The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-25
Twice He Tells of Wish, Both
In DAYTON and Gin
cinnati.
HIS PERSONAL RECORDS.
BRYAN BRIEFLY ANSWERS THE
CHARGES PLACED AGAINST HIM
BY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE A
FEW DAYS AGO.

Cincinnati, O., Sept. 25.-"Au / ask
of the president is that he put into
practice for a month and half what
he has talked for seven years, and
that is a square deal"
Twice Thursday w. ]. Bryan gave
expression to this utterance, the first
before two of the biggest audiences he
ever faced. 1t was not a square deal,
he declared, for the president to pick
out one republican and nominate him
over other republicans and it was not
square deal for the president to use
his office, which belonged to all the
people, as a party asset. He added
new feature to his speeches by COM
pairing the personal record of himself
and Mr.. Taft.
Mr.. Bryan arrived at 7:15 o'clock
from Dayton, where he stopped several
hours enroute from Columbus.
After the train pulled into the sta
ton through a gauntlet Of red fire,
thousands of threats sent up a mighty
yell of "Hurrah for Bryan and the
great crowd pushed and damned.
Compares Personal Records.
In his speech here Mr.. Bryan said:
AS this is the home of my opponent
l desire to take occasion to express my
L .zl~ l.. H..
complishments. l think l pay him a
higher compliment in assuming he is
able to conduct his own campaign than
| the president does in contesting with
him the leadership of his party in the
campaign.
AS Mr.. Taft referred to my record,
feel it is only fair that I should make
brief reply. 1t is legitimate that the
public and private records of candi-
dates should be brought under inspec-
ton, for the private record is as much
an index of a man as his public acts.
Mr.. Taft and 1 have records, and
they are necessarily a part of the
campaign. In some respects Mr..
Taft has been more fortunate than /.
He hopes to hold office and to show
his conception of official duty. He
has held appointive office for nearly
half his life, and, during consider
able part of the time, the office was
conspicuous.
Thinks He Has Been Successful.
l have not held office to any great
extent. Four years in congress GOV.
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a young lawyer, practiced for a few
years in Illinois and then went to Ne
braska. I had no rich or powerful
friends to aid me. Whatever distinc
ton I have gained has been gained in
the advocacy of the policies of govern
ment which have deemed best for the
people, and yet 1 think you will agree
with me have been reasonably sue.
cessful.
He calls attention to things that
advocated, but he does not give you
full list of them. l have advocated
tariff reform for twenty-eight years
and still do SO. I have lived lons
enough to see the republican party
frightened by the growth Of tariff re-
, form sentiment into making promise
of immediate revision, and Mr.. Taft
himself has been driven to confess thai
the present scherules are indefensi
BILE. ,~ ~
He says I favored the free coinage
of silver. 1t is true. He might also
have told you that Mr.. Mckinley voted
for free coinage of silver in 1878; that
the republican national convention in
1896 pledged itself to international BIZ
metalism, and that Mr.. McKinley's
first important act after taking the
oath of office was to send commits
sion to Europe to ask other nations te
Join us in restoring bimetalism.
The unexpected discoveries OF gol6
have saved the people. and the money
question is no longer an issue because
of this increase in the nations money
Regulation Of Railroads.
He accused me Of favoring govern
ment ownership, but he forgets Hotl
he and President Roosevelt hev,
threatened the railroads with govefu
ment ownership if they do not consen
, to effective regulation, and this is sub
stantially the position I have taken
except / have less faith than he ha.
that the railroads will consent to eff
fective regulation.
, His attempt to drag in the question
, of ownership is another confession
that he is not prepared to meet tn,
I issues, for ownership is not only no
a question now, but will not be the is
: sue for the next four years, for tn
. democratic party. unlike the republi
. can party, believes the people have
; right to pass Judgment upon a propo
sition before it becomes matter O
Legislation, and, as the people hav,
never declared in favor of government