOR
ANOTHER APPEAL 70 con-
SCIENCE.
TALKS 4 Il ( ! At BANQUET
Addresses Jaeksonlan Club Of Omaha
- Anniversary Of Battle Of New
Orleans Asserts Great Question 10
Whether Government shal, Be A.
miniatered Tor People. 4

guests were present at the annua
gathering OF the Jacksonian club O
Nebraska at Its celebration tonight O
the anniversary Of the battle Of New
Orleans. William j. Bryan was the
gsest Of honor and other democratic
leaders Of more or less prominence II
national and state politics had places
at the speakers table. Y
..The Moral Element in Pending Is
:saes, !, was the subject, Of Mr.. Bryan's
address, which in part was as fol
lows: e MI. NV
NO question Is ever settled until
the moral element in the Question Is
discussed and decided. Nothing but
2 moral issue that is. an issue ID
volving justice. stirs the heart. The
time Is ripe for another appeal to
conscience, and indications point to q
greater study Of public questions
from an ethical standpoint. The cor
responding influences which have
lowed from mercenary politics have
at last attracted attention and there
Is a searching OF men and Of meas
ures such as has not been known in
recent times. WIZ g3@@. "a W.
K 5I Presidents Popularity.
THE presidents popularity is
largely. II not entirely. due to the be-
nef among the masses that he wants
to do what is right and that he is
trying to secure justice to those who
have been undustly dealt with. He
has made many mistakes, and great
ones. but these mistakes have TO q
large extent been overlooked by those
who believe that his heart Is right
and that he means well. This ID only
an indication Of the public attitude.
Another Indication IL 70 be found In
the influence ofa the voters. y Yssaasa'ssss4
Z s'Not since the war have party
dines hung so loosely, and this Is the
natural result when the VOTERS be-
come earnest In their desire that
wrong shall be overthrown and right
N; 81 IA ,s.5 lss@e' 4,
I, People differ as to the relative po-
Rition Of the different Views, some
placing the trusts t1rst, some regard
dng the tariff question as paramount.
and others believing the railroad
question most important. But the
fact Is that they all point to the same
issue, and that those who take the
people's side Of these questions are
1ikely to take the peoples side on
others. i8 IS. \ n, "A @
e. 5t Tho Real Issues. s8
"The Issue presented In. these
questions Is whether the government
shall be administered In the interest
pf a few favoritee or IN the interest
OF the whole people; whether the peo-
pie shall be taxed that few may be
enriched. The trusts tax the entire
population for the benefit Of com
small number Of stockhold-
ers; the protected manufacturers tax
the entire public through import du-
ties, and the railroads levy tribute
upon the whole country through ex-
tortionate rates. We have had sell
nshness in law or self1shness defying
the law until the average man has
become the victim Of injustice prac-
tlced on every hand.
+ % a.ssl lI~T l , c u q -
sentiment Is manifesting itself and
unless the signs Of the times are mis-
leading there is going to bea return
to the Jeffersonian and Jacksonian
doctrine Of sequal rights to all and
special privileges to none.'" 95|