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The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16
NOT YET PURIFIED.

Iadmit that 1 have protested agains
the shameful course Chairman Steph
ems has pursued from the beginning o.
this primary campaign, and if thai
protest has created any party discord
it is not my fault. Had Chairman
Stephens played the part Of an honor
able chairman, then there had been no
occasion for party discord. l am still
protesting against the betrayal Of q
party trust by our congressional COM
mite chairman, but in this protest
where have l been wrong? When
Chairman Guffey sold the democratic
party in Pennsylvania to Standard Oil
his conduct was denounced by Mr..
Bryan. Was Mr.. Bryan wrong in
denouncing Guasy? If 50, then l am
wrong in denouncing Chairman Steph-
ems. Mr.. Bryan believes the democ-
racy of Pennsylvania will be purified
by the downfall of Guaey methods. l
believe the democracy Of the Third
district will be purified by the down.
fall of Stephens methods Edgar
Howard, August rs, 1908.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

A Columbus man, whose business
brings him in contact with the farmers
Of Platte county, reports that three
fourths of our German citizens living
in the country are opposed to Bryan
and Organism and will vote for TAFT.
The farmers of Nebraska are not doing
much talking, but lots Of thinking,
and the more they think the stronger
they grow in their determination to
vote for the Republican candidate.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

From the date of George Washing
tons Inauguration as president up to
the present time the American people
have never been Inundated by the
spectacle Of a candidate for the great
Office of president, either begging or
accepting contributions for the flrth.
eranoe of his campaign. To what
depth has Bryan brought us.-Silver
Creek Sand.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

The MethOdists of the Danville.
Qll.) congressional district, assisted by
President Gomphers of the Federation
of Labor, are fighting the reelection
of Uncle Joe Cannon. This is not the
first instance where the Methodists
have attempted to defeat the election
Of congressional candidate in an
Illinois district. In 1876 Abraham
Lincoln was nominated for congress
by the Wings. The Democratic can.
didate was Peter Cartwright, an elo-
quent Methodist preacher, and a man
who believed in the slavery of the
negro. The fight against Lincoln was
one of the most bitter ever waged
against q candidate in Illinois. Lin
coin was called an Infidel and Black
Abolitionist by Cartwright and his
Methodist followers. Lincoln was
overwhelmingly elected, being the
only Wing candidate on the Illinois
delegation who made good at the polls
that year. The chances are that Can
non, too, will receive the endorsement
Of his constituents At the polls. When
any particular church enters politics
and attempts to dictate the election of
a candidate on religious grounds it
usually creates sympathy for the can
didate assailed, and sympathy means
votes.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

With the Republican, Democratic,
Independent, Prohibition and Socialist
candidates for President touring the
country in palace cars, the rails Of
transportation hot with rolling trains
and the average price Of farm products
the highest the country has ever seen
in time of peace, times, my country.
men, are not Is bad as Mr.. Bryan is
attempting to make the voters believe.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

That old, old story, that has been
used against every Republican candi-
date for President since 1872, has
arrived. 1t was little late, owing to
its great age and infirmities in reach.
ing here this time, but it has put in its
appearance ut last. Here it is: Taft
says . dollar day is enough for any
laboring man." Of course Candidate
TAFT never made any such statement.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

Why is it that Democratic politi.
clan is always talking about "buytng
things cheaper" If free trade makes
things cheaper, it necessarily follows
that wages will be cheaper, corn
cheaper, wheat cheaper and meat
cheaper. If you are in favor of cheaper
farm products, vote for the cheap can.
didate of the cheap party that is
always whining for a reduction in
everything except the salary received
for holding Office.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

In 1896, John Barrett, now editor
Of the Verdigre Citizen, spent $50
out of his own pocket to assist in
carrying Knox county for Bryan.
Wonder how much John is going to
put into the political pot this year to
boost the Great Repudiator Of Para.
mount Issues.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

Geo. w. Berge received the Popu-
list nomination for Governor and
Banker Shallenberger is the choice of
the Democrats. Now what will Berge
dO-remain in the field, or withdraw
at the dictation of Bryan?
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

Mr.. Bryan's statement at Peoria,
ILL.,, last Thursday that he is worth
Sl5O,OOO, does not correspond with the
assessors books of Lancaster county,
which indicates that he is worth only
$4,000. Possibly Mr.. Bryan neg
lected to list with the assessor S63, 900
of the property he actually owns.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

TRYING TO FIND" MR.. BRYAN.
The real Democrat is in a quandry
these days. He would like to believe
that his party has not drifted from its
moorings, but he cannot. He would
like to believe that Mr.. Bryan is lead
ing the party along traditional lines,
but he cannot. And even if he be-
lieves in making departures when
departures are necessary to meet
changed conditions, he is puzzled to
know just what these departures
should be. If he looks to Mr.. Bryan
for enlightenment he has difficulty in
determining just what Mr.. Bryan's
Democracy is. In other words, speak
ing politically, it is q mighty hard
thing to "locate Mr.. Bryan"
In 1896 Mr.. Bryan put free silver
above every other consideration, going
SO far as to declare that unless that
issue was accepted and applied the
country would 60 to ruin-that there
never would be another celebration of
the Fourth of July.
In 1900 Mr.. Bryan adhered to his
silver policy, but made imperialism
the paramount issue, attempting to
frighten the country with a phantom
of monarchial aggression. Accom-
Panying this issue was that Of mill
tarism," another monster Of frightfdl
mien, according to Mr.. Bryan's draw
ings.
In 1904 Mr.. Bryan was not respon-
sible for the platform, but he support
ed ticket he knew was nominated
and backed by Wall street, a ticket
more completely subject to the Special
Interests than any the Republican
party ever put in the field.
At one time or another Mr.. Bryan
has declared for government owner
ship of railroads and for national I'M.
tiative and referendum. And yet in
the present campaign he is running on
q platform that does not mention any
of the issues here enumerated. And
this, too, in spite Of the fact that Mr..
Bryan has said that a man worthy to
lead a great cause should be willing to
die for it.
The question with the sincere Dem
ocrat is this: Does Mr.. Bryan seize
new and ill.considered issues merely
to catch votes before these issues are
digested by the people, and then drop
them merely to hold enlightened men,
bers of his party in line?
Another question naturally arises:
If Mr.. Bryan is sincere, and if he has
dropped his old issues merely Is a
matter of party expediency, would he
not take them up again if he were
elected?
1t is submitted, with due respect to
the Democratic party and its leader,
that the great problem Of this cam
paign is: Find Mr.. Bryan.-Kansas
City Star.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16
LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE.

LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
When the Democratic party was in
full control of the government during
the second administration of Grover
Cleveland, and when Mr.. Bryen was
member of the House. did he intro
duce bills to incorporate into law any
of the various alleged reforms he now
advocates, With the single exception
of tariff reform, or rather IN attempt
on his part to have q bill reported by
the Ways and Means committee along
the lines of free trade, he made no
effort to introduce any of the other
hobbies he is now bowling about. He
was silent on government ownership,
guarantee of bank deposits and every
other question he now pretends to
favor. 1t will be remembered that in
his speech in favor Of the Wilson
Bryan tariff bill, before the senate had
30 altered that measure that it looked
like a crazy quilt, he illustrated his
remarks by alluding to a drummer
boy in the French army. At the bat
tie of Marengo, when the contest look.
ed dark for the French and the Aus
TRANS were pressing them hard, NapO-
leon ordered a drummer boy go Bryan
said to beat retreat. In response to
the order the boy said he had never
been taught to beat retreat, and then
there rolled forth from his drum the
order for a charge. The command
issued from the drum was Obeyed.
The French army advanced and the
enemy was swept from the field.
Mr.. Bryan meant to infer by this
allusion to the Drummer Boy Of
Marengo that he never retreated in the
face of the enemy or abandoned the
field until victory had been achieved.
Mr.. Bryan's record since that
speech has not been in harmony with
the patriotic action of the Drummer
Boy of Marengo. When he charged
with his free silver army in 1896, he
was crushed and Inundated, but man.
aged to organize another mob in 1900
and hurl it against the well disciplined
and trained soldiers commanded by
General Mark Hanna, and this time
he was completely subdued, and after
mourning over the corpse of free silver
the Democratic party inferred the
remains at St. Louis four years later
with the crown of thorns on its coffin,
and erected a cross of gold over its
resting place.
Mr.. Bryan has abandoned, after
being thoroughly licked, nearly every
ism he has brought forward As q para
mount issue. Four years hence the
things he now advocates will have been
abandoned and something new intro
duced in the attempt to hoodwink and
befog the minds of the voters.
The people Of this country are not
yet ready to turn over the affairs of
the nation to an experimentalist who
has been discredited in the past and
whose elevation to the presidential
chair would turn back the dial of time
to the midnight of commercial depres-
sion and business stagnation.
Let we'll enough alone.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16
TAFT ON DEPOSIT GUARANTY.

Although the question Of guarantee
ing bank deposits. policy Endorsed by
the democratic national convention and
zealously espoused by Mr.. Bryan, has
not attracted national attention, much
less reached the proportions of real is
sue in the general campaign, it has
aroused interest in some localities. Mr..
Taft has promptly taken Up this ques-
ton and informed the country that he is
unalterably opposed to the guaranty Of
bank deposits on the plaE proposed by
the democratic platform. And sound
reasons are given for this opposition.
Although specifically attractive, the
policy is fundamentally dangerous.
The idea that a sound, conservative
bank should be taxed to insure depOsi-
tors Of an uns0und and reckless bank is
in itself repugnant to the common con-
ception of fair play and justice. That
such insurance Of depositors would en-
courage unprinciplsd bankers to engage
in more reckless speculation is quite
conceivable. The answer to this is that
If oil banks we're responsible for each
bank, the allied banks would enforce
their own regulations against bad bank
ing. But would private regulation be
moro effective than state or national re-
gulation!
The final test Of the guaranty system
cannot be made until general depres-
sion is experienced. fla great panic
should come and all banks he put under
q strain, would not the public realize
that even the strongest we're weakened
by their responsibility for the weakest in
crease the distrust Of all depositors.
Mr.. Taft is undoubtedly in favor of
safer bsnking-Or better security for de-
positors. No man would be reader to
urge sound banking reforms. The sys-
tenn of examinations, the restrictions,
placed on banking methods. the rights
and privileges OF stockholders in the
field Of speculation, all need to be modf-
ed to make the banks more secure ana
to strengthen public confidence. And
one step along this line is that proposed
by the republican platform and urged
by Mr.. Taft-the establishment of postal
savings banks for small depOsiters.
Such banks would give the deposltOrs
absolute security, would give them rate
of interest on their money, would keep
the deposits in circulation and would
keep the deposits in circulation and
would help the regular banks at times
when the small depOsitors are apt to dis
credit even sound banks by their timid-
ity. And the competition that such
banks would establish would be an in
centive to the regular banks to adopt
stricter regulations, but within the
scope Of individual responsibility as op-
posed to collective responsibility.-Kan-
Sos City Star.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16
il, Mr.. Bryan"

it, Mr.. Bryant"
Yesterday NJ. Mack Dragging
weakness 10 to emerged from those
thickets Of silence and mendacity in
which, since the Bryan rsbuks OF . fort
night ago. he hes been hiding. and began
boas'ios afrssh Of the campaign riches
in his hands. The original discovery.
hs admitted, was true; he did have that
three hundred thousand.
Nj. Ryan 10 far away in Europe. BE
would like to b in New York for the
Bryan campaign; but the street railway
outrages OF snti.transfer sort now in pro-
gress, outrages BY which he 10 pillaging
the public to al his pockets, render bis
absence in Europe most highly sdvisa-
BILE. Mr.. Ryan 10 away. but Mr.. Rrysn'a
many jackals and many millions remain.
Also. Mr.. Rysn's anxiety 20 add the
White House to what pieces Of political
real estate The New York City Hall and
Albany State House. for exsmple-he
already owns is quite as keen a. when
he put forward his now attorney, Mr.
Parker. for the Presidency y short four
years ago.
Mr.. Ryan has been ever one who made
money talk. Wanting President, be
would expect to pay the price. Indeed,
since bis wisdom begins and ends Q,
money he would know no other way in
which to get . President. Once. too,
he gave Mr.. Bryan fifteen thousands
dollars by way OF Senate boost.
Wherefore, remembering all these
Brysn-Ryan things. and hearing tina,
glad yesterday cry from Mr.. Mack re-
commanding bis possession OF that vexed
three hundred thousand. the Examiner
is constrained tn ask aRain-and thii
time it hopes no evasion will be resorted
to-where did you get it, Mr.. Bryant
Chicago Examiner.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

When Uncle Joe Cannon casually
remarked that Candidate Bryan wa
something Of q plutocrat himself, the
Nebraskan became indignant and
denied the charge, stating that he was
not worth more than $4,000. We,
with this large amount at his com.
mand Mr.. Bryan's Platte county ad-
mirers are passing the hat around in
the rural districts begging for money
to help "Poor Bill" A month ago
$1O.5O was reported rs having been
raised for Bryan in Platte county.
Since that time C. A. Whaley and
Findley Howard have Clipped in,
raising the amount to $3.50. Who
says that Platte is the banner Demo
cratic county Of Nebraska?
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16
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The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16
THAT Three HUNDRED THOUSAND.
The Question Is-"Where Did You Get It. Mr.
william Jennings Bryan

Two weeks ago Mr.. Norman e. Mack
national manager for Mr.. Bryan, and pei
incident. . parsonage on uneasy vera
cities, was discovered by the hungry
handed ones about him TO Be officially In
possession OF three hundred thousand
dollars. In explaining thsse riches Mr.
Mack was % fstuous . 70 cay that
ut was left over from the Parker
management OF 1907 management
whose name was bankruptcy and un-
paid. bills from its crsdel to it, grave.
The Examiner wss ct prompt pains "a
explode the foolish story put forward by
Mr.. Mack in accounting for his posses.
sion OF the three hundred thousand. II
wasn't difficult to explode. since no one
believed it.
Aneered by the gsuzy vsakuess OF the
Mack explanation, Mr.. Bryan called that
unguarded gentleman to Omaha and re-
buked him. Thereupon the humbled
Mr.. Mack came forth and said that the
three hundred thousand was not left
over by the Parker management OF 1901
and later. Mr.. Bryan, by way Of emphss
10. himself repeated the statement.
Since Mr.. Mack was the only ono who
ever gave the Parker management 81
1904" q the source OF that three bund'
red thousand; and since no one believed
him when he said it; and since the Ex
sminer plainly showed the statement t.
be false, these double denisls by Mr.
Mack and Mr.. Bryan were az unnecess
sry ss-on Mr.. Hsck's part they were
inconsistent.
NOtd Beme:
On that Omaha occasion both Mr.
Bryan and Mr.. Mack were at pains moi
to deny Mr.. Asck's possession of thu
the three hundred thousand dollars
Likewise they most carefully omitted
anything resembling . reply to the Elk
aminer's question: "Where did you Re
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

Mr.. Bryan criticises Mr.. Tan for
adding to the Republican platform In
the meantime the number Of para
mount issues" which Mr.. Bryan sub
tracted from the Democratic platform
would ali several large volumes-
Omaha Bee
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

Dan v. Stephens says, Senator
Latta can help Bryan carry the state. y
Check Book Jim's success in securing
. congressional nomination appears to
have strengthened Stephens faith in
the barrel.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16
WHERE SHERMAN STANDS.
Approves Liquidation to Improve the
Conditions Of Labor.

APf@OvSS 80 A">~sA~S ~ S>>>te~ s>>~
Conditions Of Labor.
(From Sherman's Speech Of Accept
anca)
The Republican party believes In the
equality Of all men before the law |:
believes in granting labor's every re-
quest that does not seek 10 accord
rights to one man denied to another.
Fair minded labor asks no moro M
less. and approves the record Of the
Republican party because Of that par
tvs acts
have helped to make my party's
record In the enactment Of the Eight.
Hour Law. the Employer Liability
net. the statutes to minimise the haz-
ard Of railroad employees. the Child
Labor Law for de DistYlee q Columbia
and other enActments desisned especial
" to improve TIE coaAitteO of labor.
I cannot hope to better state ny POSI-.
tIOn on injunet1ons than b. Q specific
endorsement Of Mr.. TAft's Cincinnati
declaration on that subject That en-
dOrsement I make.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

Jim Dahlman has his knife out and
it is surmised that when he gets ready
to use it, it will be used on some one
higher up in the ranks Of the party
than Congressman Hitchcock. Jim
comes from q breed Of COW boys that
never forgets a wrong or forgives an
injury.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

Candidate Taft is going to tour the
country and will probably speak in
Nebraska. Later Cd teddy" is ex-
pected to get into the game. Then
the political pot WILL boil.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

If Mr.. Bryan approves the methods
adopted in this congressional district
to secure the nomination of Latta,
then Gufy should he commended for
his "fine work" in Pennsylvania.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16
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The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

George w. Berge got what every
one expected he would get. The
Bryanites never had any use for a
populist-except his vote to boost
Democrats into office.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

As an editor and presidential can
didate Mr.. Bryan should take the lead
in demanding a law to guarantee
newspapers against loss from delin-
quent subscribers.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

If Jim Latta only spent $3.50 in his
primary campaign. then there is big
bunch of cheap skate Democrats in
this congressional district.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

Speaking f"get-rich-quick" schemes,
running for president appears to be
about the quickest.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

farm products, to the detriment Of the
farmer.
Democratic leaders have always
been unfortunate in their discussions
of the tariff and the millionaire farmer
of Fairview, Neb., seems to be no ex.
ceptiOn to the rule.-Omaha Bee.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

Keep on boosting! Make Tsft's
majority over Bryan in Nebraska
forty thousand!
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16

HOnOrs are easy again. Every line
Mr. Taft buys q new horse Mr.. Brycn
mounts q new hObby.-Omaha Bee.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-16
THE FARMER AND THE TARIFF.

Mr.. Bryan, in his tour of the state
fairs, at which the American farmers
are making the greatest exhibitions in
history and showing prosperity more
abundant than has come to the agri.
cultural population of any other coun'
try, is making determined effort to
convince the farmers that they Gre
really downtrodden and suffering
untold ills on account of the oppress.
i've burdens placed upon them by the
Dingley tariff. In his speech at the
North Dakota state fair Mr.. Bryan
promised, if elected, to call an extra
session Of congress to revise the tariff
and relieve them of its exacting bur.
den. The fact that he could accom-
plish nothing in the way of tariff
revision ut an extra session is inmate.
rial. In his speech at Des Moines at
the Iowa state fair he said:
But the whole system is vicious.
Business should not be built upon
Legislation; it should stand upon its
own merit, and when it does stand
upon its own merit We shall not only
have purer politics, but We shall have
less Auctuation in business conditions
and a more equitable distribution of
the proceeds of toll.
Mr.. Bryan persistently eudeavors
to make it appear that the tariff sched-
ules are levied against manufactured
articles only and that the farmer is
subjected to competition with the agri-
cultural products of other nations.
His declaration that the tariff is
"vicious" will not appeal much to the
intelligent farmers, who understand
that practically every product Of the
American farm is protected by the
Dingley schedules from unjust COM
petition with the products of other
Countries.
There is tariff of from 81 to $14 q
head on cattle imported. Dues the
farmer suffer from that?
There is duty Of $3.50 q head on
swine. Does that hurt the farmer?
There is a duty of $50 a head on
horses and mules. Does that hurt the
farmer?
The duty on sheep is from Is cents
to $50 . head. Is the farmer in
jured by thats
There is duty of 80 cents bushel
on barley and barley products; Is
cents . bushel on buckwheat; Is cents
a bushel on corn; 10 cents bushel on
rye; % cents q bushel on wheat; 25
per cent advalorem on flour; 6 cents
q pound on cheese, butter and butter
substitutes; 2 cents q gallon on milk;
45 cents . bushel on beans; 8 cents
each on cabbages; 5 cents dozen on
eggs; 81 ton on hay; 20 cents a GAL
lon on honey; 40 cents . bushel on
peas and onions; Is cents . bushel on
potatoes; IL cents . pound on hops;
25 per cent advalorem on vegetables;
5 cents q pound on bacon and ham and
2 cents . pound on fresh beef, veal,
mutton and pork; II cents pound on
wool, and similar duties on lard, pre-
served fruits and everything produced
On the American farms. Do the farm.
ers feel the burden of those tariff
1uties?
In 1907, in spite of these tariff
farm products to the value
If more than $748,OOO,O0O were
to the United States from for
ign countries. The removal of the |
arif would give foreign competitors .
zig slice Of the American market for