The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-02
BUSINESS STOPS.
Biggest Crowd That Ever As.
sembled at AtchisOn
Turns Out to Hear and Cheer
w. j. Bryan.
HE PITIES JUDGE TAFT
Says Republican Candidate Is
HE PITIES JUDGE TAFT
Says Republican Candidate Is
Trying to Escape
The Odium Cast on Him by
Rockefeller's Support.

Atchison, Kan, Nov. Before a
crowd said to be the largest ever as
sembled in this city. William ]. Bryan
continued his denunciation of the Re-
publican leaders action in denying the
support of the trust magnates and in
refusing to allow the public to inspect
its books. Business was suspended
and the large open space in front of
the depot was completely filled with
an enthusiastic, shouting audience.
Every utterance of the candidate was
cheered and applauded and his re-
marks relative to the connection of the
standard Oil company and the Repub
lican leaders called forth appreciation.
Here again he repeated that Mr.. Taft
was to be pitied, in his. vain efforts to
dodge the support of Mr.. Rockefeller
and claim the support of the labor
leaders. He brought out the letter
published, in a New York paper from
the, Standard Oil people in New York
city instructing their employees to
march in the parade last Saturday and
also told of Mr.. GomperS claiming the
| support of Mr.. Mitchell and other la
| Dor leaders which he had not. He
isaid:
PITY the sorrows of a Republican
| candidate. Mr.. Rockefeller comes out
for him andn he denies that Rockefeller
lis, supporting him, but Rockefeller's
Ibrother-in-law has given out an inter-
view, saying that Mr.. Rockefeller has
been for Mr.. Taft all the time. The
| press dispatches say that early in July,
Mr.. Archbold, the ready letter writer
/ of the Standard Oil company, called
on President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay
1 and the New York World this morn
ing published a facsimile letter mark
ed 'confidentiaP issued by the Standard
Oil company in New York urging it's
| employees to march in the Republican
socalfed prosperity parade
4 ''While Mr.. Taft is trying to deny
the support of Mr.. Rockefeller on the
one hand, he is trying to claim the
| support of Mr.. Mitchell, Mr.. Duncan,
| Mr. Morrison and other labor lead
ers And now Mr.. Gompers makes a
speech in New York last night, in
| which he reads kilograms from each
of these men denying that he is sup
| porting Mr.. Taft and declaring that
he is in sympathy with Mr.. Gompers
in the support of the Democratic
, | ticket.
What a spectacle at the close OF
, the campaign. The Republican candi-
date attempting to escape the odium
that this trust connections have
; brought upon him and at the same
: time advertising the support from Ia
, Dor leaders that he is not receiving
Surely the old ship is leaking fast;
| surely the Republican party is in des-
: peration. and this the last day of the
campaign"
Something Doing at Washington.
; Leayenworth, Kan, Nov. 2.-The
! beginning of the last days tour of w
J. Bryan was marked by the candf-
| date pouring hot shot into the Re-
t publican ranks in the cities in the
. | northeastern counties of Kansas. The
2 first speech was delivered at Kansas
: | City, Kan, where he attacked the
= trusts and the attitude of the Re-
publicans in regard to the support OF
: Mr.. Rockefeller. He said that the
: government deposits enough money in
? the National City bank owned by
Standard Oil interests and allowed the
Standard Oil company to make
+ enough money out of the deposits to
more than finance a national cam
paign. He also quoted Elihu Root to
ii show that if the Democrats carried
; the house and the presidency, it would
be possible to bring the senate to e
$ realization of the will of the people
: and secure remedial legislation.
There was a large and enthusiastic
, meeting of laboring men at Kansa:
, City and Mr. Bryan's every remark
9 was applauded to the echo. Mr.
= Bryan attacked the Republican
a paign contributions not being pub
q lished and again charged that part!
a with receiving the support of the trus
magnates. He said:
These trust magnates, recognizing
I that they are in danger of being over
4 whelmed, have been coming out from
under cover and giving the strength
q of their names and influence to tht
: Republican party to bring influence t.
bear upon their employees. Mr.. Rock
. efeller came out and we all know tina
= he is on their side.
u "And why? Didn't this administra
), tion give the Standard Oil company
, monopoly of pipe line across th
= isthmus of Panama, in spite of tn
y protest of Mr.. Shonts. Doesn't thi
Z administration deposit enough none,
= without interest in the Rockefeller
= National city bank so that when tn
y interest is collected on that money
g will amount to a sum which woul'
- more than finance national cam
:, paign? That bank has made enougl
!. - money loaning what the government
" has deposited with it without interes
: to make a sum larger than that of tn
a entire campaign fund.
- At Leavenworth Mr.. Bryan wa
. taken from the train and addressed
- monster meeting in the park. Her
ie again he referred to the Rockefelle
le incident and said that Mr.. Taft wa
'e having trouble denying the support c
Rockefeller which he had and h
le quoted from kilograms from labo
rs leaders, denying Mr.. Taft's. statemer
, that these labor leaders were support
le ing him.
Is s'When Mr.. Rockefeller viii com
lie out from under cover and give tn
in odium of his name to the Republica
ID party it means that Providence
IF working for Democracy: ne & said
Rockefeller, what did you do it for
The president says in substance:
n s.Mr. Rockefeller. we did not inter
~ 70 publish you until after the electio
ny And Mr. Taft says: Why Mr.. Rock
:" feller, why didn't you wait until aft
dark before you came and took n
eel arm. Don't you know it won't do f