Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-06
BRYAN GIVES
BASISFOR HOPE
WITH SPLENDID COURAGE HE
FACES THE POLITICAL FU-
TURE, STRONG IN THE FAITH
OF HIS STAR OF DESTINY.

OMAHA, March 6.-Ihe demo-
cratic state convention was care
fully planned ovation to William
Jennings Bryan, and it went accord
ne to program, demonstrating to
the country that his home state
would support his principles in the
national convention. Bryan's
speech was the climax of the con-
yention, and the way was paved
with thunderous applause. Two
points in the speech are considered
significant. One of these was the ac-
knowledgement of his debt to the
Dopulist party and the other his re-
Ply to criticisms reported to have
been uttered by Secretary Taft.
Mr.. Bryan entitled his speech "a
Word of Encouragement" and de-
voted his remarks to the producing
Of evidence to show the growth of
democratic policies and principles
and the basis for democratic hope.
He spoke in part as follows:
Our trouble used to be to persuade
the republicans to accept democratic
policies; our work now is to expose
their appropriation of democratic
ideas and point out wherein they
come short in their effort to appro-
pirate democratic doctrines. Take,
for instance the trust question We
had difficulty convincing the repub-
lcans that there were trusts. Now,
they admit trusts exist. We had
difficulty convincing them that the
criminal laws should be enforced
against trusts; now they admit it
should be enforced, but fail to en-
force it. In so far as they have act
ed against the trusts at all. they
have acted along the lines laid
down by the democrats, but the
trust magnates are still at large, the
trusts are flourishing, and even the
supporters of Mr.. Taft have no
specific remedy to offer for relief
and trusts arise while republicans
are boasting of their crusade against
them.
On the tariff question the repub-
lican leaders now admit that the
tariff reform is now necessary. but
careful reading of their promises
show that they use language identi-
cal with that employed in the for
nler platforms which have been
the basis for the present extortion-
ate rates. What reason have we to
telieye that their promises are
Worth anything more now than they
nave been in the past twenty years.
The republicans now admit that
that railroad legislation has been
needed, and yet for ten years the re-
publican party allowed itself to be
oyerawed by the railroad lobby at
Washington, and having. with the
aid of the democrats, secured a lit
lie relief, the republican leaders
now realize upon what should be
done and outline program for fu-
ture legislation.
tnaer republican rule the rela-
tons between capital and labor have
become more and more strained and
yet the republican leaders resist
each attempt to bring employers and
employees into more harmonious re-
iations. Instead Of applying Ameri-
can ideas to the Philippine question
'he republican leaders initiate the
emnires Of the old world and entered
upon colonial policy which has in
vowed us in enormous expenditures.
brought the United States weakness
instead of strength and humiliation
Instead of glory.
The present fnanciaI stringency is
another illustration Of republican
lncompetency In the full possession
y power 1t has allowed the country
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