Show government OWNERSHIP the papers of the country are after bryan and even the statesmen of his own party sek to discipline hini bi yan the advocate of go eminent ownership of railroads is again the radical and his own people begin to fear him he is a theorist and Is willing to experiment peri ment his theories but the american people are resolved to confine his efforts stump the butte inter mountain Mount aln condemns bryans latest paramount issue aa follows thus state rights and immunity from commercial discrimination through legislation have been weakened some affect to believe they are on the way lo 10 destruction the great menace happily still and may not fall of all the trends feared by the founders of this government that of engagement in any business by the government for the government was feared most the strongest emotion of man the primal instinct of the race is belt preservation in a highly developed state of society men are interdependent ter for sustenance A threat of expulsion from occupation and consequent idleness and privation Is the most terrible weapon the state can wield said the farmers let us forbid all commercial enterprise upon the part of the state except such as is absolutely essential to the j ance of law and order they saw that a people ho could not defend themselves against themselves would not long deserve liberty they knew that no popple have or can defend themselves against a balance of better they thought to risk private extortion itself subject to government than government extortion which Is subject to nothing the people oc the united states are face ta face today with the proposition to destroy the third great barrier placed between their liberty and tyranny A political leader backed by perhaps a formidable portion of hla party proposes to arrott the government to en gape in an occupation in which more than are hired the party which happened to be in power when such a consummation came might never be ousted from power threaten 1 men with discharge and a su focient fici ent proportion will cower to ablord a balance of power in any election less than votes would have elected harrlson in bryan in bryan in 1800 or farker fa in 1304 nor does anyone familiar with the facts doubt that the federal employed emp loyes are subject to more or leas coercion in the nce department complaints and exposures have been frequent men are not discharged for failure to obey the war boss but they are denied promotion and to death with pins civil sen ice might be employed should the acquire the railroads but who believes it bo lived up to it Is not too much to advance the statement that the last step toward a terrible crilla will be taken when the people of the united states alve into the hands of any coterie that power which enables nicholas romanoff ann of ackin and edward guelph to control in whom they have no interest and wishes stand n different |