The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-23
BRYAN HAMMERS &. p.
HARD IN VULNERABLE SPOTS
Before Immense and Enthusiastic
Audience He Attacks Republicans
Platform On Trusts, Tariff and
Other Big issues.

form that the overshadowiur L.
sue Is: Shall the people ruler
What Is 1t that stands in the
way Of the rule OF the people? In
the first place. the great contrihu-
tons that have come from predat-
DRY corporations have secured =
mortgage from the party In pow
er. and that mortgage given for
contributions has been forecIosod
after the election and for thattrea-
son the legislation has heen, In
the interests Of those Who rave
the money and not In the inter.
ests OF the whole people. The
resolutions, the investigation, the
disclosure aroused q public opin-
ion and public opinion demanded
publicity In campaign contribu-
lions. But the Republican leaders
In congress voted down that meas
ure. They refused to consider 1t
and. my friends. in the conven-
ton at Chicago. the Republican
leaders rejected a plank providing
for publicity and they rejected IL
by q vote OF nine to one.
Il am not afraid OF any Repub-
lican differing from me when
say that that convention was
wrong in voting down the pub
licity plank, and why am I 80 sure
that no Republican will dissent
from what say? Why, because
the Republican candidate was 80
ashamed of that convention and
It's action on that subject that be
himself repudiated the action az
the convention and rebuked the
man who gave him his nontnHtion
when he came to make his n0tiA-
-eatieH speech.
Democrats Favor Publicity.
when our convention met at
Denver, by unanimous vote It de-
clared in favor Of publicity, and
when Mr.. Taft saw our platform
and remembered his, he tried to
get over onto our platform, but
II was too far for him and he fell
half way, and there he Is today
Why do I say he fell half way?
Because our platform says pub
licity before election, his platform
says nothing, and he wanted TO
compromise by publicity after
election. l will leave you to de-
eide which plan Is better.
II want you to talk to your Re-
publican neighbors, and / want
you to ask your neighbors why the
Republican leaders refuse to allow
light to be thrown on campaign
methods, and II these RepubIi-
can neighbors cannot tell you, you
tell them, and to be sure that you
will be able to tell them, l Will
tell you, for I think I can gfye,y you
a satisfactory explanations "A The
bible, where I get a great many OF
the best things that say. ! have
never made a more apt quotation
from holy WRIT In public matters
than / have to make on this sub
ject. Why, this statement In the
bible fits this case so perfectly
that 1t looks just like 1t was meant
for these Republican leaders.
NOV do you guess what pas
sage I have reference to? Ter
pect you do. but for-fear some Of
you may not. will 60 on and tell
YOU. Now-the bfpfe, rs de-
scribing the action OF the Republic
can convention In refusing to al
low the light to be thrown on cam.
paign transactions--now the bible
says, They love darkness rather
than light, because their deeds are
evil Doesn't that at the case?
Isn't that an apt quotation?'
Now what Is the second OBJ
stacle In the way OF the rufe Of
the people? II Is the present
method OF electing senators and
we have been trying for years to
secure this change. The Ques-
ton was brought up In the Re-
publican national convention and
that convention defeated the
plank by vote OF seven TO one.
Our convention endorsed the doc
trine by unanimous vote. And
here again the Republican candf-
date had to apologize for his plat
form, ard when he saw what we
said and remembered the action
of HIS convention, he said In his
notification speech that personally
he was inclined to favor the cleo
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