The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-07
BRYAN BEGINS CAMPAIGN TOUR Te Weeks of Speech
 making. HIS COURSE IS HANDICAPPED Pleased at Taft's Decision to Take
 Stump. The Nebraskan says 1t is DifticuIt to Keep Democratic Patents from
 Being Infrlnsed on by Republicans.

Fairyiew, Lincoln. Neb., Sept. G. William J. Bryan left here at o'clock today 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 in- to South Dakota. before returning home.
 Perhaps no recent news afforded the Democratic candidate for Presi- dent so much interest as the announce ment that MT. Taft proposed making a campaign tour. Mir. Bryan regarded his opponents decision as distinct yindication of his course in the pres ent us we'll as in his two previous campaigns. when he tracked over the country and delivered political speeches. When asked If he had any comment to make on the subject. MT. Bryan said:
 Well. am getting a great deal of consolation out of the way the Presi- dent and Mir. Taft have been doing. used to be called hard names because I advocated an income tax, and now the income tax has been endorsed by the President and Mir. Taft. l. used to be bitterly denounced because favored railroad regulation. Now the President and Mir. Taft have
 
 and I am no longer considered dan- gerous. l used to get q good deal of criticism because I favored tarin re- form, but now tariff reform has be- come so urgent that Mfr. Taft is will ing to have a special session called Immediately after inauguration to act on the subject. It used to be that when talked about independence for the Philippines. was told that tho txa. "a 1t once went up. Now, we have q Re- publican candidate for President who believes that the Philippines must -ul- timateiy have independancp-
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 "But l have reason to rejoice over the fact that some of the things haave done are now viewed In mere favorable light When secured some phonographic records in order that I might discuss political discussions be- fore more people, the Republican pa pers ridicuIed me and called 1t undig- nified, but MT. Taft has lifted the pho nograph to an eminence by talking into it himself.
 And now, my greatest sin is to be made a virtue by imitation. Surely initiation is the sincerest form of flat terry Whom I went out campaigning in 1896 and 1900, they said it was QeInaHOSlc 10 run dEOuH0 over the country hunting for votes Now. 1t is eminently proper since Mir. Taft is go- ing to do 1t. and I hope the Republi- can papers will make due apologies. They said in 1896 and 1900 that I was scared when made speeches from the rear end of d train. and l was, and the results showed. that 1 had reason to be. I have been wondering where this explanation would be given when MT Taft starts out and whether the result will. be the same with him that it was with me.
 "It is hard for us to keep out patents from being infringed on this year. l am afraid they will try to- raise a campaign fund by popular contrib u- tions next
 Mir. Bryan is due in Chicago in the morning at $40 o'clock. and he will proceed at once to the Auditorium An mex. where the Democratic headquar- ters are located. and there confer with Chairman Mack and the others of his political managers.