The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-23
Rousine Reception.


Rousing Reception.
Arriving here at $50 O'Clock this morn
ing Mr.. Bryan was given rousing re-
ception. He was met by big crowd at
the station and thousands of men on the
way to work cheered him as he proceeded
in an automobile up Jefferson and Wood
ward avenues to the Pontchartrain hotel
SO occupied was he with the consider
alton of the question of replying to Mr..
Roosevelts statement that he was en-
abled only briefly to address a gathering
OF prominent democrats from various
parts of the country who had come here
to confer with him.
The journey TO Ann Arbor was made in
his special car and upon his arrival there
he was accorded a cordial greeting. To
a gathering of several thousands of per-
sons, Mr.. Bryan, speaking from the bal
cony of the Cook house, directed his re-
marks particularly to young men, dis
cussing during an hour and a half the
tariff, the trust question, the labor ques
tion, government guarantee of bank de-
posits the democratic party's attitude on
the injunction question and on contempt
of court trials, and severely criticlsing
Judge Taft for his characterization of
the democratic platform plank on this
question as loosely drawn. Mr.. Bryan
said that in every country in the world
there would be found two parties, one
essentially democratic and the other aris-
tocratic. And l want to impress on
the mind of every young man." he said,
''that everywhere the democratic party is
the growing party and the aristocratic
party Is the dying party. The repub-
lican party in this country" he contin.
ued, "manifests several wrong tendencies.
The republican administration is today
extravagant. Those who control it live
In an environment contrary to economy.
They are surrounded by tax-eaters, not
taxpayers Another wrong tendency in
that party is to interfere with the right
of the people to a free choice of their
President, and to permit the bringing of
the prestige of a high office to a die
tation of the successor to the presidency.
have commended the President when
/ believed his actions to be for good, but
believe that his attempt to pick out his
successor is a dangerous precedent. You
may tell me that in this case you have
great confidence in the Presidents judg-
ment but | want to remind you that you
cannot defend monarchy on the ground
that a king occasionally is a good man.
And the precedent may be used by a
bad President, and once established can
ndrQly De resisted.
Despotic Rules.
Mr.. Bryan criticised the "despotic" rules
of the House of Representatives and
asserted that the republican party had
chosen for its vice presidential candi-
date a man who stood next to Speaker
Cannon in the enforcement of these rules.
He then discussed the plank in the demo-
cratic platform with regard to injunc-
tions and trials for indirect contempt of
court, quoting Judge Taft's criticism that
the plank was loosely drawn and was
an attack on the judicial system.
.I shall commence today" he said, ito
demand that Mr.. Taft withdraw from his
position in regard to these planks in
our platform. 1t is slanderous and Ii
belous."
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Bryan
reiterated his pledge that If elected he
would not be a candidate for a second
term.
Returning to Detroit shortly after 6
o'clock Mr.. Bryan addressed a monster
democratic rally in the Light Guard ar
mory Outside there were thousands
whose desire for admission availed them
nothing. as the building was packed to
the doors, but in order not to entirely
disappoint them, he gave them a. short
overflow talk. In both addresses he COM
pared the platforms of the two parties
and went over practically the same
ground he did at Ann Arbor.
Bryan's Telegram.
Following is Mr.. Bryan's telegram to
President Roosevelt in reply to the Pres
ident's statement issued yesterday:
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President Of
the United States
Dear Sir--In statement given out by
you yesterday, and published in this