The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-10-07
DON'T
WANT BRYAN
SAYS CANDIDATE J. S. SHEER NAN
Gives Generous Roast to Both Ne
braskan and Kern i'm Speech at
Evansville.

EVANSVILLE, H., Oct. 3.-In an
address here tonight James S. Sher-
man. republican vice presidential can
didate, who made a whiflwind cam
paign through Illinois today and into
Indiana tonight, accompanied by Con-
gresham Longworth, replied to Col.
Bryan's question, "Shall the People
Rule?" He spoke in part as fol-
lows:
shall the people rule is declared
by the democratic platform and can
didate to be the overshadowing issue
of the campaign. 1t has at least the
democratic platform. Seemingly, It
has displaced issues declared to be
paramount, declared to he of vital
concern in former campaigns. Why
are those other issues of recent years
omitted from Mr.. Bryan's present
platform? Why has he forgotten?
Why seemingly SO anxious that the
people should forget his silver issue,
his assault upon the courts. his issue
of imperialism? Are any of these is
sues embodied in our statutes? If
not, why are they not found in his
present platform? If both honest and
wise decade ago, why are they now
relegated to the political scrap heap.
In reference to all these issues Mr..
Bryan is sphynX-like and he startles
an attentive people with this new
query. "Shall the people rule?" The
lad who guessed the answer to the
conundrum. where was Moses when
the light Went out?' "In the dark"
can give answer to Mr.. Bryans query.
OF course the people shall rule; sure
" the people have ruled; manifestly
the people do rule
In his own personal experience Mr.
Bryan furnished proof that the peoY
pie do rule. His candidacy now fs&
protest against the popular verdict
twice officially recorded. He is ar
raying his soaring ambition against
the repeated decisions of the millions
of electors.
The history is familiar In 1896
voice for president. The ballots
were cast and counted and by a
plurality of 597. 900 and majority
of 95 in the electoral college the
great American jury found in favor
of William Mckinley and against
William Bryan. The defeated eandi-
date was not content, defeated candi-
dates seldom are. He asked for
new trial and he got it. He was with
in his privilege; he had right to be
heard on his appeal of Bryan versus
the people. The case went to the
court of last resort in 1900. The
high tribunal after full hearing rem
dered its decision. rendered its de-
cision at the polls by a plurality of
So. 900 and in the electoral college
by a vote of 292 to 1855, confirmed
tie verdict of 1896. confirmed the
that William J. Bryan should not be
president. Not even then did he
bow to the second mandate of the
people Not even then was he will
ing to recognize the peoples verdict.
nor was he willing to concede that
the people ruled.
In 1904 a sort of truce was en-
tered into and Bryan retired for the
once as his party's candidate. The
warning of adverse majorities from
the ballot-box and losses in the cleo
toral college had been heard and had
been noted The mutterings reached
the proportion of a storm. The APP
preaching cyclone drove the Nebras-
kan into the cellar of temporary re-
tirement and Judge Parker led the
forlorn hope of that year Mr..
BRYAN was given the opportunity of
comparing the sensation of being cast
ont by democratic convention or to
be trodden upon by the mass of the
people at the polls. Whatever was
his conclusion he has been unwilling
10 submit TO either. He invokes the
old rule of three times to be out.
This and his own wishes control His
protest and appeal are heard above
every other sound He IS his own ad-
vocate. his own witness. crowds him
self upon the bench as his own judge,
and then inquiries. "Shall the people
rule9"
The answer already twice given
will be repeated in November and
once again. in my judgment. Mr..
BRYAN will know that the people
rule The people know their own
minds and know how to make their
wishes effective. In 1896 they re-
sented an attempt to foist a cheap
dollar as the measure of wages. They
would not consent to degrade the
currency. They were honest with
each other and with the business
world. They were honest. too. with
Mr.. Bryan and told him in plain
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