Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-21
ELEMENTS AGAINST RALLY
Severe Rain Keeps Many Away from
the Hawley Meeting.
DELIVERS A STRONG ADDRESS
Does Not AssaiI Candidates, but An
nIyEes the Democratic Conten-
ton In q Most ConVinc-
ing Manner.

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cans Monday and the heavy rain in the
for Congressman w. c. Hawley OF Salem,
Ore, being greeted by a somewhat slim
audience. Those who braved the rain, how
ever. we're amply rewarded as Congress-
man Hawley delivered a strong address.
At the close Of the meeting Congressman
Hawley left for Chicago enroute to Ur-
bans, o.. where he is scheduled to speak
tomorrow evening.
General Grenville M. Dodge, who had
been invited to preside was unable to
be present on account of his health, and
Mr.. Hawley was introduced by Attorney
d. E. Stuart.
No Harsh Words for Bryan.
Congressman Hawiey in his address COW
cred generally the questions involved in the
present campaign. 1t was noticeable that
from start to finish he refrained from say
Ing a harsh word of the democratic candl-
date for president, for whom he said he had
considerable admiration as a citizen, but
not as presidential timber. During the
course of his speech MIR. Hawley used a
great number Of Illustrations to emphasize
his points and his address throughout was
thoroughly interesting.
In opening he said he would briefly re-
view the three questions which he stated
Mr.. Bryan was attempting to make issues
Of in this campaign. They were, he said.
"let the people rule" the guaranty of bank
deposits" and the publication of campaign
contributions" These, however, the speaker
declared, were not the real matters at issue.
The real matters at issue were the regula-
ton of corporations. the tariff, the cur
rency. labor and inJunctions and the rexuIa-
ton of railroad rates.
Regarding Mr.. Bryan's cry 'let the peo-
pie rule" Congressman Hawlev said. .'Tho
only method we have in this country nv
which the people may rule is to give TO
every voter the Uninterrupted right to cast
MS vote for the persons and policies that
he approves of and have that vote counted.
In every republican state every voter whom
the constitution grants the privilege of suf-
frage exercises this right to vote as he
wishes and in the states which are demo-
cratic alone is this privilege denied" As an
Illustration the speaker referred 70 tho
southern states, where he said over I0o
representatives in congress were elected
by less votes than those of Massachusetts
connecticut and Rhode Island, with not to
I exceed twenty-five representatives
Speaking on the democratic plan for guar
anty OF bank deposits, Mr.. Hawley said:
NV puSlhSSS VI d OdlR Is TO receive the
surplus money of a community on deposit
and loan such deposits upon approved Sc
curity to the customers of the bank. The
depositor is secured by the carefulness by
which the loans are made and anything
which Will decrease the care exercised by
banks in making loans would impair the
security of the depositor for the return of
his deposits. Mr.. Bryan's plan for the
guaranty of bank deposits will encourage
speculation and dishonesty in banking.
Under such a plan as proposed by Mr..
Bryan It would be possible for a group Of
men to organize a bank, receive deposits
from others, make deposits Of their own
money and then wreck the bank, leaving
the government the burden of paying the
freight. Mr.. Bryan's plan will not protect
depositors in state or private banks and
moreover the money forming this guaranty
fund will be taken from the customers
Of the banks. The depositors, the borrow
ers and the people generally Of each local
1ty will have to pay the losses of their par
ticular locality. 1t will be a tax upon thrift
and prudence to pay the losses incurred
by the imprudent and dishonest.
Touching upon the question OF the pub
LEGATION of campaign contributions Mr..
Hawley said:
Campaign Contributions.
THE democratic platform misleads the
people by ignoring the laws already passed
upon this subject so far as It forbids cor
porations or officers Of corporations con-
tributing the fund of such corporations IN
federal elections. In January, 1907, a repub.
lican congress passed and a republican
: president signed a law by which such con.
tributions are forbidden under penalty OF
fine or imprisonment or both and this had
been the law Of the land when the demo.
cratic platform was written. Why did MOI
the democratic party, instead OF promising
to pass such a law, commend the repub'
lcan party for having already enacted &
drastic law months before It ever becam,
a campaign issue In regard to the pub
LEGATION OF contributions upon which Mr.
. Bryan is laying great stress the republican!
0 in the house OF representatives at its las
I session passed a bill providing for the NOR,
complete publication OF receipts than MI
: Bryan proposes and for the publication be
! fore election of all expenditures, a thin