Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-22
JONES BECOMES TAFT MAN
Reasons Chicago Banker Gives for
Changing Politics,
RENoUNCEs DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Under Domination OF MT. Bryan POIit-
icRl Theories Of UnsOund Char
ncter Replaces Former Ten
cts of Party.

CHICAGO, oct. 2l-(special Frank H.
Jones, secretary Of the American Trust and
Savings bank Of Chicago, who served under
President Cleveland for four years as first
assistant postmaster general and who has
been identified with the democratic party
for thirty years, has declared himself as a
warm supporter Of Mr.. TAFT. In a signed
interview given to the republican national
committee Mr.. Jones gives his reasons for
renouncing Mr.. Bryan and the democratic
party. The Interview is as follows:
Il shall vote for Mr.. Taft because l be-
lieve his election will insure prosperity to
the farmer, the mechanic, the business man
and to the country generally.
He is a wise, safe, conservative and
courageous thinker on economic questions
affecting the people and the public welfare.
HE has had large and responsible ex-
p]erience in public affairs and has dis
charged his many important public duties
well, Faithfully and periodically with re-
peated proofs of his great administrative
ability.
lie is a strong, forceful, straightforward ard
man, direct and frank in speech and act
and without subterfuge or evasion. He is a
man Of the people, full Of sympathy for his
~fellowmen, hating oppression and unfair
dealings, and devoted to the best develop
ment of this country on just and fair lines
that shall insure to everyone his just and
fair proportion of this country's prosperity.
The country needs Mr.. Taft to carry on
the Roosevelt policies on calm, thoughtful,
conservative but positive lines influenced
only by what he believes to be for the best
and permanent good of the people and the
maintenance OF this government upon a
righteous, upright and dignified plane.
A Dangerous Thinker.
II have great respect for Mr.. Bryan's
personal character and patriotism and as a
public speaker he has few, II any, equals,
but l regard him as an unsound and danger
Gus thinker on economic questions. Tn
sound because his public utterances for the
last twelve years or more prove 1t. Dan
gerous because he has the courage of his
convictions and has a wonderful spellbind-
ing oratorical power in advocating and adj
vancing his views, but no position he has
taken on economic questions for the last
twelve years (unless It be the tariff, and
on this he has wobbled some) has stood
the test of time, thought and Investigation
and one by one they have been repudiated
by the people of this country as unsound
and dangerous to their best interests.
1.-THE democratic party was a sound money
party, but under the domination of Mr..
Bryan it was forced into the unsound posi-
ton Of advocating the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver at 16 to /, the adoption of
which as a policy Of this country meant
the collapse of business, the cheapening of
the purchasing power of wages and a blow
to this country it would have taken years
to recover from and II we are to Judge by
$500 $780, " NJ nzxyo this rhnan
money virus is still in his system.
Mr.. Bryan favored, and 30 far as ]
know, still in his heart favors govern
ment ownership of railroads, a rank, pa
ternal doctrine totally sntagonistic to the
teachings and beliefs of the old democ-
racy, unsound and dangerous on economic
and administrative lines in a government
such as ours and totally Inconsistent with
our form of government.
"Mr. Bryan favors the guaranteeing OF
bank deposits and has committed the
democratic party in Its platform and ir
his public speeches to this unsound and
dangerous doctrine. It must be admitted
that on economic questions affecting the
farmer, tho mechanic, business and the
country generally, either Mr.. Bryan is
dangerously unsound or he is willing e
mislead the people and threaten theil
prosperity by advocating measures he
knows to be unsound, merely because fol
the moment his views seem popular.
at do not want TO see the prosperity Of
this country threatened by unsound ex
perimental policies such as Mr.. Bryan,
past career proves he is too prone to In
dulge in.
Business confidence must be maintained
tho factories kept busy and labor en-
ployed and the farmer must not be dis
turbed in the prosperity he Is now en-
joyinE.
The calm. f~orceful, intelligent and con,
sentative attitude Of Mr.. Taft in all tn,
important questions affecting the publi,
good assures us of continued progress.
ITO risk Mr.. Bryan Is dangerous to ouI
business prosperity.
FRANK Fl. JONES'"