Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-22

close with the polls"
There It Is again-the same Old
b'ndEcon which was waved SO fierce
~ above thu American electorate
i'm 1896. Threats! Threats, Threats.
as they are mouthe1 by those who
dare not meet the issues of the cam
paisn squarely AID fairly upon their
merits. The Baltimore clothing
followed ty many of similar import
during the campaign. Won SHUT
Won out of work yelps wolfish
monopoly unless capital be al
lowed to name the ruling powers Of
this nation" "We'u bring desola-
ton ur"n the business of this land"
IL SHOUTS TO the American people.
'if in tie exercise of your free will
You have the audacity to elect other
than the candidate whom we APP
prove" More than once this braZen.
blatant cry OF bull-dozing indus
trialism has driven thousands of
citizen -currying to the polls to
obey IFS selfish mandate. VIII the
brutal force again succeed in like
way? VIII there again be found
thousands OF frightened, timid cit
liens. at this period of the country's
history when the GLASS" and
caste" of combined wealth as rep
roscntcl by Wall street leaders,
have c. me out in the open to de-
stroy a man who stands for the en-.
orcemout of the law. to truckle at
the feet and undr the club of
soullos but mighty money dynasty?
Mr.. Baltimore Manufacturer cau
not taln any chances with a man
like Bryan. ch? Wei, what sort OF
a man Is man like Bryan" If
he be HE Bryan he is honest, elem,
10 ~ Of 3eals and a patriot in pur-
pose-icarless in convictions cause.
and in mind and heart imbued with
dosire Il serve the public interest as
God gives him to see how best they
can be served. He is all Of chat ia
Bryan His worst enemies admit as
much. Wen. arc the industrial
captain afraid TO take chances with
a man like that" If so. why
afraid? DO they fear him because
III ch IS and toadies and hirelinGs
and hangers-on of plutocracy fear
him an fear him forsooth, because
| h.. no. hi 4
ish ends because he will not bow at
tho shrine OF special interests; be,
cause ic will not mortgage his char
2cter n r sell the dictates of public
duty, as he measures them, for the
price c. the presidency itself?
Surely. g is to be hoped not. But
uch q nan is not wanted. Fac
| tories viii close down if he be elect
cd and night and chaos prevail
so croak the hired ravens OF Repub-
! lican campaign directors. and so
they Will continue to do until cleo
ticn day.
oh. but it will be said, by
some Of the Taft advocates, you
mistake the situation Wen grant
Bryan ia honest in his convictions;
that he IS high type of man; that
hc is periodically inclined; that he
viii De unfettered by corrupt innu-
eucts iu administering the govern
mont. should he be elected presi-
| dent Wen grant all that. But we
| think the man is eXtrume in his
view that he is a radical. that his
policies partake OF unsound nature
that's the trouble with him: only
that" We shall not just now dis
cuss thi- claim, empty as we con
ccivc IT 10 be-. but we put this ques-
ton to- my citizen who advances it:
What can Mr. Bryan do as president
to disturb the business interests Of
The country? to put his so-called
radical doctrines into effect? He
can enact no law That duty be-
longs 90 congress lie can recon-
mond legislation but hc can neither
institute or provide &c. lie can veto
GOV .I I.t'-N'..l Ff 'DlI f.Nrt 10 W.
sure. bg. even that right amounts
NJ nothing if congress refuses to
sustain DIS action. So we ask again.
SHAT can STR Bryan do as president
90 produce business depression? we
are not dealing with ghosts. and po-
HHcal Nightmares. and frenzicd
magazines, but with reason and
,aat what can Mr. Bryan do? Ills
duties "ill be- administrative Then
why U.s. Doc foarnd2 j. II because Mr..
Bryan viii enforce the law now
upon our statute books against all
laN br,Ikcr-, be- they of tic humble
class: or rank they a. high ~
Rockefeller ranks Or as high a- Uar-
riman ranks in the world OF wealth.
u.s. Ir Coth.ne Manufacture 1f
Ba fimnro on men OF bis fvU. rsII
o man I.ko that2 Is tbc
f oH Bryan horaIod a lr.sfc2
Is zoos. .he ground upon which src-
ra. interests dnuounco the Demo
cratic nominee We would ike 20
know we errrffd 1.kc 90 lrCo.