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TUESDAY, OCTOBER G, 1908.
Pages 9 and 10.
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1'.: i , nr.d John Street, Hew Tok,
3RYAN AS PROPHET
FAILS TO QUALIFY
Disasters Ho Foretold Never Comt
to Pais.
OPPOSITE IS ALWAYS TRUE.
3old Standard Doe Not Slay, Nor
Doai It Writs Future In Blood.
As a prophet William Jennings rtry
in has never been a success. The en--unities
which he hns foretold would
iave brought unlimited disaster to I ho
ountry If they had ever been realized
lot they imver came to pnss, The tin r
owing pictures which he painted were
icrcly fipin'iitH of his Imagination,
used on absolutely no foundation
luitcvcr
It Is well to have Americans reinrtn
er that prophet lex uttered by tin orn
or of tin' Platte in-.ist be discounted
ully 10(1 per rout, for all signs hull
ite Hint lie feels the fates once more
nd In about to begin prophesying
train. A male Oussnndrn, Mr Kiyan
night bj this time have learned that
he forecast of evil will never be bo
loved by those who have found that
n the past bis vaticinations have bo-Mi
but empty air.
"Driving Country to Ruin."
For Instance, when Mr. Bryan wan a
member of tho House of Iteprescntn
tlves In 1S02 be was absolutely certain
that protection wan driving the coun
try headlong to rack and ruin, and In
bit speech delivered March 10 of that
year ho drew the following nconl.lng
pictures :
"Protection haa been our cannibal
tree, and as ono nfter another of our
fnrmers has been driven by the force
of circumstances upon that tree and
has been crushed within Us folds Ms
companions have stood nround anil
shouted, 'Oroat Is protection 1'
Thus In every Stnte, so far as these
statistics have been collected, the pro
portion of homo owning farmers Is tie
crenslng and that of tennnt fnrmors
increasing. This means but one thine
It menus a land of landlords and ten
ants, and, backed by the history of
every nation that hns gone down. I say
to you that no people can continue
n free people under a freo government
when the great majority of Its citizens
aro tenants of a small minority. Your
system (protective tnrlff) has driven
tht farm owner from his land and
substituted the farm tenant."
How far this picture portrays tho
America of to day or the America of
any yenr since he in a do that spoech
pity American can answer. Even In
Mr. Bryan's own State he can find an
answer right at his doors, for the farm
Ini.tH of Nebraska hare doubled In
valtio.
"Murderous Gold Standard."
Hut during the four yunrs succeeding
that speech Mr. Bryan's agitation grew
no less nor did tho demon which he
had raised In bis own Imagination hide
with diminished head, for In 180(1 he
again saw destitution threatening the
country. He hnd a remedy for It, a
panacea, a fetich which he bold up for
worship free silver. Here nre some
of the things Mr. Bryan aaltl would
happen If the gold standard were con
tinued :
"1 reply that If protection has slain
Its thousands the gold standard has
slain Its tens of thousands." l-'roin
syeech at Democratic National Conven
tion, .Inly. 18f)0.
"Do not let the Republicans honllo
veii about tho future. The future Is
written In blood crushed out of you by
gold." From speech at Brie, I'a., Au
gust. 180(1.
"Ah, my friends, thero Is another
reason why people have gone Into the
cities and left the farms. It Is be
cause your legislation has been caus
ing the foieclosuru of mortgages upon
the farms. Marl: ray words!
If the gold standard goes on and poo
pie continue to complain, the gold stan
dard advocates Instead of trying to Im
prove the condition of the people will
bu recommending that you close your
schools so that the people will not real
ize bow much they are suffering."
From speech at Monmouth, III., Octo
ber, 180(1.
But whom has tho gold standard
Main? What future did It write In
blond? What district schools did It
close? Again the condition of the
country makes a calm reply confuting
tho Impassioned orntor.
Campaigning again In 1000 Mr. Bry
an decided that Imperialism was an
other danger to tho country. If It were
continued the Fourth of July would bo
forgotten by all Americans and tho
"spirit of 70" would become a thing
of the past. Speaking at Lincoln, Mr.
Bryan salt! :
Sees Death of Patriotism.
"The light this year will be to carry
nut the sentiment of that song we have
ft) often repeated, 'My (.'ountry, 'Tls of
Thee. If we lose, our children and
our children's children will not succeed
to Die spirit of that song, ami celebra
tions of the Fourth of July will pass
Bwny. for the spirit of tho empire will
bo upon us."
Is there any spot In these United
States wbertf thu Spirit trf ttTO fa d trull
and forgotten and the Fourth of July
a meaningless date on the calendar?
One of tbe most ridiculous of theo
prophecies was contained In a speech
Mr. Bryan made lu support of Judge
Parker durlug the campaign of 1904,
when he attacked President Roosevelt
bitterly. This prophecy had It that
military despotism was sure to follow
the deoroase In the slzo of the standing
army. In this speech Mr. Bryan also
emphasized the fact that he was then
and always would be n Urm believer In
the principle of free sliver lie sum
med up his position on this question In
the following sentence:
"I believe to day In tbe principles set
forth at Chicago and Kansas City (10
to 1) and shall continue to tight for
those principles."
THE VERMONT ELECTION.
Result of Victory Indicntos Undi
minished Majorities for Republi
cans in November.
Raymond, the Washington corre
spondent of the Chicago Trlbuno, who
Is regarded as one of the most reliable
political writers In tbe country, roganls
tho result of the Vermont election as
prosaglng absolute victory for Mr. Taft.
In a recent special dispatch to the
Tribune Raymond said:
"Practically speaking, the result of
Tuesday's election Is more favorable to
the Republicans than they had any
right to aspect, because thoro bus been
in determined campaign for the purpose
of making a good showing In Vermont
and few of the big guns of the party
liuve been put on the stump there tltls
year.
"There Is, of course, a slight falling
off In the vote of both Republicans and
Democrats, as compared with four
years ago, but this was entirely to be
expected, because at that time Roose
velt was the notnlneo of his party for
1 resident, nnd the result In Vermont In
that year was merely a forerunner of
tho tremendous landslide which took
place nl! over the country.
"As It Is, the plurality of over 20,000
at ytstcrdny'fl election Is taken to bu
an Indication that, while tho campaign
this year Is not to be n sensntlonal one,
the tlectlou of Mr. Taft Is foreshadowed
by a wife majority.
"If Vermont can be taken as an In
dex of the condition of public opinion
throughout tho country, It means that
lu tho November election, whntcver
strength tho Independence League de
velops In tho other States will cotno
almost exclusively from Bryan ami not
from Taft.
"The Vermont Democrats, while few
In number, are extremely rockrlbbed In
their sentiments. Thoy uttikn a point of
going to the polls year nfter year and
carry on a hopeless light merely be
cause tbey want to set a good example
to the Democrats In other States. In
180(1 they repudiated Bryan nnd (he free
silver heresy, untl they did It largely
by staying at homo on election tiny
The result was a plurality of a little
over -10.000 for McKlnley. which has
been a record In Vermont, elections, in
the Stato elections of 1000 anil 1001
tho Domocratlc vote wus practically
stationary."
TAFT'S RELIGION.
A Conslatont Christian with No Spot
Upon Ills Reoord of Private Con
duct and Publlo Service.
To dispose of questions which should
not ho asked as speedily as possible let
us say that Sir. Taft Is a member of
the Unltarlnn church. That was the
church of his parents, and he has never
separated himself from It. Ills wile,
however, Is an Uplscopallan, and be
worships more often beside her lu her
church.
These are the facts, which are utter
ly and absolutely unimportant. The
matter of a man's religion has no right
fill place In consideration of his Illness
for the presidency. The constitution
of the nation, ordained and established
"to secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and our posterity," expressly
places the very suggestion of such
thought outside the pule of patriotism
No words -n 11 bo clearer than these
from our country's fundamental law.
"No religious test ever shall In- n
quired as a qiiallllt-atlon to any oilln
or public trust under tbe 1 1 1 1 i t I
States "
The numerous queries about Mr
Tnft's religious Mlof shows simply tin
extent to which his enemies have gone
to rouse some prejudice ngaliml him
Since there was no spot upon his whole
clean record of private conduct and
public service to which they could
point to Tnft's detriment they disput
ed their willingness to descend to any
depth of petty, cowardly, contemptible
attack that might do him harin.
Philadelphia North American
Union Labor Vote.
Hon. William II. Buchanan Is one of
the leading union men of western New
York and lu 100" was tho Domwriitle
cnndldiite for assemblyman lu ('ban
tatiipta county. This Is what he has to
say of the effort of Mr. Oompers to
turn the labor vote over to Mr. Bryan:
"I am a union labor man, anil I want
to say further that no man can carry
the labor vote Into the Democratic
camp. I know how union labor men
feel lu this city, ami three-fourths of
them will stand by tho Itepiiblb-nn
party because only in that way have
thoy the assurance of freedom from
the business disturbance that Mr Bry
an promises for at leust four years If
ho can be elected. We worklngineu
cnn'tcarn wages If statesmen are put
In olllce to disturb business and muke
trouble."
TAFTS RELIGION
i
POLITICIANS PRESENTING RELIG
IOUS ISSUE DENOUNQED BY
tiMINBNT EDITOR.
Philadelphia "North American" Scores
Politicians Who Would Deny tho
Constitutional Right or Lib
erty of Conscience.
Tha un-Amorloau nnd indefonslblo
nttempt of domocratlo politicians to
make a partisan political Issue out of
tho religious beliefs and church at
tachmonts of William II. Taft has ro
cclvcd tho following deserved and
fitting condemnation from tho editor
of the Philadelphia "North American,"
one of the brat and most intelligently
cllted newspapers of tho United
Btatss. Tho "North American" sayu:
"Wo havo received numbers of let
ters Inquiring about the religious be
lief of TnfL Tho two which wo
print below wo havo selected as fair
samples, becauso they ralso tho two
questions which constitute) tho basis
of all similar communications:
To the Hdltor of tha North Amorlcan.
It la rumored lu this placo that
William Taft Is n staunch Romnn
Catholic. I it true? If so, can
Americans, nnd ospoclally thoso born
on Amerlcnn soil, support him for
president, ns he would be subject to
n foreign potentate?
JOHN 11. MYERS.
Ilanovor, Pn., Juno 10.
To tho Editor of tho North American.
1 havo hoard a report today, in
Pittsburg, to tho offoct that tho Hon.
"Willlnm H. Taft Is a Unltarlnn and
does not bellovo In the divinity of our
Johus Christ. I do not wish to crit
icise or question the wisdom in se
lecting our cnntlldsto for presidency,
but deslro to call it to your atten
tion, nnd trust you will make proper
investigation and lot . tho facts bo
known promptly.
If ho Is nn unbeliever, wo ennnot.
hopo to oloct him at n gonoral oloc
tlon to tho presidency or a Chrlstlnn
country, and I trust you will seo tho
advisability of a proper Investigation
and use your powerful inlluenco to
placo a man with proper standing at
tho head of our ticket. Wo ennnot
count on tho support of a Christian
pcoplo for au unbeliever.
D. 11. EVANS.
Jcannottc, Pa., Juno 15.
To dlsposo of questions which
Ehould not bo naked, an (speedily an
possible, lot us mxy Hint Mr. Taft
Is .not a Roman Cnthollc. IIo Is a
tnombor of tho Unitarian church.
That was tho church of his parents,
nnd ho has novor separated hlmsolf
from It. Ills wife, however, la nn
Eplscopnllnn, and ho worships moro
often hosldo her in her church.
Thoao aro tho facts, which aro ut
terly and absolutely unimportant.
Tho mattor of n man's religion has
no rightful placo In consideration of
his lltnosa for the presidency. Tho
constitution of the nation, ordalnod
und established "to sectiro tho bless
ings of liberty to ourselves nnd our
posterity," oxpressly places tho very
suggestion of such thought outside
the palo of patriot Ism.
No words can he elenrer than those
from our country's fundamental law:
"No religious test ever shall bo ro
qulrI ns a qualification to any of
flco or public trust under tho United
Stntos."
Tho numerous queries about Mr.
Tnft's religious bollef show simply
tho extent to which his enomles havo
gono to rouso some prejudlco against
him. Slnco thoro was no spot upon
hla wholo clean record of prlvato
conduct nnd public servlco. to which
thoy could point to Taft's detrlmont,
they displayed their willingness to
doscond.to nny depth of potty, cow
ardly, contompllblo attack that might
do him harm.
Now, It wng not becatiso Mr. Taft
was born of a Unitarian family that
it was thought possible to dlssem
Inato a false sentiment. Ills enemies
saw their chance In the fact that
Taft, when governor general of ilm
Philippines, adjusted for all tlmo a
diplomatic question of such extreme
delicacy Hint, handled by nny othor
American representative, it would
llkoly have rankled for half n cen
tury n sourco of danger and dis
pute. Tho disposition of the friars' lands
Involved, bosldes Important ilnnncos,
religion In Europe and this country
nnti revolution In the Islands. Tho
placo to do business 1 at hendqunr
tors. Taft went to the Vatican. And
In two days' talk ho seltled tho con
troversy upon Hues so fair, so broad,
bo Impartial as to win lor America
the honor nnd ntliulnilloti of the
hloinrchy of the Catholic chinch, yot
making -no ooucesiJlon that over yet
hns offered a loophole for censure
by tho bitterest opponent of Roman
nathulrntsm.
But Taft wont to tho Vatican. That
was his first offense.
Tho second oftenso was having his
picture taken beside the pope. That
picture has boem reprinted and dis
tributed throughout tho oountry. And
the lotters we have reoelved i&ow
that this had some effect, even in a
(supposedly sane and civilised bo
Uon.
Thoso two Incidents constitute the
foundation for all the censorious
gossip that has been set going con
cerning Mr. Taft's religion.
Tho first won for American states
manship and American fulr-deang,
tho approval of the world.
Nor can we see a somblance of
excuso oven for covert attacks by
unscrupulous enemies in the rooog-i
nltlon of an American representative;
by Rome or in dignified doferencel
shown by that representative to the!
head of the oldest Christian churchy
tho rovcred chief ot 230,000,000 Chrts-i
tlans throughout tho world, including!
11,000,000 loyal Americans.
Tho attempt to hurt Taft by essay
ing to Idontlfy him with tho Roman;
Catholic church we place on tho same:
plane us tho attempt to censure html
because ho has refused to turn from'
the church in which his mothorj
knelt. Both nro kindred appeals to
the bigotry which we hold la uttor,
dotcstaUon.
Wo had thought, as wo havo hoped,
that the day of religious prejudice
In national politics was dono in this
country. What bettor proof! could
wo havo askod of tho disappearance
of that vicious error than the re
llgloua complexion of Rooaevolt'u
jcnblnot?
1 No sano man bollovea that the
prcsldont chose nny adviser savo for
his fltnoss certainly not because of
bin rollglon. So wo havo veon tho
Dutch Reformed churchman surround
ing hlmsolf with Root tho Presbyter
ian, Taft tho Unitarian, Straus
tho Jew nnd Bonaparte tho Roman
Catholic.
And not becnuso of their varying
faiths, but because not ono word was
spoken of tho religion of any as u
qualification or a disqualification, wo
thought wo had reason to believe
that tho prejudices which novor'
should have oxlsted woro dead at;
last.
Tho North American yields to no
ono In Kb Americanism. And in the,
spirit of the normal, but Intenso,
'Amorlcan, we say that if Mr. Taft
woro a Roman Catholic or a Hebrew
.or tho ndhorent of any other faith,,
lour support of his candidacy would'
(bo no less ardent because ho choso;
to worship God according to U10 dic
tates of his consclenco.
What tho man murmurs with bowed
"head on Sunday matters much to
his soul. But what concorns us tn
tho filling of nn office with which ro-.
llglon has no affair Is, that not on
ono day, but every day, with his eyos
facing all mon, tho overy act of thls(
man has proved him tho God-fearing
pntrlot who has dono Christ's own
work in earning tho tltlo of "tho
sccrotary of peaco."
That religious prejudlco has sur
vived so long under thin government,
whoso basic principle Is civil and re
lllglous liberty, haa puzzled the deep
est students.
Truo, much of this la the inherit
innoo of tho agos. In part, It nil dates
bnck to tho barbnrous martyrdoms of
'Catholics and Protestants in turn, as
:ench In turn gained dominance. Wo
can trace It through tho prompt
shifting of tho Puritans from perse
cuted to persecutors. Knownothlng
ilum, tho fruit of a long growth, loft
ju bad bitterness not yot wholly ob
literated. But while much of tho prejudlco may
thus bo accounted for, In our Judg
ment tho feollng Is kept alive nnd
nurtured less by tho persecutors than
by tho persecuted themsolves. Thero
Is no othlcal difference between sup
porting a bad man for high clvlo
placo bocauso ho professes a cortnln
rollglon and opposing him or nny
othor man bocauoo of his religious
faith.
Any man who Is not a good and
upright citizen Is not a good and up
right follower of nny rollglon. What
ever nltar the betrayer of public
trust kneels before ho 1b a Judas.
And ho is far less worthy tho sup
port of members of the faith to which
ho Is a traitor than of tho votea of
thoso Indifferent or opposed to tho
creed ho speakB, but in acts donlos,
1 Church mombors loso claim to good
citizenship and honest religion whon
thoy approvo tho man who gives
color to tho charges of tho enemies
of tholr faith and promote, instead of
robuklng, tho dissembler who dls-
jgracos their church.
Nor Is that tho worst. By their ac
tion they foment nnd fostor this
same religious prejudice which has
bloodlod the pages of history. Thoy
do moro than aught else could to
Justify the persecutors nnd tho
persecutions they cry out agnlnst.
For their own solidarity In a wrong
'cause forces a factional allgnmwH of
ill who think unUW therm
Twain's Emancipation.
An honorary tK-:r 0 was once con
ferred on Mark Twain by n humble in
Btltutlon In a Missouri town that had
known him when he was playing Tom
Sawyer thorc lu teal llfo.
It happened Hint the degree confer
ring cermonles look placo one lazy day
In June when nowspnpera generally
were suffering from a total collapse of
everything In the way of news
Ono Now York news editor rnked
the land with n figurative tine tooth
comb nnd got a dry hnul for his pains,
Then, rccnlllng that Mark Twain was
getting his honorary degree that very
day, It occurred to him that a message
direct from the famous author might
relieve the situation In the news, Aft
er much scratching of the editorial
Idea factory ho evolved this query,
which was transmitted to Mnrk Twain
by wire
How does It foci to bo n doctor of laws?
Pleass wlro answer nt our exponso.
After n wait of soveral hours this
characteristic response enmo hot over
the wire from Missouri;
It feels like emancipation from Ignorance
and vlre MARK TWAIN.
Riding a Camel In the Desert.
Dr Nuchtlgnl, tho celebrated Afrlcnn
explorer, was the guest of a rich Ham
burg merchant. The merchant's son, a
young man of a somewhat scntlmcutnl
temperament, said among other things
that hlo dearest wish was to ride ncrosB
tho desert on tho back of n camel, no
thought such n ride must be very poet
ical Indeed.
"My dear young friend." replied tho
explorer, "I can tell you how you can
get n partial Idea of what riding a
camel on the desorts of Africa Is like.
Take an olllce Btool, scrow It up nB
high us possible nnd put It In n wagon
without nny springs. Then Bent your
self on tho stool nnd hnvo II driven
over rocky nnd uneven ground during
tho hottest weather of July or August
and after you hnvo not hnd anything
to ent or drink for twenty-four hours,
nnd then you will get n faint Idea of
how delightfully poetic It Is to rldo on
"muio! in the wllda of Africa."
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