Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-05
BRYAN COMES BACK AT TAFT
Makes Singing Reply to Republic
cans Filings.

FairView, lincoln, Neb., July 20,
Charging that VIM. II. Taft "is not
satisfied with the work of the Chi
cago convention" which nominated
him as the Republican candidate for
The Presidency, and that "he is deep-
iy impressed with the work of the
Democratic convention" VIM. 7
bryan to-day issued statement in
which he expresses the opinion that
Mr. TAFT fears the uprising which
Republican abuses have caused. and
yet hesitates to adopt his real and
substantial reforms"
The statement was called forth be-
cause OF the allegations made By
Iatt In his speech OF acceptance at
t1hc5nnati yesterday that Mr. Bryan
was destroyer of business. In re-
gard to the speech Mr.. Bryan said:
Il read it and shall discuss 1t as |
deal with the various subjects upon
(Which 1T treats. For instance, in n
speech at Topeka betw,2a now and
the first of September i shall discuss
the guaranty Of banks and contrast
Mr. Taft's position with the Demo-
cratic position. In my Labor Day
speech at Chicago on September Z
shall discuss his attitude on the la
Dor question. In other speeches
shall discuss his attitude on the tar
III question, the trust question and
other questions on which he has ex-
pressed himself. The most noticea-
hle feature In his speech Is his at
tempt to amend the Republican plat
Form by engrafting in it some of the
pIanks Of the Democratic platform.
He is evidently not satisfied with the
work Of his convention and Is deeply
Impressed by the work Of the Demo-
cratic convention. He Is uncharita-
BILE, however, in not giving the Dem
ocratic party credit for having point
ed out the reforms which his conven-
zion repudiated, but which he in a
half-hearted way endorses. The
speech shows that he fears the up
rising which Republican abuses have
caused, and yet hesitates to adopt his
real and substantial reforms"
Confirmation was given by Mr..
Bryan to the story printed in the
afternoon that it was not his inten-
ton to make any extended campaign
tour, but only to deliver a few pre-
pared speeches at central points be-
fore the first Of October, and that
during that month he expects to re-
main home and assist in the educa-
tional work of the campaign through
the discussion of public questions in
the form Of signed articles, inter-
views and letters.
THE outline of my plan Of cam
paign, as printed to-day" said Mr..
Bryan, "is substantially correct, but
am not yet prepared to announce
She number Of speeches or the places.
BESIDES speaking at Topeka in Au-
gust, and at Chicago on Labor Day,
1 shall attend the Democratic con-
Vention at Peoria on September 9,
the notification of Mr. Kern at In
dianapolis on a date not yet fixed,
and farmers convention at Madi-
son, Wis, about September 25."
Many Visitors.
Although the heat was intense to-
day, large number OF visitors rode
out to Fairview and paid their re-
Spects to the Democratic leader. One
OF these was J. n. Flynn. Of Bellaire,
Ohio, who was delegate to the Dem
yer convention. Mr.. Flynn discussed
IJ0htics with Mr.. Bryan for some
time, and expressed the belief that
Ohio would be found in the Demo-
cratic column in November.
Bryan's Speech of Acceptance.
The actual writing of his speech
nf acceptance has not yet been begun
hy Mr.. Bryan, but he said to-day that
hrs ideas were about formulated and
nc would enter upon the work Of
preparation In a day or two. The
Eact that an additional stenographer
has appeared on the scene is an in
dicetion that all is in readiness for
this important task.