The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-19
Never in Our History Has a Party Been
So Loyal to Man as the Democratic
Party Has Been to Him.
A Faithful Historical and Character Sketch
of the Democratic Candidate
Here Presented

ling OF the golden grain fields of the
world. No man has had such a. chance
." study. mot even Taft. ON the basis
of his college education. Bryan has
been able to build up a superstructure
surprising anything of which we have
knowledge. I'm a day that is dawning,
when we arc to be one of the worlds
great powers politically as we'll as.
commercially. his knowledge of the
worlds affairs. his splendid share in
the worlds work, will fit him for lust
at Washington d. c., every day. If he
Is elected President. our foreign af-
fairs. not only because of the Philip.
pines. but because of our Pacific coast
and other Pacific possessions. will take
up much of his time. Our rapidly in
creasing foreign commerce will inter-
est him. In extending it, he may be
able to- direct II into new channels,
and secure success for 1t in old ones.
When in London. on his way honA
from a trip around the world, l1o at.
tended the Worlds Peace Congress.
His speech was the best delivered be-
fore that body. his ideas, the noblest
as well as the most practical Never
was the nation prouder of it's Great
Commoner than it was that day: and
never had the Republic better reason
to he proud than when l1e one of the
kingliest of her sons. set a pace in
peace Of royalty. Not all our efforts
at The Hague. Portsmouth. Tokyo or
anywhere else. were SO fruitful as this
mans one earnest. honest effort in
London. and which raised him to
heights high as Lincoln at Gettysburg,
Lowell in his great ode, Washington in
his farewell address, jefferson in hiy
Declaration of Independence, Henry in
his address to the terrified Royalists,
God Nve him power to go on in the
good work.
BY a mans deeds is he best known.
Bryan Is the type of man most needed
In our public life. Absolutely incor-
ruptible, with convictions as we'll as
courage. with ideals to which he is
faithful, he will. II elected President,
he a constant source of inspiration to
the whole country. His aims are high;
his purposes holy. In The Commoner.
a manor ho oxvps and edifc H., will ,,o%
take the best paying advertisements
because of a. moral purpose to publish
nothing that will, directly or indirect.
ly. injure the morals of his readers.
What that means can be learned at
the Office of any high-toned paper. He
is out now with a declaration In favor
Of publicity of funds for the cam.
paign; and he has put a ban on any
contributions big enough to be dam
gerous. I wish we. could have a sym.
postum for this column of what even
his enemies will say of him when he
passes away. Mark what was said Of
Cleveland before and after his death.
puI NY OoSo anu IdOlClo OIl i've, uVL
dead. mems brows.
Bryan brings into public life tho
Gospel of Jesus Christ. He was never
one to whitewash over the black acts
of men who could coerce conscience
when it protested against a congress-
man taking fees as lawyer. The
Golden Rule, expanded and expoundcd
ir the large. is the law of his life. It
is his guide to all that he gives to
God. and in all that he gives to man:
This may unfit him for the Presidency.
Perhaps it does. Washington's ways
have seldom or never. been the ways
of Jesus Christ. AS he said. with that
superb literary sense, when at the con.
ference Of governors, gathered to save
us from our sins of wanton destruc.
ton of our resources: There is no
twilight zone between the nation and
the state, in which exploiting interests
can take refuge from both; and my