Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-21
Los ANGELES MONDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER q 1908
BRYANIsM

a ments made with regard to Mr..
IA Bryan, none is more absurd than
that he has changed his views" as to
Democracy. He has been consistent
Democrat, consistently bent on pro-
ducing the greatest good for the great
est number, socially as we'll as gov
ernmentally. In his main contention,
which is and has been that the tariff
is opposed to the doctrine of the
greatest good for the greatest number,
and that tariff reform is an obvious
social remedy for much distress and
discomfort, he has never wavered.
From the proposition laid down by
him, that high tariff when not actually
demanded by national exigencies be-
comes a tax upon the American wage
worker and not upon the wealthy for
eign manufacturer or the rich importer,
he has never flinched. He has toed
the mark squarely on the tariff ques-
ton, and has rot budged an inch. 1t
is either preposterous or malicious to
charge him with change of views, and
yet this forms the base inspiration of
a
lished in a local Republican contem-
porary. These cartoons are the work
of the man who made a violent attack
by cartoon upon the reputation of
President Mckinley, and after the
tragedy, wincing under the fierce storm
of criticism, vowed he would never
again use his talent for the purpose
of attempting to bring odium or ridi-
Guile upon any prominent American
who might be a candidate for presi-
dent, or any president in office. Be-
hold how the dollar-marked Davenport
which cartooned Mckinley almost to
the grave is employed in defaming Mr..
Bryan, and, wonder of wonders, Re-
publican newspapers which attacked
Davenport because OF his highly Of
fensive personal caricatures of Presi-
ing, but actually publishing-incredi-
BILE as this may seem to persons with
good memories PUBLISHING the
same cartoonist's caricatures of Mr..
McKinley's political opponent and per-
sonal friend. William Jennings Bryan,
who, in all probability, will be the next
president of the United States. In
consistency, thy name is no longer
woman" It is Republican journal
ismi
In speech made in the house of
representatives in 1892, which speech,
.
who labor under the quaint delusion
that he was never heard of until 1896,
was masterpiece OF wit, sarcasm and
good sound common sense, Mr.. Bryan
said: "Those who are benefited by high
tariff are self sacrificing! They are
content if need be to suffer from the
effects Of luxury. Their surplus earn
ings are collected up, and the great
mass of our people are left strong, ro-
bust and hearty. These earnings are
garnered and put into the hands of
just as few people as possible, so that
And they say Yes, of course, of
course. 1t makes dudes of our sons,
and it does perhaps compel us to buy
foreign titles for our daughters, but
of course If the great body of the peo-
pie are benefited, as good patriotic
citizens. We ought not to refuse to
bear the burden"
In August, 1905, in Madison Square
garden, New York, Mr.. Bryan said;
"There never was a time when tariff
reform could be more easily entered
upon, for the manufacturers, by SELL
ing abroad cheaper than at home, AS
MANY OF THEM DO, have not only
shown their ingratitude toward those
who build the tariff wall for them, but
they have demonstrated their ability
to sell in competition with the world.
The high tariff has long been a burden
to the consumers in the United States,
and 1t is growing more and more a
menace to our foreign commerce be-
cause it arouses resentment and pro-
vokes retaliation"
Mr.. Bryan is consistent. Experience
has shown him that his views on the
tariff question were correct four years
before his first nomination. They are
correct today. And here is the sum of
the whole matter:
'"The tariff question is closely allied
to the trust question, and the reduc-
ton of the tariff furnishes an easy
means of limiting the extortion which
the trusts practice"