Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-01
BRYAN'S OR MINE" (WHICH?

eRYaN's OR MINE"  The charge that MT. Roosevelt in the deliverance of his Western tour. and particularly in his osawatomie speech. stole the thunder of MT. Bry- an gains in pertinency as the utter ances of the two statesmen are com pared. The Springfield Union. after ! making a study of this interesting point. asks:
 But does progressive republican ism owe its whole inspiration to Theodore Roosevelt? Is it not true that the originator of my policies" the real author of the suicalled new creed. is none other than our old 1, friend William Jennings Bryan? We leave this question for the reader to decide, giving herewith the essential features of the Roosevelt creed. to- gesher with quotations from Mir. Bry- ans speeches. CT from the platforms of the Democratic party in 1896. 1900, and 1908. the years .of which Mr. Bryan was a candidate for the pres dency:
 .Lt is a distinct advantage to have MT. Roosevelt thus sclearly define his position Le: him now express his judgment as to whether the things that President Taft has dcne and the things in which Mr.'Taft be- leves accord with this declaration Of peli:ical principles. In other words, let him say whether he regards President Taft as a Progressive or as a reactionary And then let us hear from the father of all this pres ent trouble. old pr Bryan himself" MR. ROOSEVELT
 l-EHm atincn Of special interests from politics
 2-Complete and effectual public ity Of corporation affairs.
 3.-Passage Of laws prohibiting the use of corporate funds directly or in directly for political purposes.
 Government supervision cf the capitalization not only of the public service corporations, but of all cor porations doing on interstate busi- ness.
 5-Personal responsi D lisy of off cers and direct1rs of the corporations that break the law
 6-Increasei power of Federal BG read Of Corporations and the Inter state Commsrcee commission to con trol industry more effectively.
 7-Graduated income tax and grad uated inheritance tax
 S.-Clear division O. agthority te tween the national anc the various state governments.
 
 buttons not only after elections but before election as well.
 .dR BRYAN
 1-The real question is whether the government shall remain mere business asset of fayor-seeking cor portions. or be an instrument 1T the hands of the people for the ad vancement of the common veal
 2.-Publicity concerning corpora ton >affairs assured by csmpeil ne corporations engaged in interstate commerce to take ou. Federal linecse
 3.-We pledge the Democratic pa: ty to the enactment of law prohib ting any corporation from centribut ing to campaign fund.
 4-Existing laws against trusts must be enforced and more stringen ones must be enacted. providing fol publicity as to corporations engaged in interstate commerce. requiring al corporations to show that they hay no water in their stocks.
 5-we demand tue passage of statute punishing hy Imprisonment any officer Of corporation who shai violate the law.
 e-We favcr the vigorous enforce ment of the criminal law agains r;Iilsy trust magnates and official; md demand the enactment Of sucl additional Legislation as may be nee .essary to make it impossible for .rfvate monopoly to ex'st in thu t'xffed States.
 I've favor an income tax as ps<4 ct cur revenue system.
 s.-We insist upon the preserNs fl s,. protection and replacement O needed forests, the preservation o <h~ nublic coma'n for homeseekers she prufection of the national re e<urces in timber. coal iron, ana Oi exxfnst nsonopolistic c>ntrol.
 4s-4here is no twilight zone ne tween thc nation and the states n wn1ch expiolffnS interest can tax rsfnne from both; and t IS as nee - .e1>nf the Federal governinen ,S .xeeufse the power delegated t ' B. S9 r T fhss the state government
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