The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-20

| United OLdteS ID IiuEiph
TO them to assert their Citizenship
In the right and to courageously hgbt
their own battle.
II Is not an appeal for their sup
port. but rather a demand that they
uphold their own cause In their own
and the nations interest.
There is not an spologetic sentence
in IL. and every line OF it is on the
offensive instead Of the defensive ana
III breathes the certainty Of conyic-
ton OF which the poet has SAID,
"Thrice is be aIm'd that hath bis
quarrel just; and be but naked
though lock'd up In steel, whose con-
science with injustice Is corrupted. "
Although Mr.. Bryan finds himself
unable to agree with many things
contained III the republican platform,
and with other matters presented by
Mr.. Taft In bis recent letter, bis
disagreement with the republican
position Is stated clearly and fairly
and without the slightest effort at
misinterpreting anything, and With
entire lack Of Ill feeling.
| As general proposition Mr.. Bryan
appears to be determined that every
citizen shall decide for himself "Are
you fit to rule yourself?"
There is no getting away from that
interrogatory, for, like the motif in
some famous pieces OF music, that
question is there all The time, al
though Mr.. Bryan has assumed to
answer 1t In the Affirmative.
Another matter which the demo
cratic leader lays particular stress up
ON Is the fact, as proved by the quo,
tatio1s presented from the public ut.
terances OF both President Roosevelt
and Mr.. Taft, that the present abuses
that are most complained OF by the
people, both in relation to monopoly
and the illegal actions OF corpora
! tions, are wrongs which were brought
into being and which Lave -four.
isbed under years OF republican adj
ministration.
The democratic party has not been
blamed by President Roosevelt, and
could not be truthfully, for this con.
dition, but the people certainly have
a right to hold the republicans re-
sponsible for these abuses which theil
policy has fostered, and which they
have admittedly failed to correct, ano
which even Mr.. Roosevelt expresses
J little confidence in their ability tC
remedy.
MI. Bryan makes it very plain thai
little can he expected from the re
publicans In the matter OF reforms
because it Is against human nature
to expect them to discipline theil
friends.
Thus of the promise OF tariff re
form Mr.. Bryan says: 81 the pas
can be taken as guiue, the republi
can party will be so obligated b!
: campaign contributions from thu
beneficiaries OF protection as to MAKE
that party powerless to bring to tn,
country any material relief from th,
present tariff burdens"
Every sensible man must know
that the protected interests are no
supporting the republican organiza
tion In this campaign with view
of having thet party take away from
: them the right to levy taxation upol
the common people of the Unite'
States.
No, they are supporting the repub
licans because they know that the re
publicans will confirm their right t
bleed the citizens of this country
There are many terse phrases il
Mr.. Bryan's letter that are bound t.
survive, and he never uttered
greater truth than when he said
$50 long as the republican party re
mains In power, it is powerless TO re
generate ITSELF"
The entire document Is replet
with forceful expressions such as
"a platform is binding as to what |
omits as we'll as to what it contains.
What can be expected when otilcia
authority is turned over to the rep
resentatives Of those who first fuI
nish the sinews OF war and then re
imburse themselves out Of the peck
cts Of the taxpayers" "Only tbos
are worthy to be entrusted with lead
ership In great cause who are vii
ling TO die for it," 1.-THE democrat
10 party seeks not revolution, bu
reformation.
This document is OF such a higl
character and breathes such patri
otto spirit, aud withal is so fearless
In its championship of the right
that every citizen of every politica
creed should read it and having uon
so, let him ask himself wherein it
wrong and where. II anywhere,
contains view or advocates an opin
Ion which should not be advocate
by every good and lawabiding Ameri
lean.
This message of the democratic
leader is trumpet call to duty an
!, 1t Is one which the citizens al thi
nation, who love their countr,
should respond TO without hesitatio