The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13
TILSON AND PARRY ASSAlL MIR. BRYAN Former Calls Him a Dreamer and Theorist-Latter Says
 He Is a Perpetual
 Agitator.
PLANKS HE HAS DISCARDED
Thirteenth Ward Republicans Hear of Long Service and Careful Prepar. Btlou of William II. Tnft
 for the Presidency.

Major John .. rllson, nominee for congressman nt large on the grepubli- cnn ticket, and Max 0. Parry, 09, pres 'dent of the Yale Taft club. addressed a rally of Thirteenth ward republicans at the flag raising fin Westville last evening, The addresses were preceded by q parade through the Thirteenth ward, The members of the ward re- publican club were dressed in white eults and carried torches and rcd fire
 After tho flag raising C. l.. Dlcker- man introduced ns the first speaker of the evening Mir. Parry. MT Parry spoke of tho preparation of Mir Taft for the office of president, named the offices Inc has held up 10 the present time and called attention to the fact | that lo has filled them SO successfully, rising step hY step fin every branch of the government uutIl Inc is now q candidate for the highest office in tho country
 l He spoke of MT Bryan in compari- son and called him the great perpetual ! agltator, He spoke of Mr Bryan's diff l ferent policies for different campaigns, and how as soon as four years arc | gone, back Is Bryan with new idea which he hopes will be greeted with 1 popular favor. Now they are not to be l found iu the present democratic plat 1 form. Free silver is gone; so Is anti ! imperialism Nothing is said about the government ownership of railroads I Major rilson in his address took ur l this same matter He spoke of Mir Rryan's return from Europe and how l immediately after he advocated ihe government ownership of railroads. II did not meet with the favor Mir Bryan expected and so he immediate. | ly dropped t Major Tllsou spoke oi MT. Bryan as an agltator. but did not refer to hm as insiucere He called hlm n dreamer and theorlst ant 7. witll him contrasted MT, Taft tho re. | publican candidate. NIT. Taft, he said Is practical man and a man of thor. ough training in all branches of gov ernment.
 "The business men," said Major I'll son, desire for the election of Mir Taft, and are waiting until after th, votes are counted before increasing tn, number of their employees or laying ou more money in enlargIng the business The reason for ths Is that should MT
 Bryan be elected. they can more easi ly haul In their sails and walt until th
 storm has passed If Mir. Taft is elect ed they can go ahead with tho enlarge
 ment of the business and there vii
 be return to prosperity
 "Workngmen may ask why tho fac
 that tho manufacturers and bushes
 men want Mir Taft affects them. It di
 rectly affects them. For as soon as
 manufacturer sees that conditions ar
 becoming bad lt takes the form Q
 shorter hours and lower wages for tn
 worlngmen and affects that class evci
 more than the employers
 Major T1lson then expressed his fat
 In the whole republican state tickc,
 saying that he did not think there wa
 a man on f. mol worthy of the vote O
 everyone present He closed with
 tribute to the work which Congress
 man x D. Sperry has done since h
 has been In congress