New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
BRYAN TO PRESIDENT
REPLIES TO LETTER,
Discusses Labor Question at Bing-
hamton-Seueral Other Speeches.

F,lnirs N Y Oct 24-William J. Bryan invaded
New York State to-day, beginning five days cam
paign, and closed his first days lahors with DIG
mass meeting in this city. He also MADE speeohes
at Sunern., Port Jervis Middletown, Narrowsours'
Binghamton. Owego and Waverly, where he was
greeted by crowds.
Mr.. Bryan devoted much time to-day to a discus
sion of the panic OF 1907 basng his arguments on
statement which, he said made by Mr. Tart
yesterday that the panic was Republican one ana
due TO overprosperty.
Every person who feels that he has had too
much prosperity and deserved the punishment of
panic he is telling the people. should vote the
Republican ticket. The vote for US
The keynote of the speech at Binghamton. where
he was greeted by crowd including many rail-
read and other classes of wori<men. was:
The trouble with the President is that he does
not recognize the possibility of error in his Own
Judgment, and will admit that any one opposed
TO him possibly be right"
The speaker said that every should applaud
the resolute determination of the President to ad-
here to the right but that he not the only one
in the country who desired to do right.
Mr. Bryan's remarks devoted principally to
the labor question and were specific In their
reply the Pesident's recent letter regarding la
Dor than any OF his previous utterances on that
subject, He said;
The President declares that he is willing to
everything for labor except to do what is wrong.
He virt1ousy asserts that he will not 90 what Is
resoute discrimination on the part of the President
to adhere TO the right, but if he knew his fellow
this subject. He is not the only one in the
country who desires to do right. There really
a great many good people in this country, who are
just anxious TO do right as the President but
many of them differ from him as t. & what is right,
doing wrong merely because they differ from him.
to establish a department of labor with secretary
of labor in the Cabinet, l beg to differ from the
of the American voters differ from him.
I resent the tmputaton that they desire to do
ton in the Cabinet He believes it would be wrong
the labor organization from the operation Of that
law; differ from him, and believe a majority
President is wrong in attempting to degrade labor
the level Of matter and merchandise, and that is
what is done when the labor organiza tion is in
the cornering Of some article of merchandise The
President believes it would be wrong to limit the
issue of an Injunction as is proposed in the Dem
ocratic platform We believe that an Injunction
hGd there is o On a that
no no Injunction is justified in labor dispute unless
junction if there We're no labor dispute l believe
that majority of the American people agree with
President brings against them when he imputes to
merely because they want to do what the President
The President thinks it would be wrong to grant
a trial by Jury IN case OF Indirect contempt but
think with that a laboring is much en-
titled to II the protection m OF trial by Jury man
that it cannot be denied to man accused of
many times before Why should this protection be
denied to 4 wage Garner? 1t is a pure assumption
SUMPTION that those Who desire the legislation set
6Th 6 aTe IN t TD no a 3o % d 4d6 1t & M
President is that he does not recognize the posi-
admit that any opposed to him possibly
be right The fact that he received the votes Of
majority Of the American people ought to give him
more faith in the wisdom of the voters, and he
an6 leave them to decide Without assailing theiF
motives questioning their patriotism.
The Democratic candidate made his first refer
ence to Governor Hughes when at Goshen he spoke
of the visit of the Governor out West and of his
attacks the Democratic policy of dealing with
the trusts 1T is interesting to know he de
Clared, that in this state and at his suggestion
you have law that limits the amount of insur-
ance an insurance company can do and do not
see why annot limit the amount of businesses
corporation do. I believed that, according to
your law. measured upon what they doing
the limitation Is fixed at IN per of the total.
Now, If it is proper TO Y arbitrary limitation on
insurance company of ~ per cent, 1t would not
be cruel limit a trust or corporation to 30 per
cent Of the total product in which it is engaged"
Addressing overflow crowd from the rear end
of the train. Mr.. Bryan said:
This campaign has nearly closed. The Republican
party has great advantage in that It has the
@ 0ees d. Il n has as great adDantage in that it has
1t has the advantage in having very large cam
pay the expenses Of speaking, and yet, with ali Of
these advantages, it approaches the closing days
President feels necessary all his Cabinet
officers out TO give instructions in Civil Service
and also make Republican speeches at the
time. Not satisfied with that the President him
self insists getting into this campaign to take
the leadership Of IL away from the Republican
candidate. Now, we say hands off and let the
American people settle this contest withour
tive interference
At every stop Nj. Bryan urged tha voters the
necessity OF eecting the entire Democratic state
ticket and Democratic Legislature.
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