The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-09-12
MANYHEARBRYANSPEAK
Largest Crowd Seen in vinita Since the
Great ComnOner Was Here Last
FaII--HaSkeIl Well Received.

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BILE 20 attribute IL 70 Taft'a habit Of
desiring 70 postpone everything that
Is good, and make immediate use Of
only those things that ara bad. lie ~
calied that Mr. Taft IN hrs Columbus
lspeech had said that we need al in-
come tax, but not nov; tafln revision.
bat not III after ths election and he
suFmised that when he reached The
Philippine Islands, he would tell the
natives that whlie freedom and SELF
government were great blessings it
were better that they postpone In
dulging therein for few hundred
years longer Then Mr. T~ft the
"Apostieoi post ponement pfoceeced,
said Mr. Bryan, % tell you that after
awhile congress would give you new
enabling act, lie desired to kuow WhY
Secretary Taft. couldn't tell whether
Roosevelt would reject the eonstitu-
tion or not although he "a Rooseselts
candidate for president How could
he tell what congress viii DO, when
one braneA Is presided over by Fair.
banks and ne other by Joe Cannon,
both Of whom are nghting TAN for The
presidency
/ Taft told you, You ought to reject
the constitution because lt needed
Amendment. and Mr Bryan wondered
II Taft dld not knoe that the Federal
Constitution had needed many amend
ments, aud needed them 50 bad that
ten o. them were made TIE arst year
after is adoption lie called attan.
liou 70 the fact that eur fofefathers
then said that while their proposed
constitution was not perfect that
they would adopt lt. Obtain seli.gover.
menl, and then make such amend
| ments As were needed That they
could aEord 10 risk the chances Of
amending 3 document that requires
arst twu-thiris ot both HOUSES - pre-
puse, aud three fourths majority Of
/ al tie states 70 adopt surely Ysu can
take chances FOR amendment when
fifteen per cent Of the voters can pro-
pose and bare majority eau adopt
at any time. Surely the republicans
ought = hstter themselves that tbeY
have as much IS fifteen per cent q
the s0feFsog tie New state Hetnen
asked what state Ia the union had
shown such a willingness % trust Is
aifalFs IN the hands Of the people.
Mentioning Taft : opposition . the
Initiative ard referendum, he aid
ne uaa anxloasly waiting 20 see v.,al
Kind Of : febuke Taft would admins
Ger 70 the republicans Of south pAkota,
Montana and Oregon, where theY
have pat Il ia force lie further sid
tat Ia Taft's own Ohio legislature
tie seuAts has already paSsed Il and
the House wss pledged and he son
dsred uhy. when tie Secretary didn't
have Influence eDough % stop Il Ia
his own state Why he would think he
had enough 70 stop it ba Oklahoma
In regard 70 the gzrr1mandsr Mf
Bryan wondered snat Taft did net 90
% Rhode Islald aad Connecticut
ulefe they district according 20 ara
and = country distvIct frequently las
Is much Voice as ous containing eity
Of eve thousand Ia tbe Injunction
clause, he said Y0u oaly ask that 50
honest working man b. given the
same chance, guaranteed 80 tie
lowest doun thief m tie lAud. the
right u tf.si bg iurg
A % Tafts objection that Y0u did
not permit fallroajs q consolidate.
he said # sou 81 Ant 70 ameud
that he uould guarantee sou would
have tie help Of al TIE railroads.
the most potent factor IA American
politics. In conclusion be predicted
thar Secretary Taft would and out
that TIE question foremost n the
minds of tie people IN regard % tie
constitution, was not Nhetlea it suit
ed Taft, bat whether Il suited them
believing ~ he did that n writing 10
se had done mere 70 proteet tfe pao
pie from predatory wealth than had
ever been done before. n bryan
hoped We would not onlF adopt It. bat
that ue would foIl0v 1afl's Colum-
bus adsloe o. ths tariff ana elect Has
ksll 20 that Il might he amended by
- friends and not b is ensmies "
Al the suncluslon Of bis spesch MF.
Bryan lef1 fof Tulsa. shefs he will
speak tins aflernon sud tonight
lie vii 81 an appointment 81 OKLA.
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