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GOOD EXAMPLE
Nothing could liavo been moro
graceful or more becoming to tho
occasion than the meoting of Presi
dent Taft and William J. Bryan at
Lincoln, Neb. It fell to Mr. Bryan,
as a representative citizen, to offer
tho toast to the president at a
luncheon given in honor of the
executive head of the nation. And
Mr. Bryan did it neatly and with
eloquence and feeling, paying ff
warm tribute to tho man who had
beaten him at the last presidential
election. The courtesy was fully
reciprocated by President Taft in a
most felicitous reply, in tho course
of which, indicating his great respect
for Mr. Bryan personally, he alluded
to the one thing on which they were
agreed deapite thoir differences on
political questions. Both gentlemen
are earnest advocates of world
peace. And the fine example of
patriotism and toleration which they
exhibited at tho Lincoln meeting
furnishes an object-lesson that the
world can not fail to admire. In
few other countries do political op
ponents maintain such cordial rela
tions individually. Troy (N. Y.)
Times.
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BRYAN'S CONSERVATISM
A New York newspaper suggests
that W. J. Bryan's radicalism in
18 9 G was mild compared to the
variety which Governor Aldrich of
Nebraska preached at the governors'
conference recently. Press dispatch.
Yes and Governor Harmon of
Ohio who could not support Mr.
Bryan in 1896 because of thelatter's
criticism of the federal court is now
serving on a committee of governors
consisting of Hadley of Missouri,.
Aldrich of Nebraska and JIarmon of'
Ohio to focus public opinion Upon
the trespass of thoso life term judges
upon the rights of tho states.
With Judge Grosscup handing in
his resignation on account of the
severe criticism heaped upon him
and Judge Hanford being burned in
efflgy it is no wonder Mr. Bryan is
being looked upon as a conservative.
Crolghton (Neb.) Liberal.
politics up to his neck. Things are
never settled until they are "settled
right" old 'scores as well as issues,
old and new and has he not been
doing his level best to settle all these
things ever since 1896?
"A factor to be reckoned with"
fails to express the full truth about
this Nebraskan. He is more than
a good-sized half of the democratic
party today. Coming into his own,
if not into tho presidency, through
the adoption of his doctrines by the
wing of his party that once despised
them; having witnessed the recan
tation of Woodrow Wilson and been
thrust into other high company that
formerly cold-shouldered him, verily
William Jennings Bryan is a bigger
democratic factor than ever before
m the whole of his illustrous career.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The Guaranty
State Bank,
Muskogee, Oklahoma,
offers to thoir customers and rcudors or this papor
throughout tho country exceptional (ucllitlcs for
handling nccounts by mall. Tho Depositors Guar
anty Fund of tho state oroklahoma Insures absolute
safety ot nil muds deposited with us. We hollove
in the IntoRrlty aud conservatism of our onlcera,
tout you aro not compelled to rely on this. What
protection do you get from your homo hank? Write
for booklet to-day. Interest paid on Time Doposlts
asd Kavlni-s Accounts.
U. Q. HASKELL, Vice President.
M. a S1SLLS. Cashier.
KEEPING AN EYE ON BRYAN
' William Jennings Bryan looms
large again on the political horizon.
Glance at tho newspapers of the
country and see what all are saying
about him and how many are cod
dling him:
"Bryan a potent factor."
"Bryan must be reckoned with."
"Bryan favors Wilson, or Clark,
or Folk, or Marshall."
"Bryan may not dominate the
next national convention, but his
influence will be felt."
"Bryan will have none of Har
mon," etc., etc.
It is of the same tenor, all of it,
and found alike in the press of every
persuasion democratic, republican,
regular, Insurgent, half-breed, stand
pat, progressive, or undefined.
It is a tuneful chorus, this recog
nition of the Nebraskan's power his
power for party peace or for party
disturbance; his potentiality to re
store harmony or to make mischief;
his ability to make or break his
party. The manner in which ho
elects to exercise his power will
please these newspapers, according
to their persuasion, but uniformly
now they are pinning their faith to
him, for partisan good or ill.
Simultaneously we hear a rumor
that William Jennings Bryan, turn
ing from forum to pulpit, is out of
politics. Out of politics! He Is In
"WHERE TAUT? IS POPULAR
It Is a mistake to say that Mr.
Taft and his celebrated veto policies
are unpopular everywhere in the
west. There are spots there is even
a whole state In the west where
Taft and Taftism are so popular that
the sentiment for his renomination
and re-election is justly described
as overwhelming.
The state is Utah, which is domi
nated and controlled by the Mormon
church and represented in national
politics principally-by Senator Reed
Smoot, who was Senator Aldrich's
first lieutenant in putting through
the Payne-Aldrich tariff.
A correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune, visiting Utah after Taft had
left there, makes an enthusiastic re
port, from which we present these
selected and hand-picked morsels:
Public approbation of President
Taft and of the record he has made
as chief magistrate of the republic
comes pretty close to being unani
mous in Utah.
Almost all of the republicans In
terviewed today disclosed standpat
j;uuyiuuuuh 011 me tariH and a
general devotion to the old line
regular organization of the party.
The Mormon church, from the
hierarchy down to the humblest
member, is enthusiastically com
mitted to Mr. Taft. He always was
a lavumo witn mem, From
the thousands of Mormons gather
ing here for the general conference
he received a greeting that has not
uucm Bmjjusaea ior spontaneous
enthusiasm in any city through which
he has parsed.
There was a big gathering of the
faithful in the tabernacle this morn
ing at which President Smith, in
significant phrase, Indorsed all tho
utterances of the president. The
words of the leader of the church
were echoed throughout the day by
Mormons from all over tho state.
Among the crowds today were to
be seen hoary patriarchs who helped
to brine forth the Mnrmnn noxtn 4
the desert and who have grown old
in the service of the church. The
correspondent talked with several of
these old men, all of whom were
religiously fervent in expressing
their regard for the president.
That there are secular reasons
why Mormons in Utah should stand
by Taft is not so hard to understand,
since they want him to protect them
in their high tariffs on wool and
sugar. But why they should favor
him also with a religious fervor, why
their high priests and patriarchs
should solemnly indorse him at a
church gathering and make support
of him, so to speak, a part of the
obligations of tho Mormon faith is
quite another question. '
In a general way, 'of course, in
telligent man hava recognised that
ver sine 1896 and tha days of
Mark Hanna there has existed a dis
reputable give-and-take alliance be
tween the bosses of the republican
party and the Mormon bosses. In
asmuch as Mr. Taft has surrounded
himself with the same republican
bosses through whom Mormonism
has negotiated its deals of protec
tion and immunity, it is possible
that the Mormon leaders have
thought it safe to judge the president
by the company ho keeps. Omaha
(Neb.) World-Herald.
THEY DON'T WANT REFORM
Ryan, Oklahoma, Sept. 25, 1911.
Editor Dallas News, Dallas, Texas:
It seems evident from your editorials
and publications that you want the
public to believe you are sincerely
endeavoring to bring about reforms
by means of influencing the law
makers of the country to enact, and
the executive officers of the country
to enforce laws which would be of
real benefit to the people. But are
you in good faith "trying to bring
about such reforms? Are you not in
reality laboring to prevent them? If
you are not trying to prevent them,
why do you oppose every leader,
whether democrat or republican who
stands for reform? You invariably
oppose them all.
Especially is this true of Mr. W. J.
Bryan, the great reformer. You
attack him at every opportunity and
often your attacks are unfair If not
vicious. One instance of your un
fairness I Will give. The Bryan
Underwood controversy. Immediate
ly after Mr. Underwood attacked Mr.
Bryan on the floor of the house of
representatives, before making any
"effort whatever to inform yourself
about the matter, you attacked Mr.
Bryan in an editorial, and went so
far as to say that Mr. Bryan had
"slandered" Mr. Underwood. Since
then it has been established beyond
doubt that Mr. Bryan, in his criticism
of Mr. Underwood's position in the
caucus of the democratic members
of the house, had correctly stated
the facts as they occurred in tho
caucus.
In . the editorial referred to, you
also killed Mr. Bryan politically.
This, however, was no surprise, be
cause the News and. many other
papers like it had often performed
this patriotic (?) duty. Is he still
dead? No, he ia alive, and is wield
ing a mighty Iniuence for good. His
voice will be heard and hitr power
felt in the politics of this country
for many years to come. And after
he has passed from the stage of ac
tion, he will tire in the hearts of
millions of the American people long
after such unwarranted assaults upon
him as tho one just mentioned and
the men who made them are for
gotten. Senator La Follette, a prominent
reformer and candidate for the nomi
nation for president by the republi
can party it seems, is to receive your
attention, as indicated by an attack
on him by you through your Wash
ington correspondent, Savoyard, pub
lished in the News September 17.
It is expected you will soon begin
your attaok on all tho democratic
candidates for president except
Governor Harmon, who is not a re
former. It will be necessary to read
between the lines to discover some
of your attacks, but they' will be
discernible to the thoughtful reader.
Your systematic attacks on public
men who are real advocates of re
form are taken, and correctly so, I
think, by many of your readers to
mean that you are closely allied with
the interests of the "system" and are
using all of your energies to prevent
any real reform. Your duplicity
should be exposed.
J. M. ADAMS.
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