Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-10
BRYAN ASSA|LS
PREST. ROOSEVELT
For Entering Campaign and TAX
Inu Up CudgeIs in Judge
Fats Behalf.
AFTER REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Charged it With Being Unjust to the
i.aboring Man and the Pco-
pie Generally.

''>''''''At 4NHh gnu tiiC W.
pie Generally
Hannibal, Mo-, Oct. 9.--c'losing up in
this city tonight the biggest day Of lis
campaign, William j Bryan, Demo-,
cratic candidate for president, was the
center Of the greatest Democratic delil-
cnstration in the history of this city.
Ills train WAS an hour late in arriving
but the enormous crowd was kept in
good humor by'speakers of state prom
inencc, including representatives of the
various factions d OF the Democratic
party of Missouri. A mighty crowd
greeted the Bryan special as it pulled
into the station and the police were
compelled to resort to force to make
way to the autosnobile which was in
readiness to. carry the candidate to city
park, where the meeting was in pro-
gress.
Escorted by the mounted escort bear
ing TORCHES, with lady outriders, flank
Ing his automobile, the candidate
passed through a lane of red fire. the
entire length of%the parade route The
great crowd fell in line behind the
laraders and cheered loudly and with
great fervor.
ME- organs * speech was along lTe line
of his various addresses throughoutthe
day. He retired to the car immedi-
ately upon the conclusion of his re-
marks
Under the direction of Missouri Dem
ocratic COMMITTEES, Mr.. Bryan will make
his first tour OF the campaign in Mis-
souri, tomorrow. proceeding across the
state 10 st. Joseph, making set speech
os at Paris, Moberly and Kansas City
He will leave hero at o'clock and
is due i'll st. Joseph at O'clock in the
evening.
PANIC or LAST FALL.
Fresh from his conference in Chicago
With hundreds OF business men, whom
he also especially addressed, William j.
Bryan today, travelling for IL hours
through The state of Illinois ard lnals-
ms numerous stops, held himself up
rs the advance agent OF prosperity"
the, panic of last fall was his prin-
cipal theme, and from early morning
until his last word was uttered tonight
he hammered away at the Republican
charge that his election meant bust
ness depression and failures. He quoted
statistics. showing the number Of fail
nres in tho last nine months to have
exceeded those for the period in lS93
and in fact, that the panic of 1908 was
under Republican administration.
Attention was called to the statement
recently appearing in a Chicago Re-
publican paper that $4,000 children went
Q school hungry every morning. A
Democratic administration this year. he
nssn"ted, furnished the only hope of a
cure for the hard times from which he
said; the people are suffering. and for
a restoration of prosperity
AssAII.s PRESIDENT.
He assailed Mr.. Taft for running on
,i, laY At a
pitched into Speaker Cannon and MI.
sherman. the Republican vice presi-
dental nominee, as being responsible
for sitting legislation in behalf of tenn
perance. and finally bitterly attacked
the president again for taking a hand
Re referred to Mr.. Longworthts alleged
s.atement at Moline. Illinois. that Mr..
Taft should be elected and hold office |
for eight years and then be succeeded !
by his father-in-law, President Roose-
welt
He shall not be permitted to name
and elect his successor he vehemently |
declared. with the prospect as an !
nounced by his son law, of then die |
tating for eight years more. 1t is time
thar the power of the people shall be
used by the people.
Great crowds, OF people greeted Mr.. |
Bryan all along the line OF travel and |
cheered him. Appoints he was caught |
IN the. sWirling multitude and had to |
struggle to extricate himself With the |
speech delivered here tonight he had
spoken Is times. The feature of his adj !
dress at Quincy, Illinois, was his de-
NAL of the statement printed in west !
ern newspaper that he had written edi-
toriais and made speeches against the |
granting OF pensions to old soldiers. In |
his audience Were a number of veterans |
Of the Soldiers home at this place.
Accompanying the Democratic cand-
date today was large delegation from
the illinois Democratic state committee,
and former Gov. David r. Francis, of
Missouri who was a member of Presi-
dent C'leSeland's cabinet.
DENOUNCED PRESIDENT.
Galesburg. H.. Oct 9.-Standing on
the same platform from which Mr..
Taft, his Republican opponent only u
few days ago delivered an address, w.
j. Bryan today denounced President
Roosevelt once again for participating
in the campaign in behalf of Mr.. Taft,
asserted that Mr.. Taft could give no
promise of real reform. and attacked
the Republican party generally for Its
injustice to the laboring man and the
people generally.
Whrn the Special train bearing the
presidential candidate pulled into the
station a great crowd cheered him vo-
GENEROUSLY. itllt MS az
Knox college, where the platform was
erected. he faced one of the largest
audiences that ever assembled here. He
took for his theme, Justice and
hinged his preliminary remarks on q
quotation from Plutarch. that men en-
terrain three sentiments concerning the
gods. They fear them for their power
<dmire them for their wisdom and love
taem for their justice
REFERS TO MIR. TAFT,
Referring to Mr.. Taft's visit MI
Bryan remarked:
1T is no new thing for you TO see
next presidents. for. having seen my
opponent. Mr. Taft. and now seeing me
N,iu are certain, that you have. seen 4.
re next president. although neither or
Us is certain rs he would like TO be
which one II is. And here. too, you
saw those of you who lived at tlat
time two men who were pitted against
each other in Que of the most pitier
contests that has been known IN the
iiistory-of the world for1 think am
cafe in saying that the records OF time
give no parallel to the great series OF
debates between Lincoln and DcuS.as.
referring TO the quotation from flu.
tarrh. Mr. Bryan said that justice nav
been his theme % years ago, a ha
justice was his theme today he salu
he wou!d try to show how on seS
trail different questions the Democratic
party was appealing for justice, ~