The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-17
FITNESS OF NEBRAskA's GIFTED
SON is ACCLAIMED.
PEOPLE KNOW AND TRUST HIM
Orator Declares Western Statesman
Is the Man Above All Others
Eminently Worthy Of the
Party's Leadership.

the presidency, before the Democratic
national convention In the following
speech
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention: Crises arise In the life
OF nations which endanger their insti-
tutions and. at times. impcrll the ad-
vance Of civilization.
Every people that has left its i'm.
press upon history has faced such
crises In most instances, where
grave dangers have threatened the
safety Of the state, some great char
acter, some master mind has been
found, produced as II were by the con
ditions themselves, with capacity to
direct Alright the energies Of the PEG.
pie This was true of the ancient
world; II has been true Of the modern
world; 1t is true Of this republic We
have such a crisis to meet to-day. The
fayorseeking corporations have grad
ualy strengthened their hold upon the
government until they now menace
popular institutions.
Tho question is, whether this gov
eminent shall be restored to the con
troll Of the people and be administered
in the interest of all. or whether it
sh9" remain an instrument in the
hands Of the few for levynE tribute
upon all the rest.
In his special message to congress
last winter President Roosevelt dc.
Clarod, substantially. that certain
wealthy men who have become enor.
mously rich by depressing the wage
Garner defrauding the public and
Uracticing all forms Of iniquity. have
banded together. and by the unlimited
use Of money, cndeayor TO secure
freedom from restraint and to over.
throw and discrodt all who honestly
administer the law
That the methods By which these
men have acquired their great for
tunes can only be justified by a sys-
tom OF morality that would permit
every form Of Criminality, every form
of violence. corruption and fraud.
For many years, and especially dur.
ing the last IL years, these very men
have been In control Of the Repub-
lcan party; they have financed every
campaign Of that party for a quarter
of century. These cxpioiters of the
people whom the president has so
scalhnEly denounced. have given
their enthusiastic support to the Re.
publican candidates and policies. They
laid their hands upon the trust funds
at insurance companies and other cor
TOrations and turned the plumber over
20 the Republican committee The
money thus hlChod from the innocent
and helpless, to purchase Republican
victory, has not been repaid
And where do we find these men to.
day? Where are the swollen for
tunes" OF which We have heard so
much? Just where We would expect
10 find thcm-supporting the Rcpub-
licaa ticket and furnishing the sinews
Of war for the Republican committee
MS usual
Republican Party Arraigncd.
The platform adopted by the late
convention shows what the Republican
party in truth represents In framing
Wv llbNl'l III 'N''N E'hHAi' ~ ibA III
which the president has advocated was
Scorncd and repudatcd, The Wiscon
sin delegation asked that one or two
reform planks be placed in the plat
form. and for It's pains was denounced
as Democratic. The convention by a
vote Of eight to one refused to ap.
prove those policies which the presi
H.,
upon his party The mask of hypocrisy
has been torn from the face of those
who pretend to favor the reforms ad.
vocated by the president. and It is now
apparent why the system" admres
Taft and hates the senator from Wis
consin. When compelled TO choose
between an appeal TO the conscience
of the nation in defense OF its plat.
form and candidates, on the one hand,
and the millions that the special inter.
osts may be dependent upon to con.
tribute on the other, that convention
rejected the people and continued its
alliance with Mammon.
II the charges made by the prcsi.
dent are true-and they are true
we are indeed face to face with
situation as grave as any in our his.
tory. How shall 1t be met? The
good sense. patriotism and united ac-
ton OF the people alone can remedy
present evils.
Democrats Must Furnish Leader.
To wage a successful fight We must
have a leader The Republican party.
dominated by the seekers of special
privileges, cannot furnish him. Re
pubicans who really desire reform
are powerless; the efforts OF the pres
ident have been futile.
The Democratic party must furnish
the leader which present conditions
demand, and he must be a man known
to be free from the Influences that
control the Republican party. lie
must be a man Of superior intellect,
sound Judgment, positive convictions
and moral courage-onc who will meet
the forces Of plutocracy with the