New-York tribune., 1908-09-25
BRYAN TREATS OF TAFT
Makes q Com parison Bet1ceen Oppo-
nent and Himself.

Cincinnati. Sept 24-After a day Of campaigning
in this Mr.. Bryan arrived in this city to-
night at 715 o'clock from Dayton, where he stayed
several hours the way from Columbus. His
train made the at the rate Of sfxty-eght miles
hour. Accompanying Mr.. Bryan were Judson
Harmon. Democratic nominee for Governor; State
Chairman Finley and escort from Cincinnati
AS the train pulled into the station the crowd
pushed and jammed until it appeared as though
some one would be injured.
Crowds turned all along the way here from
Columbus. especially at Dayton. So great were
the throngs that Mr.. Bryan was compelled to de-
liver two extra speeches. In his speeches in the
Victoria and the National theatres at Dayton, Mr.
Bryan read a telegram from National Chairman
Mack to Harvey c. CARRIER, national committee
man. In this message Mr.. Mack denied the story
which had been circulated that as chairman Of the
national committee he had declared that there had
been left from the last campaign 100000, or
any other amount Mr.. Mack also asserted that he
had not received from Governor Haskell or any
body else any money from the Standard Oil Com
pany or other corporations Mr. Bryan corrobo-
rated Mr.. Macks telegram
In his speeches here tonight Mr.. Bryan said:
AS this is the home of my opponent, desire to
take occasion to express my high opinion or ms
pay him a higher compliment in assuming that
he is able TO conduct his own campaign than Inc me
President does in cOnteSting with him the leader
ship Of the party in the campaign As Mr. tatr t
that l should make brief reply. 1t is perfectly
legitimate that 6oth the PuPLc P t,+ ana te }er n
spection. for the private record is as much an
index a as his public acts. Mr.. Tart ana
l have records, and they are necessarily part VI
In some respects Mr. Taft has been more fortu
nfce % ma ~ ebovv fe cnnCepfion of oficiai duty
ounce ahQ 70 SHOW ms aori+- b,Ts bis
life, and during a considerable part "f the time
Judge as Governor Of the Philippines and as Sec
retary of War he has been before the public; and
publican nomination on his record IL ~. President
that made hlrn the nominee ot tLts CO f
President seems to feel that the eAl5sncIes S o.
ministration shall be given TO MI IaIts cahuI-
have not held Office to any great extent. -Four
years in Congress covers my official experience
few Rega gears ii 9 ncs and then went to Nebraska
had rich powerful friends to ald me i Wna[5
ever distinction have gained mas oeen 1 gadllTq
in the advocacy of the policies OF government
which have deemed best tor the PeoPL' + aIJ have
l think that you will agree with me LI.dt lde s
been reasonably successful was noLaInated @ Ior
party and received the votes of 65OO,o0o of people
Notwithsta nding my defeat vas asa aI1e T6te
After the lapse Of eight years have peeE nGLlI- %
the rank and file of my party. and coming with
a degree of unanimity that indicates tnat @ dne
ceptable the party. Mr. Taft,s olSial rec record
have been thrice nominated without an EXTENDED
hut he does not give you a full list of them |
have advocated tariff reform for twenty,eight e5r
yeass se a me RepubItcan party frightened by the
Of % tariff Tef9r pavson snd M Taft him
self been driven 70 confess that me presthe en-
schedules are indefensible l have advocated e tne
income for something like eighteen years years, ana
haya advocated the election of Senators by direct
vote of the people for eighteen years and relolce
D, ~ axnresses personal inclination toward IL
have advocated the ultimate independen&ee &C. Of the
this campaign he admits there is no other settle
en- oI re 45at favored the free coinage of silver
1t is true He might also have told you that M
tha+ the Republican National Convention in 1896
pledged itself to pf aftsr tan e
the oath Of office to send commission 10
Europe to Ask othGT Ne n9ited Rat the country
needed more money, and we point to the fact that
The Unexpected discoveries of gold have
saved the P0P eaas aad the Of Rs in the
nations money His attempt to revive that issue
issues of the present time , ,.-
ship. but he f5rgets that both he and President
Roosevelt have threatened the railroads with gov
3 # tig they y DO b95 the he posi-
ton have taken excepting that TN nave 5 less Iasn m
fectve more anxious think because
have been urging regulation for some twenty years
while II is a new subject 10 him
&c s5otber Confession that he is not prepared to
meet the issues, for ownership is not only not @ a
question but will not be an issue lot me next
four vears for the Democratic part rIn Unlike bst the
believes
riebt m mass Judgment upon proposition before
r. becomes matter of legislation and, II the peo-
nle have never declared In favor OF government
ppr,nership a Democratic admin istration would not
consider itself at liberty to make that suh1ect an
I have been opposing the trusts ever since have
her-, IN nuhiiC life ard I sorTv that, while ne
has accepted the Democratic position on several
,Testions he still refuses TO accept our party
position this subject
Nr Tart does not stand for a single reform that
49, not bAen advocated by Democrats before he
took mn the reforms. 10 make II more personal
~ IA not advocated a reform that / have not ad-
leoa+sd earlier and il IS hardly fair for him 70
ssv that he can enforce my reforms better than
can n he Is going to make his fight on the ground
~ he is a reforner. he will have 70 confess that
~ ts an imitatnr but. as he will make his hight as
The representative Of those interests whicn are re-
tIe tIei.{bia for the evils which, according TO Mr..
aFt have crept into the government l will not
al. btrn Of borrowing his policies from us, and
aoeI I'm rronise not follow In his footsteps
Mr. BRYAN also discussed al length the several
,as of the campaign, more particularly the labor
nIanks Of the Denver platform and reiterated MS
,,av,s on those subieets-