Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-22
PROCRESSIVES co
OVER TO BRYAN
PROFESSOR {. A. ROSS AND r. M.
MINER SPEAK BEFORE
BRYAN KERN CLUB.
Madison. Oct. 20.

Madison, Oct. 20.
when President Roosevelt goes
out of power the old republican or
ganization and the old Hanna prin-
ciples will come into leadership, for
the progressives have not captured
the organization of the national repub-
liCan party. The old machine has not
moved out of its track and has sue
ceeded in nominating Joe Cannon's
Waterboy as ViCe-presidenj Election
of senators by direct vote, publicity of
campaign expenditures and planks
in favor of labor legislation were
thrown off of the republican platform,
principles for which we have fought
in Wisconsin. These are some of the
reasons why / and many other repub-
Leans are going to vote for Bryan
and Kern this fall"
SO said Professor e. A. Ross of the
university last night before the Bryan
and Kern club, a student organization
which many La Toilette supporters
have Joined. In continuation Profes-
sor Ross spoke as follows:
Bryan has been before the people
for so long that his motives cannot
be impeached or his abilities doubted.
SO the other party has resorted to
campaign of misrepresentation and
are saying that by temperament he is
not fitted to be the chief executive
of the nation. Roosevelt, himself,
who was formerly an admirer of
Bryan, has now become a rampant,
and rabid partisan and has sneered at
Bryan's motives and his platform
Bryan is above such action, his cam
paign is one of ideas, not Of comprom-
Use, son did political deals or selfish
struggles of different interests.
Taft Removed From People.
Taft is honest and upright but
farther removed from the platform Of
the ordinary farmer and wage Garner
than Bryan, who has campaigned
close to the ground and knows what
the people need. Taft is apt to have
the commercial man always in con
sideration and not the people upon
whom the pressure of misgoVernment
falls with the most deadly weight.
The republican idea of guarantee OF
bank deposits also shows that the
Taft party is more in sympathy with
stockholders than with depositers.
Fred M. Miner For Bryan.
Fred NJ. Miner, former republican
assistant secretary Of state, then gave
his reasons for leaving his former
party and supporting Bryan.
Some ten years ago the people o.
Wisconsin found that there was an
other power entrenched above the
chief magistrate, the corporations Of
predatory wealth and both republi-
cans and democrats rallied under the
leadership of the greatest son of Wis
consin, Robert M. La Toilette. Once,
when some of La Follette's progress
sive legislation was in peril it was
Bryan who like a true statesman and
patriot came here and said to the
democrat assemblymen This is no
time for factional strife although the
may rebound to the credit OF
the republican party. the principle in
the bill Is above reproach. Again,
at Washington, when there was an at
tempt to strengthen the interstate
commission and enable it
TO best serve the interests Of the
people Bryan called upon the patriot
ism Of the democratic congressman
and enabled the bill to pass.
Wisconsin PIanks Thrown Out.
Four years ago, the delegates to
The republican national convention
were thrown out because they fav-
ored this progressive legislation and
lid not represent the powers in con-
troll of the republican machine. This
year the planks We stand for were
again cast out and we We're told to
20 to Denver. ]. for enc, have gone
here"