The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-06

Ing william II. Taft for the presiden-
cy." 1t charges Taft with being the
first federal judge to employ govern
ment by injunction" President Com
pers and the other officers were re
elected.
Bryan's Washington Speech.
w. j. Bryan made his first formal
party utterance since the announce
ment of his candidacy, Nov. 20, at the
three dollar dinner given in his honor
by the Democrats of Washington. He
began by defending the donkey as a
party emblem because everywhere 1t
Is serving the people-the common peo-
pie. In his analysis of the policies Of
President Roosevelt he pointed to four
which were distinctly Democratic
namely, railroad regulation, enforce
kent Of law against trusts, arbitration
and income tax, none Of which, how
hver. had the unanimous support Of his
party leaders and in some OF which he
had not gone far enough. Then he
enumerated the policies Of Democracy
which the president had not indorsed-
namely, tariff reform, direct election
of senator's, promise of independence
to the Filipinoss He charged the presi-
dent with favoring the undemocratic
doctrines Of national incorporation, ship
subsidy, asset currency and a military
spirit; hence he concluded that the
president was Democratic only in
spots" A feature of the dinner was the
pledge Of Tammany support by Dis
trict Leader Hagan, pledge which
Leader Murphy has since declared to
be without authority. Two incidents
of Bryan's stay at the capital were the
refusal of Senator Daniel of Virginia
to attend the dinner and of Former
Senator Stewart to shake hands with
the Nebraskan. Daniel told Bryan to
his face that he was trying to dictate
to the party.
Tom Johnson's Latest Reform.
An order issued by direction of May
or Johnson of Cleveland prohibits all
city hall employees from using tobacco
in any form while in the public build
ings. The mayor will be the victim
of his own reform, as he is an inveter-
ate smoker
Illinois Rejects Primary Bill.
The Oglesby primary bill was defeat
ed in the lower house of the Illinois
legislature Nov. &c, although it re-
ceived 81 votes to 33 against. AS the
bill carried an emergency clause the
number Of votes required was 102. On
the same day Governor Deneen sent to
the legislature special message on
the navigability of the Des PLANES
river and the water power interest in
it acquired by private company.
Corteyou Stops Note Issue.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
announced Nov. 81 that subscriptions
to the new per cent certificates re-
ceived after business hours that day
would not be considered owing to the
large amount already subscribed and to
''the decided improvement In business
conditions throughout the country"
He said further that 1t was possible
that he could not make any more allot-
ments. Practically all of the subscrip-
tons to this $1OO,OO0,OO0 note issue haG
come from the banks and not from
people of moderate means, and 1t was
proposed to sell the issue to the banks
by requiring them to pay in one-quar-
ter of the amount subscribed and to
leave on deposit the other three-quar-
tiers, against which they may issue
bank notes. This policy was regarded
by many members of congress as
surrender to Wall street. 1t was. credit
ed to the influence Of ]. p. Morgan.
who was in conference with the presi-
dent and Secretary Cortelyou at Wash
ington last week.