St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-10-28
Why | Shall Vote for Bryan.
BY Hon. Elisha NAV.

bCHlOSldl support MI DGVdn rather
than Mr.. Taft because they believe that
Mr.. Bryan the better represents the
common people and the American form
OF government.
Mr. Roosevelt as a schoolmaster, fol-
lowing the lead of Mr.. Bryan from 1892,
has for the last five years been teaching
US that Combined Wealth." or THE
Trusts, The System" as Thomas W.
Lawson calls it, or Wall Street" are
claiming more than their own with
usury." That System" furnished the
means to carry the elections of 1896.
1900 and 1904. Some of the money
was filched from insurance and other
corporations Democrats firmly believe
that the System" has furnished the
money to carry on this campaign. 1t 1t
were otherwise how could Republicans
buy space in the great magazines. where
a single insertion will cost from $500
to $1,000 Why are all the great papers
that have stood tor Combined Wealth"
and which could not say enough hard
things about the President, now sup
porting Judge Taft and doing all they
can to behttle Mr.. Bryan? Why has the
Republican National Committee raised
100000 to send into Indiana and
Sl5U,OOO more TO send into OHIO tor the
last DAYS OF the campaign; They did
this in 1883 to buy "tioaters in blocks of
five"
Mr.. Taft is asking votes in every
hamlet upon the ground that he intends
to continue the policies Ut MIR. Roosevelt
in every respect No one can Justly
claim that Mr. Bryan is as radical as the
President, yet he is denounced by every
spell-blnder and Republican as a dan
gerous mana "demagogue', and as
having no administrative ability. Mr..
Lincoln and chester A. Arthur never
held administrative positions until they
went to the White House, and we have
never had two better executives.
We affirm that the Republican party
has been insiacere and dishonest with
the voters of America. The currency
and tariff laws, all admit, need much
patching; and the Republican party in
its platforms tor years past has promised
to give remedial legislation in respect to
the currency and tariff, latter election
but it has never done so and it now says
it has never had time. Judging by the
past will it do SO after the coming cleo
ton? If the Republican party was
honest why did it vote down Latol-
lettes resolution as to the publicity OF
campaign funds, at Chicago last une
Mr.. Taft saws the names and amounts
of the politlca! contributions made to
the Republican party will be published
a. after election" Mr.. Bryan had this
list published October 18th, 1908, and
there were no contributions from Nor
gan. Carnegie the Rockelellers, Or the
"stand-patters. If the Republican
marty was honest, why did it not adopt
some of the reasonable planks requested
bv organized labor, and why did 1t
insert a plank which in fact was an
insult to intelligence Mr.. Taft substan-
tally admits he does not stand on the
labor plank of his party. He steadily
declares he is now and always has been
an excellent friend of labor.
The Democratic party's plank is eX-
nlcit as to labor and declares iWunc-
tons ought not to be granted against
labor unions unless they would be
GRANTED against every one else under the
Same circumstances Mr.. Bryan for Is
wears has been opposed to the unreason-
able granting OF inIunctions against
labor unions, especially by Federal
Judges. among whom Candidate TAFT
was conspicuous offender.
AS man of the people, prefer the
nosition of Mr.. Bryan and the Dem
ocrats as to labor injunctions and the
publishing of political contributions
prior to the election. Mr.. Bryan has in
word and deed been true friend OF
labor. He stands for the rul: OF the
neonle. and so the Democratic party
asks that Senators be elected by vote OF
the people and not by the Legislatures.
such an act has passed the House OF
representatives several times, only to be
pipeon-holed by the Republican Senate
led by Aldrich. Allison, Lodge and
Gallinger. A resolution as to this matter
was voted down in the Republican plat
form, at Chicago last June r
The Democrats stand for reduction OF
the tariff, for taking the duties OH
articles controlled by monopoly, and
for free trade with our quasi colonial
possessions.