Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01

should give aid directly" But he went
on to speak of the permanent remedy,
saying: I'VE need more equitable dis
tribution of the proceeds Of human
toll. The government can help do this
by correcting those faults, removing
those abuses, that work against the
principle Of man getting a just re-
ward for his contribution for the well
fare of his kind" AS to socialism he
had this to say: 1.-The Socialist is seek
ing relief from present conditions.
There are two kinds of Socialists
those who are seeking it in govern
ment because their hearts yearn to
help those who need help and those
who not finding the reward they think
they are entitled to In individualism,
seek it in socialism. The Socialist
must be met as an honest man fairly
and squarely and answered. Accept
ing the definition Of socialism to be
government ownership of all the
means of production and distribution"
he said: II believe that individualism
is better than socialism If you will re-
move the abuses. The Socialist be-
lieves that competition is evil; do not.
Let every man have as his reward of
wealth whatever measure his intelli-
gence and industry entitle him to-"
The government should see to that. he
continued, but there was a religious
principle which entered also-namcly,
that the man who can earn more is ac-
countable to God for his Stewardship.
He asserted that socialism does not
take Into account any large idea of
justice, referring to the belief that the
man who contributed more to human
welfare should have more reward than
the other.
Another important question which
Bryan answered was whether the pol
Icy OF negro ACKNOWLEDGMENT in the
south Is In accord with the brother
hood of man. He replied that where
the qualification is educational every
negro could fit himself to vote, but
that the limit on suffrage is justified
only when self protection demands it.
He declared that the white man gives
the black q better government than
the black would give the white. The
Republicans had denied to the Filipino
the hope Of ever obtaining vote.
Bryan was the guest Of Governor
Fort Of New Jersey, Tuesday, and
spoke of Katzenbach, the last Demo.
cratic candidate for governor against
Fort as vice presidential. timber.
New Hampshire Uninstructed.
The Republicans of New Hampshire
in state convention elected delegates
to the national convention without in.
structions for any candidate, the reso.
luton for Taft being voted down. A
question put to the convention by a
minister as to the choice showed a
large preponderance for Taft.
Labor Protest Meetings Held.
The programme of the American
Federation of Labor was carried out
with the holding Of mass meetings In
all the principal cities and towns of
the country last week to voice the
protest of labor against the recent de-
cisions of the supreme court touching
the boycott and other interests Of la
Dor.
President Gompers himself address.
ed the meeting at New York. He
did not question the personal integrity
Of the members of the supreme court,
but argued that they and all the sue.
cessful lawyers and judges had been
educated wrong by being required to
accept the dicta of the courts in recent
years in order to be advanced. These
decisions had been bought by the vest.
ed interests In recent years and so the
mistakes were perpetuated The SUI.
preme court had tried to place capital
a dead thing. on an equality with la.
Dor, a live creature. Boycotting might
be declared Illegal, but II know of nc
law or order that can compel you OF
me to buy range from the Bucks
Stove and Range company All the
meetings voted to work for the defeat
of congressman who voted against la.
Dor legislation.
Offset to Gompers Meetings.
i A petition Of the Citizens Industrial
association, composed of organizations
nf employers in over thirty of the
larger cities, was presented to congress
MS an offset to the meetings held by
organized labor 1t asserts that direct
attack upon the liberties of the people
is now being made through the de.
mand of the Federation of Labor for
class legislation intended to favor or.
ganized labor by enabling 1t to force
tribute from all workingmen on penal
\ ty of being stripped Of their freedom
4 to work and earn living for Their
families. The petition further objects
4 to the Civic federation amendment tc
4 the Sherman law, because it would lie
galize the boycott, and opposes the anti
Injunction bill.
Claims Of Taft and Bryan.
| If the assertions of the political man
ayers may be credited, the two presi
dental candidates for the presidency
J this year are as good as chosen by the
Republican and Democratic parties
namely, Taft by the former and Bryan
by the latter. Up to April % the Taft
managers had counted 500 delegates t.
the national convention pledged te
, their man, and 491 is majority. This
estimate did not include any southern
4 state where there is a contest. The
Bryan bureau Mt Lincoln claimed thai
three-fourths Of the Democratic dele
gates were on record for their man.
To Probe New York's Big Debt.