Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-05
A FEW ISSUES LEFT
Bryan Believes the Republicans
are Paving His Way.
Has on Ills Hands q Some what Depleted
hut sim Available Lot Of Choice
Notions which lie Ia Ready 70
70 Foist on the Public.

The New York Times. Independent
Democrat prints the following:
Encouraged by his highly gratifying
success in dsposnE Of the greater part
Of. his large and varied stock of political
principles and policies to republican od-
m!nistrations. Mr.. William ]. Bryan now
solicts further orders. Since you are
asking the States to ratify the income
tax amendment. he writes to President
Taft, why not give them chance 10
vote on an amendment providing for the
election ~ United states senator's by pop
ular votc?"
IN truth. why not? II Is an out-and-ont
Bryan policy. adopted in n left-handch
sor, Of way by Mr.. Taft. who, as Mr.
Bryan reminds him. said in his speech Of
acceptance that he was inclined to favor
the election Of senators by the people
That seems to he tho fate Of Mr.. Bryan's
principles--the republicans take them for
their own. lie once said that. although
the people had not burdcned him with
the cares OF Office his life was not with
out It's anxieties. He could not leave his
principles out over night without losing
some Of them, and tho missing ones he
generally found at tho White House. So.
IN succession. have gone his tissues" Of
railroad regulations. Of the federal H.
conses for corporations. of n reduction IF
import duties. OF postal savings banks VI
limiting tho power TO Issue iniunctions
| and now his tax ION individual and cor
porate incomes" has been snatched from
him by a republican President and re-
publican Congress. and goes. over half II
II. to the people for their sanction. the
other to the statute book.
Not ono Of these Is Of republican origi-
nation. Not one Is rooted In old IN shioncd
republican helief. They nrc all alien to
the policies and tho professions of ths
Republican party from Lincoln to Nc
Kinlcy. Had they not hecn exploited arc
made widely popular by Mr. BRYAN no
one Of them would have been appropri
nted by the republicans.
Mr.. Bryan has a few more left. Like
n skilful merchant he studios to please
and it's no trouble To show goods.
Should President Taft Trvc hospitahl'
greeting to his suggestion Of n vote %
the people upon the election Of senators
by popular vote wo can imagine Mr.. Fry
nm packing his bag with his unsol,
remnants and taking q train for Wash
ngton. II Is no longer a full line Of good
the stool: has been depleted. Put H.
can offer the guarantee Of bank deposits
and the independence of the Philippine,
at some fixed future date Last Of all
why should he hesitate to propose an III,
incumbered conveyance Of the most cole
brated Of all his issues. the issues tina
nearly made him President Of the Unite
States. the free. independent. and I'M
limited coinage Of silver at the rnti
OF 16 to I?
That Is going back pretty far. but NJ
BRYAN has never rrcarted> his belief i,
free silver coinage. and since he has see
so many Of his other populstic principles
once declared wild and dangerous. GO Int
republican hands and thence to adoptio
may he not reasonably hope that free ST
YER, too. will be taken of his hands?
But that would leave Mr. Brya,
, without an issue, stripped bare o
, inciples, man without platform
TO stand on. without consideration
finished. done for. Hardly 1t woul
make him very safe and arceptabl
candidate for men Of all parties VIII
are. or soon will be. disguised wit
the Republican party because Of tn
shameless breaking Of its pledges I
reduce the tariff duties. The argu
ment that Bryan Is Ambitious. nm
steady. unsafe" would fall nat. sine
the adoption by the republicans G
V such an array Of his principles an
policies would furnish convincin
proof that he Is as safe as any nom
her Of that party. as safe "a MY. Tai
fab snfer than Mr.. Roosevelt He wa
n bit ahead OF tho times, that is al
, and he was unlucky. His enemi'
= have pronted by his inventions. BIZ
= certainly they have done their u'nos
G to prepare the way for Mr.. BRYAN
v come into his own whenever they los
A.. o,o.1oo,o % peop1c