Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-11

persuasive orator, patriotic and law
abiding citizen, and true and humble
Christian gentleman, William Jen-
nings Bryan, of Nebraska.
From 1861 to the present time, Mr..
Chairman, the section from which
come has demanded no recognition,
either on the Democratic or, Repub-
lican national ticket, but we have
been content, in a quiet way, by in
dustry and thrift, to build up our
places and add to the material weaI,a
and glory of our beloved nation. In
evidence of this I need but state
these significant facts. In 1870 We
were the poorest section of the union,
the actual value of all our property
being only $2,160, 100000. while ruin.
want and death stared us In the face.
Not so in 1908, for, Phoenix-like, we
have arisen from our ashes of pow
eFty, put on the garb of plenty, and
are today worth $4,000, 100000
/ hear some say it will never do to
nominate Mr.. Bryan, for he is mar
row in his views, socialistic in his
principles, contracted in his ideas of
craftsmanship. and has twice been de-
feated for the presidency, and, there
fore. cannot, as our leader, command
the votes of the people and lead us
to victory in November. Let us faith
fully analyze these charges, and IL
true, let us demand a new champion
of our rights; but if false, let us rally
still more detefminedly under ais
standard. and compel a recognition OF
his policies.
Mr.. Bryan stands for the widest,
81 n
est principles of Jeffersonian Democ-
racy; so Democracy must be shadow.
else Bryan is intensely profound. IL
to be narrow is to stand for "a gov
eminent of the people, by the people,
and for the people" giving equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none then Mr.. Bryan is narrow for
he believes in protecting the poorest,
humblest creature. whether the natur-
al or artificial man, as well as the
strongest and most powerful, allow
ing full enjoyment of all their rights;
but like the Master. who viii not
suffer even a sparrow to fall to the
ground unless He listeth. he will not
permit Gods poor to be needlessly
trahpled upon by the heel OF greed
and ayarice.
If it is socialism TO believe in the
revision of the tariff, so as to let
the burdens of taxa ton fall lees heay-
lily on the necessities and more on
the luxuries of life placing on the
free list articles controlled by trusts,
then Mr. Bryan is a socialist, for he
stands for a reduction that tends to
restore the tariff to a revenue basis,
with a Just discrimination in favor OF
infant industries over articles pro-
duced by protected monopolies.
If il is socialism TO seek to destroy
all trusts, to prevent the rich from
crushing out all competition by the
weak, and allowing no individual or
corporation, by combination, to con-
troll or monopolize the entire business
in any one commodity, then Mr.. Bry-
an is a socialist; for with no uncer-
tain voice, in the name of Democra-
cy. he has demanded that, while ev-
cry business shall be amply protected
and encouraged in the enjoyment OF
all its privileges, it must and snail
not lay the weight of it's finger on
any smaller concern or individual to
either destroy or lessen its producing
power, else it, too, shall be controlled,
even though it be necessary to blot
out its existence
If it is to be contracted to believe in
states rights in its widest sense,
giving the state government absolute
control of all it's own affairs and for
bidding federal interference, only al
lowing sucir authority to be exercised
in case where state courts can give
no adequate relief, then Mr.. Bryan
has a contracted mind, for he adyo-
Gates a state controlling its own af-