Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-31
BRYAN MAKES APPEAL
Tells the Public the Aims OF
the Democrats.
FOR HONESTY IN POLITICS
Seeks to Bring Government Nearer
to the People.
WOULD CUT TARIFF SLOWLY
Favors Popular Election Of Senators
and Secretary Of Labor
in the Cabinet
FOR HONESTY IN POLITICS
WOULD CUT TARIFF SLOWLY

WINCHESTER. Ind. October 31.-w.
j. Bryan. the democratic candidate, In
winding up his tour of the east today.
gave out the following appeal to the
| public:
las the campaign draws to q close GER
| tain issues stand out clearly. The demo-
cratic party attempts to inaugurate an
era Of honesty In politics by compelling
the publication of campaign contribu-
| tions before the election. 1t seeks 10
! bring the government nearer to the peo-
pie by securing the election of United
States senator's by direct vote. 1t seeks
| to restore competition through legisla-
ton which will make a private monopoly
| impossible. 1t seeks to reconcile labor
and capital by legislation which will
bring employer and employe together in
friendly cooperation. and to this end II
proposes the creation of Department OF
! Labor with Secretary of Labor In the
cabinet; an amendment an, to the antitrust
| law which will exclude the labor Organi-
cation from the operations OF that law:
| the limitation Of the writ of Injunction
SO that 1t will not be issued in a labor
dispute unless conditions are such as
| would justify an injunction even IL there
were no labor dispute. and trial by jury
In cases Of indirect contempt.
| 1T seeks to secure legislation which
| will create a guarantee fund sufficient
to insure all depositors against loss 1t
seeks to secure a reduction of the tariff
by gradual steps until the tariff laws will
| no longer be made in the interest OF the
| few and at the expense of the rest OF
| the people. The democratic party. in
other words, seeks to secure honesty I'm
government through honest politics and
popular government through direct cleo
| tons. 1t desires to secure peace i'm in
dustry, competition in trade. security to
depositors and justice to taxpayers.
The democratic party appeals to the
awakened conscience of the nation and
| the sense of justice In the human heart
| and to the growing desire for brotherhood.
With democratic victory for the ma
| tional ticket, with a democratic Congress
and with the moral force Of popular
verdict. ! believe We can compel the Sen
ate to yield to the expressed will Of the
people and permit the passage of the more
urgent of the reforms.
The democratic party offers the only
prospect Of remedial legislation, and
while it does not go as far as some re-
formers would like to go, democratic vic
tory will secure as much of reform as -
| now attainable-in fact the only reform
that is within reach. We have a right
| to expect, therefore, the cooperation OF
those who favor the reform set forth in
the platform.
Threats Of Panic.
THE attempt to terrorize the American
voter by the threat of a panic will not
succeed. We have had three panics in
forty-eight years, the panic of 1873. the
panic of 1898 and the panic OF 1907. and
two Of these panics came under high
tariff, and each of them came under re-
publican Presidents. MIR. Taft says that
a panic will come If l am elected. Let
him give bond that this panic will go II
he is elected. When he says that demo-
cratic victory will bring panic he ex-
| disastrous panic came last fall without
waiting for a democratic victory l state
| fact that cannot be disputed. Our plat
form presents a plan for the restoration
prosperity in which all will share. The
republican party has no plan that con-
templates either the present relief or con-
tinued welfare of the people.
Criticises the President.
THE republican candidate has the pres
tige that comes from the fact that his
party is in power. He has the aid of HI
army of officeholders: he has the support
of all the monopolies and law-defying
trusts; he has large campaign fund. the
source of which dis committee refuses to
disclose. and most of the leading news
papers are allied with him and the IN
terests which he represents. I insist that
1t is not fair for the President to use his
office-an Office that belongs to all the
people-as II it were party asset or a
personal asset, and enter actively into
the campaign. 1t offends the sense OF
justice and ought to arouse a protest
from those who believe that in the selec-
ton of the chief executive the people
should be absolutely free to choose whom
they please.
civilian JENNINGS BRYAN"