The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-07-16

e ss-Il , T,bs Dannle are familiar ~.
: ~ III me- 80; o,5 have become -.
: through The hitter experience OF Rennf
iiean nanics. As President Mr. BIZ.
, would be brOad-minded, cautious cor
! sentative and just That ns Would SET
. | frowning face and Stubborn 'Ivnl again,
= dishonesty, lawlessness,, s ,lS a.. forms a.
I riShts Is certain. Bit aiHays he M
a., dsliharsteIy. iudiciously and iIs,i,
60 as 10 conserve the Just rights :
every man and every interest S,,-.
ttrnes Mr. BRYAN has made sugses,ic.,
| of nolicy that did no, command nv re
qualified approval ! nave more tb,,
| once discussed with hum queSunnS aHoy
which we were mol IN fui accord, J 6i,
not find him impatient pstuiant or doe
matte. ON the contrary, ne likes a M,
who thinks for himself and SPEAKS ~!
NUN mind. He does not believe hir,s Il
incapable of mistakes and he invites 13s
cussion with View 70 correct acti,,
and the evolvemert OF benefcent ras,,,..
As President he would gather a-o,,n5
him the wisest, most thoughtful and ax
perienced men of his party, ana IN,
| highest aim of his administration wont,
be not to tear down. out Ia build nm
and TO do the greatest posslbie good /,
| the greatest number. \ man 50 Spl,plll
| ly equipped as h. Is for public >p-r,r,.
and with his high aims and amIrl,rs
cannot be dangerous 20 his country, -,
| the great body Of HE c0untrym,p rti,,
administration would become dis,in.
guished for things sane and prac,,rai
without stunts spectacular or spaSmalir
Ii would be run SoleN IN The intrrrs,
OF the people. would he made glorious
with great achievements and stoud for.
ever memorable In American history
These fellow-cillgpS, are the leaders
this the way of their choosing and tbp
promise of their prrformln,'
From the discussion OF men ! utss now
to the discussion of conditions aad poli.
cies.
THE PANIC.
have adverted 20 the fact that in lSg;
and 1900 Mr. Bryan Was pictured hv his
enemies as the dark cv1ncel ot Industrial
ruin. Methods nf deception without n
parallel-scandaluLs Mendatu ana i'm
moral-were adopted 10 excite approhcn-
sion that Bryan'S NlCceSS would be tho
equivalent of disaster, Nor oulc So. but
q monstrous, Wholesale indictment was
noisily proclaimed ''at Democratic as
was the MNdr,tho signal for
national retrogrcssioN 10 Yea not re-
call the multitudnuuS Change ruug ON
the so-called Cleveland llu.e% With
what pathetic elogGeNoe Wera dol ful pic
lures painted of depressed Industries. of
idlcHeSs, %; desi.uimI ana SOM
houses! Soup-hoUsus particularly. were
worked over time In tlct. u,usp melan-
holy pictures were often painted ON a
iast soup-bowl; hut however painted, the
democratic party Ms Always swung in
he background as the grim, over. shadow-
ng angel OF destruction, Md do Won
,ot remember thC NId now W'ih which
hey burdened the complaining air be-
ause Cleveland issued houdS ia Il time OF
gly names, and Iud Wol rs. Never
we're attacks So .t-'lcnt and ,Nasperat-
ng. Nor, on the Other Aant was there
yer such .effusive AND ol'u',v hoasting.
he grandiloqucnt lNranc, With which
hey proclaimed thy surry prowess in
tatecraft and hish,r rurtY for sue
ess Yarv so o,,nn,r %et ''g.o29dmg in
dis,,rhSnc.l 'j T,., "''H issues
ons We've e,iis i,,', ,''si, ~ uel'res-
nder Remhlic9n Il. ia s,,ou'ea,
,ng MS RenuhIicony ,,,r, '" wy, -, ~
rely shine. wjtbnp, ,,,,. =. fi,,c,, o Moutu
t upon he slxv IT,, ., vt Icy ' ci h
lese proud boasts e,ru'.Ir,1 ''' ma how how,
ave these captiyatir, n,Vn,t.ns h ho,u 10Y f,y
ave occnnied an ,n. ,.,,, t"pup nftas'
nd controlled h"tb pm,s,S oT cov oa1soes
, large maioritine Sn, ,,o a ou,s , iesn
I'VE been s,Inrem. F,,,.,isi,,, 49,, my
,solute rs IN he IN yn,' rs ,pss',,;,, ~
successful choll,nGe wa wa p phst has
opened? What has ho,.,,,n az "t Nv , ,,s.s
NAL sunshine mi wi, or y, ,h t"e e PEI
buds? For nine inonts now we bovs
d the devil to nav a .,,,r,, 'H n NC rs,,e
p hroie with ~ pay ~ S,'ril'i long brew
2 country Nearly ~. io,,, =, o upUu
tic SUSPENDED ny1 MI M s ~ So, ~
en- toppIed IN n ~ ,n,.,,,s ,,' ~.
d ruin 10 thonsanas rln hs,,i1ss, a w.N
lere. unable to rnaIi,o nr tha;r soo,,r;
S and meet Iawf,,, damands ,'ya, thon,
re compelied with ,ha a,f 1poa 'n nnn
ance of pubIic offic,a is co ;os',o so ~J
hin plasters-hasaJ nm tbeir os,,,, credit
bridge the en,ar.,a ,' eIseii owh wreu..,
I ordinarv h,,sis VI even Curfeht
wing havoc. = ba nI s SeSN ss
40 sssss-->-snr,5' A0 49, Trusting
luck, or 60 witnUln | Tefer to this
to repr0ach the banks. for. although
8 action was vioiatfvc of the law
proved 1t at the time, and I approve
now: approved 1t on the theory that
would justify a trespaSs to check
migration. They did wisely to take the
lard. But the banks were not the only
ferers. The great%industrial establish
nts of the land have either reduced
ir pay-rolls and output. or shut off
lr furnaces and closed their doors.
hough enormous quantities of agricuj-
al, mining and manufactured products
e piled up throughout The countrv.
re was no money to handle them. nor
rkets to absorb them AS conse-
nee of this, freight traffic fell away
IL the transportation companies have
n on the verge of bankruptcy. and
ny, indeed, have been forced into re-.
AS late as March 10th. of
present year, the management of the
timore & Ohio Railroad Companv is.
d a statement to the effect that at
t date that company had 10. 200 idle
ght cars standing on yard and side
ks and In shops, out of a total of |
10 cars. Those idle Gals represented
investment of $40, 200, 600 |
nut the same time l was informed nv nv |
rominent official of the great Burline. |
system that that system then had |
e than 40, 900 idle cars. These are hut
IMPLIES of a condition universally nre- |
ing among the railroads. This manic |
m, which, with varying severity. has
pit the land. has affected in a relative
rec every industrial activity of the |
nation, disastrous and ptifuI. and
, depression still prevails in every
ion. Tens of thousands of wagemen
e lost employment and thousands have
/ driven to want. l could fill papes
/ authentic accounts of wage-iosses
resultant restitution. 1t has heen
ed on excellent authority that 500, 600
road employees alone have been laid
IN al branches OF the service. Only
lOrt ume ago Mr; Meiien, president of
view Havsn haiiroad company, pub
statea mat the panic had so seri-
anecteo business that ms company
been compelled to reduce the service |