Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-05
SAS BRYAN WILL KNOW
lat THE PEOPLE
Do RULE
TV Former VerdiCtS Against
In Should Indicate Truth
of Assertion
TO Him.
SRNAN SPEAKS
TO INDIANA CROWD
yam Has Been Tried Before a
jury Composed Of American
Public Twice and Third
Time VIII Settle 1t.
He Says.

Evansville, Ind. Oct. s.-James
Sherman. the Republican vice presi-
Dental candidate. today carried the
battle into the home state of his OPP
ponent, John w. Kern. He will tra-
verse the state from the southern to
the northern line in twelve hours,
speaking in seven towns. Congress
man Longworth left the party here.
In his speech here Sherman took. up
the Bryan slogan, "Shall the People
Ruler" and used Bryan's two defeats
as evidence that the people do rule.
He said:
SHALL the people rule" Is declared
by the Democratic platform and can
didate to be 1.-The overshadowing is
sue of the campaign 1t has at
least the virtue of being a new issue
in Democratic platform. Seemingly
1t has displaced issues declared to be
j aramount, declared to be of vital
concern In former campaign. 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 court, his issue
of imperialism? Are an, OF these
issues embodied In our statutes? If
not, why are they not found in his
present platform? If odh honest
and wise a decade ago, VIII, are they
now relegated to the political scrap
heap. In reference to all these is
sues Mr.. Bryan is Sphynx-lile and he
.startles an attentive people with this
new query, Shall the peope rule? ?"
The lad who guessed the answer to
the conundrum, "Where was Moses
when the light went out?" I'm the
dark" can give answer to Mr.. Bryan's
query. OF course the peoph shall
rule; surely the people have ruled /;
manifestly the people do rule.
In his own personal experience Mr..
Bryan furnished proof that tn, peo-
ple do rule. His candidacy nov is
a protest against the popular verdict
twice Officially recorded. He II ar
raylng his saring ambition agiinst
the repeated decisions of the millions
of electors.
The history Is familiar. In 1896
the Democrat convention nominated d
a voice for resident. The ballot
were cast andeounted and by nur-
ality of 5000 and majority OF IS
In the electotl college the great
American juT found IN favor of
william McKlley and against Will
liam Bryan. NE defeated candidate
was not contet. defeated candidates
seldom are. tie asked for a new
trial and he pt it. He was within
his privilege ne had a right to ne
heard on his ppeal of Bryan versus
the people. Th case went TO the cnurt
of last resort q 1900 The high tri
bunal after II hearing rendered IL
decision at Il polls by a plurality
of $4,000 andn the electoral colleg,
by vote of 92 to 1856, confirmel
the verdict . 1896 confirmed the
verdict at evV point and declareJ
that William Bryan should hot b'
president. Ndeyen then did he bow
to the second .andate Of the people
Not even thenjas he willing TO rec
ognize the pele's verdict, nor wa
he willing to Qce1e that the people
ruled.
In 1900 a sd of truce was entered
into and Bryaretired for the nonc'
as his partys lndidate. The warn
ing of advers majorities from tn,
ballot box andosses in the eiectora
college had be heard and had beer
noted. The ntterings rea he'd IN
proportion OF atorm. The approach
Ing cyclone DIRE the Nebraskan int
the cellar Of mporary retiremen
and Judge Paer led the forlorl
hope OF that 1r. Mr.. Bryan wa
given the oppNnity of comparin
the sensation obeing cast out by
Democratic conntion or TO be trod
den upon by thmass Of the peopl
at the polls. Ntever was his con
clusion he has I'm unwilling to su1
nit TO either. HnvOkes the old ru
OF three times be out. This an
his own wishes 'ntrol. His prOtes
and appeal araeard above ever
other sound. IS his own adv)
cate his own Mess, crowds d m
self upon the beh his own juig
and then inquire "Shall the peopl
rule?"
The answer aldy twice give
will be repeated1 November an
once again. in ly judgment, Nj
Bryan will knowlat the people d
rule. The peoplknow their ow
minds and know W 10 make thei
wishes effective. n 1895 they re
ssnted an attemPO foist a chea