, 1908-09-29
OPENS HIS WESTERN CAMPAIGN
WITH AN ADDRESS BEFORE
HAMILTON CLUB OF CHI.
cAoo ON MONDAY.
Task Of Republicans ar Easier One
Than confronts Democrats, and
Republicans Have Premise on
Which to Base Arsuments-Bry-
ans Party Bound BY Its BIunders
Forced Himself Upon Party.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-Hon. James S.
Sherman of Utica, N. Y, the republi-
can candidate for vice president, spoke
before the Hamilton club of this city
last evening, the following being a re.
sumo Of his masterful address:
An AuspicIous Occasion.
1T seems to be appropriate that a
citizen Of Alexander Hamilton's state
and a graduate of Hamilton college
should make his first speech in this
campaign under the auspices of the
Hamilton club. As that club is conspic.
uous for Its devotion to republican pria.
ciples and It's interest in promoting
American ideas and ideals, I feel espe-
cially honored in being accorded the
privilege Of speaking under its aus
pices at It's opening OF this most i'm
portant campaign.
Task 40 Republicans.
Our task al republicans, In this
campaign, our duty as Americans, is
to convince a majority OF the voters
that republican policies, republican en-
actments. republican administration
will produce the greatest degree Of
prosperity. of progress. Of content
ment. the fullest measure Of the nee
essaries, the comforts, the .Axuries Of
life, the best plane Of living of edu-
cation, Of civilization, the susest Pros
pect Of the highest attainment.
An Easisr Tssk.
Our task Is easier than that Of our
adversaries because we have a pre-
mise on which to base our argument.
WeSaaye q past Ia which We exnE
family point; = past on which we
rightfully base predictions for the fu.
ture. The only past to which u
democratic brethren care to refer is
thr~ee-quarters of a century gone; to
the history of Jefferson and Jackson;
they appeal to history rather than to
memory. Democracy's recent past
they either hide, decry, repudiate of at
tempt to excuse. Democracy's peer
less leaders, Hottest periods deal
wholly with the expected. His roseate
pictures are of the future; are attempt
~ SAioso. OuIS are u lhih5S dCSOui-
plisbed, deeds done, results attained.
Party Of Condemnation.
When democracy does explore a
past more recent than Jackson's time,
it is to criticise and condemn the re-
publican party for alleged failure to do
that which democracy never attempted
20 do when the opportunity was hers.
Why Principles Change.
Principles and great national poll
cies may change from time to time for
one of two eason Either an issue
Or question may be solved and per-
manently settled, such as the slavery
question; such as resumption of
specie payments; such as the estab-
lishment of the gold standard; such as
the building of the Panama canal, or
it can be abandoned temporarily or
permanently because it Is not at the
time expeiient or because 1t seems
impossible of final accomplishment.
Some of the Examples.
"Of the latter l might mention the
free coinage of silver at a ratio of 16
~ II SONCl iiliSi wiz o9iAP Vi Adll-
roads, the initiative and referendum
and similar policies that Mr.. Bryan
has advocated, but for the time, al
least. has omitted from the democratic
platform, which he framed, because
their further advocacy at present
would be fatal to his psrty's chances
of success, if chance it has.
Bound to Its BIunders.
"These characteristics of the two
great parties, the parties which have
appealed to the American electorate
for fifty years, are not only worthy OF
attention, but of analysis. Men are
valued and their worth is gagged, not
alone by character, but generally by
a lifelong record of accomplishments.
Parties should be gagged the same
way. MI. Bryan is bound to the tradi,
tions INT hlunders of the democratic
party.
Candidate by Force.
"He has seized its NAME, captured
it's organization, has written its plat
form. and by force, made himself its
candidate. He has fathered and ad-
vocated n unwise, dangerous and
des. roying policy after another; each
one dying the campaign OF its birth
and thousands of democrats refuse to
yield to his dictation or be bound to
his cheriot wheels.
Brought Home to Country.
The democratic party not only has c
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