The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
BRYAN IS PLATED OVER THE OUTLOOK Addresses Are Delivered Upon
 Campaign Issues NEWSPAPERS. TAXING HOLD Mir. Bryan Talks to Grocers and Butch CTS on MonoF oIies and Then Ad-
 dresses State Democratic
 Committee on Prospects.
TAXING HOLD

Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., July 22.-Hon- esty in business and a defense of the Denver platform particularly with respect to publicity before election of campaign contributions, formed themes of two ad- dresses made today by w. J. Bryan. The first speech was at Capitol Beach to the Association of Grocers and Butchers Of Lincoln, and the second to the state dein- ocratic committee. In his remarks to the grocers and butchers MT. Bryan dwelt on monopolies in certain products, but declared that merchandising was the last branch of business in which there should be a monopoly because, he said, when the monopoly was established competi- tor would present himself and the peo- pie would thereby be protected against extortion To the state committee MT. Bryan gave assurances that reports of democratic success from different parts of the country were encouraging He expressed his qualification that. demo- cratic newspapers were receiving cam paign contributions and that the masses were taking hand in the subscriptions. This, he argued, was an suspicious be- ginning of new era of politics. He said:
 1T do not know that l have anything to say except that I am always glad to meet with the democrats of Nebraska. During the last F years the democrats of Nebraska have been attending polit- ical conventions and apparently enjoying them I was very glad to have so many of our democrats attend the convention at Denver, and I was glad to hear from the bulletins that they were taking most active parts in what went on.
 Encouraging Reports.
 "rhe reports that we get from the country are encouraging and one of them, think, especially deserves notice. The nromptness with which our democratic papers are taking up the subject of suhscriptions to the campaign fund is very encouraging. Several have already onened subscriptions and l believe it IS going to be quite generally followed This is probably a response to the party's po- sition in regard to publicity concerning campaign contributions, and it veri1es the hone of those who believed that If the narty threw itself upon the confidence of the masses of the people, If the party an- nounced its intention to rely for sinews of war upon contributions that would oo,ne from the body of the population and receive no contributions that should not he made public that confidence would he reciprocated and the people would re- snond. I believe there is evidence that we are going to have that response, and when the voters take upon themselves the hurden of furnishing campaign contribu- tone the voters will have an interest in the government that they have not had heretofer I think it is an earnest of y,bat is to come. I think it is an aus nicions beginning of this new era of poli- t,ce and I hope that this committee will ,,ree inc papers of Nebraska that are sup norting the ticket to join in this move went believe that every democratic ,,a,ar should make itself collecting a.ancv and when you remember that rua have several thousand of those papers ,'on will understand what a considerable s,,n can be realized when they all begin x,,n,,k and when the readers of those pa ners have this subject presented them th-ouoh earnest editorials
 That is all l care to say at this time. rantlemen. The issues have been pre- sented (, the platform and have been