Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-28
CONNIE AGAIN SWINGS HIS ScYTHE
Again Mows Down Intrepid cil-Shovers
with Merciless Precision.
YELM, Feb. Is. 'OS.

Ed. STANDARD:
The ninconIoop who wrote the edi
torial in the Recorder of February 13
entitled. "Bryan's Dead Issues" must
be ignorant of facts. a wilful tool of
the d. o. p. or an unmitigated liar. II
the former. l am sorry for him, il the
latter. my sympathy subsidies. Mr.
Bryan did say in his New York speech
That free silver was not an issue In
this campaign" but he did not say "it
should be relegated to the scrap heap"
He is quite correct when Sc says there
are good many people. not a thou
sand miles from Olympia. who not only
pretent to think but do think that the
conditions Of sc are repeating them
selves. and that developments have
proved the correctness of Bryans early
position. and that he will be nominated
and elected hands down" When he
says Bryan himself has avowedly
abandoned practically every position
he took in his first campaign, he lies
In his teeth and he knows it, and don't
dare to sign his name to his statement.
Every man who has kept tab on
Bryan's utterances in every part of the
United States is ready to corroborate
the fact that Bryan stands for the same
principles he stood for in 90.
| want the gentleman to point to
one single instance to prove that am
not correct. ask him to put up or
shut up" Bare assertions without
proof amount to nothing. AS to the
Democratic standard-bearer indorsing
Roosevelt" 1t simply shows the moral
stamania Of the man. 1t shows plainly
that he is not SO biased as to deny
credit to a man who is justly entitled
to 1t. Roosevelt is a Democrat at
heart, and why shouldn't Bryan en-.
dorse him when he enunciates Demo.
cratic doctrine. When his special mes
sage was read In the House lately, the
Democrats cheered 1t to the echo, and
one Of the most radical Democrats.
Jen Davis. was the first to move the
printing Of 10000 copies for campaign
purposes. He says further, "As the
situation stands. on Bryan's own en-
dorsement. any Democrat could con-
sistently and conscientiously vote for
Roosevelt candidate" etc. While no
Republican could vote for Bryan on
the grounds Of preference for his prin.
ciples and policies and still make any
pretentions OF being Republican at
heart. Amazing! II, as he insists,
bryan's ideas and Roosevelt's are
identical, why not vote for Bryan as
well as Roosevelt? But they are not
Identical, only on certain lines. Bryan
endorses the President in his endeavor
10 execute the laws, and he Is right.
but he does not endorse the cardinal
principles OF the d. o. p. II he did,
would be the last to endorse him, as |
am among the first to defend him from
the sianderous tongues of political In.
triguers. I suggest that this self.
appointed critic Of the d. o. p. persua-
sion get the Commoner and read 1t
carefully before he attempts to criti.
else the greatest statesman of the age,
and refer him especially to his speech
under the auspices of the Civic Forum.
Carnegie Hall. New York, entitled,
Ihou Shall Not Steal" And would
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respectfully refer the gentleman to an
other necessary commandment, THOU
SHALL NOT LIE" &c Goo