The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-07
MORAL ELEMENTS
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN TALKS
 ON PENDING ISSUES.
The Nebrasknn Was Guest of Hsnor at the Annual Gathering of the Famous Jacks0nian
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Omaha. Neb.. Jan. 6.--Four hundres guests were present at the annual gathering of the Jacksonian Club oI Nebraska, at it's celebration tonight cd the occasion when ..Oid Hickory" ana his host routed the British from New Orleans.
 William J. Bryan was the guest oi honor and other Democratic leaders oi more or less prominence in national and state politics had places at ths speakers table.
 The moral elements in pending is. sues" twas the subject of Mir Bryan,s address. He spoke in part as follows:
 No question is ever settled until the moral elemert in the question is dis cussed~ and decided; nothing but | moral issue--that is. an issue involyina justice, stirs the heart. Andrew Jack : son addressed himself to the moral na- ture and aroused moral enthusiasm, that outlived his period. The time is ripe for another appeal to conscience and indications point to a greater study of public questions from an eth- ical standpoint. The corrupting infiu- ence which have flowed from merce- nary politics have at last excited at- tentiou and there is a searching of men and of measures such as has not been known in recent times.
 The Presidents popularity is large ly if not entirely due to the belief among the masses that he wants to do what is right and he Is trying to se- cure justice to those who have been uujustly dealt with. He has made many mistakes and great ones, but these mistakes have to large extent been overlooked by those who believe that his heart is right and that he means well. This is only an indication of public attitude. Another indication Is t. be found in the influence of the voters. Not since the war have party lines hung so loosely and this is the natural result when the voters become earnest in their desire that wrong shall be overthrcwn and right vindicated.
 People differ as to the relative inn portance of" the different issues, some placing trusts first some regarding the tariff question as paramount and others believing the railroad question more important. But the fact is they all point to the same issue and that those who take the peoples side on one of these questions is likely to take the peoples side on each of the other two. The issue presented in each and all of these questions is whether the govern mnt shall be administered in the inter- ests of few favorites or in the Inter- est of the whole people-whether all the people shall be taxed that few may be enriched"
 For years the ReBublican leaders supported their policies by adroit ap- peals to the interests of the different classes. and with a press subservient to predatory wealth they have deceiv- cd and deluded many voters. They are not prepared to defend their po- sition on any public question before the bar of the public conscience. In a multitude of ways the moral senti- ment is manifesting itself. and unless the signs of the times are misleading, there is going to be a return to the Jeffersonian and Jaeksonian doctrine Equal rights to all. special privileges to none.'"
 A feature of almost every speech of the evening was praise of President Roosevelt. who. it was claimed, had been carrying out many of the princi- ples of the Democratic platform in 1906 in spite of opposition of his own party