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SCmERSAULTS OF ROOSEVELT P O \ y,-i William Jennings Bryan Analyzes] Record of Third Term Candidate his suoqc:; conversion No Message in Uehalf of People's Cause m $tv$n and ? Half Year* T. ?. Wa? Pre*. dent. , . , , By WIUUAM JENNINGS BRYAN, Holorwon says ihrit the borrower Im servant unto the lender If this ap pllen u> one who borrows ld?<a? Mr Koosevelt does not i-ccoghlxe the obli gstlon, for jift Iiuh pot only borrowt-d ?from the i>einocratle .party pub lie men have borrowed from hi* oppos ing party, but be. hah ithown himself < strangely ungrateful for the Ideas tuk <n Of couritf It will not be contended u that an Idea ran b" patented It is tb? only thlnK, fart, that la not subject ? to monopoly. Mven Mr. I'erk i ris, with all his fond ness for the tru?>t, would uot contend that a, monopoly lu Idea# could be formed and mad*- subject to regulation ' by a bureau appointed by the presi dent. Mr Roosevelt, however, haa won his popularity by the advocacy of things previously advocated by the Democrats, and still he Is all the while assailing the Democrat a bitterly and haa Hhown toward them a hostility that Is hard to explain. To show thu extent of his Arrow ing, let me nnnmoratf Home of the thlnK" which he now advocates that w^re ad vocated by the Democrats at an ear lier date. Shall the People Rule7 Take hlB paramount Issue of th?* prca?*nt cam pa ign? ^namely. the- rule, of . the people. The platform adopted by the Democratic national convention at Dchver four years ago contained the following: " Shall the p. <.;,]<? rule''' 1h the over-' whelming Issue which manifests itself in all the questions now under discus ?ion." Here 1h the very phrase which ho employs, and it is not 6nly declared to' be an Issue, but the overwhelming is sue. It was dwelt?upon by the candi dates and by other speakers during the, , campaign, so that Mr. Roosevelt, then president, may be assumed to have had notice of It. He not Only refused to ] admit then that it was the paramount Issue, but-he displayed extraordinary activity In urging upon the country Mr. Taft, whom ho has since declared ; to be the agent of bosses and the ene my of popular government. It would seem that he ought t'o make | some Blight." acknowledgement of his j Indebtedness To the Democratic party j for suggesting this Issue to him. At j least, he might put the Issue in quota tion marks He Ih now advocating the direct j election of senators; but if he ever ex pressed himself In favor of this reform earlier than two years ago the fact i has escaped my observation, and I have not only watched carefully, but . waited anxiously, for some favorable ' expression from him. Long Fight For Popular Election of Senators. The Democratic party began the fight for the popular election of sena tors twenty years hro this summer, when n Democratic house of repre sentatives at Washington passed for the first time a resolution submitting the necessary amendment.. Since' that - time a similar resolution has been passed by the house in five other con gresses- first, In 1891 by another Dem ocratic house; then, after two con gresses had elapsed, by three Republi can houses, and, last, by the present Democratic house. During .the twenty years the reform has been Indorsed In three Democratic platforms, the plat forms of 1900, 1904 and 1908, and It has been Indorsed by the legislature's of nearly twothirdB of the states. Mr. Roosevelt must have known of the ef ? fort which was being made by the peo ple to secure the popular election of senators, and yet he took. Jio part In the tight. During this time he was presidont-for seven and one half years, and It is quite certain that a ringing message from him would bave brought victory to tho people's cause, but no message 'came. Pour y^ars ago tho convention which he controlled and which nominated Mr. Taft rejected, by a vote of seven to one, a resolution Indorsing this reform. 1 Still Mr Roosevelt did not say any thing He neitner rebuked the Repub lican convention nor Indorsed the strong plank which was included In the Denver platform. Evcsi Mr. Taft went so far during the campaign of 1908 as to say that PERSONALLY he was INCLINED to favor the popular ?leotion of senators by the people, but Mr. Roosevelt did not even indicate an Intention in that direction Now, when the reform la practically secured ? the amendment being before the states for ratification ? he declares himself 1n fa vor of It. Would It not be fair for him to Indicate In some wny Mm aj> preclatlon of the long continued fight waged by the Democrats In behalf of this reform before he espoused It? T. R. and the Income Tax. Mr. Rooeevalt 1* In favor an In come tAx. How long since? His first Indorsement of It was during his sec ond term, and then It was suggested as a means of limiting swollen for tunes and not as a means of raising revenue Th*? Democratic party In eluded an liicom* ta* provision 1b th *, Wilson law of Mi When pr? i vision wi ut declared uncon?tlt?t|ona! by lh*> supreme court by a majority ' of on? the Democratic party renewal * the fight and ha# contended for tb* : Income lax In thiee national e?n? p*Jgnt>r<>fR> 4J6&> tb? Democratic plat form demanded the submission of an amendment specifically authorizing an income tax th?i v*ry amendment now before the Mate# for ratification Mr. !U>0*av#U'* candidate. Mr 'I ?ft declared during the campaign that an amendment was not necessary, and Mr Roonevelt n?ver made any argu it. > i.t in f t 'wr of the ?m< ntflftaftt or In favor of the principle embodied In It The Amendment has now bu?tt ratjfled b) thirty four ^ t ??? ; but. so far aa I Ulinw Mr Jtr?osevrlt has never m/id?* a ipeeeh In favor, of Its ratification tior, ?in<?- ihe SuhmlKWlon yf tin amendment made a fpe?ct| Urging an in<om?' tax an a part of our fltptl sys tem It won' 1 not inquire ;??>? great* stretch of generosity on bin, p#rt to credit the Democratic parly wHh pri orlty In the advocacy of this r?*fbrm. Not Always F- '>r Railroad Regulation. Mr Hpotevelt Ih now an advocate of railroad regulation When did he com inencqT The Democratic party In ltd plntforms of !*''<: J1HJ0 and l'<e>4 ds inanded an extension of th?? powers of the Interstate commerce commission Up to J904 Mr Roosevelt never dl? cussed the subject of railroad regula tlon officially or In public speech, so far an I have bean able to And: A 1- i though nominated .without opposition 1 in the convention of 1'JOl, his platform contained no promts*; of railroad regu lation, Jty its attitude on the railroad qix-Htlon the l)< nmcratic party allenat ed the support of those railway officials who counted themselves Democrats, and Mr. Roosevelt, both in 1900, when he wan a candidate for vlcy-presldent. and in 1904, when he was a candidate for president, had the benefit of t?e support of those ex-Democrats. It was t in J 90 1 that In*, wrote hlrf famous let ter to Mr. Harriman arid in the state of N'ew York profited by the campaign fund rlmt Mr Harriman raised. .1 Wh^n after 1 '.?'?! Mr Roonovelt took ' utf the subject. of railroad regulation he found, more hearty support among the Democrats in the senate and house than among the Republicans, so that ; he has reason, to know that the Dem- : ocratlc party has for a long time plant- i ed itself boldly upon the people's side on the subject of railroad regulation Under the circumstances we might [ expect some complimentary referenco to our party's attitude Instead of anathemas. T. R.'s Complete Somersault, On tho subject of publicity as to campaign contributions he has not only adopted the Democratic position, but he has been compelled to turn a com plete somersault In order to do so. In 1908 the Democratic platform demand ed the publication before election of 1 the names of individual contributor* j ?\nd the amounts contributed. Mr. j Roosevelt at that time indorsed Mr. Taft'fl Contention that the publication should be deferred until after the elec- j Hon, and even went so far as to give ' reasons for believing that it would be ; improper to make the publication b?- 1 fore the election. Two years later he declared in favor of publicity before and after the election, landing on the Democratic side shortly before the law was enacted carrying out the Demo- ' cratic platform on this subject. Here, Burely, he ought to praise the Demo- , rratic party for the pioneer work It has done in purifying politics. Here are a few of the things which bear the Democratic brand, and with all of his experience on the plains he will not be able to "work the brand ever" so as to make it look like. "T R " REPUBLICAN HOPE RESTS IN WILSON Gov. Burke Declares for Demo crat and Gives His Reasons. By JOHN BURKE, Governor of North Dakota. The election of Governor Wilson is the only thing that can save the lie put?lican party. Four years of Presi dent Taft has split it in two. We have no reason to believe that he will be any different or that his second ad- ' ministration, if he is re-elected, - will' bo any more satisfactory to the people than his first. His re-election will mean the division of. the Republican party into many warring factions, which can only result iu final dissolu tion of all. Tho end will com? quicker and Just as certain if Roosevelt Is elected, for ho lu no longer a Republican, but is the leader of a new party, at war with the Republican pafty, as it is with the Democratic party. On the other hand, if Wilson Is olected the Roosevelt par ty will perish; the Republicans will reorganize their party, purge it of the baneful influence of corporate power and greed and make it again tho grand old party it was in the days of Lincoln. Iiovila D. Hrandeiq performed a real ; public service when he quoted tho rec | : ordn to show that George W. Perkins [ 1 8 and always has been an enemy of union labor. Wonder if Emerson was gazing upon a moose calf when several decade* ago he wrote: "I am the owner of the pphere. Of the seven 6tars and the solar year." JOSEPH BRANT. A handsome rnjddl* aged i^a,LD ?*rtpy or tkln^but with tbJdrZ *nd manner of a man of New V?rk C?|r,Uindt bou?; New Vork on,- d*y |fl lhe ^ h eighteenth <?ntur>. h.. i, co,,,e "???-?* ?il? former foe <?l v It lb not the flrui time I have been ?ervoil , " r'"1" yuu" >'? ob ?erved eoartoouel?. ?, "I u> >ou h we ?Bibu?htd your reidineni. I pot,,, cl you "ui to one ... my , Sfflf ?"'i ?<?? niau .1 - , 'hc ,1ID0 'hat I had done the shooting n iyutlt Butdn that Baa* would have been robbed of the Dl<a? of this iritorvfcw." P ? Hprakw ub.Mbua ml,lg|e(i court one or the icreatcat o/ Mohawk an. 'hem., in, ImMv? name w? Vh!'*"* h? Z'd la. "f " W auh. ln., >?. w?. horn On .ho Obfe river In <hlM r '! <"ed he was a M, nv ? |'h "nd Wr Utile ,!,t.<r Mony Were brought by their mother to the Mohawk valley In New York. Tho "Excellent Youth's" Atrocities. Sir William Johnson-? formerly a poor Irish boy and at that time ono of -ho rlihest landowners In Amerl< a was master of vast tracts of Mohawk valley territory and lived there like a feudal lord, He was one of the few coIojiIkI s whom the fierce Iroquois eon Ht?en^hen?rtf,< ? i*?? 'ri^ted Johnson strengthened bis hold over the Indl nns by marrying Molly Brant? accord J** u\ ceremonials ? and by gating her brother, Joseph Hran^8?5of;0Ohnr,<'r OUcv wrotn of youth.'' P ,ndPed an The "excellent youth" was destined become the scourge of the whole countryside. Bur in his younger yean* i yOuTh Y? h,Ut ?f thia tcndenc^- As , outh he wajs already a splendid warrior and wtly diplomat, 1, ,? but he also did much missionary work among the Indians and his Influence seem ed all for good. He fought^ gab lanUy on the side of the Knglish col ? ,he Fronch and Indian wars, uas later secretary to the Indian su perintendent and In 1776 went to Eng land on a diplomatic errand." In Lon don he .was a universal favorite and was received with almost royal honors came the Revolution. The our Ir r P,annpd to *t,r "P tho murder WHMn ? I ag0,n8t the I)atrl?t8- Sir William Johnson sturdily opposed so r rS and bIoodthIrsty a course But Johnson died at the very outset of tho Revolution, and his sons, aided fikJ a" ' Por8uadod fh<> Iroquois to Britain Warpatb ,n behaIf of Great Brant? with the rank of British colonel-led his ferocious braves up and down tho Mohawk in a aerie?; r." atrocious massacres? at Cherry Val ley Minisink and elsewhere? In which neither women nor children were spared. Brant's admirers claim that ne was not responsible for the bloodi est of these crimes, but that he was unable to control his men. (It is a matter or record, however, that he was easily ablo to control them in all other matters^ He commanded the Indians n the battle of Oriskany, August 6, 17 1 J. where gallant General Herkimer Mas slain and where Brant's craftiness lured- the patriot militia into a death tr^p. The horrors of the Wyomingl ^ alley massacre have also ? truthfully or not?been laid to the sachem's ac count, ^et several instances are re corded where he went out of his way to save women, children and defense less men from the stake or the toma awk He was an odd mixture through out of savage and man of culture, ~ End of a Strange Career. When the Revolution was over Brant threw .ill his energies into the task of calming the Indians and plac ing them on friendly terms with the government. Crossing to Canada, he secured a tract of land as a home for himself and his people. There for years he ruled the Mohawks with wis dom and justice. He returned to his old plan of doing missionary work among the savages; translating the prayer book and part of the Scriptures into their language and building for them the first church ever erected in Upper Canada. In 1807, at the age of sixty-five, Jo seph Brant died at Wellington square, Canada. Pretty Theodosia, daughter of Aaron Burr, who once entertained the sachem during a visit to New York, wrote thus qftaintly of him: "After all. he was a most Chrlstiar and civilizcd guest in his mannere!' (Copyright.) Wires Saved His Life. To he Suspended head downward for over an hour. 4T> feet above a light and power plant was the uncomfort able experience which recently befell a Pittsburgh painter, Abraham Mot ley. However. Be Aid not grumble at the experience as it probably saved him from death . He was painting a SO-foot stack when {he .accident hap pened. While working near the top. he used a little swing to support him self Holding his paint bucket on one foot he started to shift his position, 1...1 v. ~ c; ?: n ci he los! his balance and plunged down head lore ru<wt. His lodv pissed through the network of wire? of the power plant, hut his fen t . t ; . : e evtaueled In 'hem. !!?? l ? M in this position tor an h> ; r . .o..- ti^i r.rers could rese"-. " m ^ p I A N O s 0 R G A N S IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE KIMBALL PIANO I an active progressiveness is joined with over fifty years of experience concentrated on the effort to pro duce piano quality of the highest type. Piano custom ers WHO KNOW appreciate this fact, which ex plains why so many of them say that the Kimball piano is the best. WHEN in the market for piano or organ, see the Kimball before you buy. Write for catalogue and price list. State whether piano or organ is wanted. J. W. MELTON, Factory Distributor for Kimball Pianos and Organs CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA A Milliner's Woe*. Mme. Cluny ? Yes, I haf to movt from ze old shop. The Patron? Too bad. What was tho trouble? Mme. Cluny ? Why, ze mean old landlord will not raise ze ceiling for ze new hats! Mysterious Letters. A Frenchman, upon receipt of a wedding invitation, was puzzled at the mysterious letters, It. S. V. 1^ After a long deliberation he finally conclud ed its meaning to be: "Remember so redding present."? National Monthly,. ? ' Easy. . . ==L_. "You think you have an iron nerve, don't you?" , "Yes." "I dare say . you could fa*l asleep ia a dentist's chair?" "Sure, if tho dentist was out." On the Train. "Mercy, Laura! What do you mean by beginning io write just its sOon aa the train pulls out?" "Oh, I'm just writing a post card to my husband telling him wo arrived ?afely." TIT FOR TAT. Porcupine ? You carry your head pretty high. Giraffe ?Well, if I do I am not stuck i-n a b you are. A Kind-Hearted Man. "Mr. Wombat!" "Yes; what is it?" i>1 a of PfraanM ao nn f V> throwing stones at your window," bawled the policeman. , "How lo'.tg have they been doing that " "Oh. several hours-." "Let 'em alone. It amuses the girls and I don't believe they'll hit the win dow." For Sale . Store on Broad Street recently occupied by J. W. Smith as garage. For prices and terms apply to C. P. DuBose & Co. THAT piece of jewelry you .broke can be made good as new at a nominal cost. Bring it in here today and let us give you a price on it. We can mend anything in reason ? stones reset and jewelry a'* tered to suit your fancy. G. L. BLACKWELL, Jeweler and Optician. Camcfe11* j