Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-10-26
BRYAN'S EVASION
As to Payment of Pensioners
Nailed by Roosevelt.
The Governor Having Genuine Tri-
umphal Journey in New York.
Bryan Hammers Away on Same Old Lines.
With Little Effect.

New York. Oct. 25.-The first stop Of
the Roosevelt party. this morning, was
made at Camden, Oneida county, the
home Of Attorney General Davies.
where a fair sized crowd assembled at
the depot. Gov. Roosevelt spoke brief
ly because of a heavy fog. He devoted
himself to eulosizing the attorney gen
eral. who is candidate for re-clec-
tion.
At Kichland. a branch station, where
the road diverges. brief stop was
made not on the schedule. Despite this
fact. there was quite y gathering and
the governor made a short address and
introduced Assemblyman Costello. VINO
was one Of his supporters in the cleo
tion. two years ago. lie expressed thu
hope that Mr. Costello would be re-
turned. this year. The sun came out
brightly al this time. clearing off the
fog ana indicating An extremely pleas
ant day.
AT Watertown. the governor was es-
cortcd from the train to the public
square, where he found a large and en-
thusiastlc audience. The governor took
up the questions Of nilitarisn here.
bor. but a few miles distant, Was a
great army post. He undettood il was
at the suggestion of the people III WI
tertown and th.. congressman from thi
district that the post had lately been
enlarged ana that ~ his mind WAS
sufficient answer to Mr. EryaH's bIg-a-
200 ~ menacting standaring army.
IIr also called attention 10 the fact
that CDl. Liscum. who was killed in
china. ana his gallant regiment of
men. the 9th. We're from this vicinity
ana certainly any man Who hai any
respect for the flag M any love for its
valornue defenders would agree with
Mr. Hryan's wild statements that thr
officers anu Iuen ~ the army We're loot
ers. r4visherS ana murIerers." The
governor took M the question If the
property Of The farmers ana said in
part.
Mr.. Bryan is responsible for the
statement that the farming element az
the country has felt the prosperity less
than any other class and by Mr.
Hryan's own statement ! am going to
put him 10 confusion. Careful statis-
tics gathered by the commissioner Of
Agriculture show that the farmers
have Increased 81 per cent. in prosper
ity III the last three or four years.
Nov. If Mr. Bryan is right, the pros
perity Of other classes or wage earners
and prott seekers must have been
greater than . per cent, and there
fore a great r-futation ar his theory
that prosperity has not touched this
country"
Al Oswego the governor was welc0m-
ed by another large crowd. Here he
took up two new topics. In one he an
luded 70 Judge Charles y Bulger. the
leading Democrat or the place and hi
denunciation at Saratoga Of Mr.. Croker.
Senator Murphy and Tammany. saying
in conclusion.
IF YOU want a rerommendation for
Mr Croker. ask Mr.. Buiger for il.
He also attacked Mr.. Bryan on his
answer 10 the silver queries. The most
important statement IF the governor :
address was this.
Yesterday Nj Bryan. at last was
eoaded - making a p-etence Of answer
ing q question as to whether If elected
he would pay pensioners and other ma
tIonal creditors in gold Or IN silver.
use the word pretence adVisedly. for
the answer Is an evasion pure and
simple; an evasion, moreover. 50 palpa-
BE ana "a weak that il X astound-
ing that any candidate for the high
est Office in the gift of the nation should
have been willing to resort 10 ii. The
whole point At issue is how the law
shall be construed. We contend that
il is to be construed that the nation
shall pay its obligations in gold. ~
other words we are for the gold stand
ard. Unless Mr.. Bryan has convictions
Oh 81 importan; subject. NJ is not fit
IN be President, and if he has conyic-
tions. BY every law OF honor and self
respect. he should make those contri-
buttons public when he is appealing for
the suffrages of The people