Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-30

Taft Scores Against Bryan.
(Ls0isson Joxrnal.]
Judge Taft, addressing the national
league Of republican clubs last week in
Cincinnati, snalyized the political record
Of William J. Bryan in Q scathing manner.
In his speech Judge Taft reviewed what
the republican party had accomplished,
and put in contrast with republican
achievement, democractic opposition and
promises. Judge Taft cites Bryan a. Q
champion Of the plausible but OF the inn
practicable. From the beginning Of his
public life Bryan has Q record of failures.
Under Cleveland, as q member Of the Ways
and Means committee, Bryan led in for
mulating the Wilson German tariff.
President Cleveland, whose last political
statement was for Taft, declared against
the Wilson-Gorman bill and refused to
sign it, but allowed it to become law
without his signature. The Wilson-Go
man law threw millions of workers out of
Farm products fell to ruin
GUS prices. Coxey's army Of hunger
marched from Warrington to protest
against democratic government.
Bryan was active in denouncing Grover
Cleveland because Cleveland opposed Mr..
Bryan's fifty-cent dollar. Bryan insisted
that free silver coinage is necessary for
the safety Of the country, and that it is
Of greater Importance than protection of
free trade. In .: word, Bryan favored re-
pudiation, which always attracts many
who are in debt. Bryan insisted that the
maintenance Of the gold standard would
soon bring farm products down, have
labor in Suspended animation, and 90 on.
ALI came out just the opposite.
In 1900 Bryan still adhered to free silver,
but s'lest free silver might become little
shop-worn," Bryan put in another para
mount issue-that of anti-imperialism.
He announced that il he were not elected,
patriotism would quit and liberty would
die. His attacks on McKinley's Philip
pine policy cost this country big money
and many lives. Bryan lost, but we con-
tinue to celebrate Fourth OF July with
fervor.
When Judge Parker was nominated,
Bryan insisted on inserting the depreci-
ated dollar in the st. Louis platform, but
it was omitted. But with Judge Parker,
Bryan attacked Theodore Roosevelt.
Bryan insisted that Roosevelt was tied to
the corporations" Bryan, in 1901, ceased
to regard the Philippines as the foremost
issue and took up something else. Twice
before he had done the same with other
issues.
Facts have thoroughly refuted every
contention Of Bryan's. There is no such
peacemaker in the world as Roosevelt.
Roosevelt led in terminating the far
eastern war and in making peace in Gem
trail America and Cuba. There has been
no such serious work for control of
monopolies as under Roosevelt.
Bryan confesses that the visit of our
navy to he Pacific coast is popular. He is
in favor of an adequate navy to protect
the Pacific coast', yet he attacks the re-
publican party for making appropriations
for the increase of our navy.
On returning from his foreign tour
Bryan came out for government owner
ship of railroads.
None of Bryan's previous declarations
are in the platform on which Bryan now
stands.
And Bryan now brings forward new
proposal equally bad as his eclipsed pol
icies. He wants taxpayer guaranty OF
bank deposits; that is, she seeks to take
one mans money to pay another mans
debit"