Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-22
BRYAN OPENS
CAMPAIGN
IN IOWA
FIRST SPEECH DEVOTED
TO TARIFF DISCUSSION
Attacks Republican Party for
Attitude of Delay in ReviS-
ing Schedule of the DingIey
Measure,

lBy Morning journal Special Leased wireI
Des Moines, Ia, Aug 2t.--Compar-
ing the attitude of the two dominant
parties on the tariff question, William
j. Bryan, the democratic candidate for
the presidency a. the baseball park in
! this city tonight before vast aud
| ience, fired the first gun of the cam
paign. He attacked the republican
tariff revision and asked II the demo-
cratic party was not justified when II
included in its platform the declara-
! ton that "the people can not safely
ontrust the execution OF this impor~
tant work with a party which is SO
deeply obligated to the highly protect
ed interests as the republican party"
THE whole aim of our party" he
said in summarizing, lis TO secure JUS
! tice in taxation. We believe that each
individual should contribute to the
support of the government In propor-
ton to the benefits which he receives
under the protecting government We
! believe that revenue tariff approach
ed gradually according to the plan
| ize the burdens of taxation and that
the addition of an income tax Will
make taxation still more equal IL
the republican party is To have the
support of the people who find
! pecuniary profit in the exercise of
taxing power as a private asset In
| their business we ought 10 have the
! support of that large majority of the
| people who produce the nations
wealth in time of peace. protect the
nations flag In time Of war and ask
for nothing from the government but
oven handed Justice
D MIR Riaan. aeeenQeanied hy Mavar
Frank w. Brown. OF Lincoln; Private
Secretary Robert r Rose and several
correspondents, arrived at $3.50 o'clock
| this morning. two hours later than the
schedule called for. The entire party
was very tired. owing to the long walt
at the station i'm Lincoln, 1t being ar
ter o'clock before the start east was
made. Upon his arrival here Mr..
Bryan and those who accompanied
him were driven in automobiles to the
Savoy hotel whore the democrats
tdluludlt Htiu al llllbiliidi itNffA'fh
in the lobby At the station to meet
him were Mayor A. J. Mathis, o; Des
Moines: Mayor Sears, of Sioux city:
Jerry Sullivan. National Committeeman
Wade, Fred Il. White, democratic can
dldate for governor, and many other
prominent Iowa democrats. After
breakfast Mr. Bryan was taken for an
automobile ride through the city This
included an unexpected call on GoV-
ernor A. Cummins in the executive
chambers The two men indulged In
repartee for ten minutes. The recep-
ton by the governor was most cor
dial.
After luncheon Mr.. Bryan rested for
several hours and tonight, escorted by
the Young Mems Bryan club and
many prominent democrats, he pro-
ceeded to the baseball park, where he
received an ovation before commence
ing his remarks. Upon the conclusion
Of his tariff speech he addressed an
overflow crowd in the Auditorium ana
emphasized his views regarding the
election of senators by vote of the peo-
pie.
During the day Mr. Bryan announce
ed that on next Wednesday on his
way from Indianapolis to Topeka ho
would stop several hours at Salem, Ill,
his birth place, and deliver speech
from the porch steps. Mr.. Bryan left
at 1850 o'clock for Chicago. where he
will remain three days and hold fire.
auent conferences with his campaign
managers.