St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-09-18

ne ~ attackins mas prOBreSSeu alOnt
the same lines In autocratic Russia
burocratic Prussia, republican Franc,
and plutocratic America. The trus
is at home alike in japan, just out
OF feudalism and in Europe and Amer
lea where capitalism has reigned for
more than a century.
Against this on-sweeping tidal wav,
Of concentration Bryan is playing the
role of Mother Partington, and with
his puny broom of state licenses woult
sweep back the encroaching blllows
that are engulflng the little capital.
lists.
He sees that hisreal opponent is
the socialist although his attempt
to show that there Is an afflliation
between the ticket OF Injunction Bill
and that Of the party of the working
class is a bit Of cheap demagoguery.
The fact Is that the republican and
democratic parties are both standing
for capitalism. Bryan is with the
little labor skinner-the failure I'm tn,
fight for profits whether that failure
be because Of unwilingness or ina.
bility to use the methods that bring
success or because he was born into
an industrial world where the oppor.
tunities for exploitation were already
taken blythe great trusts.
Whatever may be the outcome OF
the present election, and so far as
Taft and Bryan are concerned the so.
cialists ire indifferent to that out.
come, the trusts are her to stay and
the battle OF the future must decide
whether that trust will be used for
the bene.,t of the few or the many.
In that battle the socialists will
stand on the side Of the workers
and some other party will defend
the powers that possess and plunder.
The only hope Of trust magnates
lies In putting that struggle off as far
ms possible. In that policy OF postpon,
ment, the sham political fights OF Br:
an and Taft play the principal part.
lnkecping up that sham fight Dry.
an Is doing the greatest possible
service TO the trust owners. lie IL
standing between them and the only
body that In really determined TO
deprive them Of the power to plundei
the socialist party.
Bryan appeals to the Socialists
10 support him In his effort TO pro |
Iect TAFT and the great capitalists In |
heir present position. He asks that
hey shall give up their direct attack
ipon the enemy and Join him In try.
ng TO produce the, conditions OF the
line OF jefferson
This barking back 10 jefferson is
lot Rhetorical trick although
'ryan Is frequently guilty OF such
hinss. II is all part OF the reac.
lonary character OF the democratic
arty. His doctrines are all OF the
ny OF Jefferson. He still thinks In
he terms OF a civilization that ira.
elled by stage.did It's manufactur'
lg In the household. and whose
'rgest industrial establishment was
master worker aud a half dozen ap
He does not see the combination
as much a natural consequence
railroads. telegraphs. electricity,
I'd the great machines as competi.
On was the Inevitable accompaniment
the or team and the village black
NTH and the hand worker. II he
ould bring back competition he
ust destroy the steam engine. wipe c
knowledge OF modernscience from
@ human brain as well as from the
ctory. and bring the world back 10
o time whenthe worker produced O
th the hand tools which he made
ID owned.
Socialists know this Is impossible
ley believe that Il is undesirable.
ley are certain that there is a bet
: way and that is. do what Bryan
ys Is the intention OF the socialists
let "the public have the benefit of
, monopoly" d
In the days OF jefferson the work II
owned the tools with which they
wealth. Each worker owned sil
simple instrument he used. To- u'
y the socialists would have all the %
rkers own all the tools. that all er
sht be benefited by the victories
ich science and invention has So So
de. nm,