Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-10
4 violence. corruption aud fraud.

For many years. and especially du-
ring the last twelve years, these very
men have been In control OF the re.
publican party have financed every
campaign Of tha, party for a quarter
OF century.
These expioiters OF the people
whom tho president has so scathlug
ly denounced have given their enthu.
siastic support TO the republican can
didates and policies. They laid their
hands upon the trust funds OF insur-
ance companies and other corpora
tions and turned the plundcr over To
the republican committee. The money
thus filched from the innocent and
helpless. to purchase republican vic
tory. has not been repaid
And where do we find these men
todayG Where are tho swollen for
tunes" OF which we have heard SO
muchP Just where we would expect
To find them--supporting the repub.
licSn ticket and furnishing the sinews
OF war for the republican committee
ns usual
The platform adopted by the late
convention shows what tho republl-
can party I'm truth represents In
framing the platform. every genuine
reform which the president has advo
Gated was scorned and repudiated
The Wisconsin delegation asked that
one of two reform planks be placed
In the platform. and ror It's pains was
denounced as democratic. The con.
won't Inn hN n fNr itfh IN
fused to approve those policies which
the president. for four years. has
been urging upon the party. The
mask of hypocrisy has been torn from
the face OF those who pretend to rn-
vor tho reforms advocMed by the
president, and II Is now apparent why
the system admires Taft and hRted
the Rcnator from Wisconsin.
When compelled To choose be
tween an appeal to the conscience OF
the nation I'm defense OF it's platform
and candidates. on the ono hand, 3nd
the millions thnt the ape clal int rest II
may be depended upon to contribute
on the other hand, that convention
rejected tho people and continued itsI
alliance with Mammon.
II the charges mado by the prosl.
dent are true--and they nre true
we iTe, indeed face to face with a
situation AS grave az any I'm our his
tory. How shall IL he met? The
good sense, patriotism and united nc.
lion OF the people alone can romecy
present evils.
To wage n successful fight we must
have "A leader. The republican party
dominated by the seekers of special
privile ges cannot furnish him Re
publicans who reallv desire reform.
are powerless the Efforts OF tn,
president have been futile.
The democratic parry h,ust fnrsis,,
the leader which present conditions
demand and he must be q man known
to be free from the Influences thr
control the republican party Hc
must be a man of superior intellect
sound Judgment, positive convictions.
and moral courage -onc who viii
meet the forces of plutocracy vi
the naked sword OF truth-one who
knows no surrender He mus1 have
genius for statecraft: he must he
a man OF wide experience In public
affairs: he must have ability tn for
mulIo policies and courage to dcfoIdI
them.
But above all. he must nave fali'.|
IN the people. He must nos onl
believe In the right Of the prDull i
govern, but I'm their Capacit 80 dol
50. And he mast be man who
the people know and trust.
Tho democratic party has msn,|
distinguished mon who misEt h,
chosen AS our standard bearer; but
IL hos one man who, above all ,, ,raI
possesses the necessary qualincutlOIu|
and is eminentlv fitted ror tlis H.
ershiu
He is "A man whose nomination
will leave no doubt MS TO whcre th,
party stands on every publi" Uucs
ton. His genius for statecratt Isl
shown by the constructive work hcI
has done IN proposing reforms and
Nv the ability with which he has
fortified his position But we may
go further.
a few months since he visited the
principal nations Of the world
abroad recognized his greatness and
paid him that tribute Justly due to-
men Of high atlainmcnts
In the most distinguished peace
convention that has assembled in re-
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