Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-12

DhAAAfNN ~ NeOss OtAs AN-Ap hhN 8NA
Of The Bee: The democrats and populists
held sway over Nebraska for six years
four under Holcomb and two under Poyn-
ter-and what did they accomplish in the
way OF great reforms? Nothing, whatever
Their pretenses were as hollow as a cows
horn. and 1 have heard railroad officials
say that they were the cheapest bunch
that ever assembled under the dome of the
capitol. The distinguished ass parading In
the lions skin, who resides at Fairview,
never raised his voice in those days. when
his power OF giving some relief was In
great demand. He was weighed in the bal
ance and found wanting then. why should
he ever be weighed again. when his ex-
plodod theories and punctured dogmas arc
In picker Every member of the last session
Of the Legislature under the brilliant lead
ership OF George l.. Sheldon, who supported
the great reforms that passed and became
laws, to my way OF thinking rendered a
greater service to the state and its people
than has Bryan in his whole career. And
right here I want to ask. in Gods name,
arc the people Of Nebraska going TO re-
pudiate the party that give them their laws
the anti-pass bill, the direct primary
bill. the 2-cent fare bill. the Is per cent
reduction OF freight rates bill. the Is per
cent reduction of express rate bill, the
railroad commission bill, the pure food bill,
the child labor bill, the bulk sales bill and
the terminal tax bill?
What a record! / am amazed when I
think OF IT. More progressive, remedial re-
form laws than have been passed in all the
previous history Of the state. In other
directions everything is working for the
better within the party lines. Bristow sue
ceeds Long in Kansas. Crawford follows
Kittredge In South Dakota, Hansbrough
gives way in North Dakota, Ankeny and
Fulton will be succeeded by more reliable
men. CumminS of Iowa will come into his
own and the other ovorlords OF the senate
will be compelled to drop out with Fora
ker and be succeeded by true and reliable
servants of the. people north of the Ohio
river. The election Of william Howard
Taft lie a necessity for the well being OF
the nation. The property and business in
terests require him at the head of the
government. We want Taft because he
is a man of vast and varied experience in
public affairs; because he is of calm. con-
sentative Judgment. and we'll founded and
equipped in the law. The business and
property interests of the country do not
desire further disturbance, attacks, and
ceaseless agitation. We do not want four
hungry years like we had under Cleveland,
therefore. we do not want an ~agitator
without practical experience, and an up
setting roformer whose many ideas have
been exploded like a balloon.
Bryan's great fad now is the guarantee
of. bank deposits. II 1t is sound policy to
insure bank deposits and provide against
another mans defects. we, the people. amt
stop them. Equity demands that II the gov
eminent taxes all banks to protect the
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guarantee the stockholders of the banks.
that all depositor's loans are good. Equal
rights to all and special privileges to none, -
MIR. Bryan, has been your slogan. And you
do not want to forget. all men are born
equal under the flag OF this republic, but
they would not be treated equally when
the government provides one against loss
and allows the other to go to hell.
Having brought your great paramount
! issue OF government and state guaranty OF
bank deposits, why not make the govern
ment ~paternalistic in all It's functions? Let
the government guarantee happiness to all
In the married yoke: to the laborlng man
that he won't lose his position; to the en-
ployer his workmen won't strike; to the
farmer provision against wind, water, hail
and drouth; to the factory man that free
trade, tariff for revenue only, will not ruin
him, or that his plant will not burn down
To my mind there is just as much sense
and efficacy in the government guarantee.
ng these things as to guarantee the de-
posits. Furthermore 1 think these bank
ing and financial nondescripts are playins
with fire. l am foolish enough to believe
there is a small sized volcano under the
proposition, and It may loom up like q
mountain belching forth fire and destruc.
tion.
While a mere novice in monetary affairs
l am of the opinion that II the different
states under the guidance of Mr.. Bryan
rush pell nell and pass state guarantee Of
bank deposit laws, prior to congressional
action, it will cripple our whole monetary
system. 1t will induce bankers for tn,
sake of their own protection to surrender
their national bank charters, and by 81
doing withdraw from circulation thei
notes. which in the aggregate amount t.
hundreds of millions. contracting the cir
c~ulation medium. and as a consequenc,
making money dearer by increase of inter
est rates, and bring about immense hquida
ton OF debts and foreclosure of liens OF
property. Now. why should we abandon
t a certainty for all these brainstorms?
No one can honestly dispute but wha
William Fl. Taft is a man of splendid quail
= fcations Tor the highest honors In the g1f
OF the people. He is a man whose char
: acter and antecedents cannot help blu
appeal to the sober sense and sound dis
. erection Of all those who love and rever
their country. The more William r.. Tai
is studied. the more acceptable he becomes
He certainly possesses fine personal quail
J ties. He is Of happy disposition, good
: natured, honest, dlgnified, conservative
3 a reformer Of great judicial mind. who /
no trouble breeder, but a man whose fore
most achievements have been along tn
y = lines OF compromise and peace. He is tn
q best government administrator and diploma
living. He is the best example Of a ma.
Q who can drive the rats out of the barr
without burning the barn. we have ha
since Lincoln's time. His record speak
for itself. Taft is a great candidate. an
1t is the duty OF every republican to re
: In the saddle and stay there until his vot
y Is cast and counted. His cause is GU
y cause, and we can espouse Il none tn