The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
GREAT THEATRE PACKED TO HEAR
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now declare to them that their clearing rouse certificates can less successfully s.ahd lhat test. Tn en, they claimed that .ne shEer dollar was on the very bot tom Now they have moved m inc silver dollar to make room for cs sb lers checks and clearing house cer- tincates.p MT. Bryan declared that the argument was refuted that during re publican administrations. with the ex- istence of high tariff, no panic could come. Here we have" said he "a panic in the midst of prosperity"
 Attack on the Tariff.
 MT. Bryan attacked the tariff. Tn this connection he jocularly referred to cartoon. There are two birds" said he, "one Roosevelt, I, the other. | have but one remaining feather. Roose- welt having plucked all my others. That feather is labelled tariff reform. and Roosevelt is bending over to pluck that one, too.
 '"rhe cartoon does me an injustice. I have more than~one remaining feath- CT, and have oth CTS growing. I am perfectly willing that Roosevelt use them for the good of the country how ever"
 Mr. Bryan affirmed that whatever re- form had occurred in railroad legisla- tion was due to democratic states. He quoted Senator Foraker to the effect that the administra tion's action against rebates was taken under the Elkins bill, adopted years ago. He gave Sen ator Culberson, a democrat credit for starting the agitation against passes.
 He praised Governors Conner, Smith and Glenn. who were attempting to regulate the railroads and establish the supremacy of the state. He stated that the democrats of the north were earnestly in favor of a states right 10 govern itself.
 T fully agree with Governor Conner that we need legislation to prevent the injunction of a state, to prevent the suspension of a states statutes.
 Let not these little federal judges hink themselves greater than the peo- ple."
 At this there was tremendous ap- plause, practically demonstration. After the tumult had subsided, he ex- plained that he used the adjective lit tle' as a relative term, as little man compared to great man, little animal compared to great animal. He argued that when the judges were appointed on the recommendation of one or two men, it was not reasonable to suppose him greater than state statute, passed bS tue cnliiS pcoplC.
 Attack on Imperialism.
 He attacked imperialism in it's every form and referred to the Filipinos as having the right to shape their own destinies, and the islands as being only another source of danger. He referred to the monetary stringency, and ad- vocated certain reforms that would make a persons deposits secure. He of Ia bO which demands of the banks a certain percentage of their deposits, He told of his fruitless efforts to get meas ure through Congress to protect indi- vidual deposits, and of his equally as fruitess efforts to get such meas ure through the legislature of Ne braska.
 MT. Bryan injected into his argument the most penetrating humor, and illus trated his points with clever anec- dotes.
 He referred to a letter that he had received asking how much money could a man have and still be democrat. He replied that as long as a man owned his money, he could have any amount but as soon the money owned the man, he had better jump into the ranks of the opposition. He re- ferred to a public statement that 1t was just as easy for a camel to go through the eye of needle as it was for rich man to remain in democracy.
 Great Crowd Hears Speech.
 As the curtain rolled up at the Bijou yesterday morning the mass of humanity covering every available inch of seat ing and standing room from the deepest part of the stage to the highest part Of the gallery, burst into tremendous ap- plause which lasted for several minutes. When quiet again prevailed Rufus N. Rhodes in a few words introduced Jud- son Harmon, saying: 'T know of no man who could have more dignity, greater strength and higher Aspirations, for sec ond man on the ticket than Judson liar mon."
 Mir. Harmon stated that he had come to Birmingham on an invitation to ad- dress the Board of Trade banquet, and that as his voice would not last long he thought it only proper to follow out the regular programme; that the people really wanted to hear Bryan and that it would be more graceful for him to sit down and let the man talk whom the people wanted He then took his sect after the following words:
 From what saw yesterday in Nash vile and have seen here today, 1 don't think there is much need of the preaching or Q6nOcTaCy, Dul up III OhiO ttS'S ID need of talking, and we are going to do it. The split between the republicans there is getting bitter and we are very apt to win"
 Rufus N Rhodes grew eloquent and in glowing words praised democracy and Bryan in introducing Governor Conner as the man to present Bryan, saying in part:
 .'Upon the threshhold of the national hox a noblpd t0 do honor to the boldest and bravest champ ion of democratic principles of any man in the world Upon his merits pure and simple, without the manipulation of cam paign funds, by the spontaneous call Of his reunited party William Jennings Bryan is accorded and worthily wears the leadership of the democratic hosts.
 Introduces Governor Conner.
 .sThe welcome given by Alabama demo- crats to MT. Bryan, assuredly the dem ocratic nominee, and if our prayers are fulfilled, the next president of the United States should be voiced by Alabama great democratic governor. He, too, is a man of the people. He keeps constant vigil of their welfare, and his Andrew Jackson backbone will never crumble be- fore a foe to Alabama. There could be no more fit man to present you, William Jennings Bryan, the great commoner, than Braxton Bragg Conner"
 Governor Conner in opening said: Tt does me proud to stand with man who stands with the people," He then dwelt upon the position of the farmer, and went into the question of lon what does the farmer rest?'
 The importance of the farmers posi- tion how the whole world depended up- on him, and how the American farmer represented seven billion dollars of the