Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
BRYAN |SON WAY EAST
Makes Speeches in Indiana on
Taft'S Trail.
BIG CROWD AT HAMMOND
Tells Labor It Is Most Interested in
Democratic Success.
MORE AT ISSUE THAN LEADERS
Discusses Deposit Guarantee at
Rensselaer, and Says Policy Will
Not Protect the Dishonest.
MORE AT ISSUE THAN LEADERS

CHICAGO. October 20.-Starting on a
tour which in the next ten days is to take
him into some OF the eastern states and
to New York city. William ]. Bryan,
democratic candidate for President. left
here this morning in his special car at
tached 10 a regular train on the Monon
road
After speaking at various places in In
diana during the day Mr.. Bryan tonight
will address a meeting at Louisville, Ky.
From then on up TO the eve of the cleo
ton he will he busy speechmaking. In
Ohio the candidate expects to speak at
many places recently visited by Mr.. Taft
He will run through West Virginia and
New Jersey before reaching New York.
Pleads for Labor Vote.
HAMMOND. Ind. October 20.-Repeat-
ing the prophecy. made yesterday that
he would be in Washington after March.
w. ]. Bryan. in an early morning speech
from the rear platform OF his special
train. today made a strong plea for a
democratic Congress, which would coop
crate with him in securing the remedial
legislation which democracy demands,
A big crowd was on hand here to ex-
tend him a hearty welcome. Bryans re-
marks were devoted mainly to a discus
sion of the labor question.
IF you believe We are right" he said.
you can show IL by the support OF our
ticket If you will pardon the suggestion.
/ believe that the laboring men of this
country have more reason to work for
our ticket than the candidates themselves
have.
1T makes more difference to a laboring
man whether our ticket succeeds than II
does to those who are running. These
questions vitality affect the condition or
the laboring man and his relation to
society.
''The republican party has not only by
it's record refused to grant the remedies
he needs; 1t has not only by its conven-
tion rejected the demands that he makes;
but its attitude Is hostile to labor.
The candidates on the republican ticket
are specially Objectionable. 1t is only
few days ago that Mr.. Sherman was in
troduced by the head Of the match trust,
| who in hts Introduction and In the pres
ence of the republican candidate took
| occasion to denounce the labor organiza-
ton and its members"
Discusses Bank Guarantee.
RENSSELAER,. Ind, October oo.-A
vigorous defense of the plank in the DEM
ocratic platform recommending the guar
antee of bank deposits was made here to-
day by W. j. Bryan.
He chose this subject for his speech be-
cause of the fact that Jasper county. in
bank failures. resulting in The impriscn-
lnent of several bank officials
Instead of the guarantee system MAX
ing bankers reckless" he declared. we
believe in protecting the depositor: and
then we believe in regulation that will
prevent the things which have brought
bank failures.
He insisted that the banker should be
prohibited by law from indulging in spec
uletion on the stock market and the board
Of tarde. THE banker handles the money
Of other people, he said and should he
protected from the temptation that goes
with gambling.
IF we had such a law" said Mr. Bryan.
at would have brought gladness and JOY
into homes that have been plunged into
mourning through the acts Of those who
have been unable to withstand this temp
tation. Don't think that banking will be-
come reckless Ii you have this guarantee.
They made that argument against fire
insurance when il was first suggested.
They said then that if you have fire in
surance persons would be induced to burn
down their homes ir order to get the in
surance. They said honest men must not
be protected because scoundrels would
take advantage of It,
But the argument did not go. The peo-
pie said: Let's have fire insurance and
protect the honest. and then let us pun
ish the criminal by law
Il have only discussed one question.
But our party takes the peoples side And
We are entitled 10 support"
Bryan at Brookston.
BROOKSTON.t Ind. October co.-De-
nouncing Mr.. Taft and others for assert
ing that A panic will occur in case of a
democratic victory this year. w. j. Bryan
in a fifteen minute speech here today de-
Tended the platform of his party and
urged his auditors To support the state and
national democratic tickets.
They tell you he said. "a panic will
occur If the people will quit paying
salaries TO the republican officials They
better get rid OF one panic before they
talk about another one. One panic at a
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