Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-06
BRYAN |. IS /
A DREAMER
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ments, to purify our electoral meth
DDS and to maintain honest represent
tatiye government, And it is because
Of his loyalty to these ideals, because
of his broad sympathies and his rare
equipment In character, ability and
experience, because tested in the diff
ficult fields of judicial and admins
trative work he has proved his quail
ty by eminent service, because of his
varied tearing, his acquaintance with
affairs, his respect for constitutional
government and his capacity intelli-
gently and Justly to plan and direct
necessary reforms that most ear
nestly support the candidacy Of viii
liam Howard Taft.
Republican Legislation.
When we consider the inevitable
conflict Of many opinions and the i'm
portance of the questions involved
the record Of progressive legislation
Is. extraordinary. The creation OF.
the Bureau OF Corpo ations, the Rail-
road Rate bill, the Pure Food bill,
the Meat Inspection bill, the Employ
ers' Liability bill, and the laws pass
ed for the better protection Of labor
constitute a record of legislation
which no just critic can afford to
minimize and which attests in a
marked manner the responce of the
republican party under its forceful
leadership to the demands of the
people. a..
Democratic Proposals.
If all that Mr.. Bryan has favored
during the past twelve years had been
enacted into law we should have been
overwhelmed with disaster and
would regard It as our chief business
in, the future to find a way OF escape
from the meshes Of ill-censidered
legislation In which we would have
been entangled. It is fortunate for
him as well as for us that he was
DEBATED, and whatever may be his
present political potentially It may be
ascribed to the fact that hitherto he
has not been permitted to carry out
his program. No doubt much re-
mains to be accomplished in the way
Of necessary reform, but the record
already made BY the republican party
is a noteworthy one and we must
make further advances with care and
needed reflection. Our progress will
be entrusted to safe hands and we
shall be fortunate In; having a sail
ing master who knows his chart and
who will take quite as much account
Of reefs and shoals as of the speed
Of the vessel. We have got our d.
Tection, we have a most precious car.
60 and we must have a safe and ex.
perienced pilot. 8 S:S :ss s.
Candidates Contrasted..
There are thousand exigencies in
the affairs of this great Nation which
cannot be foreseen or attempted To
be controlled by any platform. The
sagacity, steadiness of character
firmness and sound Judgment of the
chief executive must be the security
Of the Nation In many a trying emer.
gency. And 1t is no injustice to Mr.
Bryan's attractive personal qualities
to his effectiveness as an orator. his
skill as a party leader, nor is 1t any
disparagement of the purity Of hill
motives to say that the man who es
poused free. silver In 1895, renewed
Its advocacy In 1900 and later de.
clared his belief in government own
ership Of railroads cannot be regard
ed as q safe leader to whom may be
confided the great power Of the presi
dent merely because those doctrines
are omitted from his present plat
form. The country needs a man rock
based in sound conviction and fun
damental principle, in whose good
judgment III any dificuIty all ma.
feel secure. and such man pre-emi
nently ia William H. Taft.
The supreme COurt.
Not only viii the coming election
directly affect the executive branch
of the government, but it is mos
Important IN ita relation I'd the judi
ciai branch. Rarely has the shoic.
OF president involved more far-reach,
ing consequences. For 1t Ii hot i'm
probable that the next president viii
appoint at least four Judges OF th,
United States Supreme Court. Upol
these appointments viii largely de
pend TIE Quality Or the judicial worl
of this great court for years. 10 come
Congress may pass laws, but the SUI
preme court interprets and construe
them, and determines their validity
The constitution, with its guaran
tees Of liberty and its grants Of FEEDER
al power. 10 finally what the suprem,
court determines It to mean UpoI
the learning. wisdom and characte
OF the judges Of the supreme cour