The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-06
Manner Of TaR's Selection Is
 Severely Condemned
TRIBUTE PAID 10 BRYAN
MT. Kern Decries the Third Term Idea, But Says That Roosevelt's Plan of Naming Taft Is Even
 More Hateful.

Asheville, N. C.. October 5.-"Patriotic men everywhere will agree with me that the third term idea is no more hateful to the minds of the American people than that the President of this great na- ton shall undertake to name and dic- tate his own successor"
 Before one of the largest and most demcnstrative audiences that has greeted him on his speaking campaign through the south, John w Kern, Bryans run nlng-mate on the democratic ticket. in these words arraigned the President and the leaders of the republican campaign at rally of North Carolina democrats here today.
 He declared that he saw in recent ut terances of Congressman Nicholas Long worth the plan of President Roosevelt to insure his return to the White House in 1916. Contrasting the course of the republican leaders, which he described as merely an evasion of popular antipathy to a third term, with the declaration of MT Bryan that if elected he would not again be a candidate, MT. Kern brought Nile duultlCe lO US 1tcl Wltll d VuloSS VI Bryan as a candidate whose nomination was demanded by all patriotic Ameri- cans"
 Parade in Streets. l Aff Kern spoke in the large auditorium which was crowded to it's utmost capac lity. The speaking was preceded by pa rade of carriages and horsemen through t,o (x1apn nf North Carolina said was the greatest political demonstration in this city since 1896 striking feature was the pres ence of several hundred mountaineers on farm mules who had ridden miles from surrounding counties to attend. MT. Kern's speech followed a short introduc- tory address by Governor Glenn, and at it's conclusion the audience stood and sang verse of an ancient song-"The Old North State. Col. J. Hamilton Lewis of Chicago closed the meeting with a characteristic address which with weighty arguments keen shafts for the opposi- tion candidates and amusing anecdotes held the attention of the audience for an hour.
 Danger Threatens.
  that we have fallen upon evil times that a great danger threatens our very existence as a nation. This fact is not denied even by the republican party man. agers.'
 He referred to the republican platform which he said contained suggestions fol remedies which were an acknowledgment of the existence of the evils, born of re publican misrule' and continued: .a.. rF. ness to cope with this menace to human liberties, the republican leaders now asl to be continued in power. promising tha if given four years more they will dc what they have so long neglected to do It Is indeed a peculiar campaign-the leader on one side chosen by the Presi- dent of the United States and on the other a man whose candidacy was born | of the common people of the land Taking up the question of the third 1 term idea. the speaker said
 1 Tt is a principle hateful to the minds 1 of the people since Washington's time. No Third Term. l When one of the most popular char l acters in the history of the country, Gen l r. s. Grant after having served for l two terms as President, was a candidate for reelection, the people said that the example of Washington and of Jackson shall be respected there shall be no third term. Recognizing therefore that the third term proposition was well nigh an impossibility the President of the United States has undertaken to name his successor. both in the convention of his party, and now in the councils of the people. I believe all patriotic men will agree with me that third term is nc more hateful than that the President shall dictate his own successor. Only a administration and those in charge of the republican campaign was made known by q member of the Presidents own house. hold. In a speech in the west, that dis tlngulshed gentleman, Nicholas Long worth, who has become distinguished be- cause Of his matrimonial alliance with people of America in effect that after eight years Of Taft. then MT. Roosevelt shall again assume the reins of gov ernment in this land. And there the whole plan is disclosed"
 MT. Kern went on to point out what he termed the futile efforts of Mr Roose- welt which he said were defeated by the speaker of the House and dominant coterie in the Senate and concluded: If the imperious Roosevelt was power. less in their grasp. what can we expect of Taft when Roosevelt Is away on that hunting trip in Africa
 Mir Kern will leave tomorrow morning for Greensboro, N. c.
 
 Germany Held Responsible. St. Petersburg. October 6-A dispai cl