The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-30
DemOcracys Leader Declares That Taft Hesitates To
 Adopt Real Reforms
TAFT TRIES ID EMPLOY
 DEMOCRATIC METHODS
Bryan Says He Will Answer Taft's Speech of Acceptance Fully at To- peka and Show Up the Re-
 publican Deficiencies.

Fairview, Lincoln Neb., July 29.-ChaTg- ing that William II. rafl is mot satis- fled with the work of the Chicago con- ventiono which nominated him as the republican candidate for the presidency, and that "he is deeply impressed with the work of the democratic convention, William J. Bryan today issued a state ment in which he expresses the opinion that MT. Taft fears the uprising which republican abuses have caused, and, yet hesitates to adopt his real and suhstan- tlal reforms" The statement was called forth because of the allegations made by Taft in his speech of acceptance at Gin oinnati yesterday that MT. Bryan was q destroyer of business. In regard to the speech MT. Bryan said
 T read it, and shall discuss 1t as l deal with the various subjects upon which it treats For instance, in a speech at Topeka, between now and the f1rst or september I shall discuss the guaranty of banks and contrast MT. Tafts position with the democratic position. In my Labor Day speech at Chicago on Sep tember ' I shall discuss his attitude on
 
 shall discuss his attitude on the tariff question, the trust question and other questions on which he has expressed him selI.
 "trhe most noticeable feature of his speech is his attempt to amend the re- publican platform by ensrafting in it some of the blanks of the democratic platform. He is evidently not satisfied with the work of his convention and is deeply impressed by the work of the democratic convention. He is uncharit- able. however, in not giving the. demo- cratic party credit for having pointed out the reforms which his convention repudi- ated, but which he in a half f-hearted way indorses. The speech shows that he fears the uprisings wnich republican abuses have caused and yet hesitates to adopt his real and substantial reforms '
 Confirmation was given by MT. Bryan to the story printed in the afternoon that it was not his intention to make any ex- tended campaign tour, but only to de- liver few prepared speeches at central points before the 1st of October, and that during that month he expects to remain home and assist in the educa- tional work of the campaign through the discussion of public questions in the form of signed articles interviews and let teTs.
 ffhe outline of my plan of campaign as printed today said MT Bryan, 'is substantially correct, but l am not yet prepared to announce the number of speeches, or the places. Besides speaking in Topeka in August, and at Chicago on Labor day, l shall attend the democratic convention at Peoria on September g, the notification of Mir. Kern at Indianapolis OF a date not yet fixed, and a farmers congress at Madison, q Wis, about Sep tember 26.
 Although the heat was intense today, large number of visitors rode out to Fairvew and paid their respects to the democratic leader. One of these was J. T. Flynn of Bellair, O., who was a dele gate to the Denver convention MT. Flynn discussed politics with Mir Bryan for some time, and expressed the belief that Ohio would be found in the demo- cratic column in November.
 The actual writing of his speech of ac- ceptance has not yet been begun by MT. Bryan, but he said today that his ideas were about formulated, and he would en- ter upon the work of preparation in a day or two. The fact that an additional ste nographer has appeared on the scene is an indication that all is in readiness for this important task.