Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-07-17
The Rattle the Wheat Wagon Makes Whole World Deods H. m

and democratic, and the convention
by a vote Of eight to one, repudiated
the reforms that the present admins.
tration claims to favor.
The mask Of hypocrisy and decep-
tion have been torn from the face of
I those who pretend to favor the poli.
cies OF the President, and we know
why the system" admires Taft. tol.
crates Roosevelt, and hates the sena.
tor from wisconsin. When compelled
TO choose between an appeal to the
manhood and conscience Of the peopl
IN uelehse OF its candidate and plat.
form, On tae O4e hand. and the mil.
Mons tnat the special interests" NAV
Oe depended upon to contribute on tn
otner' the Republican party rejected
lne people and continued its alliance
with Mammon.
IL the charges made by the presido
are true-and they are true-we arc
inueed lace to face with a situatioo
as grave as any III our nIstory t'ow,
quail II De meC? Inc gobo saos
palriotism ana united actloa q, 1I,
p'orie a-0he can remeuy tue v,.s.
etLs. fSSS-.
AZ wage asuccessIul ngnt we musr
naSe a ieaaer. Inc Republican parI,
Nominated 0y the seekers or sn,,,.,.'
privileges cannot furnisn nIm r.
puDiieanS VINO really desire retoru,
are poWerless; the efforts OF me 200
Iuent nave Oeen Iutlie.
Ile Democratic party must furnish
lne leader wnlcn present conu,tIoos
uemand, and he must We a man Knou
70 De Tree from the Influences tha,
control the kepuDlican party. He
must De a man of superior intellect
SOUND Judgement, positive convictions
ana moral courage-one who will me
lae forces OF plutocracy with the max
eo sword OF ,truth--one VINO knows
SURRENDER. he must nave a genius 70
slate crait; ne must We a man OF wIo
experience in public affairs; he must
nave ability to formulate policies and
courage to defend them. But above
all, ne must have faith in the people
he must not only believe in the right
OF the people to govern, but in their
capacity to do so. And he must be a
man whom the people know and trust
Inc democratic party has many dis
tinguished men who might be chosen
as our standard bearer; but it has on
man who above all others possess IS
the necessary qualifications and is en-
inently fitted for this leadership.
He is man whose nomination will
leave no doubt as to where our party
stands on every public question. His
genius for state-craft is shown by the
constructive work he has done in pro
posing reforms, and by the ability
with which he has fortified his posi-
ton. But we may go farther.
{. A few months since he visited the
principal nations of the world. He
came in contact with the leading
minds of Christendom, and the world
abroad recognized his greatness and
paid him that tribute justly due to
men of high attainments.
] In the most distinguished peace cor
vention that has assembled in recent
years, he proposed a plan which, it
adopted, would prove more effective
than any arbitration treaty that has
yet been made, and by his influence
secured its approval by the rrepresen
atives of the twenty-six leading ma
tions there assembled.
Is he thoroughly informed regard
ing the issues Of this campaign? Reat
his speeches and writings which for
nearly twenty years have been part
of the political literature of the nation
Is he sincere, brave and determined
Even his political opponents now ad
nit that he is.
have had a close personal and po
litical acquaintance with this man
whose name Nebraska presents, since
he entered political life. l can testify
from observation as to his political
conduct before he was known to fam
He was honest, brave and unyielding
, then; he is honest, brave and unyield
ing now.
Honesty is inherent in him. He
was an honest lawyer before he en-
tered politics. He was honest in his
political methods before his statesma
ship was recognized by the nation;
and he has been honest throughout h
political career.
His convictions have been his poll
tical creed. He has impressed these
convictions upon others, not by dicta
tion, but by arguments addressed tc
: the judgement and the conscience.
Believing in the ultimate triumph
of right, he has never examined Ques
tions from the standpoint of expedien
cy. He has never inquired whether
. political principle was popular; it has
/. been sufficient for him to believe tha
', it was right.
He has been a consistent champion
! Of the reserved rights of the states
He favored the election of senator.
! by direct vote before the House Of
! Representatives ever acted favorabl,
|. upon the SUBJECT. He championed ia
}. iff reform when the west was the ho
d bed Of protection.
He favored an income tax bsfot,
\ the income tax law was written. H
o attacked the trusts when the Republ
t can leaders were denying that am
) trusts existed. He advocated rail
regulation before the crusade agains
e rebates and discrimination began.