The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-07
BRYAN STARTS
ON TOUR Of
THE COUNTRY
viii Campaign Through the
Middle West, Eastern States
and Then Back West.
TAFT ANNOUNCEMENT
AFFORDS AMUSEMENT
EBRASkAN CALLED UNCIGNl-
FLED WHEN HE TOOK THE
STUMP-DIFFERE NOW.

Fairview. Lincoln. Neb. Sept. 6-Wil-
liam J. Bryan left here at o'clock to-
day over the Rock Island railroad for
Chicago. and thus began a three weeks
campaign tour, which will carry him
into the middle west. the eastern states
and back through the west into South
Dakota before returning home.
Perhaps no recent news afforded the
Democratic candidate for president so
much interest as the announcement
that Mr.. Taft purposed making a cam
paisn tour. Mr.. Bryan regarded his
opponents decision as a distinct Vindi-
cation of his course in the present as
well as his two previous campaigns
when he Travelled over the country and
delivered political speeches. When asked
If he had any comment 10 make or the
subject. Mr.. Bryan said:
Some Sarcasm.
We'll. ! am getting a great deal of
consolation out of the way the president
and Mr.. Taft have been.doing. / used
to be called hard names because | adj
vocated an income tax. and now the
income tax has been Endorsed by the
president and Mr.. Taft
Il used TO be bitterly denounced be-
cause | favored railroad regulation
Now that the president and Mr.. Taft
have brought that reform into popular
ity, l am no longer considered dan
serous. l used to get a good deal of
criticism because / favored tariff re-
form, but now tariff reform has be-
come so urgent that T. Taft is will
ing 10 have special session called i'm
mediateiy after inauguration TO act on
the subject. 1t used TO be that when
| talked about independence for the
FilipinOs | was told that the American
flag never came down when il once
went up. Now we have a Republican
candidate for president who believes
that the Filipinos must ultimately have
independence.
Initiated by Mr.. Taft.
But / have reason to rejoice over
the fact that some of the things | have
done are now viewed i'm more favor
able light. When | made some phono-
graph records in order that ] might dis
cuss political questions before more peo-
pie. the Republican papers ridiculed me
and called il undignified. but Mr.. Taft
has lifted the monograph to an emf
nence by talking into il himself
And now my greatest sin is to be
made virtue by imitation. Surely imi-
tatiOn is the sincerest form of flattery'
When ! went out campaigning in 1896
and 1900 they said it was dema gogic to
run around over the country hunting
for votes. Now it is eminently proper
since Mr.. Taft is going TO do il, and
| hope the Republican papers will make
due apologies.
Mr.. Bryan Wonders.
They said in 1896 and in 1900 that I
was scared when | made speeches from
the rear-end of a train. and that the
result showed that I had reason 10
be. I have been wondering whether
this explanation would be given when
Mr.. Taft starts out and whether the
result will be the same with him that
it was with me.
1T is hard for us TO keep our pat
ents from being infringed on this year
| am afraid they will try TO raise a
campaign fund by popular contributions
next"
Mr.. Bryan is due in Chicago in the
at $40 o'clock, and he viii pro-
coed at once TO the Auditorium Annex.
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