The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-03
CAMPAIGN LEADERS AND
 RECORDS ARE LAID BARE
Democratic Candidate Shows Up the Trust Connections of Dupont, Pen- rose and Others Who Are
 High In Councils.

Sioux City, la, September 2-Address- ing democratic rally here tonight, W. J. Bryan, democratic candidate for the \ presidency, denounced Coleman Dupont of ADelaware and Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania, members of the republican executive committee, as not being expect ed to become reformers because, as he charged all of their utilization was with the trusts.
 Having travelled the entire night and day through Minnesota and part of Iowa, where he received enthusiastic re- captions, MT. Bryan arrived here shortly before o'clock tonight. From the rear platform of the train at various points he shook hands with hundreds of persons and made several talks. At Alton. Ia, june tion point he discussed at length the tariff and the subject of guaranty bank deposits. He again charged MT. Taft with not being satisfied with the repub- 1ican platform, and with being forced to continually amend it.
 During a two-hour stay in St. Paul be- tween trains. Mr. Bryan took breakfast in an uptown cafe which he reached after a brisk walk. On the way back he observed fin a music store window an announce ment that the stock included photograph ic records of his speech on guaranty of bank deposits, and of MT. Taft on in- functions in labor disputes. He entered the place and at his request both records were reproduced. His remarks were heard first, and as the last word died away he smilingly remarked: t 'I am now convinced"
 Cheers for Nominee.
 At the station here to meet the Nebras- kan were Mayor Sears, State Commit teeman Beck former Mayor Quick, Judge Van Wagonen and many other leading democrats. No sooner did the crowd catch a glimpse of him as he alighted from the train than he was lustily cheered by several thousand people. The cheering continued as he rode to the hotel. He will depart at ocloc'< in the morning for Lincoln, travelling to Omaha Via the Chicago and Northwestern, and the bal ance of the way over the Burlington, reaching home at 1O:S0 o'clock.
 Discussing the question of reforms MT. Bryan declared that the republican party was not in position to reform anything ''Why?" he asked. Because its conspicuous members are connected with the very things that need re- form, and the republican party cannot prosecute the guilty without disgracing its most prominent members.
 G. o. p. Trust Members.
 As an illustration he cited the fact that the republican national committee had selected @ chairman and that the chairman had elected his executive com mittee. If" he said, you read the names of the members of the executive committee that are now carrying on this campaign, you will find that ma 1ority of them are conspicuous for their connection with the very corporations that need regulating. One of them, MT. Dupont of Delaware, Is today the de- fendant in suit for conspiracy in vio- lation of the nti-trust law brought by the United States government, and which is still pending. MT. Dupont is defendant in the action and yet he Is on the executive committee to carry on the republican campaign and the chair man of the speakers bureau of that committee.
 Do you think that MT. Dupont is in a good position to pick out speakers and train them as to what they shall say? Do you expect any speakers to mention the government suit against the powder trust if the speaker is picked out and Instructed by one of the defendants fin the case? Do you expect MT. Penrose of Pennsylvania, who has been inti- mately connected with all the great cor poratiens of his state, to become a re former. And yet he is one of the execu- tive committee to carry on the repub- Iican campaign"
 MT Bryan asserted that 4'1ere are more trusts now in the United States than there were II years ago. Mot only this, D A cofd sl,,,f Uith ha mos republican you ever have had in ~.e White House, he has not succeeded in putting one trust magnate in the peni- tentiary"
 Roosevet's Failure.
 The so-called International Harvester trust was scored by the democratic can didate who chara Id that the republican party had not yet attempted to free the country from it's alleged extortions "Why have not these trusts been crushed out? ?' he inquired. What prospect is there that they will be crushed under repub- Ifcan rule? If MT. Roosevelt is not able to bring his party into active opposition to this trust, what hope have you that MT Taft will do better?''
 Mir. Taft, he said, was not as strenuous as Mir. Roosevelt. Read his language he said, ''and compare it with the fiery denuncation made in the Presidents s message of last January"
 On the trust question: said the demo- cratic candidate the people have no hope of relief with MT. Taft as President, ''for," he said, it not only does not promise you relief but criticises me se- verely because l do promise you relief. He declared that every private monopoly ought to be dissolved and that competi- tion ought to be restored in order that the people may have the benefit of that k competition.
 Continuing MT. Bryan said that MT