Show THE PANIC THREAT x For FOi F i a generation and a d more the stock argument of oC the Republican party against a change of oC administration has hasI been the threat at that a change chang would o ld I bring on a panic After the thc experience cx I of ot last fall fal when a panic can cam like a abolt aI abolt abolt bolt from Crom the blue sky wHen the Re He Republicans Republicans publicans controlled every even ever branch ot government one would suppose suppo the old argument would be abandoned if IC only for shame It I Is apparent apparent however that the Re Republicans publicans believe beleve they can fool all al the people all al the tu time for Mr Taft Tar has reiterated the old tale tahe than a Democratic Demo Democratic emo cratic victory now would portend dis disaster disaster disaster aster at pome some future time In his Des Des Moines speech Mr Ir Bryan Bran comments on this foolish talk with wih a ag good g od and clarity charity clart that are con conclusive conclusive conclusive and crushing He said and history verifies his facts that we have h ve had three thre panics since the Republican party was born the panic of or panic of oC 1893 and ad the panic of oC 1007 Oi The panic of oC 1873 came after Cel the Republican can party had been In complete con control control control of ot the thle federal government for twelve years and eleven years ear before our party part succeeded in securing con control control trot of oC the executive branch of ot the gov government go The startling pani panic and de depression depression depression of 1873 occurred in the tho very midst of oC Republican rale just after aCer a Republican victory and under a high tariff tarUL Is it not strange that Secretary Taft TaC should forget this panic when he warns us to beware of oC any departure from Crom the protective system The he panic of or 1907 came after atter the Republicans R cans had been in complete control co of oC the federal government for more than ten years They had had an opportunity ty to do everything that th a ato to do and to undo everything that needed t to be undone and an we were un under under Under der such a high tariff tal that even cven Secre Secra Secretary tary tar Taft admitted the necessity of oC re revision revision revision vision This panic was fo so o bad that banks felt it necessary to do t that they had never done before beCore name namely namely namely 1 ly arbitrarily limit the amount amoun of or ormo T money mony mo y that t at depositors could coul draw drw on their own accounts ESe Shaw f says sas that the stringency of t r 1907 was the severest the worl worB 1 has ever wit wt witnessed w t With Wih this panic fresh In his i mind is it I not strange that he should r argue that his election Is 13 i to 1 prevent a panic The merest tyro knows now that the tile threat of oC a panic is only a bunco game mc i designed to fool the people into con cori continuing the Republicans In pwe and ani I t that the promise of or revision r On arter ft rel elec election c t tion ton is nothing more than han a u pr to repeat the past performances in inthe inthe inthe t the tariff line lne In other othir words the Re He Republicans Republicans I publicans expect the people to forget t their record and believe beleve they will wi aban abandon abandon abandon c don the trusts and beneficiaries of ot se special sedat c cial dat c Il legislation upon upon whom they th depend ct t for campaign camp funds an political strength th |