The sun., 1908-10-27

! lIsvs that lsgislation-remediA leeisla-
tion--is needed.
Il believe the country is ripe for that
legislation and that II we have there. q
President both Congress- and che Presi,
dent being pledged 70 the Denver plat
form. 1t will be possible to send TO the
Senate measure after measure carrying
out the reforms outlined In that platform
and that with majority Of the American
people behind us We can demand that the
Senate submit TO the will Of the people
MIR, Bryan turned aside to drop WORD
of praise for Mr. Chanler and the whole
State Democratic ticket. Because they
were helping in the fight for reforms
the speaker bespoke the solid support oi
Democracy for them.
OF what the candidates stand for. ne
continued. Il want 70 show you what
our candidates stand for"
"We know where you stand came the
interruption: Don't think for minute
that we don't
Il charge that the Republican leaders
4 no longer lead the Republican voters.
Mr. Bryan continued, 'that they no
longer represent the rank and file OF their
party. believe that to-day our platform
better expresses the real desire OF the
majority Of the Republicans than their
own. -
Let me call your attention to the de-
parture of the Republican leaders from
the ideals OF their earlier leaders.
charge that to-day 1t misrepresents the
moral sense Of the country and misrepre-
sents the conscience Of the American
people"
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS,
| Getting down to the Issues Mr. Bryan
began on campaign contributions. HIS
speech in part follows: /,
| The Republican national committee has
promised to let you know after election
what contributions have been made to
that committee but the Republican Con-
gressional committee has not yet announced
that you will ever know what contributions
have been made 10 it. II the Republican
national committee can defend its action
in promising TO make public the oontri-
| buttons after the election, how will the
Republican Congressional committee de-
fend its action In not promising TO make
known these contributions at allp What
conclusion do you draw from the failure
Of this Congressional committee to promise
publicity even after the election? There Is
only one conclusion. and that Is that that
committee Is to be made the blind pool
into which all those contributions will be
poured which are too tainted to be made
known even after the election. IApplause.l
There Is no other explanation and my
friends, unsatisfactory as II is to have that
publication postponed until after the cleo
ton. the Republican Congressional COM
mittee will even not promise that
Mr.. Taft has gone so far as to try TO de-
fend the action of his committee in delaying
the publication until after the election. And
what excuse does he give2 Why he says
that IL you knew before the election what
contributions were being made false
impression might be created. But. my
friends. viii not that false impression be
created after the election II they publish
what they are not wiling to publish before
the election? What is. the difference?
Why false impression after the election
will not affect the vote ilaughterl; false
impression before the election might Affect
the vote What does this excuse mean?
1t means that they will not let you know
before the election what contributions are
being made for fear you will not vote the
Republican ticket. And what does that
mean? What does that mean? IL means
that IL you vote for the Republican ticket
you ar likely to be sorry for it when you
find out what has been going on. Laughter
and applausel
| submit to you that our plan appeals
TO the moral sentiment Of the country. to
And, my friends. want to make this pre-
diction. that whether we win or lose this
reform that We are inaugurating will become
the law of this land and the Republican
party will be compelled to yield at last to
the moral sentiment. And If there be Re-
publicans here let me say this to them, that
they may defeat me II they will. but they
cannot deny to me the credit that history
will give me for helping to give an impulse
TO honest politics. loud cheers and ap-
plause.l
The Republican party used to claim that
1t represented the thought and aspirations
OF the masses. | charge it with desertion
Of the people of the country In the refusal
OF its convention TO indorse the election
OF Senators by direct vote Of the people.
IL not only sinned but sinped without ex-
cuse. Five times the national House of
Representatives has indorsed this reform
by a practically unanimous vote. Nearly
two-thirds Of the States OF the Union have
indorsed it through their Legislatures.
There is not State in the Union in which
there Is not an overwhelming majority Of
the people In favor of the direct election
OF Senators. A large majority OF the
Republicans in every State OF the Union
are in favot Of ii, and yet the leaders Of that
party in national convention assembled
NeTe 80 uOIllDhttu ny pItudtOIy "eotu
that they betrayed even the Republicans
and overwhelmingly defeated proposi-
tion to put the election Of Senators in the
hands Of the people.
REPLIES TO ROOSEVELT.
The Republican party used to claim
that II represented the constitutional
thought OF the country. II insisted that
it gave expression to the views Of states
men and that the policy of that party was
in harmony with the Constitution. To-
day the Republican party is not the de- j
fender Of the Constitution; to-day the Re-
publican leaders do not regard constitu-
tional limitations. And in this respect
the present President and the Republican
candidate for President are not exceptions
to the rule.
President Roosevelt has disreearded
constitutional limitations. This govern
ment Is not a government of one man.
fApplause.l This government is framed
upon the theory that absolute power is not
lodged anywhere except with the people
themselves. The executive power is vested
in the President. legislative power in Con-
gress. judicial power with the court. The
Democratic position is that each depart
ment of government must be independent
and in position to act independently for
the protection OF the Constitution. iAp-
plause.l The President has no more right
to trespass upon the power OF the court or
upon the power Of Congress than Congress
has to trespass upon the power OF the
court or the President or than the court has
to invade the domain of the legislature or
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