The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-10-21
SENATOR KNOX
ON The ISSUES
OF REPUBLICAN,
PARTY WOULD BE STAGGER
ING BLOW TO NATION.
". j. BRYAN'S RECORD
Reviewed as Trusts-The People Rule
--Gompers Would Legaize
Black List and Boy
colt.

States Senator p c. Knox. of Penn,
sylyania, was the orator at the Acad.
envy of Music this evening, addressing
a large and enthusiastic audience upon
the issues of the campaign
Senator Knox emphasized the inn
Iportance Of the pending general cleo.
ton, declaring it an extremely super
: fetal view OF the campaign, to hold
I that the sole issue involved was the
| choice between the characters and
characteristics of the Republican, and
Democratic nominees Such a choice,
I the senator contended. would be easy
/ and he implied that the intelligent
, and conscientious American would
OF course vote for Mr. Taft Senator
Knox contended that wholly ignoring
/ the personalities involved the choice
was as easy and the duty as clear for
| right minded men" as he said IT was in
the elections of 1860 and 1864 or In
any OF the elections since. the eardi
| nal issues in which he pointed oat
fro mthe Republican point of view.
/ And he asserted that mo more stag
sering blow could be dealt the cause
Of good government than to repudiato
the Republican party by the rejection
of its prominently qualified choice
for the continuance Of the constructive
policies TO which the party has com.
mitted itself and, by the acceptance
of the opposing candidate to approve
the political and economic theories he
advances.
Shall the People Ruler"
Senator Knox cited the record OF
the Republican party as evidence OF
its ability and Willingness to keep its
promises for the future" He went on
then to say:
You are asked to reject the work
Of the party because no exception can
be taken to the personality of our con
didate. They represent poise. dignity,
moderation ability and experience
| in all The intricacies OF our complex
government.
IF YOU reject them, what are YOU
asked TO accept and afirmatiyely an
prove? In lieu of Mr. Taft and his
sound record of normality, frankness
and great public usefulness yo uare
asked to accept Mr. Bryan with his
vagaries, his ineXperience and his dis
ingenious efforts to fool the Ameri
can people with phrases
The senator declared that Mr.. BY
ans proposed issue Shall the People
Rule?' was settled through misery
and starvation al Valley Forge
through glorious victory at Yorktown
and confirmed upon the bloody field
.of Gettysburg No pretense could be
less candid or more demagogic than
the assertion that such an issue is IN
this campaign
Senator Knox declared that the
question Shall Che People Rule?'
was a courteous one to ask anywhere
In the civilized world IN the TWEEN
tieth century and an especially clr-
i0us one TO ask here in this year of
the Independence of the United states /
of America.
Who are the people to whom he
refers and what Is their relation 20 |
our government and its administra /
tion3 Obviously by the people OF a I
government We mean a /
majority OF the people
As 10 Trusts.
M Knox then quoted the New
York World, IS another OF his sup
porters. at great length BOZ an ell
toual criticism OF Mr. Bryan as late as
last February boz which the origin OF
lEs distinctive policies was attributed
fo P0ruIist sources boo which &C. was
asserted that au unparalleled restora.
ton of commercial and Industrial con
hIeuca followed llr Bvan- defeat
200 S4G. and Iu which was given a list
of important cases arising since
1896 in which proceedings have been
begun or Judgment has been entered F.
against ihe very interests which you
charged were privileged
Senator Knox re-umiag Dis oeu
argument. went ou FOO say.
Now JOS fellow citizens. apueaIin-
solely 20 your cold Judgment. can son
hEd it possible to support a man con /
tending for such policies and holding
such EIousa
Would son trust man t5 revise d
protective tariff ahu Is opposed 10 pro-
.- f0H' Womb 500 trust uan -
maintain tho cold standard. the b5s I
.nm rucE o[ our national credit. uEo
a- declared tfe aversion to rr Wou'i
.nH TRUST a man iu fhe worlds great
20 seal rf uUEer whose MIXED aIi
.ausul notions rf political economy F
.Ee.te fIs hum0r uf DIS opponents aaf d
fe teri-iru of DIS frelis1
Would son trust q man fo reca-f
%. personnel 0f the srprfme Court .
o. IIHai states -Fo Eas arresiei
.o mob passion against fIe Pc a-al
'.aIts az Iaz-iee All threatened ta
aek the supreme Court i1 the SUD
1r-ef in+er,zI rf any class Of citi
..as7-
t1jgneti0ns.
Turning next 60 the iniuuc.i-l
ruazfion Senator Euor referred I'd