Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-21
New York Central's Notice of
Wage Cut it Democrats Sue
ceed Stirs Candidate
WORSE THAN THE WARD HELLER
Bryan Makes Vitriolic Speech on An
Empty Stomaeh-Taft Rests for a
Day at cincinnati-Will Spend Three
Days in lndana-cannon on Issue
in Congressional Campaign.

newark, u, OCC. 11.- Say W YOU
that the little ward heeler who goes
around and bribes a man for SIS Is q
moral character beside the man who
attempts to use his power to threaten
those who work for him and to buy
threaten them by promise of a de-
crease" Thoroughly aroused by what
publication today of a dispatch stating
that the officials of the New York
Central lines had summoned their
workmen and informed them that if
the democrats won the election there
would be. 10 per cent reduction in
wages, but if they lost there would
be an increase, William ]. Bryan, in
before breakfast speech to a vast
throng poured a volley of criticism
into the republican party for its cam
paign tactics. He threw into his ut
terances all the vigor he could muster
up and his words were greeted with
loud cheers.
Republican Record Scored.
Bryan said in part:
'I am glad to come again to Ohio,
glad to come at time when demo-
cratic prospects are so bright that ev-
en- the republican national committee
is compelled to confess the republican
candidate must come back and fight for
his own state. He went out west to
fight for the west, but he now finds he
has difficulty enough at home. He can
not spare any time for the west. am
glad they are beginning to realize the
forces they have to contend against,
and the greatest obstacle they have is
the record of the party that they must
defend. Twelve years of complete pow
er, with the president eulogized in
platform, senate that they can not
apologize for, the house presided over
by despot, yet they can not defend
their own record. Twelve years Of pow
er complete, they have been able to
pass every law they wanted and repeal
those not wanted. They have had re-
publicans on nearly all the federal
benches, and what is their condition?
They see that in every state of this
union the tide is running against
them. They face deserved defeat for
their betrayal Of the American people
by their officials. They have disap-
pointed the laboring man. They have
refused to listen to his pleas. They
have denied him the remedies that he
deserves, and now, when enlbittered by
disappointment, and indignant at their
mistreatment, the laboring man at
tempts to show his citizenship, and de-
clare his independence, and register his
protest at the polls, they proceed with
their attempts at coercion"
Bryan said that If elected he would
have labor representative in his cab
met. He discussed the writ of injunc-
ton issue, comparing the planks Of the
two parties. and expressing the opin-
ion that labor might expect nothing
from republicans, while democratic
success would bring them relief
Bryan at Mansfield.
Mansfield, o., Oct. 21.-From a stand
erected at one end Of vacant lot in
Mansfield, William ]. Bryan again dis
cussed what he termed the effort at
coercion of the New York Central Of
ficials. The crowd filled the lot to it's
limit, and heartily applauded the can
didate when he told Of the fear of the
republican national committee losing
Ohio and when he appealed to the la
boring men to protect themselves and
children by the ballot.