The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18

or ROOSEVELT
william Jennings Bryan Analyzes
Record d Third Term Candidate
HIS SUDDEN CONVERSION
No Message In Behalf Of Peoples causs
In Seven and q Half Years 7: n.
Ma President.

Solomon says that the borrower 10
servant unto the lender. II this APP
plies 20 one who borrows ideas Mr.:
Roosevelt does not recognize the obi
CATION, for he has not only borrowed
from the Democratic party as few pub
| lie men have borrowed from an oppoS
ing party, bot he has shown himself
strangely ungrateful for the ideas tax
en-. OF course IL win not be contended
that an idea can be patented. II Is the
only thing, in fact. that Is not subject
| 60 monopoly.
Even Mr.. Perkins, with all his fond !
ness for the trust would not contend |
that o monopoly in ideas could be |
formed and made subject to regulation
by aabugeau appointed by the presf-
/ dent Mr.. Roosevelt, however. has won
his popularity by the advocacy OK
things previously advocated by che
Democrats. and still he is all the while
assaiiing the Democrats bitterly and
has shown toward them hostility that
"a hard 20 explain
To show the extent OF his borrowing,
let me enumernts some Of the things
which he now advocates that were adj
vocated by the Democrats at an ear.
her date.
Shalt the People Rule7
Take his paramount issue OF the
present campaign-namely. the rule OF
the people The platform adopted by
the democratic national convention at
Denver four years ago contained the
following:
"'Shail the people ruler Is the over
whelming issue which manifests itself
IN all the questions now under discus
sion"
Here IS the very phrase which he
!. employs, and It is not only declared to
be On issue. but the Overwhelming is
sue It was ,dwelt upon by tho candi-
dates and by other speskers during this
, campaign, so that Mr. Roosevelt, then
? president, may be assumed TO have had
{ notice OF t. He not only refused 70
: admit then that II was the paramount
a issue. but he displayed extraordinary
r activity in org1ns upon tho country
Z Mr.. Taft, whom he has since declared
8 TO DO the agent OF bosses and me enc
;. my Of popular government.
= 10 would seerr that be ought 70 make
a some slight acknowledgment OF bis IN
> debtedness TO the Democratic party FOL
. suggesting this issue 10 him. At least
o he might put tho issus In quotation
= marks
10 Heis now advocating the direct cleo
g tion OF senators. but it he ever ex
10 pressed himself iD favor OF this ref0rU
y earlier than two years ago the fac
D. has escaped my observation. and l hav
e. not only watched carefully. but waite'
D snxi0usly. for some favorable express
IL SION from him
Long Fight For Popular election o
- Senator's
- Tho Democratic party began the Sgh
- for the popular election OF senator
twenty years ago this summer. whe
q Democratic horse OF representative
at Washington PASSED for the first tim
a resolution submitting the neceseaf
amendment Since -aaat time Il simfla
resolution has been passed By the hous
in FIVE other congresSes-flr in 1Sc
In by another Democratic house; the
after two congresses had elapsed, I
three Republican houses. and. last b
the present Democratic house Duriu
n the twenty years the reform has bee
Endorsed in three Democratic platform
I the platforms Of 1900 1904 and 1870
and II has been Endorsed by the he
islatures OF nearly twothirds OF Il
states Mr.. Roosevelt must ha'
known OF the effort which was bel,
f. made by the people to secure tho pop
%. lar election Of senators. and yet he to
aS. no part in the fight During this t1I
Ca he was president fox seven and OF
All half years, aud 1t is quite certain I'd
"A. ringing message from him wou
iii have brought victory TO the peopl
nh cause, but no message came. Fo
iii years agu the convention which
30 controlled aud which nominated
"a Taft rejected by vote of seven
In one. q resolution intiorsing this refor
Still Mr.. Roosevelt did not say a.
-, thing. lie neither rebuked the Rep
.. itcan convention nor Endorsed
A. strong plank which was included
,,h the Denver platform. Even Mr.. I
- went SD far during the campaign
a 1908 40 TO say that PERSONALLY
was INCLINED 10 favor the popu
IN election OF senators by the people,
- Mr. Roosevelt did not even indicate
intention In that direction Now. W
"a the reform Is practically secured
amendment being before the states
ratifcation-he declares himself IN
vor OF t. Would Il not be fair
him 20 indicate IN some way his
'eai probation OF the long continued 6
rec waged by the Democrats in behalf
rtns this reform before he espoused IL?
or T. n. and the income Tax.
Hr. Roosevelt Is in favor. or an
come tax How long since? His
lpon Enforcement OF it was during his
ago ond term. and then Is was sugge
a. q means Of limiting swollen
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