The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
Kern, In His Acceptance Speech,
Arraigns q. O. P. AS Trusts Tool
"God FORBID We Should Compel the Wage
Farmers to o4ddresS Their Petitions to
Trust eNagnates. Says Bryan. in Keynote
Grafton

Their from the concurrent testimony
of all ages that party long continued
In power becomes honeycombed with
corruption, and IL more recent author
ity be demanded, you can point 10 the
speech OF Taft in Virginia, a few
weeks ago, when, forgetting the ma
-tfonai application or MS remarks, no
pleaded with the independent Demo
Gratis or that state 10 vote for
change, because party too long ia
control becomes rotten and corrupt.
You Will be able TO show that the
boosted prosperity upon which the
Republican party carried the country
four years ago has rested upon the
unwarrantable assumption that the
I,rsspersts. fair and equal L StTiiha
ton OF a nations wealth.
You will be able to show that Re.
publican policies have disseminated
the microbe Of commercialism until 1t
new threatens the religious, the fra.
ternal and the altruistic instincts that
have raised men above the level Of
the brute.
Tro' Mirror Maze.
You will be able to show that Taft
Is attempting to reach the White
House through a. mirror maze, which
Is likely To leave him on Nov. 3. just
where he started on the 18th of June.
Afler reading Tafts letter of accept
ance. you will be able to show that
his candidacy is like one OF those new
tangled signs that We see SO often
upon the streets--when you are APP
preaching, IL reads one thing and
,t,,.. IL
thing else. And also in this connec.
ton you will be able to show that IN
places where Roosevelt is supposed
TO have great popularity. it is sung
into the ears of his admirers that IL
Taft is elected the spirit OF the de.
parted Roosevelt will be found crouch
ing behind the throne, and directing
new onslaughts against the corpora
tions: and that In sections where
-Roosexelt-he incurred the grave -ceft--
sure by reason OF his strenuous pol
icies, they are whispering In the ears
of Standard Oil, the steel trust, the
transportation companies and others
OF their ilk, that after the fourth 81
March the shade of Roosevelt will be
found wandering through the jtngles
OF Africa In pursuit OF bigger game,
leaving Taft to deal eemplaeentls with
the offending corporations. Even
, those who believed that before Taft
was nominated for the presidency he
was thoroughly dipped In ROoseveitian
waters. now have a lurking suspicion
that somebody held him, like Achilles.
by the tendon OF the heel. so that he
might not prove wholly invulne rable
to corporate assaults, in the event OF
his election. To those who regard
Roosevelt as a second Cromwell, who
Is handing down his iron rule % Taft,
as his natural successor, it viii be
sufficient 10 suggest that when offver
passed the commonwealth TO Richard
it was but the forerunner Of the res
toration OF the Stuarts. and the down
fall OF the commons. OF your oppon-
ent, Sherman. you will be able 10
show. without violating the ethics or
politics,-that- his career congress
has only been distinguished by his alb
solute subserviency TO the olisarchy
in control of the house OF repr esenta-
tives: and that when Cannon consent
ed to the passage OF Sherman at the
Chicago convention, he was simply
putting his O. X. on another measure
satisfactory TO the committee on rules
and the interests they represent.
1t Is just cause-this fight OF ours.
for a return to the first principles or
selfgovernment. and under the lead
ership OF yourself and your illustrious
colleague. whom have just described.
the names of Bryan and Kern VIII
spell success for the party that de-
clares for popular rule
Then came Mr.. Kern's brief speech
OF acceptance Which WAS given care.
full attention.