The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27


charge we are inclined to believe that
| they come not from above but from be-
| low"
Taking U the labor question he de-
tailed the planks of the Denver plat
form and said he could not understand
why Mr. Taft was so bitter against the
! trial by jury. He hoped the time would
come when employers would not
threaten their employees. when every
| employer would recognize that the re-
| sponsibility of citizenship rested upon
the employe as we'll as upon the en-
ployer. His only claim upon the suf-
frage of the people for election, he said
was that if they believed his election
would be good for the country and
that they would share in the benefits
that that election would bring, he had
| a right to expect that they would stand
for him on election day.
Big Demonstration in Brooklyn.
All factions of the Democratic party
in Brooklyn took part in the day S
demonstration for Mr.. Bryan. He was
the guest of Michael ]. Flaherty, for
mer sheriff and nti-McCarren leader
at luncheon. Later in the day it was
planned for Senator McCarren to bring
the presidential candidate to Brooklyn
in an automobile to address several
meetings, one of which at least was
arranged by Senator McCarren,s OPP
ponents Although Mr.. Bryan did not
reach his hotel until after O'Clock
this morning, he was up little after
and had conferences with many
Democrats, including Senator McCar-
rem and Perry Belmont. Mr.. Bryan
said that he felt very well after his %
hour speaking trip yesterday ana de-
clared il the most strenuous he mad
ever had. Mr. Bryan estimated that
he spoke to nearly 100000 people dur
ing the day.
He began his days speaking tour at
the rooms of the Order of Acorns in
Broadway where Lieutenant Governor
Chanler was also speaker; An hour
before the meeting was scheduled to
begin a long line of people formed on
Broadway awaiting entrance When
the doors were opened the room was
quickly filed. Mr.. Chanler was greet
tered the hall Mr.. Chanler made
speech which was devoted TO state
affairs.
Bv the time Mr.. Bryan reached the
vicinity of the hall the street was al
most completely filed with people VINO
had been unable to gain admittance to
the hall. AS he made his way through
the trong he was greeted with cheers
and shouts which were taken up by
those within the hall.
Mr.. BRYAN said he always was glad
to speak to the common people pc
cause the common people are the peo-
ple' he said. ST kow of no greater
service 1 have rendered my country,
he continued. IHdl lldl WHICH L nav
rendered in emphasizing the fact that
every man who contributes bv brain
or muscle to this nations wealth is
business man and must be considered
a part of the business world The Re
nublican party is not in sympathy with
The masses and will not legislate for
them and when a man feels that his
partv is not standing for him he will
not stand for the party.
Last year / saw hundreds OF peo-
Il IN, 70
morning and they were going to sit
there until Monday in order that they
might present their checks at the
bank Did the Republican party at
tempt to regulate banks more care
fully? Did it attempt to protect peo-
pie from the men who got in on the
inside and exploited with depositors'
"The only bill that was passed was
one that financiers asked for, giving
them a larger hold on the banks of the
country. Fifteen million depositors
asked for protection and the Republi-
can party ignored their demands and
listened to the demands of few
financiers.
Vote on Platform.
IF we could just submit the two
platforms to the American people and
let them vote on those two platforms
with the understanding that no matter
which candidate was elected the vote
on the platform would go my PLATFORM
would be elected by a vote of not less
than five to one, and 1 am not sure but
that it would be ten to one. 1 am not
afraid to trust the future of this coun-
try in the hands of the people.
Il am getting older now; they no
longer call me the boy orator. l am
afraid they will soon say I am too old
to speak But 1 am interested in the
kind of government 1 am going 20
leave to my children and if 1 leave
them a good government that is worth
more than a fortune to them. Let's
make the government as good as we
can make it and let's make the name
of the American citizen as good as we
can make 1t.
Lets make the government just to
the poor and to the rich and to those III
every department of society. and