Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26
Great POWER Of CORPORATIONS
Enable Them to Control a Campaign
and Corrupt Official Life-Ridieuses
Taft's Revision Promises-lnti-
mates Haskell Matter viii be Dis
posed Of Satisfactorily In End.
(By Associated Press.)

Addressing two large gatherings here
today. william J. Bryan, Democratic
, candidate for President. recited his
charge that President Roosevelt was
not giving him square deal. but that
the President was using Federal Of
ficeholders as a Republican asset.
His principal remarks were made
at the base ball park. where he de-
nOunced the Republicans for their
policies. and pleaded with his audi
ence to stand together and elect the
state and national Democratic tick
cts.
The second address was made to-
night from the court house steps.
Mr.. Bryan. in his remarks on the
labor question. the trusts. the tarih
and publicity of campaign contribu-
tons injected new feature.
Imaginary 0uizz'ns Of Taft.
He conducted an imaginary cross
examination of Mr.. Taft on the Is
sues OF the campaign. In which he
placed Mr.. Taft in the attitude Of
finally admitting, after a good deal
! OF pressure. that the Republican plat
! form was all wrong and unsatisfac-
tory to him. and that the Democra-
tic platform was right.
! The trouble with Mr.. Taft Is,
! he said. that while he Is ashamed
of his platform. he has not the cour-
age to come out and declare himself
fully on our platform"
! Discussing the trusts, Mr.. Bryan
add. 4 some more corporations to
III, list OF those specifically men,
toned by him as being in restraint
of trade. He mentioned the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company. the National
Biscuit Company and the so-caIlcd
starch trust.
| Power Of Corporations.
He dwelt on the ability OF power
full corporations to control CAIN
paign.
| "A small amount of their profits"
he declared will finance any cam
paign and that is what leads to the
corruption of elections and the cor
| ruption Of official life. How, there
fore, can you control a monopoly
that purchases from the party in
power the right to continue?'
! Mr.. Tafts speech Of yesterday in
which he is quoted as saying that he
promised genuine tariff revision, was
made the subject Of ridicule.
RidieuIes Republican Revision.
Now" he said, I'VE have three
promises, unequivocal. immediate anu
genuine see their other revisions
have not been genuine. They have
been shams: they have been frauds,
! but here is the genuine one with
the brand blown In the bottle
The Democratic candidate reached
Terre Haute shortly before 2 o'clock
and received a hearty welcome.
Because of the fact that there
werc cnIy two stops between Gin
! cinnati and this city. Mr.. Bryan was
. called on 10 make only two speeches,
and these were at ShelbyviIle and az
; indianapolis. where he spoke briefly
, I'm behalf OF thee Democratic ticket.
A. indianapolis.
Ss"'th- 81 t"ssohoPSs-. 49,
Bryan said:
II have Just been In Ohio and
wan; to tell you that II you Demo
Gratis In Indiana do a. well on the
third DAY Of November as the Dem
ocrats 81 Ohio VIII do. there will b"
no question about a DcnocTa'ic vic
tory in both states.
"Eycryvherc find the Democrats
up and dining. They arc working
hard and intend 10 win. In Ohio.
New York, Rhode Island-in fact
cv"ryvhcrc-thcrc is the same "V:-
dcacc of earnest work and ! feet
sur. that Indiana viii 10 n well.
VIC havr the Republicans on the
run"
"Ho~ About NsskeiI7-
How about HaAkcIl7' shouted
gCu1~ on in tho crowd.
vr. ETyan answered: ~Wr"u NC
ct through with this matter y"u
will no; med tn ask tEst question"
W.. Bryan tonight iofi over the
Chicago aud Eastern IlIino.s Railroad