The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-13
His Letter to Democrats Indi-
Gates His Serenity.
Pleased Because Republicans
Have Adopted His Theory.
USE OF sMORE MONEY!
Calls Attention to President
Taft's Reason for High Prices.
Time Ripe for Return to JET
fersOnian Principles.

Washington, April 13.-The letter
of William J. Bryan, written from
Brazil. and to be read tonight before
the Democrats who attend the JEFF
ferson day banquet here and those at
a similar function in indianapolis
letter which caused a commotion
among the local banquet committee
men at its initial reading because of
what some of them termed it's unor-
thodox doctrine-is as follows:
Il thank you for the invitation to
the Jefferson day banquet. While l
shall not return to the United States
in time to attend, 1 can join with you
in spirit the more heartily because of
what have learned by visiting other
countries. have seen everywhere the
influence exerted by its teachings. In
the nation in which I am now So
journing find illustrations of his idea
of conquest. He contended that we
should conquer the world with our
ideals rather than with our arms and
in this sense, We are effecting a con-
quest of Brazil Her constitution is
modelled after ours; she has copied
from us the federal system of govern
ment. which united local control of
local affairs with national supremacy;
her flag, like ours, has star for each
state, and her school system is being
made to conform more and more to
ours. These victories, too, cement
friendship instead of rouSing enmity
Hail to jefferson, the worlds school
master, whose views continue their
majestic march around the earth.
But In our own country as we'll
as abroad. his principles are triumph
ernment is the art of being honest,
and each new investigation proves the
folly of those who refuse to learn of
him.
The Anti Cannon Victory.
He was the foe of monopoly in ev-
cry form, and his name is the one
which can with most propriety be in
voked when the trusts are attacked
and when contest is being waged
for the application of the principles
OF popular government.
Il am so far away from home that
am not fully Informed as to the re-
cent events, but have just read of
one Jeffersonian victory, namely, the
selection of an investigating commit
tee by the house instead of by the
speaker, and, better still, each party
selected its members of the commit
tee. This esta blishes an important
precedent, which if followed, will
make investigation real and effective
81 notice, also that we seem likely
to win victory against the meat
trust Monopoly prices have at last
provoked popular protest, and now
that the people are looking for rem
cept the Democratic remedy. 1t is not
that they should use the |
boycott. even if they punish them
selves while they are inf1icting punish |
ment on their oppressors; but I am
sure they will in the end, find legisla- |
ton more satisfactory than abstinence
from meat and join with the Demo- |
Gratis in declaring private monopoly |
not the meat trust only, but every |
private monopoly indefensible and in
tolerable.
Cause of High Prices.
But there is another Item of news, |
which has just come to my attention. |
President Taft, in his LINCOLN speech |
at New York, February IL, attributes |
the present high prices mainly to the |
increase in the production of gold and |
the consequent enlargement of the |
volume of money. This unexpected |
of our party's proposition |
in 1886, when we demanded more |
money as the only remedy for falling |
prices is very gratifying. How val !
liable that admission would have been |
to us if it had been made during the |
compaign of that year when the Re |
publican leaders were denying that |
the volume of money had any in |
huence on prices and asserting that 1t |
did not matter whether we had much |
money or little, provided it was all |
good.
1--WE may now consider the quantita- |
tive theory Of money established be- |
yond dispute and proceed to the con- |
of other questions. But the |
president and his predecessor have ad- |
mitted the correctness of the Demo- |
cratic position on so many questions |
that further argument is hardly neces-
sary on any subject; we may now take |
judgment against the Republic party |
by confession.
please present my compliments to |
the Democrats assembled in memory |
of the sage of Monticello. I take it for
granted that your gathering will not |
adjourn without the adoption of a |
resolution urging the ratification by all
the states of the income tax amend
ment to the federal constitution.
1.-The time IS ripe for a return to
Jeffersonian principles. and trust the
representatives of our party will make
a record which will secure US a ma
iority at the coming congressional cleo
ton. With that advantage gained, the
Democrats will have an opportunity to
outline a program and with a program
in harmony with Jeffersonian ideas,
the Democracy will enter the president
tial campaign with promise of sue
cess