New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-06
BRYAN ATTACKS TAFT.
Defends Constitution IN Speech at
Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma CITY. okla. Sept. Sin speech hero
tonight William Jennings Bryan took occasion TO
attack Secretary TAFT for his recent anF-co ~ 10
people Of Oklahoma to reject the pFoposeu ooDa''
tuition and postpone statehood lie are" a,'Ti'-o .
to other statements by the Secretary and picked ou'
alleged flaws in his logic, ending his remarks y
drawing attention the rights enjoyed by negroes
IN the South and those granted to the Fl'pnoS-
Bryan said, in part:
Secretary Taft his speech made n ms teLIt
he prorosed constitution and postpone staiehoGSQ
gn nn n9'n ore feht Suspect that the ecreas
advice was due 70 his personal interest," ~ " ~
Reinstatement Of statehood with view OF keeplns
seven Electoral voters out or me 2 % H. mat
ter IS that his advice resulted from the habits Oh
Tat IS inclined to postpone eysrything He PF0H IL
!ses to acquire the title Of the t7r-a. , Eli
pn on 9 5at way ~n 3 he thinks they ought 70 have
self government after Thile ne vans there}ors
that he should yield his ruling spirit u the mat
We holds OUT TO the people the hope Of another TIER
enabling act but wnat assurance can ne go ' -
hri5s IN beocIa,e state Just before Pfezi-
statehood for Some hfteen Years ana no $3.50
IS within your Srasro ne sHI n9rnse Of another
CFance Does he control the Congress to such
an extent that he can guarantee ltiillSI-ts 49,, a.
u SsTt his ne adyioe His narsnSe as Presidential
candidate cannot 3s, yet te es qor him s
~ reject the Constitu-
,ior and rostnone statehood Because ne Is op-
posed 70 some parts of the tonsut4tioh he ne
suggested several amendments which he would
Inc ~ have adopted Even If the amendments
va. worthy 20 be adopted II would not be nee
essary 70 reject the Constitution IN order 10 adopt
Secretary Taft SAYS that II you insist on having
statehood ard are determined 10 adont the Const-
tuition YOU ought have Republican govern
T7ant 10 amend the Constitution He certainly has
that the tarn ought 10 he reformed by it's friends
Z armies Constitution, he ought
n insist that Constitution should be reformed
by it's friends rather than by its enemies. and
Republican party when the party has delayed
81 statehood for many years and delayed II for
purely partisan reasons
Have You read his Columbus speech II So YOU
will nrd in Il an arraiznnlent OF protection as we
have n TO-DAY. appeal for revision Of the
thrift but he realizes the force Of his own speech
by postponing the tariff reform until after thu
! am clad that Secretary Taft referred 70 the
Philippine question for his discussion shows that
he believes I'm a colonial policy and thar he dis
rues the doctrines set forth in the Declaration Of
indepandcnce While he seems disposed 70 aCqut-
esce in the suffrage amendments adopted in the
South, he ovcriooks the fact that the black man
OF the South treated much better thar the brown
man of the Philippines. The black man OF the
South has the prot cf the constitutions. state
ard national. while the Constitution is denied 10
the Filipino
I am dad that you have had the benefit Of Sec
rotary Taft's advice, for, II anything was needed
10 convince the voters of oklahoma that the pro
posed constitution is a good one. the proof has
been furnished by the fact that SeCretarT raft 6
criticisms have been aimed AT the very parts which
the people of Oklahoma ought to show their ap-
probation Of the splendid constitution submitted
10 them by giving overwhelming Endorsement
to the new constitution and the ticket back OF 1t