The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-23
BRYAN ON THE CONVENTION.
Republicans Will Have Many Embar-
RAISING Thangs to Deal With in
the Coming Campaign.


caption "m Full Rctreat,' William
j. Bryan, in the next issue of the Com.
moncr, will discuss the Republican
convention as follows:
The Republicans VINO attended the
national convention as spectators and
joined in the demonstration in favor
OF President Roosevelt and Senator
Lafollcttc, must have felt indignant
as they watched the panic-srtickcn de-
lcgatcs running over each other in
their effort to get away from the Ia
Toilette reforms, some Of which had
been endorsed by the president him
self. Congressman cooper. Of Wis
consin, representa-" the LaFollettc
men, brought in Il minority report
signed by himself alone. Fifty-two
members of the committee signed the
majority report and one signed the
minority report
An Embarrassing Position.
The Republican p.l;t will find the
ratio Of 80 to | very embarrasin"
one to deal with in the coming cam
paign. Mr., Coopcr'S report contained
, Il declaration in favor of publicity us
to campaign funds. 1t was lost by u
| vote Of $50 to Ok. more than 9 to | ,
, and yet the president had been advo-
eating legislation in favor Of publicity
as TO campaign contributions and
Secretary Taft wrote Il letter to Mr..
Burrows advocating the passage Of q
publicity bill. How fortunate it was
that Secretary Taft s letter was fin
! ally discovered and published. Sena-
tor Burrows, the man to whom the
Taft letter was addressed. was the
temporary chairman of the convcn-
ton, and the convention over which
he presided turned down the publicity
| plank by Il vote Of nine to one: who
| will deny that. on this subject. the
Republican party is rctrcating?
Another plank of the LaFollcttc
platform authorized the asccrtainin"
of the value Of the railroads. This
plank was lost by vote of OH to &C,
nearly Is to l, and yet President
| Roosevelt has advocated this very
proposition. Here is Il retreat on the
railroad question.
Injunction Plank.
In another column reference is
made to the injunction plank. The
injunction plank adopscd by the Re-
publican convention is retreat from
the position taken by thc president
and from the position taken by See
rctary Taft in his speeches. although
neither of them went as far as they
ought to have gone in their effort 10
prevent what is known as "govern-
mcnt by Injunction. Here is the
third rcrcat.
The president has advoca,cd the
income tax as a means Of preventing
swollen fortunes and OF elu" -.zine the
burdens of government. The Rcpub-
lican platform is silent on the subject.
Was the president right in the posi-
tion he took? IF so then the convcn-
ton was wrong in not indorsing him.
Will the Republican voters follow the
president in this just demand or will
they follow the Republican organiza-
tion in rctrcating from it.
The president advocated an Inherit
ancc. tax but the Republican convcn-
! ton is silent on that subject. Was the
president ahead of the Republican
party in advocating this reform or has
the Republican party rcccdcd from
the president 5 position. Did the
president give a false alarm on this
question or has the party sounded y
retreat?
Popular Election of Senators.
In the president s message to con-
grcss last spring he presented an in
dictmcnt against the conspiracy
formed among the great lawbrcakcrS
to prevent the enforcement Of the
laws and to cvadc the punishment pro-
vidcd by law. Tie platform adopted
by the Republican convention con-
tains no intimation Of danger. If
there are any consr>racies, the con-
vcntion did not sec them: if there arc
any combinations it had not heard OF
them; if there are any dangers, they
are unconscious Of them. Was the
president mistaken when he issued his