The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
Republicans Violating Law Seek
 ing Contributions iron, Corporations

candidate, that "Bryan's guaranteeing proposition will be one of the fore most issues of the campaign" A cor respondent from Hot Springs. in giy- ing publicity to the Von Meyer inter view. said: "The way the wind is blowing now. only one issue, the tarifT, may snrpass this in interest to the pubiic."
 Right upon the heels of Mir. yon Meyers denunciation of the Democratic plan of guaranteeing bank depositors. the Republicans of Kansas gave a hearty endorsement to the principle. Both the big parties in Kansas have endorsed the Democratic banking plank. MT. Won Meyers interview and the utterances of other Republicans in opposition to the guaranteeinR of Nank 'depositors will undoubtedly be given much circulation in Kansas. This situation and the knowledge that Wis., cohsln and Nebraska Republican state conventions are almost certain to en- aorse the plan for the guarantee of bank depositors has caused Republican leaders no little concern. As illustrat- Ing the importance of this Variance of views between Eastern Republicans who endorse the position of certain bf the big banking interests with regard 10 this subject. and Western Repubitl cans who approve of the Democratic
 Al buiS lHdltCI. a 1tGUUO4A@ can paper in this city pub lished a spe- clal dispatch from Topeka, Kas, today. declaring, in effect, that many Republi- cans believe that the action Of the k&nsas~tepubIicans may give the state 10 6ryan. The action of both the Dem- ocFatic and Republican parties in Kan sas In endorsing the guarantee Of pank deposits and the prospect that both parties In the States of Wiscon- sin and Nebraska will do tba aar,a. thing, goes to show how popular is this principle in the West. The prediction was made here today that MT. Won Meyer and other Republicans who have assailed the principle of guaranteeine deposits, will soon be called off by MT. Taft and his advisors. At ariv rate, that is the, wish of shrewd Re- puollean politicians in Chicago, who were very plain-spoken today regara- ing this subject.
 SIX Democratic papers have con tributed nearly s20.00O to the Dsmo. cratic campaign fund ThA leadars among the collectors for the nonnlay 6ryan campaign subscriptions ara. ihe Commonor. $6,574; The Commer- co soa aappsal' $4,Sl4; The Buffalo Times. 9S,oOV, dne New Orleans States, $3,250:
 a,'s,. neinphls sciniter. $l,000; The Muskogee (Okla.) Tribune. ssoo number of Democratic papers ha,a eolieeted sums in excess of several oS snose detailed above. but they have not been reported to Treasurer tsss hel' some papers have made thet- ooJectlve s5,000 In securing camnat.,. contributions. and they win hsrdi,, ooe heard from until they raise that
 We are very much pleased with tha Mork the Democratic papers are dno ans m the collection of popular suS- sSrlptlons' scr said Col. Nose D. Wetmore The nara oL me Finance Committee lies. This Is the peonie,s Toh tcn al. the people will put up the monsv Sno T. looks like the voters are not onIy ,ds bryah' but that they pay for tha yri,'i iese or voting for him. We r,eed soi alers in this contest. and every doIiar Is a soldier" e'S uoIIar