Show HOWD IT HAPPEN ASKS W J BRYAN LINCOLN neb nov 14 in the commoner this week william J bryan asks his readers to answer the question how did it happen HP he in ints ests ts that no one foi esaw the result of the campaign and asks for terse answers to the query he ile has issued the following statement under the caption A battle lost A war but begun the election of 1908 is over and the returns disclose a signal victory for our opponents but the principles for which our party stands the policies for which our party contends these are not dead A good proposition is not beaten by i T ejection at the polls A needed reform is not made ne cesary by any adverse vote the legislation asked for by the democratic party in its last national platform was not of a temporary character it was legislation which will be of permanent advantage when it q becu secured red does anyone believe that the american people will permanently permit secrecy as to campaign contributions does anyone believe that the american people will permanently manent ly permit the u will ill of the voters to be thwarted as is is now by the election of senators through legislatures isla tures does anyone believe that the trusts will bo be permitted to permanently manent ly exploit the masses does anyone believe that the consumers will permanently permit the tariff to be written by the bene beneficiaries fic of that tariff does anyone miyone believe that the public will permanently tolerate estrangements between awl men labor and capita capital docs does anyone believe that the fifteen million of depositors will forever permit their savings to be jeopardized aa at pie sont does anyone believe that the extravagance of the government will go on forever unchecked does anyone believe that that our republic will permanently consent to a colonial policy with its and rin financial ancial burdens there must bt be a party representing the peo peopled plem protest against wrong in high places against corruption in politics and against the oppression of the struggling masses and the democratic demo cratl e party must continue its US richt ht or 16 dolve it could not exist as a plutocratic party |