The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-22

DIES MONIES, la. Aug Aug. 222-4NHa.-
Jennings Bryan was accorded an ova-
ton. both at the station, when he
arrived here, yesterday, and in the
evening when he fired the opening
gun Of his campaign by speaking on
the tariff question at the baseball
park. Later, he was obliged 10 adj
dress an overflow" meeting IN the
auditorium. Cheers and applause
frequently interrupted both speeches.
Bryan said in part:
In my notification speech I stated
that, as the campaign progressed. i
would discuss the question, shall the
People Ruler as II applies to the vari-
Gus issues involved I'm this campaign. l
begin with the tariff question, because
II IS the most fUstTng or our economic
questions and the one upon which the
leading parties have most frequently
opposed each other. Other questions
may come and go. but questions which
%Brook" go on forever" AS the gov
eminent Is not Lady Bountifui, with
unlimited means. but merely an organ
iZation which must collect on the
hand what IL pays out on the other the
| subject OF taxation Is an ver-present
tufrt-7-- " rTIuy- discuss how much We
| should collect. what methods we should
/ =
distribute through appropriations. the
money collected. nut we are never far
removed from the subject OF taxation.
/ Iowa has been selected for the pre-
! sentation OF what l desire TO say upon
4 this subject. because the Iowa Repub-
I iicans were pioneers in the effort To
secure tariff revision at the hands OF
/ the Republican party. I come among
/ them 20 define and defend the Demo
/ cratic position on the tarin Questio =:
I because believe 10 will commend itseif
/ TO them That the issue may be clearly
| stated, shall read you the Democratic
| plank on this subject, and then the
| Republican plank
Tho Democratic platform says.
We welcome the belatcd prom
Use OF tariff reform now offered b.
the Republican party as tardr
recognition OF the Righteousness ~
the Democratic position OF this
question. but the people cannot
safely entrust the execution OF THIS
important work 20 party whinH
is $50 deeply obligated 60 tho h'a
protected interests as Is the Pc
publican party. We can attention
10 tho significant fact L-LL-L---
prom SEED relief was postponed uu
I'll after the coming elcction--Hn
election 90 succeed I'm which in'
Republican party must have tlc
same support from the hrn'uriaFl'-
% high protective tarln as l-
HfwHys Ttret0Iorf. fyfeTVyt -.
them. ana 20 the further fact tnat
during years ~ unin torruptod up'-
en- no action whatever has hrtH
taken D.. the ECnuhlltan cons t'r@
to correct the admittedly existing
ia tariff inioutics
\ we frvor immediate revision Pfh
/ tho tarim by tho rcducfih0 OF ny n
II MOTT duties Articles entering inN
fo,rr,rtftf0n with trust eoutroied
products should he placed upon the
+ free Wst.N material reductions
shbnfd be e,hfe ln fho tafinl nprn
~. ncressItfee OF NE especially
upon articles competing WITH suCn
American manufacture as ore 500
u,
erf Gradual reductions should %
made in such other schedules -
may h. necessary 90 restore tht
forfn to a revenue basis
.rxfsffng duties have gNNen me
-,,,,f,cturers OF name shelter
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