Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-24

Mr.. Roosevelt and to his subsection to
corporate influence. he had only to wait,
as he had to wait in previous instances
when he made a prophesy. some two years
ago, to find them utterly refuted. For
never in the history Of the world has any
chief executive had such a triumph in
making peace as Theodore Roosevelt in
the Russian-Japspese war. in Contra
America. in Santo Domingo and in Cuba,
and never in the history Of the country
has there been such a complete triumph
over the corporate interests, which the
persistence of Roosevelt had wrought"
Now He Approves Navy.
During the campaign Of 1904 and in pre-
viOus campaigns, MIR. Bryan has denounle 4
militarism and Imperialism, but this year
he was advised that the visit of our navy
interest in the navy, had made il so popu-
lar on that coast that his Pacific fiiends
persuaded him to approve a plank in tine
lection of the Pacific coast. Just what
ne means by this is a little difficult to
tell what the republican means by It is
clear. II means an increase in the forces
OF the navy, and yet, with Characters fc
nconsistence, Mr.. Bryan, as already sad,
atfacks the republican party Tor making
suitable appropriations for the increase o.
our naval force.
In 1905 Mr.. Bryan went around the world
ana his return was heralded with the
statement That in his visit around the world
ne had so gained information and knowl-
edge that he had become safe and sane;
mat ne was a conservative and all the DEM
ocratic party awaited his coming with great
interest. Upon his arrival he dispelled this
erroneous impression by declaring that he
was convinced that the only solution OF the
railway question would be government own
ership. He had previously declared in favor
OF a national initiative and referendum, also
IN taVor or the election of federal Judges.
The most radical propositions nave now
Deen excluded from the democratic plat
form.
And now. with the record of promises
and ~pruphesies untitled for a period OF
twelve years, with this record Of a hunt
Tor an issue upon which to achieve the
presidency, with this record of reputation,
of negation and Of running away from ma
tional responsibilities, Mr.. Bryan asks that
the public give him an opportunity to put
into effect reform in respect to bank de
posits, etc. wholly untried. wholly theoreti-
cal and on their face bearing evidence Of
their impracticability and of having been
for plausible arguments rather than real
reforms.
As to Savings Banks.
He only in a qualified way approved the
postal savings banks recommended by the
republican platform, which is a tried and
proved means of encouraging the wage
Garner and small farmer to make deposits
In a bank absolutely secure, but much pre-
to pay another's default and which in
stead OF strengthening our banking system
Will Dfedk II uOWn by destroying the value
Of the banking character and experience
and capital and offering inducement to
reckless bankers without character or
capital. The record of Mr., Bryan and his
character as It is understood by twelve
years acquaintance with him, nave i'm
pressed the business community of this
country and those whose Judgment deter
mines whether or not capital shall be in
vested, that he is not a safe man with
whom to try experiments in government;
that he loves financial theories that are
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that he advances propositions with but lit
tie sense Of respect as TO how they may be
carried out in practice and that he gives
but little attention to the welfare of the
conservative business community in his re-
form. His record ~justifies this judgment.
If he were to be elected. unquestionably be-
cause Of his record. however much he may
seek to pose as a conservative, because of
the failure of the theories which he has
proposed for the last twelve years. his
election will mean a paralysis OF business
and we should have a recurrence of the
disastrous business conditions of the last
democratic administration