The daily sentinel., 1908-09-17
1Bv Associated Press. I

I tHe NOW 1OTk denOCratlC StHTe Quiz
vention and a vast crowd OF spectators;
/ William j. Bryan last night delivered
a brief but very interesting address
dealing with Mr.. Taft and His Scares.
Time and again the democratic leader
was interrupted by long periods of ap-
MI Bryan said:
''Mr, Taft confesses that his argu-
tempts to Introduce scares and to
threaten the public with disaster If he
/ is not elected. The threat is always an
admission that argument and persua :
I sion have not been effective. Measured
1 by this test. Mr.. Taft has already abon-
doned hope of convincing the public
Of the righteousness of his position
| Let us take up the subjects with which
| he has been dealing.
ON the labor question he declares
/ that our demands for trial by jury
I in cases of indirect contempt is the
most insidious attack upon the judicial
system in the history of the country.
According to Mr Taft IT would very
much impair the adm minstration of JUS
tice. He seems to forget that the very
| reform which we endorsed was en-
dorsed by the United States senate
twelve years ago and that 1t was sup
ported by such republicans as Senator
Sherman of Ohio. Senator Allison of
HawIey of Connecticut Senator morrill,
of Vermont and Senator Knute Nelson
of Minnesota.
1T is not attacking the courts to re-
move abuses that have grown up un-
der existing methods of procedure. His
logic. II 1t were sound. in cases OF indl-
rect contempt would eliminate the jury
entirely. The criminal Judge does not
feel that his dignity is assailed when
the accused is given "A trial by jury;
the common law judge does not feel
that IL is a reflection ON him for par
ty to "a suit to insist upon trial by
jury. why should il seem such an un-
lawful thing for jury trial to be
granted in case of Indirect contempt?
In discussing the guaranty of bank
deposits. he betrays the same tendency
reason and argument. He says:
If the proposals Were adopted eN-
gests it would bring the whole bank
ing system of the country down to
ruin
devastate the country If his aspirations
for the presidency are thwarted? 1t
is invited to entrust his savings to the
lion depositors in the United States.
and they are calmly assured that the
banking system can only be safe when
the depositors are insecure--that to
secure the depositors would make
banking insecure.
This logic may satisfy the big finan
guments. but it will not satisfy the
millions whose deposits make banking
proftable. His theory is that a guar
antee fund would invite careleSsness.
but he overlooks the fact that mutual
Responsibility, on the part of the bank
and "A better regulation.
The third scare PRESENTED by MT;
question. He says that Mr.. Roosevelt
would compel the trusts to conduct
their business in "A lawful manner and
the maintenance of the prosperity of
the country of which they are an i'm
portant part. while Mr.. Bryan would
extirpate and destroy the entire bust
ness in order to stamp out the evils
which they have practiced.
In using this emphatic language
Mr.. Taft has rendered us "A service be-
cause he admits IN ,hat the rePu6lean tr,s,
1t only proposes to regulate them and.
IL we can Judge the future by the past.
that regulation will not be effective.
II Mr.. Roosevelt, with all his strenuos-
| ity has not succeeded in imprisoning a
placent Mr. Taft hope to accomplish
ANYTHING in the way of regulation?
The democratic plan is to bring
] manufacturing and trading corpora
tions under the surveillance of the gem
, eral government when they reach Il
I becomes menace. The limit is fiXed
arbitrarily at 25 per cent, and 1t is
needless to say that this limit is SO
! high that an insignificant fraction of
| the corporations would he brought un-
/ der the operation of the law hut those
! brought under the operation Of the law
would be the very ones which have
been exploiting the country and evad-
/ ing the officers of the law. This plan.
instead of disturbing business would
protect multitude of legitimate cor
| porations which are now i'm constant
fear OF being bankrupted by the un-
scrupulous methods of the monopolis-
tic corporations.
presents is excited by the democratic
declarntions on the tariff questions.
Speaking of our platform proposal to
make such radical reductions as may
be necessary to restore the tariff to a
revenue basis, he declares in his noti-
hcation speech that the introduction
into power of party with this aVowed
purpose cannot but halt the gradual re-
! covery from our recent financial de-
preston and produce business disaster
compared with which our recent panic
indeed,
surely Mr Tart cannot contemplate
] any material reduction of the tariT IL
he really believes that "A gradual re-
| turn to "A revenue basis would involve
us in any business disaster compared
| with which our recent panic aud de-
PRECISION viii seem small, indeed
MI TAFT began his cundidacy a year
but each month has Witnessed "A less
ching OF ms zeal until now. his tenn
Thermometer Us close to zero. His plat
form begins with what ut first glance
mtEht seem a pledge That something
would be done II says;
r"rhe republican party declares un-
gaulNoeally for revision OF the tarln
by "a srccial session congress immedi-
ntelN following the inauguration OF the
nest url sideut
.'rho word reduction does not APP
pc0r iu the pIltfofrn- IL is .reVfslou'
ready interpreted th, Word revision to
mean tho raising OF some of the seized
ulcs and The lowering OF others but
WIN no indtC4tion uS to whether Che
present
Not only does the platform avoid
amy promise of reduction but n pro
poses Tor tile guidance of the icwisla
tors the Same rule upon which the
preScpt tnrin was framed. EXCEPT thai
the new rule announces the guaranty
Of a reasonable profit to American in
dustries, The government does not
presume 10 guarantee profit to farm
ers to laborers. TO merchants or To
professional men-ouly to the manu-
iaciurers is proht TO be guaranteed
and. as the beneficial rtes of protcctiou
are allawed to determine what is a
-renSOnnhle. profit. we mnN. nNnecl th.