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.VOLUME S, NUMBER 2
The Republican Party's Own Answer
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In his address to the republican national convention, Temporary Chairman Burrows referred .to the republican victory in 1904,
and then asked: "In view of this indorsement,, it becomes pertinent and opportune to inquire, what has the republican party
done in the last four years of government control to forfeit public confidence or create distrust in its capacity, for future
administration?" - ,
For this question the Rochester (New York) Union and Advertiser finds a striking answer, This is the answer which the
u!nion and Advertiser takes out of the mouth of Senator Burrows' own party: "In the broad effect of its policy it has precipe
itated panic, blighted industry and trade with, prolonged depression, closed factories, reduced work and wages, halted enterprise
and crippled American production. Every consideration of public safety and individual interest demands that the government
shall be rescued from the hands of those who have shown themselves incapable of conducting i'i without disaster." Fr,om the re
publican platform of 1896.
Mr.
Bryan's
to the
Fairview
Address
Pennsylvania Delegates
Mr. Bryan's speech concerning Mr.
Guffoy of Pennsylvania is described,
. by-an Associated Press dispatch in
this way:
Lincoln, Nob., July 4. W. J.
Bryan celebrated Independence day
by delivering his first front porch
speech to an enthusiastic delegation
today. Tom L. Johnson, of Cleve
land, who was in conference with
Mr. Bryan when the visitors arrived
also responded with a speech. The
1 'delegation, consisted o members of
the Bryan Democratic League of
Pennsylvania, moro than a score of
dologates representing the anti-Guf-foy
wing of the party and several
'women, 108 people in all.
National Committeeman Guffey
came in for a scoring at the hands of
Mr. Bryan, Mr. Johnson and James
. Korr.
- -'it is very appropriate that the
. Pennsylvania delegations should
come here for, the Fourth of July,
for the Fourth' of Ju1 was made by
: the signing of the declaration of in-
i dependence In the Keystone state.
H.It.hJ also appropriate that you should
' M"$q the first delegation that has come
, as a delegation on its way to Denver
(applause) for in no state in this
union have the democrats who be-
lieved in the principles that now
dominate the democratic party, in no
state have the democrats believing in
those principles made a braver fight
than they have made in Pennsylva
nia. (Applause.)
"If I properly understand the
signs of the times, the overshadow
ing issue in this campaign will not
bo one of the issues that arise from
time to time presentinc an economic
j question. The overshadowing issue
is one that pervades all these ques-
tions. It is simply this: Shall the
I v people run their own government or
f ..shall the masses bo exploited by
r those who aro raised to power by
predatory corporations? (Applause.)
" 'Let the people rule,' is going to
be one of the slogans in this cam
paign and it is very appropriate that
this convention is about to as&omblo,
.; as its platform Is about to be written
and' its homlneos are about to bo
named, Itis appropriate that th&
Pennsylvania democrats should 'bo
the, first to fctop and give their pledge
that in the convention Pennsylva
nia strength will bo thrown against
the political bosses and the corpora
tions in politics. (Great applause.)
"You .will bear mo witness that
the twelve years during which I have
been in national politics I have avoid-
ed interference with the politics in
the various states. Even in my own
state I have never taken part in the
aspirations or in the controversy for
nominations. I have never expressed
an opinion as to which democrat
shduld be nominated to an cfllce.
Even when delegates are selected and
instructed for me, I don't take pa-t
in the naming of those delegates. I
have abstained scrupulously from
taking part in these controversies be
tween individuals and I have done it
for a reason. I believe in the right
of each community to attend to its
own business. I believe that the peo
ple of the community know better
what they want done than any out
side persons can know. And the,
only reason why I expressed an opin-r
ion in that state in regard to the
national committeeman who is to
help, manage the campaign is this:
"That Mr. Guffey, your present na
tional committeeman, who aspires to
be committeeman again, deliberate
ly and willfully sought to defeat
what he knew to be the expressed
will of the democrats of Pennsylva
nia. (Applause.)
"You have a primary law in your
state in which the voters have a right
to select the delegates to the national
convention. Those who have fav
ored my nomination organized for
the purpose of presenting that issue
to the voters. In every district they
put up their candidates and these
candidates either openly avowed
themselves or it was written on the
ticket that was presented to the
voter at the polls and as a result of
that primary, a large majority of the
voters in the democratic party in
the state of Pennsylvania expressed
their desire that I should be nomr
mated and recorded themselves in
favor of the delegation who prom
ised to go there and favor my nom
ination, It is not for me to say
whether the democrats were wlsa.cr
foolish, but if I understand Nvhat de
mocracy means', tho men are the
ones' to determine. what Pennsylva
nia shall say on that subject ancj
when a political boss, whether he
calls himself a democrat or a repub
lican, assumes to defy the expressed
will of his party, he shall never r-en-
resent the party organization except,
over my protest. (Great applausd.)
"And as I have tried to be honest
in policies I have notified Mr. Guffey
that wherever my opinion has been
asked I have stated that I would
regard his selection as unfortunate
and his membership upon the com
mittee as an embarrassment.
"Now, my friends, I shall not dis
cuss the question further. I am npt
iiqw in politics. I have been in pol
itics for sbme time. I have taken
the people into my confidence ever
since I have been in politics. I have
discussed questions frankly. Nobody
is' in doubt as to what I believe or
where I stand and when this cam
paign came on I stated that while I
did not know whether I ought to be
nominated or not; If the people said
I ought to be nominated I would
take it for granted that they meant
what they said, and when they nom
inated me they wanted to elect me.
and that no bushwhacker "would be
put into my councils to betray me
(great applause) and the jnan. who
thinks that my election would be in
jurious to this country ought not to
participate in that injury by helping
to elect me through organization
work. As a private individual he
might prefer me to other candidates,
but as soon as he believes my elec
tion wouhi. not be good for the best
interests of the 'country, or as soon
as he believes he can . not put his
heart into and give his services to
that end, he ought to be willing that
somebody else bear that responsibil
ity and have whatever honor is at
tached to the position. (Applause.)
I think I have expressed myself with
sufficient clearness on that one ques
tion." (Great applause.)
who suggested and carried through
the Chinese indemnity act may havo
shaped the destiny of a continent and
millions of people in a way and to a
degree he little imagined. Washing
ton (D. C.) Post.
A GOOD COLLECTOR
The Leroy (Kan.) Reporter tells
this story about John E. Watrous,
of Burlington, Kan., one of the dep
uty collectors of internal revenue:
Traveling along a country road. Mr.
Watrous was attracted by frightful
screams . coming from a HCtfe house
not far from the road. Hurriedly
tying his horse, he ran to the house
and found a little boy had swallowed
a quarter, and his mother, not know
ing what to do, was frantic. Mr.
Watrous caught the little fellow by
the heels, and, holding him up, gavo
him a few shakes, whereupon the
coin soon dropped to the floor.
"Well; mister," said the grateful
mother, "you certainly know how to
get it out. Are you a doctor?"
"No, madam," replied Watrous;
"I'm a collector of internal revenue."
CHINA'S INDEMNITY REFUND
It is never possible to estimate the
consequences of an action, whether
good or evil. It was supposed when
we returned to China the surplus
over actual expenses to us of the
Boxer indemnity that China would
recognize it as a friendly act prompt
ed by a desire to do the square thing
by her, and that the time might come
when it would redound to our bene
fit. No one had a very definite idea,
as to how this would come about
beyond the fact that friendly feeling
and relations always tend to increase
trade. Hardly, however, has the act
authorizing the release to China' been
placed on the statute books when we
are informed that the Chinese gov
ernment intends to spend thtf entire
amount in sending students to this
country to be educated, it is said
that it Is sufficient tP' enable 200 to
come every year for ten years. That
would make in all 2,000 yountr Chin
amen, presumably selected for their
superior prdmise and ability, educat
ed here, imbued with our ideas,
taught our methods of government,
and familiarized with our institutions
and civilization. Such a body of men
returning to their native' Jaiid at a
time when its government and civili
zation, so long stationary, are in a
transition state may well determine
its entire future; and whoever it was
TEMPERATURE UNKNOWN
It was not in a public address that
Senator Beveridge related this story,
but at an informal gathering of con
genial spirits.
"When I was a boy . in Adams
county," he said, "Judge Blank was
taken very ill. The doctor called
regularly; but the judge kept get
ting worse. Finally the crisis came.
The morning after the doctor called
at the judge's house. 'I hope your
master's temperature is lower than
it was last evening,' said he to tho
butler.
" 'I am not so sure about that,'
replied the man; 'he died, sir,, in tho
night.' " San Francisco Call.
HE LIVES LONG WHO LIVES
WELL
Wouldst thou live long? The only
mqans areVthese . '
'Bbve Galen's diet, or Hippocrates';
Strive to live well;' tread in the up
right ways.
And rather count thy actions than
thy days:
Then thou hast lived, enough amongst
Us' here, .,
Every day well spent I count year.
Live well, and then, how sooU soe'er
thou die
Thou! art of age to claiin eternity.
But he that outlives Nestor,' and ap
pears To have passed (the date of gray Me
thUsaleh's years, ..
If he his life f to sloth and sin doth
give, ..:"
I say, he only wasfhe.did not live.
Randolph.
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