The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-29
AUDS TAFT
AND ATTACKS
BRYAN


tContinued from first pax~b
said:
In 1896 he offered himself for the
salvation OF the country. and We found
afterward that the salvation OF the
country lay in rejecting his offer. Mr..
Bryan would not be a candidate today
II he had had a chance to put his poll
cies into practice in the past. He
would be buried In the wreck Of his
own policies"
Then the speaker turned to quiet
ridicule OF Bryan, saying that he un-
derstood Bryan had changed. He In
timated that 1t was a change in mind
and not in politics that the Democratic
leader most requires. Turning 10 the
question OF trust, he declated that
Bryan has several remedies ard
shifts from one to another when cor
nered. First he spoke OF the idea of
putting all trust-made articles on the
free list
IF that would exterminate the big
trusts. 1t would destroy the smaller
concerns also" he said.
A law TO prevent duplication OF d.
rectors. az proposed by Bryan for COM
peting companies, would be impractic-
able unless some law could also be de-
vised to create independent stock.
holders. The heaviest artillery was
used against the plan OF limiting any
concern TO them anufacture OF so per
cent OF the product OF that article in
the country. Hughes inquired what
Bryan would do with articles that are
specialties and which are made by
only the concern, also patented arti-
cles and those controlled by secret
process. He inquired how Bryan
would compute his :. 80 per cent
whether by day. month or year and
how he would arrange for . supply OF
articles which were required but
which could not be made because the
! firm owning the factories could only
make half the product. He instanced
the possibilities OF a concern making
| 81, 100000 worth OF product as
against $4,000, 900 for the other small
er firms in the trade. This concern
would have TO cut its output TO $4,000.
| 900 a year also and increase only as
others did, the workingmen going iale
| In the meantime.
MY Bryan may say that they could
sell their plants, but a firm cannot
always sell 10 per cent OF It's plant
where the processes are interviewer,
said Hughes. "A merchant here n
| Detroit might have toe urtail his out
put because another merchant out
west had failed and thereby diminished
the output OF that line OF commod
| tiles"
He went on with long discussion Of
this issue winding up by saying:
bryan says he Is opposed TO cen
tralization In government and In the
same breath he proposed scheme fol
bureaucratic government beyond the
dreams of anyone who has advised
that kind OF government. And to
think Of any man who could propose
such a chimerical scheme asking tc
be made president of the United
States!"
The last issue taken up by Gov
Hughes was that OF government guar
antee OF bank deposits. a plan which
he admitted, had an attractive appear
ance.
Attacks Bank Deposits Guaranty.
I'VE want before we have guaranty
of deposits to have deposits In the
banks" he said, arguing that Republi
can and not Bryan policies were nee
essary to create prosperity and foster
deposits" II Is unfair TO saddle pru'
dent and conservative banks with the
imprudences and losses OF other
banks over which they have no con
troll" he said, continuing by showing
figures taken from the New York
banks troubles of las fall to show that
guarantee fund would be far too
small for instant relief and much too
large for eventual losses. He added
that the withdrawal OF a large sum
OF money for guaranty purposes from
circulation would make II SO much
harder for bankers TO pay their de-
positors.
IF government supervision Is too
lax. make IL more strict" he gave as
his remedy"
There was great cheering at the end
OF the speech.
The Rev. J. Wesley Hill, OF New
York, followed In speech that took
up some time and which got consid-
cradle applause.
After the speechmaking the conven.
ton adjourned until o'clock In the
afternoon.
There was row In the Sixth dis
trict caucus. the Ingham delegates
f1gurfng that they got the worst OF
the distribution OF honorary places and
blaming 1t on Wayne county. In con-
sequence. 1t was announced that the
Fl votes OF Ingham county will be
cast for w. l.. Stannard for secretary
OF state instead OF for Fred Martin.
dale, OF Detroit.
DR.. Bradley was not In sight on the
platform In the morning session.
To indorse or Not to Indorse.
The one topic among The delegates
before the opening OF the afternoon
session ofEthc- Republican state con.
vention was az to whether resolu.
tion indorsing Warner will be put
| through.