Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-10


 prise. but political influence by cor porate wealth Is the disease of the country.
 Our republic, safe from rebellion and sure of protection by it's citizens, is having its institutions undermined by its own corporate creatures.
 For the ood-mads Man.
 Recognition of this fact is not attack upon wealth, but is first necessity in defense of government by the people.
 For years this knowledge has been mutely, dumbly laboring in the public heart. For years one man more than all others has had the love of mar ticulate millions because he has held this moral question to the light has spoken for the God-made man above the man-made dollar, for the God made man above the state-made cor poration, for government by the peo- pie and not government by the inter- ests.
 His unity of purpose has been un. shaken. He has struck at the money changers when they would monopolize the currency, has called for publicity when corporations would purchase parties, has warred upon trusts when conspiracy would throttle competition has condemned the tariff by which privilege robs necessity. but his fight has been always for equal rights and for single standard of morality.
 Through his courageous words, through his superiority over pomp. and pretense. the country is coming to tnow that defiance to the law is no nss anarchy when plotted over di- r,ctors' table than when snoured under [ red flag on railway crossing.
 Through his teaching the country is understanding that protection for American labor is q delusion, that there is protection only for the prod uct of labor and that the product of labor is not the property of labor, but Is instead the property of the exploiter.
 Labor's New Competitors.
 The country is coming to know that labor Is the only so called commodity in which the freest competition is en- couraged: that through the nations gates there come each year to the field of labor million new competitors.
 Through Bryan's teaching the labor CT is coming to know that the labor CTS wage is regulated by the economic law of supply and demand and that any share of the protective tax that may ever come to the laborer himself will come only as voluntary dona- ton from the protected exploiter who collects the tax.
 Bryan holds that as this tax upon all the people does not enrich the na- tion, but goes instead to a class, it is not only bad government, but is also bad morals.
 The contagious willingness of the government to make prices by tariff has inspired manipulators to attempt values by proclamation-with what dire consequences we know. The com. mon people have lost faith in legisla. tors and confidence in financiers.
 No application of mere intelligence or of skill to affairs will restore that faith and confidence unless the intelli. gence and skill applied shall be vital and animate with high moral purpose.
 We are entering campaign wherein the cry Is back to open dealing and simple relation, back to the creators of wealth, back to the source of political power, back to the people.
 As leader in this moral reformation we ask you to nominate the great com. moner of Nebraska. the man who with. out the glamour of military rank or civic office. with no credentials but mate ability and resident character. made the title of American citizen passport to the palaces of the world and beside every throne measured to mans full stature.
 Give us the leader who in fair weath- CT and in storm, In bivouac and in bat tic, has been of abiding faith and in. spring courage.
 Washington and Bryan.
 In the dark days of Valley Forge, when Americas enemies quartered in the nations capital were wrapped in warmth and fed with plenty; when faint heart and Tory plotted against i the ommander-in-chlef. George Wash. ington walked from tent to hut where feet marked their patrol cheer ing his patriot army. In our own time, while the enemies of the people have 1 reyeled in unearned luxury and while Tory and conservative have counseled | compromise, Bryan has gridlroned America, travellng wherever a railro1d i, ran or turnpike led. keeping alive the smouldering camphres of Democracy.
 His demands that were branded as . rulnously radical eight years ago are ! the rallying policies of our opponents, now in panic and endeavoring to re- form their lines. The frenzy of the Re publican elephant trampling it's own following is caused by the Democratic shafts barbed Into its thick hide by ! thls valiant champion. After an administration which has given to four years of friendly foreign relations ali the apprehension. the in stability and the extravagance of war let us offer the man whose voice at the parlisments obtained pro vision for worldwide arbitration: the man who at home has spoken for the