Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-08-12
BRYAN'S ACCEPTANCE
AS SPOKEN TODAY
Complete Speech Made By the Great Common
er to the Notification Committee at
Lincoln, Nebraska, Today.
Presidents Indictment Against the
Party,

0VAys
In a message sent to congress last
January. President Roosevelt said:
''The attacks by these great corpora
lions on the administration actions
have been given wide circulation
throughout the country, in the news
papers and otherwise, by those writer's
and speakers who, consciously or un-
consciously, act as the representatives
Of predatory Wealth-Of the wealth &C.
cumula ted on giant scale by all forms
of iniquity, ranging from the oppres-
sion Of wage earners to unfair and I'm.
wholesome methods Of crushing out
competition. and to defrauding the
public by stock jobbing and the manip.
ulation of securities. Certain wealthy
men Of this stamp, whose conduct
should be abhorrent to every man of
ordinarily decent conscience, and who
commit the hideous wrong Of teaching
our young men that phenomenal bust
ness success must ordinarily be based
on dishonesty, have, during the last
few months. made 1t apparent that
they have banded together to work for
reaction. Their endeavor Is to
overthrow and discredit all who hon.
estly administer the law, to prevent
any additional legislation which would
check and restrain them, and to secure,
if possible, freedom from all re-
straint which will permit every un-
scrupulous wrong-doer to do what he
wishes unchecked, provided he has
enough money."-What an arraignment
Of the predatory interests!
Is the presidents Indictment true
And, If true, against whom was the
Indictment directed? Not against the
Democratic party.
Mr.. Taft Endorses the Indictment.
Mr.. Taft says that these evils have
crept in during the last ten years. He
declares that. during this time some
prominent and influential members
of the community, spurred by financial
success and in their hurry for greater
wealth, became unmindful of the CON-
mon rules Of business honesty and
fidelity, and Of the limitations imposed
by law upon their actions"' and that
''the revelations Of the breaches of
trusts the disclosures as to rebates
and determinations by railroads, the
accommodating evidence of the viola
lions of the antitrust laws, by num-
Der of corporations, and the ovcr-issue
Of stocks and bonds Of Interstate rail-
roads for the unlawful enriching Of di-
rectors and for the purpose of concen-
trating the control Of the railroads un-
der one management,"-a these he
charges, "quickencd the conscience of
the people and brought on moral
awakening.'
During all this time, beg to remind
you, Republican officials presided in the
executive department, filled the cab
met, dominated the senate, controlled
the house of representatives and occu-
pied most of the federal judgeships.
Four years ago the Republican plat
form boastfully declared that since
1SGO-with the exception of two years
the Republican party had been in con-
troll Of part or of all the branches of
the federal government; that for two
years only was the Democratic party in
position to either enact or repeal Il
law. Having drawn the salaries; hay
ing enjoyed the honors: having secured
the prestige, let the Republican party
accept the responsibility!
Republican Party Responsible.
Why We're these known abuses
permitted to develop? Why have they
not been corrected? If existing laws
are sufficient, why have they not been
enforced? All of the executive ma
chinery of the federal government is
in the hands of the Republican party.
Are new laws necessary? Why have
they not been enacted? With a Re-
publican president to recommend, with
Republican senate and house to carry
out his recommendations why does the
Republican candidate plead for further
! time in which to do what should have
| been done long ago? Can Mr.. Taft
| promise to be more strenuous in the
prosecution Of wrong-doers than the
present executive? Can he ask for a
larger majority in the senate than his
party now has? Does he need more
Republicans in the house of represent
atives or a speaker with more unlim-
tied authority.
Why No Tariff Reform?
The presidents close friends have
been promising for several years tina:
he would attack the iniquities of the
tariff. We have had intimation tina:
Mr.. Taft was FESTIVE under the de-
mands of the highly protected in
dustries. And yet the influence of the
manufacturers. who have for twenty
five years contributed to the Republican
have framed the tariff schedules, has
been sufficient to prevent tariff reform
AS the present campaign approached
both the president and Mr.. Taft de
clared in favor of tariff revision, Du
set the date of revision after the cleo
ton. But the pressure brought to bea1
by the protected interests has beer
great enough to prevent any attempt Al
tariff reform before the election; ani
the reduction promised after the cleo
ton is so hedged about with qualify
ing phrases, that no one can estimate
with accuracy the sum total of tariff
reform to Re expected in case of Re
publican success. If the past can b,
taken as Il guide the Republican part,
will be SO obligated by campaign con
tributions from the beneficiaries of p
lection, as to make that party power
less to bring to the country any ms