The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-09

be a losing one 1t was abandoned ruthlessly and without explanation. Whether or not Mir Bryan stlll be- lieves in thls financial heresy no man can tell
 In 1900 one Of the great issues was the alleged imperialism upon which this country had entered. Mir. Bryan and his followers claimed that the re- public and the constitution were in peril and that unless. he should be elected. tho downfall of the republic was imminent When this claim was repudiated by the people Of the coun- try, the fictitious Issue was forthwith abandoned, and is now dead or nor ibund. Upon his return from his for eign travels Mir. Bryan announced to an astonished country that the gov ernment ownership and operation of all the railroads of the United States doing an interstate business was the issue. but when this socialistic propo- sition was immediately denounced by the leading men of his own party. if was at once withdrawn. but whe her temporarily or permanently no man can tell
 It must be evident to every man of common sense that a man who can play fast and loose" with questions of this magnitude In a frantic search for votes-no matter how brilliant or ta ka \. sound Judgment. in stability of char acter in continuity Of purpose. and In broad. conservative siatesmanshp. as not only to render him entirely unfit for the office of chief magistrate oi this nation. but as to render his can- didaey positive menace to the pros pcrity of the country.
 The TariG end the Trusts.
 In two things only has the demo. cratic party been consistent. It ha, always denounced the republican pol icy of protection to American indus tries and American la boring men, ant it has continuously assaulted the bus mess interests of the country under the pretext of hostility to the trusts The attitude of the two parties upol these two great questions Is the sam, today as 1t was six years ago. The people of the country and the peopl. Of this state passed upon these two questions at that time--paesed upoi them decisively-ard their position re- mains today as lt was then
 | cannot do better at this tlmo. in stating these issues, than to recal to you the words addressed to the republican state convention In Sep tcmber, 1902, by it's presiding officer my honored and santcd predecesso in the senate of the United States l Orville H. Platt He said:
 The republican party stands fo a protective tariff The democratl l party Is against a protective tarii ! Protection has brought prosperity an filled our land with happiness. ant when the time comes for either
 complete or partial revision of thu
 tariff the interests of the country re quire that It shall be revised alon the lines of protection and not fo the establishment of free trade When ever and however there shall be tari
 revision, 1t should be revisio which should not destroy ou
 home market or take away wor from our own workmen to give | to the workmen Of foreign countries
 Tariff revision should be attemp, ed only when 1t will not seriously dis
 turb the business of the country (
 check our developing activities. Whe
 that time shall come, and the nee shall be apparent, the republica
 party may be relied upon to undertak
 this work. Tariff schedules are nc
 sacred. The principle of protectio
 should be held sacred in the Unite
 States. The democratic cry for ta, iff revision which is sounding throug
 the country Is pitched upon one key
 the destruction of protection, whic
 Is the main factor of our prosperity.
 With regard to great aggregation of capital, indefinitely called trusts
 all men know that bsuiness cannot no , be successfully conducted in the Uni l cd States with the limited capital ( ) former times; that to attempt 1t wou , result in widespread disaster and mi l cry and that even If 1t were possib l to re-establish old trade conditions tn
 consumers would necessarily be con pelled to pay enhanced prices for tl
 needed articles of consumption Oth, . nations were first to seize the oppo
 tunities which steam and electricity O t fered in extending business operation r throughout the field of the world whic 7 had been previously limited by slo ! correspondence and transportation. IT = United States was forced by the chani Q ed conditions of trade to do busine