Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-02-28
ANSWERS Tnf''WORLD D.
Minnesota LEGISLATOR En-.
largeS the Scripture
Quotation

The new YORK WOrlO IL S00Ol0(
out the auti-Bryan. pamphlet Il
members of the Minnesota legisl ature
With q request for their opinion OF
the subj act. Representative Knute
Knuts IN of S Witt Falls. q republica an,
has ans 1ered the World in interesting
fashion. His letter foil )ws:
To the Editor of the World:
ackuow VII edge receipt of your
pamphlet the map Of Bryaufsm. In
view of the imp ortance both to the
democratic party and the country OF
the questions therein raised, you ex
press appreciation of my opinion there
to. comply.
confess minor concern of the
importance t. the democratic party
but as citizen am greatly
interested IN the continuation of the
strenuous, progressive policies OF
President Roosevelt. Of course, INV
heart wells with local pride in vie =
Of the complimentary mention of
Governor johnson as q presidential
Feasibility, but I think I join him
and his friends when look with dis.
f.vor mon the source from whence it
comes.
I observed on the inside cover of
your pamphlet q quotation from
scripture. by which you no doubt
intend an apt illustration OF the
followers OF Bryaa. viz:
And every one that was in dis
treas. and every one that was in debt.
and every one that was discontended
gathered the psslves unto him; and
there were with him about 400 men,
II. Samuel xii. 2.
Nv recolle 3tions and perceptions of
the book from which this is qdcted
may not be as keen as that Of those at
the head q literary bursaus for the
prevention OF progressive candidates
for the presidential nomination, but,
Mr.. World, If you will read on you
win discover that these 400 mea gre Y
NIGHTLY and fiuslly:
''Tnen came all the tribes of
Israel to David aud spake, saying.
behold. We are thy bone and thy
fle,h, i time past, when Saul was
king over us, thou vast he That
leddest ont aud brought in Israel, ,
So all the elders came to David and
he made q le ague with them before
the Lord; and they aanointe1 David
king ove- Israel.
Mr., World. don't want to pose as
q prophet, but it strikes me that your
selection from the good book serves as
an omen that Bryan will get the
nomi uation at Denver. That is as
far as exoect him to get, for hope
nv party will nominate q candidate
in whom the pc )ple will have con-
fidence; as aDle and willing to carry
out the policies of President Roosevelt.
But if nv party should make the
blunder of nominating g candidate
acceptable to the interests, then
thous snds of republicans will vote for
Bran. 10 their eyes he is less
Objectionable than republicans OF the
Cannon stamp. People don't tic to
party names as they used to- They
know that the interests are trying to
prevent the nomination of progressi We
candidates in either psrty. They
known that there is less difference
between Roosevelt and Bryan than
between Roosevelt and s)me re-
publicaus. In the words of Adam
Bede, the people know that the re-.
publican party has put SO much of
Brysn's platform into law that they
are less afraid of the rest Of it. hope
fer the success Of a Roosevelt
candidate upon q Roosevelt platform.
Bat il nv party should undertake to
do anything else, I j)in Senator
Sageng in the SUSPICION that it will
come mighty near breaking ITS neck,
s Wifi Falls MINI Eeb ~