The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-21


be conditions that would justify tnal
writ even IL they were no lapor uls-
putes before it shall be used in such
dispute and now come the heads OF
these great corporations ana notiIy
these men that If they dare 10 ASK
for relief from this writ of injunction
under those circumstances they VIII
be punished by a reduction or wages.
1--WE say in our platform that we
are in favor of trial by jury In cases
of indirect contempt and now come
these heads of corporations and tell
these laboring men that this trlaI py
Jury which is guaranteed to con-
victed criminal. shall not be given TO
the laboring man and if he dares 10
raise his voice in protest ne shall De
lashed into submission by reductlon
of his wages.
an this case there is no shadow of
an excuse for threat because our
platform specifically declares that no
rate reductions shall be made whlch
will compel a reduction of wages We
a guarantee that he has not before
been given by the present adminlstra-
ton.
'That is what this all means. my
friends. They tell you that II l am
elected business will be bad. Let
good If 1 am defeated. They have no
way of securing against the failure OF
their predictions. Let them show
that they have been annointed proph-
cts and have a right to tear away the
veil and tell you what lies before you
Who is this man whose election is to
be a balm in Gilead and remove all
financial distress? He is the member
Of the presidents cabinet whom the
president appointed to be his successor.
If he could not last fall prevent
panic when he was in the cabinet,
how can he prevent one next fall
merely by raising him little higher.
If he and the president together could
not protect you from the panic last
fall, how can he hope to do 1t all alone
If the president deserts him and hides
himself in the jungles of South Africa
hunting tigers?''
Talks to students.
Observing among the crowd num-
ber of students, Mr.. Bryan said to
them that he had discussed the labor
question as he had because of "this
new menace to their independence"
Addressing himself specifically to
the students, Mr.. Bryan said that they
build their lives upon ideals. 1.-The
young man." he said, who is prepar-
ing for a career is learning. or he
ought to learn, that there is but one
thing that is invincible and that is
truth. He ought to learn that truth
will triumph in time every obstacle.
With his ideals he is interested in
pure pODIlcS. all ne wants Is a cnd0Ce
and he is willing to take his chance
under fair conditions and under
equitable laws.
81 want these young men to under
stand the contest which lies before us.
have been nominated without the
aid of a president. No man with an
army of officeholders was behind me
to coerce men into my support l had
no great corporation to threaten its
employees If they did not favor my
nomination. I had no rich relatives
to put up money for the circulation
of eulogies of me. I have had to fight
my way from the time / was a school
boy and l have had nothing to build
upon except the confidence of those
who believed with me that I be-
lieved what said and would be faith
full IL entrusted with power and now
I have been made the candidate of my
party just one of these school boys
may be made the candidate of his
party in the years to come and 1 ask
these school boys If they are interested
enough in purifying politics so that a
man can have a chance to make a
fight for the people and not have an
election bought away from him by the
secret contributions of predatory
wealth which are not to be known un-
til the people have voted. We are
making an honest fight We are Civ
ing you the names of our contributors.
We are putting in our platform what
we think ought to be done. We are
appealing to the intelligence and to
the judgment of the American people
and all we ask is that every citizen
shall be allowed to think as he pleases
and then allow men to vote as he
thinks That is our platform, our
plan. we leave our case with YOU"