The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-10-31
BRYAN TO
THE PEOPLE

Winchester, Ind, Oct. 31-Mr Bry-
an in winding up his tour of the East
today, made public "An Appeal to
the Public in which he said: "As
issues stand out clearly. The Demo
cratic party has attempted to inaug-
urate an era of honesty in politics by
compelling the publication of cam
paign contributions before election.
1t seeks to bring the government
nearer to the people by securing the
election of United States senators
by direct vote; it seeks to restore
competition through legislation that
shall make private monopoly impos-
sible; it seeks to reconcile labor and
capital by legislation which will
bring the employer and employee to-
gether in cooperation, and to this
end proposes Secretary of Labor in
trust law so as to exclude labor org
aniZations from the operation of that
law, limitation of the writ of injunc-
ton so it will not issue in labor dis
putes unless conditions are such as
to justify An injunction ever if there
were no labor dispute involved, and
trial by jury in cases of indirect con-
tempt of court; it seeks legislation
insuring bank deposits; it seeks reduc
ton of the tariff by gradual steps un-
til the tariff laws are no longer for
the interests of the few at the ex-
pense of the rest of the people.
The Democratic party, in other
words, seeks to secure honesty in the
cy, and popular government through
direct elections. It appeals to the
awakened conscience of the nation
and the sense of justice in human
hearts and to the growing desire for
brotherhood.
with Democratic victory for the
national ticket we hall win also the
lower house of congress, and with
the moral force of the popular YER
dict l believe we can compel the SEN
ate to yield to the expressed will of
the people and permit the passage of
the more urgent reforms.
"The Democratic party offers the
only prospect of remedial legislation,
and while it does not go as far as
some reformers would like to go,
Democratic victory will secure as
much reform as is now attainable, in
fact the only reforms within reach.
the cooperation of those who favor
the reforms set forth in our platform
The attempt to deceive the voters by
threats of panic will not succeed. We
years, 1873, 1898 and 1907, and two
of these were caused by high tariff,
and each under a Republican presi-
dent. Judge Taft says there will be
panic if 1 am elected. When he
says that a Democratic victory will
bring a panic he expresses merely
an opinion. When I say that there
was a disastrous panic last fall with
out waiting for Democratic victory
state a fact that cannot be disputed.
"Ou platform presents plan for
the restoration of prosperity upon a
permanent basis, prosperity in which
all share. The Republican party has
no plan that contemplates either pres
of the people.
"The Republican candidate has the
prestige that comes from the fact
that his party is in power and has
the aid of an army of oficeholders.
He has the support of all the monop-
olies and law destroying trusts He
has a large campaign fund, the con-
tributors of which his committee re-
fuse to divulge, and most of the big
newspapers are with him. 1 insist
that it is not fair for the President
to use his Office, an Office which be-
longs to the people, as if it were a
party asset and enter actively into
the campaign 1t offends the sense
of justice and ought to arouse pro-
test from those who believe the Sc
lection of the chief executive should
be absolutely free, leaving the people
to choose. whom they please.
(Signed) VIM. J. BRYAN.
A Grand Stand Play by Roosevelt.
Washington, Oct. 81 Following
up the statement issued last night
from the White House regarding the
announcement made. by John d. Rock
efeller Of his preference for Taft, a
second statement was issued today
as follows. "The President has re