The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-10-14
llIll II ILLINOIS.
NAK1as a VIGOROUS ATTACK ON
TAFT.


Acuoess neDahahcan Leaders of Hay.
~ BseEaycd Rank and FYc of
Passy-Fnys President.
Chicago. H.. Oct. s.--Having tenn
porsriiy bridsed the political chasm
which separated them and shaken
hands with his Republican opponent.
william ,. bryan. Democratic candi-
dass for prssidsnt. today again. SAL
nsd' forth and resumed his warfare.
Not only Mr.. Taft, but President
Roossvelt came In for severe verbal
= Ncastigation at his hands. This after
vhoon he rode out to Evanston. dis
lance Of rs miles. In an automobile,
and there addressed several thousand
ssudsnts Of Northwestern university
and citisens OF the city. and tonight
5eurnsysd to Chicago Heights. where
ne spoke 70 . sashsrins OF iaborins
men. He will leave In the morning
for tour through Illinois ana Mis-
souri. .'t
va M Brysn's principal remarks to-
day were made at Northwestern uni
vsraty. He nrst dwelt at some length
On the desirabilty. Of sood citizenship.
1odrsssins himself especially 10 stu-
4snsa he nid no wished to ret them
~stsstsd righe rfs rsfsrred to the sset
that HE father did not leave him much
money. II am rather Glad that he
"a not" ne ssid. ."for I think for
tRnss have spoiled moro boys than
~ sver have aided. and fortune
~ ezpsctation has paraiysed ambition
P than u ever has stimulated It."
then referred to the advice his
had given him that he could
so be In the minority. but he
pt aRord to be In the wrong on
4 ZION.
No 80 that II I were In the MI
~ risht." declared the speak
* some day be In the ma
SN< ~ q I was In the majority
sno J would some day be IN
"s oE~ Hc taught me to be-
sns 1. He taught me to be-
eve IN tneosy would finally come
20 every noAs>sss cause. and that
feeling Ia "a sss, faith that can in
spirs one ia oGhs earnestly and con.
right" fr
= Quoting from sSs...ou. Mr.. Bryan
said there were ~ two parties IN
every country sH1 that wherever
speech was free No. two n.r,,s.
would manifest thsnss,vs. y.rar.
\ son. ne said. described shoss nart,s,
~ democratic and srissser~s,c The
democratic party. he dsslar.d wa.
nearer the people and thsrssor. q,
vas only question OF time when tho
peoples party would be the tssuurh.
ant one In the United States.
Mr.. Bryan charged that the Rsp..-
iican leaders were not going In ~.
direction that the Republican psrtv
wanted to 20. In rejecting the pub.
licity Of campaign funds before elec.
ton. he said. the Republican leader,
OF the convention had betrayed tn.
rank and nle Of their own party ant
misrsprssented the voters Of tn,
country. Mr.. Tart. ne said. had re-
rudiated that action. but had gon,
only half way and favored pubiicit,
Of campaign contributions after elec.
tons. He attacked Mr.. Teft's posi-.
tion'on the tsri6. trusts and labo,
= questions.
J Once again no nayed Presiden,
Roosevelt for interfering. as ne said
N the campaign. The vigorousnes.
with which ne spoke aroused the
crowd To cheers. The president. he
charged. had violated both the spiri,
and the letter OF every civil service
law by intimidating the several hun.
= cred tousand of'iceholders. 'T have
no corporation behind me-" he de-
cisred. II have no rich relatives to
furnish money for the campaign. !
had but one thing to rely upon and
that was my advocacy of things that
believe and that my party believes.
] have made my night and I stand as
the representative or millions of peo-
pie who believe N I DO. and I say TO
the PRESIDENT that ne should stand "a
do and Let his man and me nght
y out before the American people,"
CoutinuinR Mr. BrvAn aasA that hs