The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-10-02
BRYAN SPRINGS
NOVELTY IN TALK
CONDUCTS IMAGINARY EXAMIN-
ALTON OF CANDIDATE TAFT
INNOVATION CAUSES MIRTH.
Nebraskan Delivers Two Strong Ad-
dresses at Terre Haute Further
Enumerates Combinations
in Restraint of Trade

Terre Haute, Ind, Sept. 26.-Address-
ing two monster gatherings here yester-
day William j. Bryan, democratic candi-
date for president, reiterated his charge
that President Roosevelt was not giving
him a square deal but that the president
was using federal Office holders as a repub-
lican asset His principal remarks were
made at the baseball park, where he de-
nounced the republicans for their policies
andlpeaded with his audience to stand to-
gether and elect the national ticket. The
second address was made last night from
the court house steps. MIR, Bryan, in the
course of his remarks on the labor ques-
ton, the trusts, the tariffs and publicity
campaign contributions, injected new
feature. He conducted an imaginary
cross-examlnation of Mr. Taft ON the
issues Of the campaign, in which he
placed Mr. Taft in the attitude of finally
admitting, after a good deal of pressure,
that the republican platform was all
wrong and unsatisfactory TO him and
that the democratic platform was right.
The novelty Of this method Of argument
created no little amusement among the
crowd
The trouble with Mr.. Taft he said
"is that while he is ashamed of his plat
form. he has not the courage to come out
and declare himself fully on the platform
Discussing the trusts, Mr. Bryan added
some more corporations to the list OF
those spec fically mentioned by him as
being in restraint OF trade. He mention
ed the American Tobacco Company
the National Biscuit Company and the so.
Icalled starch trust He dwelt at lengh
upon the ability of powerful corporations
to control a campaign "A small amount
of. their profits, he declared, "willmenaee
any campaign, and it is what leads to
the corruption of official life. How there
fore, he said. "can you control a mono
poly that purchases from the party in
power llc iiBlil " NoAtliutt
Mr.. Taft's speech Of Thursday in which
he is quoted as saying that he promised tar
if revision, was made the subject of ridi.
cue. Now he said, we have three
promises-unequivocal. immediate anc
genuine suppose the other revision'
have not been genuine They have beer
shams, they have been frauds, but here
is the genuine one with the brand blown
on the bottle.
The democratic candidate arrived here
shortly after O'Clock and received {
hearty welcome At the station and the
hotel. the crowd cheered him Justify. Be
cause of the fact that there were but twC
stops between Cincinnati and this city
MIR. Bryan was not called upon TO max,
but two speeches, and these were a
Shelbyville and indianapolis, where h
spoke briefly in behalf of the demoerati,
ticket In consequence he was in splen
did voice yesterday afternoon and las
night and could be distinctly heard ia
, back from where he was speaking.
Mr.. Bryan left late last night over th,
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad 70
Chicago. where he arrived earl
this morning After visit of two hour
at the democratic headquarters he vii
continue his trip westward going first 4
Madison. Wis., and thence to Milwaukee
where he speaks tonight.