The Detroit times., 1912-06-08
BRYAN ANALYZES
R0OSEVELT'S RECORD
(Coatiau~d from Page Onel

wrong. favor an immediate reduc-
ton OF the tRriff along the lines or
the last Democratic national platform.
Fourth: On the trust question. Mr..
Roosevelt stands for regulation a;har
than tor prevention, Notwithstanding
the fact that he had seven and a half
years in which TO test regulation. with
the result that we had more trusts
when he went out OF office than Whom
he entered the White House. nc has
recommended the national !ncOrpora-
ton OF large industrial enterprises
the very thing the trusts desire. and he
has Endorsed the decision OF thu SUI
preme court amending the antitrust
law i'm the interest OF the trusts.
| believe that a private monopoly Is
indefensible aud intolerable, and
favor laws. state and national making
IL impossible for private monopoly
to exist | am opposed TO Federal in
corporation and believe that national
remedies should be added TO state
remeaies. not substituted for them.
Fifth: Mr.. Roosevelt believes In
Imperialism. am opposed 10 i'm
perialism. and believe that the hold
Ing OF colonies is antagonistic To the
principles OF a republic.
Sixth: MIR, Roosevelt is Hamilton
ian in his ideas on government. be-
lieving in a highly centralized ofgani-
zation. am Jeffersonlan. bel!evig
that The reserved rights OF the states
should be preserved and protected. OIL
the theory that the people can decide
best those questions with which they
are most familiar and in which they
have the largest interest.
QUESTIONS ON WHICH WE
AGREE.
There are number OF questions
upon which Mr.. Roosevelt and | have
differed in the past but upon which
we now agree
First: We have differed upo1 the
election of senators by the people
began advocating this reform % years
ago and secured an Endorsement OF il
in our national platform in 1900 Mr.
Roosevelt. though president for seven
and a half years after 1900. never re-
ferred to the popular election OF sena-
tors in message TO congress or IN a
public speech until about two years
ago
Second | have been advocating an
income tax for many years He ne
San toward the close of his second
administration.
Third have for a number of
years advocated publicity before cleo
ton. as to campaign contributions.
and | secured the Endorsement OF me
reform in the Denver platform OF
1908. Mr.. Roosevelt at that tire, OPP
posed publicity before the election
He has since com earound TO the ad-
vocacy OF publicity before election.
Fourth: | have favored the initi-
alive and referendum for rs years He
has opposed both until within the last
two years.
Fifth We both believe in the pri-
mary. ! cannot fix the date when he
first began TO advocate ii: have been
advocating IL for a number of years.
Sixth: We both believe that there
is Wall street influence" and that
there are subsidized newspapers. =
but | discovered both many years be-
fore he did
In differing from men ! do no. often
find II necessary TO question their me-
tives. Differences of opinion on politi-
cal questions can usually be accounted
for by difference in bias. except when
accounted for by difference in infor-
nation and interest. The most funda-
mental bias found in men Is the bias
towards aristocracy on the one hand
and towards democracy on the other
Hamilton had the aristocratic bias,
Jefferson the democratic bias. They
were equally honest, Hamilton in dis
trusting the people, Jefferson in trust
ing them.
Until within a few years there has
been nothing in Mr.. Roosevelt 8
speeches or action TO indicate agree
ment with Jefferson in this respect I
have lately been gratifed 10 note some
change in him, but | am not yet able
to Judge how complete it is or how
extensive an application he woull now
be willing TO make of Jeffersorian
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