The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-22
BRYAN MAKES
WELKIN RING
IN NEW YORK
PunctureS the PretenSionS OF
President Roosevelt and
Judge Taft.
ANSWERS QUESTIONS PUT
BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
CROWD GREATLY AMUSED BY
REFERENCE TO OCCURRENCE
DURING ABSENCE OF TAFT.

Medina n. Y, Sept. 21.-Renewing
his campaign in New York state ter
ritcry today, William ]. Bryan de-
nounced the record of the Republican
party. accused President Roosevelt of
purloining Democratic ideas and owing
his popularity TO them, charged Mr..
Taft with being unable to effect any
reforms, and declared that Demo-
cratic victory would do more to CO.
cree Republicans in congress than any
persuasion that Mr.. Taft could bring
TO bear, If Republican victory was
achieved on that party's record.
Having Travelled all night from AL
bany. a short stop was made in Roch-
ester between trains Proceeding on
10 Buffalo. addresses were made at
Brockport. Holley, Albion and at this
place, where Mr.. Bryan spoke from
platform in the school campus. 1t be-
came evident from the outset that
President Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft were
TO be made the objects of Mr.. Bryan's
attack.
Roosevelt Criticised.
At Honey the president was criti-
cised for not enforcing the antitrust
law against many of the trusts. This
is their record. and they cannot escape
from it," Mr.. Bryan said.
At Albion the Democratic candidate
made reference to. Mr.. Taft's lengthy
absence from Washington while he
was a member Of the Roosevelt cabinet
and in connection he spoke of the panic
OF past fall. According to their own
theory, he maintained the Republicans
could not escape the responsibility for
the panic. because it must be charged
10 the president in power.
Not only did that panic come under
the Republican president who picked
out the Republican candidate now rum
ming. but that Republican candidate
was in his cabinet at the time and was
associated with the president all the
time when he was away from Wash
ington.'
Sally Amused Audience.
Amid laughter MIR. Bryan said the
only way the Republicans would be able
10 get that panic off Mr.. Taft's shoulders
would be 10 argue that the president
allowed IL 10 come when Mr.. TAFT was
not there: that II Mr.. Taft had been
there he could have prevented it
Mr.. Bryan also spoke of the old
Republican slogan of the full dinner
pail" but said that was no longer their
slogan or emblem.
Their new slogan is he said, 1t
might have been worse"
The speech here was along similar
lines, with some additional remarks in
which he answered several questions
put to him by the Chicago Tribune.
Answer to Chicago Paper.
The first question asked by the
Tribune was:
IF a Republican senate would not
submit to Mr. Taft's kindly sugges-
tions concerning labor legislation, how
can YOU promise. or even intimate, that
YOUR election would result in procUr-
ing the same senate to do whatever
YOU say they would not do for Mr..
Taft"
Mr.. Bryan replied:
''If I am elected, IL is probable that
the house of representatives VIII be
Democratic. | can recommend legis-
lation in accordance with my-platform,
and the Democrats of the house. being
pledged TO the same platform. viii ap-
prove of the measure. II VIII then be
up TO the senate. and l will not assume
that all of the Republican senators
vil, he willing 10 disregard a deliberate
expression upon the part of the Amer
lean people.
"Shali the People Ruler"
Shall the people rule?' is declared
by our platform to be the overshadow-
in. issue in this campaign. Is the
Tribune prepared to say Republican
senate will, as a matter of course. dis
regard the decision of the voters as ex-
pressed in the election of president
and house of representatives? II Mr..
Taft is elected. a Republican house
will probably be elected also. This
would mean a rejection of the labor
planks, and Mr.. Taft, even If he were
better disposed toward labor legisla-
ton than he is. could hardly expect
either the house or senate TO endorse
measures rejected nj the polls"
Senate Must Yield.
Question 2: How do you expect TO
secure any OF the legislation you are
promising the people unless you have
the hearty support of a Republican
senate and a Republican congress and
AZ the same time base your claim 10
the votes OF the people upon the as
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