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

tary OF the navy in Mr.. Clevelsnd's
cabinet, sent 80 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 the un-
doubted choice of the democracy |
do not approve everything in she
Denver platform, but Il is infinitely
preferable TO the republican plat
form, and Bryan and Kern will re-
ceive my hearty support, II the con-
test ought TO turn on tariff reform
and fair elections, now Is the time,
now the opportunity, for the old
fight over again between the people
and the protected interests. Mr.
Roosevelt has blazed she way. He
saw soon after he came into office
that the rapid growth and infinite
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 heshould
have assaulted the law, but that he
either cared not or dared not do, yet
he was brave enough TO show up the
iniquity OF the trusts In messages
and speeches and to pursue them in
the courts until they spoke OF him
through the press as crazy anarch.
ist, Perhaps Mr., Roosevelt, 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
the people can only be made to see
that the trusts have been robbiug
the people Just as the president says
they have, and further that these
trusts, thriving under prosecution
through the courts, have their eta
del in she D'ngley law Let she PEG.
pie further understand shat there Is
no free silver law issue, and II il not
anarchy to insist on fair tariff laws
Then let US declare that We will have
published tn the world an account OF
all contributions TO our election
funds, not after the election, bus be-
lore, aud not only an account ui
moneys received by some one person
called treasurer OF a national com
mlttee, but by all treasurers every.
where. Pushing these issues to the
front the democracy ought TO win"
The Buffalo New York Times is
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 letter on the
subject OF Hartman campaign con-
tributions written by Preslden,
ROOSEVELT the very man who ap'
preached she great railroad mag
nate but heard abuse of the presi
: dent from him instead OF getting 9
= check worth photographic: who re
T. ported the master 80 the president
Q and received from that official th'
>, same day the famous undesirable
citizen letter which brought from I
pigeonhole the quslly famous 'prac
3 teal man letter from the presiden
II to Mr.. Hartman; altogether one q
l. the most notable Incidents In polit
10 icsl history. Is Is true that his ret
" ord OF about eighteen years in cor
gress is not marked by any 8dvocat
J. or support OF legislation In the inter
Is ests Of the masses, tut he has usua
ly been in attendance as she session
e. OF the house and has always draw
IL his salary and mileage regularly.
ie Is plain that the delegates who wan
s. ed to know who Sherman was W.T.
n poor trash, for all the rich men OF th
republican party know him well. !
the capacity Of official ias fryer b
called upon them all and severally
or words TO that effect, IN 1906, an
a with his story OF financial necessitit
It OF his party touched them deeply 81
a cepting, of course, Mr.. Hartman
who made the fuss that made Sd
% president angry and Mr.. Sherma
famous"
II They Take the Kinks Out.
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