The broad ax., 1908-06-27

Il VT R49tNG NNNhN~ HNNAA@s
Lincoln. Neb,, June ss.-"The plat
torn Is . si;ent Reputation Of nearly
+, every promise o. reform that the
President and his followers have given
the country
This is the chief declaration in the
third instaIlment of w. ]. Bryan's
rspid-fre arraignment of the Republic
can national platform, given to the
public today.
Like the two previous shots fired at
the Chicago Platform, the latest win
appear In the CommOner Of this week.
In his third attack Mr.. Bryan min
giles biting sarcasm with ferocity.-
MarveIs at platform Praise.
why so much time 10 applauding
the President Gin the PLATFORM and
50 little attention 20 the specific In
Sorsenent Of the things he 1.-THE Pres
ident) has advocated?" asks Mr..
Bryan, sarcasticaIly.
Nothing Is said about the conspir-
acy of Republican Senators to defeat
the railroad rate biIi." he says in an
other paragraph aimed at the plat
form.
Then the platform condemns the
Democratic alTbustsr, which was car
ried on for the purposes Of compelling
the Republicans to carry out the Pres
ident's recommendations" Mr.. Bryan
says again.
Mr.. Bryan also goes after the Ne
gro plank, declaring that it Is the
usual election year sop. and says that
the Negro is interested in economic
reforms as well Is race rights
says Roosevelt Is RsPOdistsd.
The Commoner editorial is as fol-
lows:
Have you read the Republican
pIatiorng II not, yoa ought 70 read
L. The contest in the Republican
party between the refOrmer and stand
patter is for the present at an end,
with the standpatter In the saddle.
The platform is q silent repadiation
Of nearly every promise Of reform that
the President and his followers have
given to the country. II begins with
an eulogy Of the President In no
ether period since the days OF Lin
coin according to the platform, has
there been such mighty progress in
those ideals OF government which
make for justice. equslpiratio2s OF the
American peOple.") Their highest
aspirations Of the American people
have found a voice a reflection Is
here implied that Republican Presi-
dents have failed TO furnish voice
for highest aspirations Of the Amer
ican people.") Their most exalted
servant represents the best aims and
worthiest purposes Of all his country
men. American manhood has been
Hfted 70 a noble sense Of duty and
obligation
Empty Praise to Roosevelt.
without asking why the Rspub-
Ilcan party has held once and divided
the omelaI salaries among its parti-
sans 50 long without giving ne Pres
ident who represented the hest aims |
ana worthless purposes Of the people;
without asking Why no other Repub-
lican President In recent days has
Tilted American manhood to 4 noble
sense Of duty and obIisatiOn,' We may
ask why It is that the Republican
convention spends 80 much time ap-
plaudlng the President and gives 90
little attention to the spscihe Indorse.
ment q the things be has advocated.
-Bat the President must feel that
be Is the only Republican deserving
Of praise. The recent Congresses. 81
sordIng 70 sAs platforn. haEe been fun
d patriots. end the RepuBlienn lsgis-
IstoSs have been tssplag stsD y fhs
Iorward march TO better government
what does the President think q
1sing bracketed win Republican Sen.
torn ana members Of cQngress n this
nliscriminate prrissl
srtsthfnk 8 said 81 ne eonsplracy
nru1Ds 1as nepubrcsn leaders
Y he esnalt q defeat ire Fresident's
.rllrosf rate bIu. 10 Iutlmalfon ~