The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-19
MAY ATTACK PRESIDENT.
Punishment.

Democratic Leaders Want to Assatl
 Rooseveit in Campaign.
 Lincoln, Neb., Special to New York
 The new questions for consideration at the big conference of Democratic leaders Mr. Bryan is to meet at Chicago the last of the week have been taken under advlsement al tairview. It was learned today.
 One is to arouse active interest in all parts of the country, and especially the East, In the plank of the Denver plat. form declaring for the guarantee Of bank deposits. The other is the wis tack tack SaS upon e1S President T Rooseveit S in the campaign literature and by the speak CTS sent out from Democratic head quarters.
 ed to the latter proposal, as the rela- tions between the President and him. self have always been cordial aud nci- harsh about the other. either personally or politically. Besides this fact, MT. Bryan has bestowed nnstinted praiss upon President Roosevelt for haying the organization of which the Bryan- ites attribute to their leader.
 Friends Urge Attack.
 But a host of MT. Bryan's support CTS in all parts of the country are known to be urging him to assal the President for what they call his failure to live up to his preachments and tha
 
 tend that one of MT. Taft's chief assets. and particularly In the Vest ts the prestige of the Roosevelt name ana popularity. From this they argue hav- ing aroused expectations in the populaY mind .one of the Republican nominees principal props would be knocke ed ron under him, and that MT. Taft tnen would have to stand before the peopl" upon his own popularity.
 The proposal to assail President Roosevelt as fake reformer does Bryan personally shall lead the assault. or aven join in it, but merely that ho shall not disapprove the suggestion.
 The proposal as to the gnars@nttss guar tH Bryan's approval in advance of the chl- cago conference. He discussed 1t fa' vOrably today with Mayor Frank W, sonar representative on the Platform Committee at Denver Ina suggestion is that organized efforts be made by the campaign managers te obtain the woman A III the United States who have suffere D In recent years from bank fail urA and send them all the campaign It, erature that is to be prepared on this subject In communities where banks have failed in recent years Democratic speakers will be especially instructed te prepare every argument ,sas favorable to
 Popular in West.
 From expressions of Western news papers and politicians there seems 10 be no doubt of the popularity of the plank in this section. Numerous Re- publican candidates for the Legislature in Nebraska. Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota the Dakotas and Wisconsin have pledg- ec themselves to support legtslation copied after that of Oklahoma that im- poses a small tax on deposits with which to liquidate- banks that fail.
 Mir Bryan today declined to be drawn into a discussion of the race riots at Springfield. III. He merely shook his head firmly when asked for an express sion and changed the subject of con versation. He spent a quIet day at Fairview with his family, and late in the afternoon went out. driving with MrG. Bryan and his two daughters. He will remain comparatively inactive un. til he departs from Lincoln next Thurs day evening for his first brief speak iLg tour on the way ta the Kern noi- fcation ceremony at Indianapolis. The initial speech of the tour will be made at Des Moines. Iowa. next Friday.