The Irish standard., 1908-10-17

| SN"NtGtcoia lISS1uCu anu WdS
the principal speaker Mt a Democratic
rally in tho Masonic tEcatcr at Louis
Vile, Ky, on Thursday evening of
last week.
| AS it was MIR. Wat,crson's first po-
litical speech since 1892 and will prof.
ably be his only Platform utteral:co
during tho present campaign. great i'll
tcrcst was manifested, says II special
dispatch.
Others who addressed the assem-
blagc were former United States Sen
ator William Lindsay and Congress
man Swagar Shirley. Mr.. Wattcrson
said in part:
II truly rejoice that ! have lived to
| look upon a reunited Democracy.
| Was born in a Democratic camp dur
! ing what proved a. bad year for Demo-
Gratis, and attained my majority just
in time to sec the party go over the
p"ccpicc on scctionalsm to what
seemed ruin.
"Thc politicians say that there ura
| many issues, but ! see only one. If
we cannot change our rulers at will
It an organized and defiant minority
Oh the outside-f1ow shall talk about
trusts and tariffs, about rebates and
bank deposits, about money and NOR
II behold now an almost exact re.
production OF the evil conditions Of
fifty years ago.
"Thc Republican party, grown cor
.rupt and arrogant, is putting forth Il
| tremendous effort to retain the power
to which it has been so much used
"If it succeeds it will never surren-
der it short Of some dire catacIysm,
making it's exit the signal for CT Jil
war
"To that end it's policies OF milit.r-
ism, favoritism, and class distinction
have long been tending preparing 81
new conflict between capital and la
Dor.
II pray God that this may never
come. The way to avert it is by oc-
casional change Of party, bringing
home to our public men their subordi-
nation to the people.
Says He Would Vote for Bryan.
"If were Republican I would
vote for Bryan.
'If were Republican / would let
the big chief with his big stick go
hang.
"If were a Republican / would
tern my back upon a candidate. no
matter how personally acceptable,
when he represents tire vicious meth.
DDS of ring rule and the steam roller
whatever usefulness the Repubii-
can party ever possessed it has for
the time outlived. 1t stands today
menace to equal taxation and cconom-
ic administration, If not to orderly
government and free institutions.
"lts leaders know shis. and, know
ing it, they began carly to prepare for
the coming presidential battle; to ftr-
tify field which they thought to
make imprcgnablc by the outlay OF
vast resources and engineering skill.
"They expected to draw us into this
bloody ambuscadc and to slaughter US.
like sheep in the shalnbles.
disappointed in their plan,, what
do we see? .......
I'VE see all disguise OF decency
thrown aside; the black flag Of trust
ism run up to the masthead; the decks
crowded with corporation counsel.
1.-THE occupant of the White House
summons the unspeakable Hearst as
his star. witness.
"Thc honest rich are invoked to
make common cause with the lawless
rich
Denounces Self. Giorifieation.
"All the perspectives of truth anG
scberncss and common sense are lost
amid the roar and rant and cant OF
lf-glorifying laudation and self ac-
cusing promises of ref form. with Allricll
and Cannon. with Payne and Dalzell.
and Sunny Jim Sheridan for their cx-
amples.
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