The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-22
he SLEEPS LITTLE
Bryan Retires at 2 and Is Up at
Daylight.
Begins Whirlwind Campaign in
West Virginia.
TALKS OF THE PANIC.
Asks Why Taft Didn't Protect
People From That.
Republicans Want to Talk
About Something Else.

Ravenswood, w. Va. Oct. 22.-Al-
though he did not retire until 2
o'clock this morning, a half hour af
ter making his last speech, w. ].
Bryan was up at sunrise and a short
| time afterward was speaking to a
good sized crowd here. AS most of
his auditors were farmers the Demo-
cratic candidate proceeded to pune
| ture the Republican contention which
| he said was that the farmer owed his
prosperity to the Republican party.
II can prove to YOU" he said
that the Republican party has moth
| ing to do with fertility of soil or sun
shine or rain for If 1t did then there
would be q trust on sunshine and a
meter on the sun. The fact that
| these things are not monopolies is
conclusive that the Republican lead
ers exercise no control over them" He
denied that the Republican party was
responsible for the prices of agricul-
| tural products. There was not sin
gle thing he said that the Republican
party had done that meant good for
| the farmers, for the farmer had been
| the real victim of every abuse that
had grown up under Republic mis-
rule. He declared that the Re-
| fnanciers of wall street, instead of
| listening to the plea Of the farmers
| for security in their deposits, He
| respect to guaranteeing deposits was
| that the insecurity of the deposit is
the security of the banking system.
Now Making Excuses.
Mason City, w. Va, Oct. 22.-Wil-
liam j. Bryan got warm welcome
here today. The representation from
| this city was augmented by number
| of the inhabitants of Pomeroy, O., on
| the opposite side of the river. He
gave hurried explanation of the diff
| ferences in the platform of the two
dominant parties and asserted that
tremes, was now making excuses.
There was not, he said, "a single
policy of the Republicans that prom
| ised good for those who toll, while
the Democratic party could draw to
| its ranks, those of all classes and all
ages" tvs
On the subject of panics he likened
| the position of the Republican party
| regarding the panic of last fall to
that of the boy who was being led by
woodshed. He wants to talk about
something elses JFHeI charged that
the Republicans DC not want to talk
about their panic.
solcitous about your future, why has
not he been3 as concerned in the
past? If he is so anxious to protect
you from business depression in the
future, then why didn't he protect
you from the business depression
that came upon you last fall, like a
thief in the night?"
The Republicans he said, have no
plan for restoration of prosperity
Talks Largely: to Farmers.
Huntington, w. Va. Oct. "a
Again striking the trail of his Repub-
Z TQrxro
conducting his campaign in West
Virginia. Slightly worn today from
his strenuous yesterday. but with
voice. remarkable for its clearness.
the candidate is advancing every
argument calculated to undo any
work that the visitzof Mr.. Taft to the
state may have accomplished. His
earlier addresses are being made TO
the farmers and he is telling them
that the Republicans, driven to ex-
tremes are resorting 20 excuses and
with no policy behind them that
promises good for those who toll. He
is contradicting at every turn the
charge that his election would mean
business depression and calling atten-
ton to what he said was Mr.. Tafts
solicitude for the people in this re-
gard.
At Glenwood Mr.. Bryan told the
people that Prince. Bismarck used TO
advise the German farmer to be-
ware of the drones of society, who
made the laws. He said there were
a lot of farmers who had the legisla-
tive pillow and they turned over very
fruitful crop.
$50 long, however" he said, "as
the real farmer pays more attention
to his moldboard than he pays to the
legislative pillow he does not have
much chance of meeting these law
makers at the summer resorts.
He closed by advising his auditors
to pay more attention to the election
of the Democratic ticket, z
legislature which would send Demp-
cratic senator to Washington and alio |
the election of Democratic members
of congress. The visit of Mr.. Bryhn
to this city was made the occasion of
a great demonstration.
!. Dnor-Trr IN NEW WORK.