The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-04
Bryan To The
 American People

l To the People of the United States:- i On the eve of another presidential 1 election, I find the outlook for Demo cratic success bright, indeed. In no state that I have visited have found any indication that the electoral vote 1 will be given to either Taft or Roose- l welt. Democratic success seems as ab- 1 solutely certain as anything human can be. Everywhere hope is ascen- dant and the very afr seems surcharg- ed with the spirit of approaching victory. Of all presidential years within the past score, this seems es- sentially to be Democracy's year. and the only danger of falling short in this respect lies in .overconfidenee. Every Democrat should be on his met tie and should work with renewed energy and enthusiasm for the sue cess of the ticket-nacfonal, state and congressiohaI.
 While we have had a great deal to overcome, our cause seems to have made such amazing progress as to fur ntsh substantial ground upon which to build a logical hope of triumph all along the line. From exhaustive in am absolutely convinced that the voters are weary of Republican mis- rule and party strife and are only awaiting the chance to institute new and better order of things politically: It Is not strange that the voters of the country should turn from Presi- lead the peoples fight Tor reforms. But it Is strange that anyone who op- poses. Taft, should rurn to Roosevelt as long in which to secure reforms as Taft had and now he asks a third term fand we do not know how m any he could have done when he was pres ident. After giving us Mir. Taft and then failing to help him to make good, he asks us ao accept him as his sub
 more aaldacious?
 Governor Wilson is the only hope selves from the burden Of taxes and the menace of monopoly He is a big, brainy statesndati and patriot-a man and and wfo. if elected. wifi make this prsstdeats t haA ever had.
 no sham battle, We are not drawn isss aa I band '~ thaf has been bat Battling for 1s # yas s bae sa ws of s hspe ua se or aS ss rights and progress. The nreastworks of the enemy are crunblinE before uInphant Democracy and ere another week has passed confidently expect to see the Eorious hammer of Dem ranparts of the disorganized Republi-
 I firmly believe in fair play and in being eharttable to a disabled oppon- ert, but when they tell me I am striking man when he is down, be- cause criticise the policies Of Roose- tlde in the campaign I reply that brave men when they go into battle do not put their wounded in front. It Is as Roosevelt says-a campa4gn of iNSues, not naen-and I further say that 1t Is a matter that must be de- -cit1ed by good, hard common senae, not senttnaent a. question that must be set tied by the same people of the coun- try. not by maniac.
 We are at the close of one of the greatest campaigns the country has ever known have not found 1t a. campaign of noise and baueter. but. on the whole, one Of sober attention and an apparent desire on the part of the voters to carefully weigh the issues and to exercise their God-g given intel ligence and prerogative in settling the great questions of moment that now confront the people of these United Sates In this attitude of the people I can see but one thing, and that is the election Of GoFernoF Wilson to the presidency on the 5rh of November, and the utter rout of wall street and. the Bfg Interests.
 And when the news comes that Will son is the choice of the votersEas come, believe, it surely wi1l--I can