The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-09
TABLES TURNED.
Bryan Declares Republican Sue
cess Means Hard Times.
While Democrat Victory Spells
Return of Prosperity.
THROUGH ILLINOIS.
On Special Train En- Route to
Missouri.
He Is Greeted by Big Crowds
at Every Stop.
THROUGH ILLINOIS.

Streator. Ill. Oct. 9.-Declaring him
self to be the advance agent of pros
perity," William ]. Bryan today in his
speeches in this state en- route to Han
nibal, Mo-, is seeking to batter down
the arguments of his opponents thai
business depression and panics will fol :
low his election. He left Chicago at &
O'Clock this morning in special cars
furnished by the Illinois state Demo-
cratic committee and from Joliet, his
f1rst stopping place, the cars Travelled
as special train. In addition to d
large number of members of the COM
mittee, Mr.. Bryan has accompanying
him David r. Francis of Missouri, who
with prominent Democrats of that
state will take charge of the train at
Quincy late this afternoon for the
journey through Missouri The first
speech was made at Joliet before an
immense audience. He presented argu-
cratic victory meant return to pros
perity, while a Republican victory
meant business disturbances for four
years.
AT Cole City he spoke briefly to big
crowd and also here for half an hour
where he was greeted by another
throng. In both of these addresses he
kept up his attacks on the Republican
party and ridiculed it for pretending to
promise prosperity when 1t already
has panic on it's hands"
Addressing a cheering crowd here to-
day, where he spoke for an hour, MI
Bryan declared that according to the
logic of the Republican party his cleo
ton this year can be demanded. He
was discussing the panic of last fan
According to their logic" he said
sit is a Republican panic and l am
the advance agent OF prosperity, my
election can be demanded as the, only
cure for the hard times from which
the people are suffering
Business Failures.
He quoted some recent data showing
the number of business failures dur
ing the past few years and declared
that the number of such failures in the
nine months of the present year was
greater than the failures for the same
period in 1893.
TT is less than a week." he said
that the Republican papers of Chicago
were telling that $1,000 children were
going to school hungry every morning
and that my friends, is not past con-
dition. 1t is that condition which ac-
cording to Republican papers exists
today.
lis absolutely helpless to propose
remedy" -
He reminded business men that they
were to be governed mot by prophecies
| and predictions of interested partles
whether they be Democrats or Repup-
| licans, but that they are to work tine
question out for themselves and not &c
| accept an argument unless that argu-
ment appeals to their common sense.
| Taking up the tariff issue, he DIS
| cussed at length the difference be-
tween the platforms of the two parties
| saving that the Democratic party
promised reductions while the Re
| nublicans gave no definite assurance
| of what they intended to do. He
again held up Speaker Cannon and
Mr.. sherman as tariff stand patters.
! eff" he said, 1.-The Republicans
win. Mr.. Cannon will preside over the
house and Mr.. Sherman over the
senate and there will be no reduction
that will satisfy public demand: And
then what? A betrayed and dls-
appointed people will begin fouI
years agitation to take the hand OF
| the tariff beneficiary from the throa'
Of the American people. And my
friends. during the four years busi-
ness uncertainty will continue.
| He maintained that the Republicans
| shave no promise or prospect or plan
| that means a restitution of con-
fidence of peace and prosperity
Whereas the Democratic party was
pledged to tariff reductions. and with
| reductions business can build up on
! a natural foundation and prosperity
I can come back to the American peo-
pie"
Candidates and Panics.
.eWhen ran in 1885," he said, they