The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-29

than anywhere ese IN the country,
men shouli seek for security IN iegis
lation and government. Will not
undertake 90 tell you what NJ. Bry-
ans views and policies are. know
perhaps what they are today. ! do not
know what they vii be tomorrow
and no one can evea guess what they
will be on the 9Th Of March. not even
Mr. Bryan himself suppose there
came a period Of financial distress.
Does anS one know what Mr.. BRYAN
would do II president In 1898
Cleveland a1d the Republican, and Il
minority Of Democrat were trying
10 help the country by the repeal Of
/ the sherman Act. MI Bryan 60 the
House. was fnibustering against IT,.
IN 1886 rs was demanding free
coinage and silver and be repeated
the demand in 1890 In 1906. iu
London. he said that he adhered 10
az his raiica. economic op!nions. n
We should have financial troubles
would ne not resort to the fee coin
age OF silver2 believe he would. I'm
any event. We 90 not know, and ! do
not believe he does. But We do know
that the Republican party Is CONF
mlited to the gold standard and that
under no possible conditions Won ID
the free coinage OF silver be recon-
mcnded or permitted By Mr. TAFT
There must be reform Of our hank.
ing system. Mr. Bryan's On'y contti.
tutiOns TO this important topic is to
propose the guarantee Of bank de-
poslts, 20 make careful honest
boukor responsible for the doings OF
the banker who Is careless. specula-
tive ana Dishonest. II Is p,sn adj
nirably adapted TO bring our whole
banking system down in one great
crash Is II wise for New York TO
take This monstrous risk?
"A revision OF the tariff always
affects business. but YOU know eX-
actly what the Republican party will
do when they revise the tariff They
will make the revision along protec-
tive lines. they wiz modify and re-
form schedules. They will not de-
stToy the present system or reverse
the policy OF half a century. The
Democrats have declared thar thoy
mean TO bring the tarir to a reye-
nue. basis. that Is, to free trade. That
policy would revolutionize our eco
monte system and the near advent Of
the Democratic party to power with
this policy IN their platform would
paralyze business throughout the
United States II would introduce
an uncertainty which no man could
measure and no industry would dare
to stir Exactly what they woull do
or how far they would 90 no man
can say. and here again their victory
would throw an uncertainty across
the pathway OF business which would
hang Ike a BAL over all business
enterprises How would Il be an the
great question relating to the regula-
ton of railroads and to dealing with
corporations engaging In inters ate
oommerce7 Mr.. Mryan has proposed
the genera destruction OF corpora
tious, the prohibition of all ccrpOr-
atoms TO make more than 80 per Gem
the produce of given article OF
commrce-or was Il 25 per cent. on
both. or either Or neither? He says.
y further, that all corporations must be
tIeate alike by prosecuting al,
whether there II evidence Of wrong
doing or not Which OF HIS policies
with regard TO corporations he would
pursue II elected. no one knows ans
he might easily devise TWO or three
more between now and-the fourth o.
March. Is such a terrible uncertaf
~ as this likely TO encourage bust
ness apd pgsmoie The tcuta Of d isll
business activity? We know What