The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19

But the Republicans were not satfsfied with him there so at the next election they sent him to Congress. believing ne could do more on the inside than hs could on the outside.
 Mr. Clayton strongly advocated the bank guaranty proposition contained Tn the Democratic platform He said one-tenth or one per cent would be suf- ncient tax for the purpose. He de- clared that Congressman Fowler. of New Jersey. Chairman of the Banking Committee of the House, had advocated in Congress for the RsDublicans a plar, to guarantee securities by such sys tenn of taxation and to that extent the Republicans were endorsing Demo- cratic idea.
 They talk to us of sixteen to one greenbackism' and what not, but the most infamous financial proposition ever presented in Congress. the worst wild cat scheme that Congress eyer heard of. Is the so-called Aidrich -vree- land bill" said Mir. Clayton
 This bill in effect. he said. almost made railroad certihcates legal tender. If that was continued. he said. the Wall Street gamblers could meet in a themselves make a currency.
 Mir. Clayton next took up the ques- ton of publicity of campaign contri- buf.t ns. This ". E another question on winch the Democrats and Repub't. cans differed widely. The Republican Party he said would never agree to a policy of publicity in the matter of contributions, for the interest lived by the Republican Party and the Reput lican lived by the interests.
 Interests are Frstected.
 To illustrate this Mir. Clayton ex. plained the joker that was in the Ding ley bill. which protected the interests of the Standard oil Company. Certain Illuminating oils were admitted fres or low tariR was charged and on the face of that seemed fair. But 8 little further down there was 8 provision de- claring that wherev sr a foreign coun . try charged a high tariff on oil the United States shou.S charge the samo tariff. The only other country he said. that produced ell was Russia. whica had a prohibIcive tariff or sil and tha. provision allowed the Standard oil Company to shut out it's only com petitor in a foreign country.
 Mir. Clayton attacked the Repubii- can party for its extravaganza.
 "One of the extravagances of the Republican party is that white ele- phant. the Philippine Islands-S150,- o0o.0oo of American tax money carried to the other side of the world and dumped. Gentlemen. one of the great. est questions before us today Is na- tional economy. and until the Denno- cratic party is in power. we will have no tangible definttion of the phrase. This money that is ruthlessly thrown away. in many cases stolen; what is done about it? I will give you an in- stance Of Mir. Roosevelt's methods of putting down national robbery. MT. Roosevelt appointed Judgon Harmon to trace to its source a certain leak. and Harmon traced that leak to it's source and pointed to Paul Morton. Was Morton punished? No. He was rec commended for a better position, and Judson Harmon was dismissed. That is MT. Roosevelt's Republican method of stopping fraud and protecting the peoples interests. Had Morton been a smaller man, he would no doubt be necessary to Republicanism.
 "In the recent developments of the growth of the Annanias Club I be- lteve BelIamy Storer told the truth. believe Harriman told the truth. Loud- " calling a man a liar because you are protected by high office. is cowaf- dice, and 1t does not prove the accused guilty. believe that if a match was touched to the alleged big stick today, that big stick would explode like any other toy balloon.
 No Dodger Wanted.
 We want a man for President of the United States; we want that man who stands today on a granite plat form, and who does not dodge issues with foolishly calling men liars. We want that man today who stands for the people, for their rights and inter- ests. who does not have to be told right from wrong: and, gentlemen, as surely as I stand here tonight, we will see William Jennings Bryan, on the 4th of next March, President of these United States.
 Do we want a man for President who. when 1t came time to write his speech of acceptance to his. party. had to go all tho way to Oyster Bay to son. Why did he go there7 To have 1t written. He didn't have sense enough to do 1t himself. He couldn't say thank you in his own words. He came back and spouted 1t like a par rot. and is spouting 1t like a parrot in every town of the South today The greatest bunder Republican nomi- nee has ever made was when Taft talked for photograph records. Listen to them and listen to Bryan; hear Bryan talk like q man, and Taft reaA oR his lesson like a school boy. the candidates are before everybody in the country and the comparison Is enough to make Taft's friends blush for him.
 J. w. Tomlinson of Birmingham. chairman of the National Organization of Democratic Clubs. followed Mir. Clayton and began by telling how once in while Mfr. Clayton would turn over the work to him and at one time he presided at the convention in Denver. He said this was a great honor and he appreciated 1t very much. Contin- ulng, he said there was not much to say after Mir. Clayton had finished. but he was sure of one thing. Bryan is going to be elected.
 Cost of Living.
 He alsos said that a statistieian had ascertained that the cost of living had very much increased in the last few years and that the price of labor had not gone up much He said the party today with Bryan at It's head was in a condition to play an important part in the coming campaign. for conditions were favorable to rhs Democrats
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