Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-30
BRYAN DECLARES MASK
IS TORN FROM DUPLICITY
Saws Democrats Should Be Grateful
to Rockefeller.

to Rockefeller.
NAPOLEON, Ohio, October BOWL
liam j. Bryan the democratic candidate
for President, gave out a statement mere
today, commenting upon the declaration
of John D. Rockefeller. that he would
vote for William H. Taft. Mr.. Bryan
said he was not surprised at the declara-
ton of Mr.. Rockefeller. after the Stand
ard Oil Company and the republican party
have been SO closely related that many
of their interests are Identical.
Mr. Bryan's statement follows:
THE morning papers publish a state
ment from Mr. Rockefeller giving his
reasons for supporting Mr.. Taft. He
says: If for no other reasons l support
Mr.. Taft because on comparing him per-
nent, 1 find the balance of fitness and
temperament entirely on his side. The
election of Mr.. Taft will. / believe. make
for law and order and stability of busi-
experiments or to impede a return Of
prosperity by advocating measures as
subversive of Industrial progress
Dissects the Statement.
There are several things about this
first cause says If for no other reason
But there is already reason. He is for
Mr. Taft because Mr.. Taft is for him.
He is for Mr.. Taft because Mr.. Taft is in
sympathy with the trusts. Mr.. Taft has
been making speeches for many weeks
and he has not yet dwelt upon the in
: EQUITIES of the trusts or pointed out the
injustice done to the American people
49, NJ &c
for Mr.. Taft.
Again. Mr.. Rockefeller says, Mr..
Tafts election will make for law and
order This is false. Mr.. Rockefeller
corporation is the most notorious law
breaker in the United States. and he is
for Mr.. Taft because he does not want
the law enforced. If he thought that Mr..
Taft would enforce the law against the
Standard Oil Company and favored the
enactment of more stringent laws against
the Standard Oil Company as I do he
would not be for Mr.. Taft.
Business Stability.
''Mr. Rockefeller also says that Mr..
Tafts election will make for stability of
business What kind of business? Sta
bility in the trust business is what he
means. He thinks that Mr.. Taft's cleo
ton will enable the trusts to get tighter
strangle grasp upon the American people
and put their extortion upon a more per-
manenr foundation. He says that Mr..
Taft Is not man inclined to rash ex-
periments. He might have omitted the
word rash, for Mr.. Taft is not In favor
of any kind of experiment in the way of
pose remedies. He simply glories In the
past and wants TO leave conditions as
they are.
Mr.. Rockefeller says that Mr.. Taft
would not advocate measures subversive
of Industrial progress. But what Is in
dustrlal progress? Is 1t industrial prog
ress to allow one corporation to swallow
up or bankrupt all of the other corpora
lions and then hold the country at its
mercy? Is II Industrial progress to de-
stroy competition and close the door OF
opport unity to the young men of the coun
try? Is 1t industrial progress to destroy
industrial independence and establish a
despotism of monopoly.
Democrats Grateful.
''The democrats have reason to be
grateful to Mr.. Rockefeller for tearing
the mask off the republican campaign
and revealing the duplicity that has
characterized 1t. Instead of openly at
lacking the side of monopoly, the repub-
lican organization has kept up a pre-
tense of reform, and Mr.. Roosevelt
rushed into the arena and allowed the
charge that the trusts were opposed to
Mr.. Taft to stand / challenged him to
name one trust officer that was support
ing me, and not being able to find an
official he named st. Louis attorney.
who, In one case. represented the presi-
dent of branch of the Standard OIL
Company.
Mr. Roosevelt, in his eagerness to re.
lieve the republican candidate of the
odium of trust support, accepted this as
proof that the Standard Oil Company was
supporting me. Now Mr. Rockefeller
head of the Standard Oil COMPANY comes
gives reasons that lay bare the false
pretenses upon which the republican cam
paign has been conducted. If the repub.
lican party were honest ii would announce
that. having made ARRANGEMENTS with the
trusts for the funds to finance the cam
paign. and having pledged the republican
party to protect the trusts from punish.
ment. II would release the rank and file
of the republican party from further sup
port of the republican ticket.
"The Real Master"
The republican party cannot serve two
masters. Its master has never stepped
forth and asserted his claim to the party.
services. No republican need be deceived
any longer as to the indissoluble bond tina
binds the republican organization to tn,
predatory interests Of the country 1t will
De noticed tnal THIS statement comes on
too late TO be used by the weekly news
papers or circulated among the masses
but in time to be used in the business
centers TO influence those business mel
who look to the big financiers for ad
vice
II want to say that we have hac
another favor granted us this morning
Mr.. Carnegie has come out for Mr.. Taft
Mr.. Carnegie holds the largest block o
steel bonds of any man In the United
States and he comes out With Mr.. Rookie
Teller And IL was that steel trust tina
went to the White House and got permits
sion from the President to absorb riva
and the steel trust is today supporting
Mr.. Taft, as 1t helped to secure hi
estimation"