The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-10

manner In which he expressed hts
speech with Is hand, was soon
touching the center OF his forehead.
lie spoke clearly and with pleas
ing manner of delivery as follows.
In nominating w. ]. Bryan, Mr.. l.
c.. Dunn, a Nebraska, said:
"Crises arise In the life Of nations
which endanger their institutions and
at times iniperil tho advance Of civ
iIimtion.
"Icvery people that has left its
impress upon history has faced such
crises.
"ln most Instances, where grave
dangers hive threatened the safety OF
the state, some great character
some master mind has been found,
produced as It we're by the conditions
theTielves. with capacity to direct
Alright the energies of the people.
This was true Of the ancient world;
II has been true of the modern world;
Il Is true of this republic.
"Ne have such crisis to meet to-
day. The favor-seeklng corporations
have gradually strengthened their
hold upon the government until they
now menace popular institutions.
"The question is, whether this gov
ernment shali be restored to the con-
troll OF the people and be administered
in the interest ef all or whether 1t
shall remain an instrument In the
hands OF the few for levying tribute
upon all the rest.
'"In his special message to congress
last winter President Roosevelt de-
clared. substantially, that certain
wealthy men who have become enor-
m,usly rich by oppressipg the wage
Garner, defrauding tile public and prac-
ticing al forms of iniquty. have
banded together, and by the unlimited
use Of money, endelvor TO secure
freedom from restraint and to over
throw and discredit all who honestly
administer the law.
"That the method, by which these
men have acquired their great for
tunes can only be justified by sys-
TEN Of morality. tIat would permit
every form Of crlminality. every form
Of violence. corruption and fraud.
"For many years, and especially
during the last twelve years, these
1 vcry men have been in control Of the
Republican party; they have financed
every campaign OF that party for a
quarter of century.
"These exploiters of the people
wtl'm the president has 50 scathingly
denounced. have given their enthusi.
astlc srirport to the Republican can.
didates aud policies. They laid theil
hands upon the trust funds Of insur.
anco companies and other corpora.
tions and turned the plunder over tc
The Republican committee. Tho money
thus filchcd from tho innocent and
helpless to purchase Republican vic.
tory. has not been repaid.
) '"And where do we find these mer
today? Where are the "swollen for
tunes Of which VIC have heard sc
much? Just where we would expeeI
TO find them-srrr' rting the Repub
'ic,n ticket and furnishing the sinewi
Of war for tho Republican committed
~ usual
"Thc platform adcDtcd by the lat,
convention shows what the Republican
party IN truth represents. Although
aud Taft. in framing the platform
evcry genuine reform which Roosevelt
hns sdvocated web scornad and
tramlDIed beneath the iron heel of th'
predatory masters of the Republican
party. The Wisconsin delegation
which favored Placing few reform
planks in the platform was denounced
with sncers as being socialistic ant
Democratic. and the convention. by +,
vote Of eight TO one, rcpuGiated the re
tion claims TO favor.
THE mask of hypocrisy and decep
tion has been torn from the face o
these who pretend to favor the policie
of the president, snd We now know
why the "system" admires Taft, toler
a'es Roosevelt aud hates the senate
from Wisconsin. When compelled d
choose between an appeal to th,
manhood and conscience of the peopl
in defense of its platform and candi
date. nthe one hand, and the mil
lions that the special interests" ma,
be depended upon to contribute o.
the other, the Republican party re
iected the people and continued II
alliance with Mammon.
''df the charges made by the presi
dent are true-and they are true--w
are indeed face to face with situa
tion as grave as any IN our history
How shall 1t be met The good sense
patriotism and united action of IN
people alone can remedy present evils
ITO wage successful fight we mus
have lender. The Republican part
dominated by the seekers or specia
privileges, cannot furnish him Re
publiCans who really desire reform ar
powerless; the efforts of the presiden
have been futile.
"The Democratic party must fur
nish the leader which present condl
tt1ng demand aud ha rn1tafa ha a ma