The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-08-25
STRUCK A HIGH NOTE.
BRYANS APPEAL FOR THE COMMON PEOPLE tn
RETAKE POLITICAL POWER

BTyanS speech OF acceptance
strikes high which pitch the discussions ~ the com
ing campaign, says The Public
Its fundamental idea common people should reta to
themselves political power which and is the theory Of or
government they should possess but which wonderful material
evolution and development of complex society has fallen into
hands of great combinations of wealth. which nscrupuou
use they able for their further ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
and necessarily consequent poyemen depression of the
masses the people To show that this condition Of things exists
this country and that it cries for immediate correction Mr.
Bryan able point the vehement Rooe
ve admissions of NrTaft With argunlenaive
that be gansad he quotes Mr. Taft saving that
be remedied have crept during the last years
during all which time the Republican party has the
executive legislative and judicial departments of government
and asks why Republicans should be power as Mr.
Taft demands they should be- order
Republican party reform them why has already done
And Mr. Bryan touches the very g of foeful argument
for Democratic by pointing that while doubtless the
great majority of the Republican would like the evils
complained of removed they have from the nature of things but
little influence the party leaders the administration OF the
government because for generation Republican party drawn
its campaign benefcares of special legislation Priv
es have granted return 1T attack wrong doing
in high places without dgracng many of its prominent members
This be reasonable and sufficient ground for demanding
change and Legislators though there were
questions of policy formally issue between the parties
But there are We commented weeks on Mr. Iats
tnid and compromising attitude towards tariff revision Mr. Br
the thing The reduction promised ne
truly hedged ABOUT Win qudHl|lS PlaoOo ~
worthless even Republican Congress be trusted to fulfill it
AS to the publicity campaign contributions, Mr. Bryan has
difference wide the poles exists between
pledge require publicity before election and one to
afterwards The attempt at a real REFORM lne ote On
unwilling makeshift to avert party revolt
The election OF Senators by people and the change OF the
rules so as to representative government are oe
things Bryan shows that the Democratic party ana ~
stand And he pledges himself II eecd 70 oo
the Congress- the Lower of which will be elected with h
peoples mandate This is of the highest importance lldu "
Cleveland in 1902 pledged himself and tuhed the
should have had the unpleasant record OF the a ~
greet
NJ p, d,rat;on that he considers that platform IS
binding as TO what il onits as well what contains and tna
nominated and elected not at liberty TO use tl ~
vested in him urge personal vews-coupeu a. - ,; all
men that the platform adopted Denver specifically OUTLINES
the remedial legislation which can be hoped oT WITHIN W
yroob IN all reason to quiet the constantly renewed es "
those cautious old time Democrats, who INSIST on seem -
of Mr. BRYAN an abandonment of the gold stai"a ~ :t
OF the free slvers agitation. Mr. BryanS ,4 d
and veracity is too we'll established for ms pedse " ~ h
they believe not now, they would not although oiS ~
dead -,
As whole the speech is temperate conser'a''s @ i1
No clearer statement of Mr. Brans beiet N ' 90
yiduaisr as distinguished from any dangerous - L;1 e
ciasm could be desired than concluding sentence - t
promises f pletced to consecate whatever ability ne a "
ing this 4 government in which the eope riie-a
will do justice to all and offer to every one W - @ the en-
stimulus to great and persistent effort BY asSuI"s N
io = 8; r f tre proceeds Of his toll no matter IN
What na of tb rneyard he abors or what occupation pr0ie
sion, calling he devotes himself
Tn. s...u narectv right in calling attention to the ops
de6nca s ea M ~ sta Treasurer Hastings and no parry '
deserves public support should such pio p he States
he eomnates the people should defeat h & Du, % since
mans efforts are of no avail because the pep - ! would
learned that if it were the Statesman t an Ak TO
keep as mum as an oyster about Hastings and una' '
grind ~, InO ther
ate for Hastings job and the people have aso an one Of
most any kind of man preferable as pubic o''N
the St,+eo