The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-10
Democracy Ought to Win

vary Ot tue navy In MI. lleVelanu
cabinet, sent to the New York World,
under date of Port CARING. Ont,
this report: "Mr. Bryan was not
my choice, but he and Kern are both
able and clean and they are she un-
doubted choice Of she democracy |
do not approve everything in the
Denver platform, but Is IL infinitely
preferable to the republican plat
form, and Bryan and Kern will re.
celve my hey y supper. 1.-THE con-
test ought 20 turn on tariff reform
and iair elections, now is she time,
now the opportunity, for the old
fight over again between she people
and the protected interests. Mr..
Roosevelt has blszed the way. He
saw soon after he came into office
that the rapio growth and intiuite
multiplication OF trusts and com.
5ines, fast following the passage OF
the Dingley law, robbing the people
by arbitrarily raising prices, would
be laid at the door OF the party that
passed that act. Logically he should
have assailed the law, but that he
either cared not or dared not do. yet
he was brave enough TO show ny she
iniquity OF the trusts In messages
and speeches and to pursue them in
the courts until they spoke Of him
through the press as a crazy anarch.
list Perhaps Mr.. Roosevels, by pur.
suing this course, has saved his par.
ty. That certainly was his purpose,
but possibly Mr. Roosevelt has failed
In this end, and he certainly has Il
she people can only be made to sec
that the trusts have been robbing
the people, just rs the president say
they have, and further shat these
trusts, thriving under prosecution
through the courts, have their eta.
del in the D'ugley law. Let she PEG.
pile further understand that there IL
no free silver law issue, and It is not
anarchy to insist on lair tariff laws
Then let US declare that We viii have
published to the world an account OF
all contributions TO our election
funds, not after the ell, elton, but be.
fore, and not only an account OF
moneys received by some one person
called treasurer OF national CO III.
mittee, but by all tressurers every.
where. Pushing these issues TO she
'front.' the democracy ought TO win"
The Buffalo New York; Times il
curious to know where those people
who profess ignorance concerning
VICE Presidential Candidate Sherman
have been hiding themselves all these
years. The Times says: His name
Is carved deep In the history OF the
nation. He Is the MY Dear Sher.
man addressed In a letter on the
subject OF Hartman campaign con-
tributions written by President
RoosevelA the very man who sp
preached the great railroad mag
nate but heard abuse OF the presi
dent from him instead OF getting 6
check worth Photographic; who re
ported the matter TO the presiden'
and received from that tficial th'
same day the famous undesirable
citizen letter which brought from {
pigeonhole the equally famous 'prac
teal man letter from the presiden
TO MIR. Hartman; altogether one q
the MOST notable Incidents In polit
> ical history. It Is true that his rec
ord OF about eighteen years in con
gress Is not marked by any advocat
, or support OF legislation In the Inter
ests OF the masses, but he has usus
ly been In attendance at the session
: Of the house and has always draw
his salary and mileage regularly. |
is plain that the delegates who want
: ed to know who Sherman was wer
poor trash, for all the rich men of tn
repu blican party know him well. |
the capacity oi official lat fryer h
called upon them all and severally
or words TO shat effect, IN 1906, an
, with his story OF financial necessitie
/ OF his party touched them deeply e,
| cepting, OF course, Mr.. Hartman
who made the fuss that made th
> president angry and Mr.. Sherms
famous.
: They Take the Kinks Out.