The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-10-02
The Or Knoweth His Master.

Bryan's reply to the last letter Of
President Roosevelt is the strongest
Of His E1cellency's
position in the present campaign,
that could be made. 1t is also a
complete refutation Of charges at
to connect the Democratic
party, or its leader, with trust atfil-
iations. 1t is more. even, than this
1t is a mastery accusation i'm
pugning motives to the Republican
party and its boss" that are evi-
dent-evident because held in Sc
crecy-and subterfuge resOrted to,
that their dangerous tendency may
be concealed from the people. The
accusation is couched in the Ian
guage of defiance, daring the Re
publican party to make public its
campaign contributions before the
election, 20 that the people may
know whether the funds come from
corporations and trusts or from the
rank and file. To this challenge
Mr.. Roosevelt replies that the peo-
pie are not intelligent enough to
comprehend from whence these
funds should come, nor how they
should be applied, therefore it were
best TO publish the list after the
election. Thus, this self-appointed
guardian of the people dreams to
accept stupendous campaign dona-
tons from the trusts, and, with the
power of this money, turn the doubt
ful States into the Republican col
umn. These trusts. Of course, will
get legislation favorable to their in
terests, and can afford to contribute
literally to continue the present
party in power.
But Mr.. Bryan has called the
hand of the soulless combination,
and if the people cannot discover
the source Of the inexhaustible cam
paign funds, with which the Repub-
lican party has and expects to con
tinue itself in power, they, at least,
can demand a better explanation
than that now offered.
Abiding to the charge connecting
him with the trusts because a GER
tain trust attorney happens to be
supporting him. Mr.. Bryan gave
the President the following brilliant
and patriotic utterance:
While the trust attorney to whom
| you refer is not an official of a trust,
| will warn him, and through him
his clients, that if elected will not
only vigorously enforce against all
offenders the laws which we hope to
have enacted, in compliance with
| the Democratic policies, but that |
will also vigorously enforce existing
laws against any and all whom they
affect, and will not enforce them
spasmodicallyl and internationally
but persistently and consistently
They will not be suspended even for
the protection of Cabinet officers. -
Comparison of this open and hon
est declaration with the evasive ut
terances and "artful dodger" tao
tics of Mr.. Roosevelt will demonstr-
ate that an impartial administration
may be expected at the hands oil
the one, while government favora-
BILE to the trusts will result from the
election of dummy" Taft, who will
be controlled by Roosevelt.
Mr.. Bryan charges that trust mag
mates are supporting the Republican
party, which its leaders know, but
are afraid to make public the names
of contributors to the campaign fund
lest it would drive many Republic.
ans to revolt. Tersely expressing
the predicament of his anniversaries
in the presidential contest, MI
Bryan quotes the following Bible
language: The OK knoweth his
ownerand the ass his masters crib. -