The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-10-09
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by their plausibility and very little
with view OF their operation. BY
their fruits We shall know them
What is the history Of Mr.. Bryan. It
is from beginning to end a record OF
failures on public questions. We find
him first in congress in the second
administration of Mr.. Cleveland, a.
member Of the ways and means COM
mittee, and most active in formulat-l
ing the provisions of the Gorham-
Wilson tariff bill. After five months
debate, it passed both houses and
came to Mr.. Cleveland in such
shape that he denounced it as piece
of perfidy. IT leyelled the industries
Of this. country to the ground. 1t
threw out Of employment millions OF
wage earners. 1t destroyed all bust
ness profit. FARM products, for lack
of market, fell to point never SO
low in forty years. Coxey's army
marched from the west to Washing
ton to protest against a government
under which such things were pos
sible.
And then after having assisted In
this suicidal policy, after the coun-
try was nearly dead, after the farm
ers and the wage earners were stag
gering under debt and mortgage, pen
ury and almost starvation, Mr.. Bryan
defeats the efforts Of the only great
Democrat they have had in the party
| for many years, Grover Cleveland,
and hurls at him the Billingsgate and
denunciation for what reason? Be-
cause he opposes Mr.. Bryan's pet
hobby, that Of the free coinage OF
silver without the consent OF any
other nation, Mr.. Bryan announced
that the gold standard had slain its
tens of thousands where protection
4 had slain it's thousands, and he aban-
Edoned the issue of protection and
free trade, of tariff for revenue, which
now SO attracts him, and he went into
the business Of trying to persuade the
people of this country to resort tC
the dishonest method of paying theil
debts by issuing a debased money
which would be equivalent to the
payment of what the nation and peo'
pie owe at the rate of SO cents or
the dollar. Reputation always has
an attraction for those who are lab
oring under debt.
4 "In that campaign Mr.. Bryan pro
phesied that the continuation of thu
gold standard meant uncertainty IL
4 employment of labor and hardship II
the wage Garner; that it would sent
down the price Of farm products
1 wheat below so cents; corn below ~
cents, and oats to five cents. He dc
not have to live two years to SCI
every prophesy that he made in tina
campaign refuted by the fact.
Then there came on the campaign
of 1900. In that campaign he still
adhered to his free silver fallacy ant
still went about the country trying t
explain why it was that the continue
ton of the gold standard had not re
suited in the disasters which he hat
prophesied. But lest the issue o
free silver had become little shop
worn, he brought out as paramount
issue that of anti-imperialism. III
ANNOUNCED that If he were not elect
, ed in the next election patriotism
; would have ceased to be in this coun
try, the celebration of the Fourth o
July would become a memory ant
that liberty would die His agitation
of this question continued the wa
in the Philippines against the au
thority of the United States for near
ly two years longer, and many Q poo
fellow who lost his life IN the servic
of his country in those far distan
islands, owes it directly to the IN
spiration which the opposition OF tn
Democracy under Mr.. Bryan made t
the policy of Mr.. Mckinley In tn
Philippines. He was beaten on thes
, issues and we continue to celeprat
the Fourth Of July with fervor.
"At the end Of the next four year
Mr.. Parker was nominated. MI
: Bryan still insisted on inserting
: the platform a clause In favor OF IRE
silver, but it was left out. He the
Joined with Mr.. Parker in making tn
paramount issue the tyranny OF TIT
odore Roosevelt executive usurpauo
= and militarism. He denounced M
: Roosevelt as completely subject
! corporate interests and held up
], the country the dangers OF war
which It would be subject under
: Roosevelt administration. Althoue
q the same policy was being pursued
h the Philippines as before, imperia
ia caaond IN he then par