Morris tribune., 1908-02-15
THE WORLDS TREND
A GRAPHIC PICTURE OF LARGE EVENTS SHOWING THE
WORLDS PROGRESS

(, hosts. Enthusiastic audiences greeted
him at Wilmington, Philadelphia, New
| York and elsewhere. Movements for
| instructed delegations in his favor
were started in the states visited by
| him. At New York he made a set adj
dress before the Civic forum, taking
| for his text ''Thou Shalt Not Steap' and
| reviewing the entire field of politics.
Here, as elsewhere, he took occasion
| to commend the recent message of
President Roosevelt He said it was
"brave message" and ''call to arms"
and that the fight should now be to
pick out the purchased papers and the
purchased legislators. He hoped the
Democrats in congress would promptly
challenge the issues by proposing the
remedial legislation desired.
In his New York address he blamed
the Republican party. but not the presi-
dent, for the loss of confidence and
urged continuation Of the crusade
against predatory wealth" His criti-
cisms of Roosevelt had been misunder-
stood. He had not accused the presi-
dent of initiating the Democrats, but
had merely pointed out the coincidence
Of principles advocated by both. Bryan
frankly defended his former silver
policy as compared with the present
scheme of asset currency. Stealing
upon large scale he de~-ribed as
'.g'1riors l~~ceny" The Ne w.;
ST.. :: :r.;1 ~ 49, graduated Ire
embezzlers tnan Fagin's school did
thieves" ...
Bryan Replies to Carnegie.
During the dinner Of the Economic
club of New York there was a sharp
clash between Lyman J. Gage, ex-sec-
rotary of the treasury, and Andrew
Carnegie on the one hand and W. J.
Bryan on the other. The former speak
ers denounced our present financial
system as about the worst possible,
but called upon congress to keep it's
hands off the matter until after the
presidential election. In his remarks
Carnegie called attention to the alb
surdity of the nations giving security
for it's own debt and declared that this
policy costs $15O,OOO,OO0 a year. Bry-
an at once took up the gage by stating
that the financial affairs Of the coun-
try had been in the hands Of men rep
resented by the preceding speakers for
the last forty-seven years; that they
had admitted that they had evolved
the worst banking system ever known
and did not know how to remedy the
evil. He asked why they should de-
nounce the government for issuing
$46,000,0O0 in promises to pay when
they failed to denounce the banks for
issuing $700,O00,00O promises to pay
He said the cause of the recent panic
was not the issue of too much paper
money, but the overissue of stocks and
bonds that did not represent honesty
in business. IT, he asked. ''yOu
blame the government for buying sill |
yer at 60 cents and selling it for a dol !
lar, what can you say Of Wall streets |
issue Of billions in stock that represent |
no value whatever?''
President Ripley indignant.
President e. ?. Ripley of the Santa |
Fe railroad in commenting on that |
part OF President RO0sevelt's message |
referring to Riplev's letter on the Well !
born decision showed considerable re- |
sentiment. The statement" sail he. |
that I vas party to q secret RATE on
oil in California is absolutely false On |
the contrary, I emDhatjcalIv and abso- |
lutely declined to grant it. Ii this |
case. as in other cases, the government |
has used Information furnished by q |
discharged employee, making 10 at
tempt to verify the charges or ask for |
an explanation, but proceeding to make
the charges public in ex parte public
documents
Taft Wins In Committee.
The Republican state central commit
tee Of Ohio has recognized the pro-Taft
county committee of Cuya-
hoga county as the legal body in con
troll Of the party machinery. There
had been q contest between the Taft
and Foraker supporters in that county
over the election of delegates to the
state convention
Montana's Governor Resigns.
Governor Joseph X Toole Of Mon
tana has resigned his office, to take eff
feet April l. In explanation Of his ac-
ton the governor refers to his ill
health, which he says is of such a ma
ture that 4 permanent restora ton can
not be effected without an absence of
several months in q warmer climate
and mentions clause of the constitu-
ton which provides that an elective
official shall not absent himself from
the state for more than sixty days. He
intends to spend several months in
southern. California. Mr.. Toole was
elected governor in 1896 and reelected
in 1900 and 1901 He is a Democrat.
Lieutenant Governor Edwin Norris will
succeed him in Office.
Gaynor Warns Reactionaries.
Justice William J, Gaynor Of New
York i'll recent address intimated
that most Of the clamor against the