The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-30

well-rounded periods, the public
will come to hear him at so much
head. He In in politics because
1t helps the gate receipts. Like the
actresses who have discarded the
stolen diamonds dodge for the great
err publicity of a divorce suit, MT.
Bryan will quit running for Presi-
dent and Will quit politics just as
soon ms he discovers that some other
form of advertising will bring more
dollars to the box Office when he IL
announced to appear on the STAGE
Can't Ride Both Horses.
The one-time running mate with Mr..
Bryan, Tom Watson, now Populist can
didate for the presidency, commenting
editorially (See page 8, Watson's Mag
azine, March, 1005) upon the small
vote Bryan secured for the United
States Senate in Nebraska In 1901
said:
"Nrr.rBryanssays that reforms are
not to be secured NIL at once Quite
right; and they will never be Sc
cured mt ali by leaders who change
front rs often ns Mr.. Bryan has done
within the last twelve months.
Neither will they he secured by n
political party which breaches n
certain creed for eight years and
throws it aside like worn-out
garment"
"Wntch out, WilIiam! The people
have loved you and believed in you,
but your course in the last campaign
has shaken your popularity to its
very foundations. Beware how you
trihc with the radicals. II you want
to come with as, come and be done
with It. he assured of this, william,
you CAN'T RIDE BOTH HORSES
Bryan Doctrine UndemOcratic.
This is what Col. Nose Wetmore, now
chairman of the Finance Committee OF
the Democratic National Committee,
said Sept. 5, 1905, Of Mr. Bryan's views
on government ownership:
Government ownership of rniI-
ways IL undemocratic, un-JeRer-
sonian, IL you like. Government
ownership of railways would be
better than railway ownership OF
the government, hut the thing HASN'T
got that far yet. think tho rnil-
roads can be properly regulated
without putting them into tho hands
of tho government. don't believe
conservative democrats will follow
Mr.. Bryan on this Issue and the
thing we've got to do IL to keep
II out of tho platform. My opinion
Is TINT IL WON'T get into tho plat
form I'm any shape"
"Et Tu Brute"
William r. Hearst, who in two pres
idential campaigns gave money and I'M
stinted support Of all his newspapers
to Mr.. Bryan's candidacy, now says
of the Peerless One:
"He II the peerless prestidiEitator
of modern politics, whose hand IL
quicker than the eve, who causes
hia principles to disappear and
changes his politics I'm full view of
the audience. A Snowman mt
county fair, conducting n she'll game
with his political opinions.
"Where IN the little ball of free
silver. Under. tho first SHELF Not
mt all. IL was there once, but IL f.
not now, and tho confding voter
loses. Where IN the little ball Of
Public ownership. Under tho sec
ond she'll. Wrong again, and the
conflding voter loses again. Where
~ tho little referendum baIIs I'm
der the Third SHELF Wrong agnin,
and once more tho cOnlding voter
loses.
"My friends, Mr.. Bryan has no
set convictions. He hna change
hia opinions Mt every election, and
~ no has been wrong often we
nre Justified in assuming thnt he IL
wrong again. Mr.. Brynn's definition
of n Fundamental principle II n prop
osition that viii help Ia elect Mr..
bryan. II u faiir {" elect him It
becomes nu exploded theory."'