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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-29
THE U
Choice Of President Will Involve
Far-Reaching Consequences.

Far-Reaching Consequences.
(From Gov. Hughes Youngstown
speech
mot only will the coming election
directly affect the executive branch
Of the government. but 1t Is most I'M
portant In its relation to the judicial
branch. Rarely has the choice of Presi-
dent involved more ar.reaching con
sequences. for it is not improbable that
the next President will appoint ut least
four judges of the United States STU
preme Court. Upon these appointments
will largely depend the quality of the
judicial work of this great court for
years to come. Congress may pass
laws. but the Supreme Court interprets
and CONSTITUTES them and determines
their validity. The Constitution, with
its guarantees of liberty and Its grants
OF Federal power, Is finally what the
Supreme Court determines ii to mean
Upon the learning. wisdom and char
acter of the judges Of the Supreme
Court rests not merely the just de-
termination of the important matters
OF private right which come before
that august tribunal, but To a very
large degree the course of our politi-
cal history and the development and
security Of our institutions. In view OF
the vacancies which In the natural
course OF events will most probably oc-
cur during the neXt few years we must
tan,AtlI,t. tIh.t kya .nn ,lan,,t -. aI.AAra
Il representative Of the people to whom
is conlidcd the nomination Of Federal
judges. ii power second to none pos
sessed by the President. the exercise
of which calls for the highest judg.
ment. II We should search the coun-
try for Il delegate of the people who
could be confidently intrusted with this
important duty IL is probable that no
one could command higher confidence
than the Republican candidate for
President. Himself Il judge, learned
in the wisdom of the law, he COM
mnnGpd the respect and esteem OF the
cutirc bar Of the country, without re-
gard 10 partisan division. BY litigants
and lawyers alike it was felt that when
he left his important place upon the
Circuit Court of Appeals to undertake
his difficult duties In the Philippines.
the Judicial branch Of the government
had sustained a most serious loss. And
he has long been regarded as one in
every way worthy to succeed the pres
cnt chief justice Of the United States.
With his fairness and acunen. with
his wide knowledge Of the bar from
which the judges must be recruited.
with his broadmindedncss and demo-
cratic sympathy and his keen interest
in all that pertains to the welfare of
the people, we may be assured that II
he Is selected to perform this duty the
interests of the country will be impair
tally and wisely safeguarded In Ito
u.=2harge."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-29
What New Bryanism Means.

"Reduced down TO its final analysis.
this new Organism is the most danger
Gus fallacy that he has yet advocated.
His main argument is that the state
and the national government exact Of
bankers security for public funds. and
therefore that the ordinary depositor
should be likewise secured. The plain
answer is, an individual depOsitor has
the same right as the government to
require security for his deposits. but
neither the government nor the deposit.
or has any right to require one bank
to guarantee a deposit in another
bank."-Oscar S. Straus, Secretary De-
partment Of Commerce and Labor.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-29
Denuncfation of Hughes,

About this time in a presidential con.
test partisan speakers III emptyings.
AS a melancholy instance Of this behold
Mr.. Bryan denouncing Gov. hughes as
the ba cier of trusts, No man in Amer
lean life is more clearly entitled to
credit as the defender of the rights of
the people than the governor Of the
Empire state. He is a rcfOrmer who
has achieved results without talking
everybody TO death. II may be added
that the voter who wants to get at the
real fact in the closing weeks Of such a
contest as is now in progress. when
each side is busy misrepresenting the
other, must dig them out for himself
and very often. too. the aforesaid voter
is too mad to do t!-Spring6eld Re
publican.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-29
REPUBLICAN
PLAN RATIONAL.
Noted Financial Expert Advises
Against Inconsidered Action.
All Glasses Interested in Establish
ing Sound Banking System.
Victor Morawetz. recognized as an

Victor Morawetz. recognized as an
expert upon financial and economic
questions, says the Bryan bank deposit
guarantee plan would encourage wild
cat" banking. These are excerpts from
n recent article written on the subject
by Mr.. Morawetz:
If Ii were true that the adoption OF
this plan would make all deposits In
national banks equally safe and there
by would inspire confidence in all ma
tional bank deposits. as Mr.. Bryan
claims. the plan would prove a direct
encouragement to wildcat" banking
and would prove disastrous I'm the long
run. 1t would enable spectators or
inexperienced persons To form n bank
with small capital and to obtain large
deposits on the strength of the guar
anty. by Offering higher rates of inter
est IL dTpuSiturs thln a cOnServatively
managed bank could afford To pay and
they could then use these deposits in pro
noting speculative or mnSound ventures.
They wolld only risk the loss of the
small capital which they contrib
uted ami their individual liability for
m equal amount If their ~spcculations
should succeed. they would reap large
profits, but il their Speculations should
fail and the money obtained from de
poSiturs he wasted, the sound banks
would have ia bear the loss.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-29
MISSIONARIES CAPABLE
AND EARNEST
Taft Speaks Well Of Mission Work
in Orient.

III SIlOht.
Reference to the recent iattering In
tcrview about Mr.. Taft by Bishop Ba sh-
ford of the VI. f. Church In China led
the candidate into a talk Of missions.
He referred to a book written by DR..
G. T.. Morrison. OF the London Times,
In which the missiona ries are criticised
as not being OF real use. and sighting
reference is made to Rice Christians
These, as Mr.. Taft explained. are the
natives who are said to pretend to be-
cone converts only to enjoy the bounty
Of the missions.
"My own observations I'm the Orient"
said Mr.. Taft, lead me to believe that
DR.. Morrison's criticisms are not JUS
tilted. The missions are the outposts
Of our western civilization in China and
the other Oriental countries, and | have
found the missionaries an earnest and
capable lot Of people. IT was because OF
my observations Of the good done by
them in the East that our government
established clubs on the Isthmus of
Panama. and put Y. VI, &. A. secretaries
in charge. We also employed seven
preachers, Protestant and Catholic, who
have built up churches. There are per-
haps 10000 white people and 10000
others brought from the West Indies in
the canal zone. IT was absolutely neces-
sary that something Of this kind be
done to prevent the pernicious effects
az uipn which UrnV,s Inv trinpfIu fhnra
if not checked."-New York World.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-29
InjunctiOns Restrain Capital.

81 am against those guerillas who
would destroy this most vital writ of
conscience. The court Of equity is the
keeper Of the peoples conscience ard
the writ of injunction is It's most valu-
able power. II prevents the digging
Of a ditch that will damage adjacent
property compels railroads to furnish
cars. 1t stays the hands OF lawless
corporations from committing acts,
which once done would work an injury
that could not be amended. Under the
plan Of the opposition you take the
bride of for lawless wealth and bid 1t
run wild. Scores more Of injunctions
have been issued against capital than
against labor. Name me n and l will
name you at least 100 against capital"
senator Albert J. Beverage.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-29
Cannot Risk Bryanism.

The American people cannot afford to
risk the government In the hands Of
a political scheiper and a professional
faker. one who is constantly hunting
for some stalking horse ON which to
ride into power. Naturally the con
servative, sensible voter turns In dis
gust from Mr.. Bryan to the cautious,
elf-poIsed. wise statesman. william H.
Taft. who Ia 4 pillar u national
strength.-Senatof william q. BrsNey
Of K~eatucsy.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-29
Republican, Plan Rational.

The Republican party proposes to
deal with this banking question in Il
rational. conservative ann Having
rVGnrh to the difference between savings
Deposits and those commercial deposit
liabilities which are merely bank cred
it's created ms Il means Of carrying on
the business of the country. the Hepub-
lean party proposes To establish Il SyS-
tenn of postal savings banks so that the
people everywhere throughout the
country can deposit their savings with
absolute safety. A proposal has also
been made. and, III doubt, will be con
sidpred by Congress, of authorizing the
national banks 10 establish savings de
plrtnaentS 10 he managed. under the su
l"ryision OF the Comptroller Of the cur
rcucy. according TO the most approved
methods Of managing savings banks.
The Republican party recognizes that
the United States should have the
Sotmd,st and safest system Of banking
and currency that can he devised. and
to that end II Republican Congress has
appointed a national commission. CON
sistine of Senators and Representatives
If both the political parties. That com
mission is now considering the subject
in all it's bearings. and after holding
public hearings will make its recon-
mendations to Congress at the earliest
opportunity.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-29

OF the tariff. On II fall suit Of clothing,
based on the same figures and COUUi-
lions. the cost would be- red lced To the
extern Of say - cents or thcivaboutS.
This means all-wool clothing. and does
not take into consideration any sholdy
or cotton, which everybody knows is
used extensively in low-priccd gar
meutS. As Il matter of fact all WOODEN
clothing. or clothing made out of II
mixture of wool. cotton and shOldy,
never has. and never viii. be sold TO
the consumer for one penny less under
free wool conditions. Every school boy
knows that the cost of his clothing N
der tloyelaHds free wool reign was not
one cent reduced by the removal Of the
tariff Any reduction in The cost of
wool used in the manufacture of an
ordinary suit of clothing would he SO
jHlinilcSinlal That any manufacturer.
iohhcr. Wholesaler or retailer would
laugh at the idea Of the public saving
anything by the removal Of the tariff
on wool. it is the vcrivSt nonsense to
consider this propO. itiun FOR one mo
.arnt. We have. for orr w satisfar-
non reduced the possible cost of ali
he Wop,cn clothing used in the United
states Tor Oh" year, providing the sell
az value Of the Soo,s were reduced to
the extent Of the reduction in the price
If wool, and il reaches such Il ridicu-
lousy low figure that it is not worth
mentioning. Everyone knows that our
manufacturers have to import abOlt
twice the am0unt Of wool we grow IN
this country. Under ordinary business
conditions the tariff on wool has kept
The price up &c Il fair measure Of profit
for the grower \ O gentlemen, we want
no Bryan and free wool.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-29
All Glasses Equally Interested.

All classes OF the people and all sec
lions of the country are equally inter
ested in establishing our system OF
banking and currency upon the sound
est possible basis. The welfare Of the
entire country depends upon "A sound
and practical system OF banking and
currency, and the only patriotic course
is to eliminate all party feeling and
politics from the consideration OF this
great subject. We know that the pres
cnt system Is not perfect and should be
improved, but we know also that we
have prospered under this system and
that there is no such pressing need for
a change as to warrant hasty or i'll
considered action. This plan Of guar
anteeing bank deposits undoubtedly will
be considered with the utmost care by
the National Monetary Commission. and
if the plan can stand careful analysis
and scrutiny ii will be adopted by Con
grcEs whether the government be con
trolled by Republicans or Democrats.
But It would be wrOng-incxcusably
wrong-to treat this great and difficult
question OF finance as a question OF
party politics. to be dealt with by popu-
lar vote in the heat Of q presidential
campaign. Surely the American people
will not make this far-reacbing change
in their banking system and try this
dangerous experiment, upon the recon-
mendation Of the Democratic party and
Of a leader who. twelve years ago.
and again eight years ago. urged the
adoption Of the worst financial fallacy
Of the age, and. II his %counsels had pre-
vailed. would have plunged the whole
country into disaster and shame.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-29
Taft, 1908, Hughes, 1912.

To the Editor of the New York
World: was not for Taft at first,
but now l am. Bryan's election means
continuance of the hard times that we
are now having. Taft's election means
the return Of prosperity. I shall vote
for Taft, Sherman and Slemp. hoping to
vote for Hughes In 1912.-T. S. Reddix,
Saitville, Va. Oct. 8.
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COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND
MEANS.
House OF Repre- rnta;ives,
WASHINGTON. ~. e.. Feb. q. 1897

49,
WASHINGTON. II. g. Feb. 6. 1894.
NJ. Y. \"Gn:ln. Oakland. NeD.
Dear SiY-luur favor at hand.
think you are right in saving that if
we prohibited the use of Sioidy, either
directly or Indirectly. it would increase
the price Of Wuol To some cTtCut by la.
crelSiu& the demand for it. but ii is
"at cNQrGient always to DO everything
which ii is possible to do. | do not
thiHk that thc taxing power ought %
~ used for any such purpose. ! am
not SO mIch interested in raising the
,,rice OF wool which will only benefit
those who raise sheep, as | am in low
"yiEg III" price of wooden goods. which
VIII benefit AL those who wea them.
Yours truly,
(Siynpd) w. j. BRYAN.
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letter, telling why he has quit Bryan

1T closing he says:
MANY other suggestions occur to me,
but these | have mentioned suffice to
determine me, not to abandon DemOc-
racy. but TO vote for a candidate for
the presidency whose election will go
far to insure the prosperity, peace and
happiness Of this great people.
"EDWARD j. MAXWELL.
"New York, Oct. IA. 1908"
Every Community Has Taft Converts
Efforts Of the Buffalo News to asceI-
tain the sentiment in the smaller towns
of western New York reveal the fact
that in every community are many for
mcr Bryan men who declare they Will
vote for Taft and the assurance Of
prosperity.
Brig. Gen. Horatio c.. Gibson. L. s.
A., retired, of Washington. says:
Il am Il Democrat. but | don't see
| bow the Democrats can support Nj.
Bryan. He does not SCCn to sto"'!
for any of the real principles of the
larty. and if | had a vote for The ~ -
idency, | certainly should not east il
for him"
p. l.. Jones of .lrdmorc, Okla. has
| written to the .Ardmorc StltesnIln. Slt-
ing that although Il Democrat. ne VIII
break "a custom that In. been 4 fam
lly pride since the civil War" and viii
vote for Taft. Bryan's connection with
Haskell was the last straw for Mr..
Jones.
Frank II. Jones Of Chicago. who was
First Assistant Postmaster General for
four years under Mr.. Cleveland. said
"Mr. Bryan favOrs the guaranteeing
of bank deposits and has committed
the Democratic party in its platform
and in his public speeches to this nm
| sound and dangerous doctrine. 1t must
be admitted that on economic ques-
tons affecting the farmer. the me
| chanic, business and country generally,
| either Mr.. Bryan is dangerously un-
| sound or he is willing to miSIeaa the
people and threaten their prosperity
By advocating measures he knows to be
unsound. merely because for the mo-
ment bis views seem popular.
Il do not want to see the prosperity
of this country threatened by unsound
| experimental policies such as Mr.. Bry-
| ans past career proves he is too prone
to indulge In.
Business confidence must be main
tanned. the factories kept busy and
labor employed and the farmer must
| not be disturbed in the prosperity he
is now enjoying.
THE calm, f~orceful. intelligent and
conservative attitude of Mr.. Taft in
all of the important questions affecting
| the public good assures us Of continued
progress.
ITO risk Mr.. Bryan is dangerous 20
our business prosperity"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-29
D|SGusTED DEMOCRATS
REPUDATE LEADER
Former Supporters of Bryan Assert
Their Manhood and Quit the
Continuous Ofice.Seeker.

Thousands of Bryanites Turn to Taft
as the Campaign Nears the End
Neither the cleveland Demo-
Gratis" Nor the Independent Voters
Take Their Places and Bryan's
Defeat Is Certain.
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The Fear OF Bryan.

The fear that the election Of Bryan
Will turn back the hands of the pros
perity clock. no one knows how many
years. is obvious all over the country
ard the feeling is shared by business
ihcI. and laboring men alike.
Samuel Essential Of Baltimore, Of
The trW OF StroUse & Brother, one Of
the largest clothing manufacturers in
the country. has expressed the belief
that III" prosperity Of the country and
the StradincsS of business depend on
he election OF Taft. Although a Dem
ocrlt of many Years standing, Mr.. Ro-
sruth2l says "" will vote for the Re
'viljcJn >udi iHtoS.
W N"'ala Il railroad man-one in
tho UkS-wAe listening 10 Bryan
ur.kr one Of his big campaign speeches.
lie ,t1Yyd until Brvpp b2"an to attack
Roosevelt and to ask what has RuoSe-
welt ever Gpuef" The railroad man
QUit the meeting procured a TAFT badge
AID pinned it on his coat in place Of n
Hryan hUjtou. which le threw away.
lie said he had intended to vote for
I:ryan. but that Taft would get his bal
Lot
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w. j. BRYAN.
Brynn's Sophjstry shown.


The American Sheep Breeder in a
recent issue exposes the falIacy Of the
BRYAN contention as follows:
Brpan's free wool sophistry is knock
ed ir Il cooked hat by facts and figures
rs far as the dear public" is con
cerned. Mr.. Bryan doesn't believe in
building up a great national industry
like the wool industry, at the expense
of the general public. Really, how
much does the dear public have to pay
to maintain the wool industry Of the
United States? Let us get down 10
facts and figures. There are something
like IA million men engaged in grow
ing wool, with about five hundred mill
ion dollars Of capital invested, with an
annual wool production Of say from
fifty TO sixty million dollars. This fig
ure Is based on an average Of IS cents
per pound for the wool grown. In ad-
ditiOn to that. say fifteen million NUT
tons are produced at a selling price Of
around siXty-five to seventy-iive million
dollars. A fair valuation OF the annual
production of wool and mutton would
be one hundred and twenty-five mill
ions. What the annual loss to this in
dustry would be under q free wool reg
ime is well known. Instead OF the
average of say IS cents per pound
(Which Is an extremely low figure for
wool under ordinary times) and the av-
erage Of about half that price for wool
Ton q free trade basis) would mean
a loss to the wool grower Of at least
twenty-five million dollars per year.
Wool growing in the West, under Cleve-
lands administrator. ruined thousands
Of fockmasters. Montana woods sold as
low as seven and eight cent per pound
under Cleveland. Two years ago these
woods brought anywhere from eighteen
to twenty-five cents per pound, and
eve higher figures for exceptional
clips.
Free Trade No BeneAt to Consumer.
Now let us find out the cost Of cloth
ing. and the so-called saving to the con
sumer. For a spring suit Of all-wool
clothes, three and one-half yards of
cloth are required. One yard of cloth
weighs ten ounces. This would require
a tribe over two pounds Of wool. A
fall suit requires three and one-half
yards at fourteen ounces to the yard,
or forty-nine ounces. The cost Of cloth
ing represents S. per cen in labor and
Is per cent in material. The ordinary
suit Of clothing has GO per cent Of wool
and the balance is shoddy and cotton.
Suppose the tariff on wool were re-
moved, that wool that had been aver.
aging IS cents per pound fell 80 per
cent: the saving on a spring suit of
clothing would be a trifle under twenty
cents, providing the manufacturer and
the retailer cut down the price Of the
garment to the extent of the reduced
value Of the wool caused ~ q rem, val
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-29
BRYAN AND FREE WOOL
Not Anxious to Raise Price of Wool
for Benefit Of Sheep Raisers.
But Would Lower Prices of Wooden
Goods for Benefit of Wearers.

In 1891, while a member of the
House OF Representatives. Mr.. Bryan
wrote the following letter to IA constit-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-29

The thousands who formerly voted
for Bryan, but who refuse to endorse
that Candidates latest plea to be elect
ed President. include thinking men of
al occupations and conditions in life.
They are now convinced that Bryan is
too unstable ana Impractical to be ell
trusted in power. They like to hear
Lim talk, hut they trembIe at the
thought OF him in the White House.
= the campaign has neared the fin
ish The OBJECTIONS from the Democratic
party in favor of Taft and sherman
lave gained in volume and it has been
cas-? TO see the steady drift away from
Bryan. With his old followers leaving
him, the cleveland Democrats" still
refusing to heed his advice, and the
absolute failure to add new recruits to
his cause. the chances of the Nebras-
han Tor success have decreased steadily
as Nov. > approached.
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Bryan is an apostle Of fallacies. His
great service to the country consists
In being acknowledgements Hughes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-29
Carlisle Not for Bryan.

Some of the Bryanitcs have been pre-
dieting that John q. Carlisle would
take Il stand for the "PeerleSS, hut
So far ticir prophecies have failed and
it is said 10y men who are close TO that
a~dlmantinr defender of sound govern
mort policies that he will not urge the
election Of i;ryan.
Joseph Il. Gil. Lieutenant Governor
during the administration of John T.
Altgeld rs Governor Of Illinois, and a
lifelong Democrat. has announced that
he will vote for William III. Tart. Mr..
Gill. now a resident of California. reg
iStercd at the Palmer House, Chicago.
on his return from a visit to his Ola
home at MurphYShOro. where he still
owns a daily Democratic newspaper.
In the lobby he met Len Small of Kan
kakee. field general of the Yates forces
during the primary fight. Il have been
a Democrat all my life said Gill. but
am going to vote for Taft. Why
Wei. the reason is short and simple.
Taft represents the rue Roosevelt prin-
ciples and BRYAN represents almost
anything for Bryan