New-York tribune., 1908-09-17
BRYAN AT ROCHESTER
TALKS ON TAFT SC4KES." "
.dttemp pts to Defend His Platform
-Crcscd Greets Him Warmiy.
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IBy Telegraph 10 The TribuneI
Rochester Sept. is-As a climax TO the Demo-
cratic State Convention William Jennings bryah
came here tonight make address on ialt
and His Scares' The city. Republican srohe
hold on whose votes. il is safe TO preoich MI
Bryan viii make small inroads went Bryan WIG
Streets were filled with shouting struggling cro"os
New Yorx's streets are on New Year Eve anu
the same pandernonium OF noise prevailed
Convention Hall, where Mr. Bryan spoke was
thronged TO suffocation. A throng or thoushhuS'
which hung around outside for two hours 10 sec
the candidate resolved Itself into overflow meet
ings
Eatfar an elaborate progra nlrne of entertainment
had been ira ngei for the Presidential candidate
by the state county committees inciuoliis
torchght parade. which Mr.. Bryan reviewed nc
was met at the station by National chairman
Mack State Chairman Conners, State COMMITTEE
man Ffnucane County Chairman Mosher and a
reception committee. Mr. Bryan was bundled into
a motor car and, headed by the Continentals' ois
marching club the parade started IL pasSeu
through several Of the principal streets which
were lined with cheering ;hrongs. ending at lhe
Genesee Valley Club where there was dinner
and informal reception.
Meantime. huge Thronss had formed outs'oe con-
vention hail. which filed an hour before the
meeting was scheduled to begin, so that the ponce
had 10 close it and turn away all late corners,
Neither Murphy nor McCarren was present, but all
the other party notabl@s were there
County Chairman Mosher. the presiding oncer'
presented
Bryan was delayed. August Thomas hlieo the gap
with humorous political monologue, in the MIDST
OF which the Peerless one appeared
Judge Parker in a few words welcomed Mr.
Bryan. pedging TO him the loyal support OF one
and all tn the victory is won" Mr. bryan eh-
pressed much qualification at his welcome mere
and the work Of the COIN ention He 'eEhieu M MI
Chanler worthy to carry the party standard ana
declared his extreme satisfaction at the hsfihohi
ous'' ad justment of all difficulties
MR.. BRYAN's SPEECH.
Mr. BRYAN spoke. in part. follows:
NJ Taft confesses that his arguments are not
convincing when he attempts to introd1Se sea sea-
o. - yot elected on the labor question he de-
clares that our demand for trial 10y l9ry IN
upon the judicial system in the history ,d OF veS ee
country According to AT. ial' of instice He
seems to forget that the very reform wniSa Sat we
3rnl,,e ears ago and that it supported by
such Republicans as Senator oHeTIhatl' "a 49,,
Senator HaUley of Connecticut: Senator NORTH
of Vermont, aud Senator hnute Nelson Vi niiii'e-
n is not attacking the courts TO remove abuses
,,Toce5ure fis logic If it were sound in cases OF
indirect contempt would elliniiale tne ~ on
5ireIv When a man is charged with violating an
oroer or Ihe 10 that are thrown around
person accused Of contempt where Ihe on opeTSe ne
court and must be established by evidence There
even q jury in a direct contempt
5ban in a criminal case. In criminal cases tne
5rdge is enforcing a law that some one else mace
and he presiding in a case ~here some oLIe &c
rrosecutes, but in case OF lnolIect Sohteilp. ne
IS performing duty of public prosecutor as
well while he attempts decide impartially In the
case which he brings before himself
PROTECTING BANK DEPOSIToRS.
In discussing the guarantee of bank deposits he
hetrays that same tendency 10 substitute gloomy
Torebodings for reason and argument What is
this direful thing that will devastate the country
cd In is the protection of the depositor VINO is
invited his savings to The care or banks
There are fifteen million depositors in the United
States and they calmly assured lnaI lne
banking system only be safe when the de-
positors insecurethat TO secure the depositors
would make banking insecure -hls logic may
satisfy the big 1inanciers from Ehom he has drawn
his arguments, will not satisfy the millions
whose deposits make banking profitable. His
theory is that guarantee fund would invite care
lessness he overloOks the fact that mutual re-
sponsbility the part Of the banks would compel
stricter supervision and better regulation. The
banking fraternity ought TO resent the reflection
which he casts upon Individual bankers when he
assumes that there would be enough dishonest
bankers 10 bring ruin
ton, and it has resulted In the best regulation
Of banks that any state has yet attempted, and.
although some seven months have passed, the
guarantee fund has not been reduced a dollar,
only failure promptly settled without to
deposit1rs and without inconvenience to the com
rnuutV the Of the bank,
lected were Sufficient reimburse the fund II
s sometimes asserted that a bank, being
able TO promise absolute security, would draw
GepositOrs away from the older banks by paving
q higher rate Of interest. This would be unfair,
because the banks credit would llron
the guarantee fund established by the older
banks, and because IL would be unfair ii is not
permitted ia Oklahoma. There the banking
board fixes the maximum rate Of interest which
can be paid on deposits. 1t is at present per