The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-09-10

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Failed Democrats Start at Rich
mond.
THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
The Republicans will open the cam
paign OF Kentucky In Louisville, Sep
TENDER 18th. Gov. Wilson, Sen. w.
o. Bradley, Justice e. C. o'Rear will
be prominent among the speakers.
To stir up enthusiasm among the Ne
groes OF the state, w. It. Vernon.
the colored Registrar of the Treas
ury, has been chosen to speak on the
night OF September 10Th.
TAFT'S SPEAKING TRIP: - Mr..
Taft left sandusky for Cincinnati
Tuesday. He made short speeches at
every stopping point. from the rear
erd OF the Big Four train. 1t 70
believed that hundreds of votes have
bees gained by this trip.
BRYAN SCHEME FAILED: - The
progress OF the campaign has shown
another weak spot in the Bryan plat
form. Mr.. Bryan has a fine scheme
for the safety OF bank depositors.
lie wants all the banks taxed to form
fund so that when one fails the de-
positors can be sure of getting
their money back. That looks good.
tho lot OF bankers say there would
DE important objections. but 1t APP
pears that the scheme has been tried.
II was New York. which the rest Of
las think is smart enough to bear the
blame for all the bunco games known,
that tried II. and II lasted Just 10
years. But Il took twenty years TO
get over H. II seems that It work.
cd this way Bankers believed that
they did not need to be so careful
about their money, and lots OF men
that had little experience started
banks. Everything went finely I'LL
there was 4 little panic. Then-the
banks began to fail. and the guarantee
fund did not begin 10 go far enough
They were all so rotten that a great
part % tho banks went down, nobody
got any OF the guarantee fund, and the
law was repealed just as quickly as
tho legislature could get TO IT, There
seems to be a little lesson for Bryan
In this.
DEMOCRATS OPEN CAMPAIGN: -
The Democrats OF Madison County
opened their presidential campaign
In Richmond last Monday afternoon
with a speech by Hon. w. b. Smith.
Mr. Smith Is an elector and came near
being Governor once.
PARKER TO TAKE STUMP
Former Judge Alton h. Parker has
returned from the coast where he
has been speaking for Bryan and
Kern. Plans for a speaking cam
paign In the East by Mr. Parker
have been discussed. IL has been
reported that Mr.. Parker viii run for
Governor Of New York and his speak
ing this fall will have an interesting
connection with his own race.
BRYAN'S NEW HOPPE is a
poor campaign manager who cannot
dream a new dream every day, and
now that Il has become plain that
Bryan cannot carry New York and
New Jersey. his managers have fig
lred out a way to win without them.
1t is a good way. only nobody expects
1t to work. According to the plan,
Bryan win surely have the solid
south. That is los votes o: the 242
he needs in The electora. college.
Then the managers figure they may
carry the following western states:
Nebraska, South Dekota. North Dako-
Ia, Montana, Nevada. Utah, Idaho.
Oklahoma. Washington and Wyoming.
with az votes altogether. All were
Republican last time. but let's forget
that. Also. they count or all the
border" states: Kentucky, Maryland,
Missouri, West Virginia, and Della
ware. with 40 votes. Then the dream
becomes brighter. They hope for Min
nesota and Indiana. with 20 more
votes. But still they are six votes
short. Can you guess where they
hope to get them? Connecticut and
Rhode Island? No. Yes. That's It.
That would give eleven votes, or five
to spare, and they think with a mar
gin like that they will be all right.
So Mr.. Bryan 10 going to spend two
weeks speaking In the two states.
Do you notice any weak spots in this
plan? Well. that is now good a chance
Bryan has.
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