The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
BRYAN APPEALS TO
 SENSE IF JUSTICE
Final Word Is Issued to the
 People Before Election
ISSUES STAND OUT CLEAR
Democratic Pary Attempts to lnau- gurate an Era of Honesty In Poli- tics and to Institute Re-
 forms In Government.

Winchester, Ind, October 31.-Willam J.. Bryan. democratic candidate for Presi- dent in winding up his tour of the east today, made public the following appeal to the public:
 "As the campaign draws to a close cer- tain issues stand out clearly. The dem ocratic party attempts to inaugurate an era of honesty in politics by compelling the publication of campaign contributions before the election. It seeks to bring the government nearer to the people by se- curing the election of United States sen ators by dirct vote. It seeks to restore competition through legislation which will make a private monopoly impossible. It seeks to reconcile labor and capital by legislation which will bring employer and employe in friendly cooperation and to this end 1t proposes the creation of de- partment of labor, with a secretary of labor in the cabinet; an amendment to the antitrust law which will exclude the labor organization from the operation of that law; the limitation of the writ of injunc- tion so that it will not be issued in labor dispute unless conditions are such as would justify an injunction, even if there were no labor dispute, and trial by jury in cases of indirect contempt 1t seeks to secure legislation which will create a guarantee fund sufficient to in- sure all depositors against loss. It seeks to secure a reduction of the tariff by gradual steps until the tariff laws will no longer be made in the interest of the few and at the expense of the rest of the people.
 "The democratic party, in other words, seeks to secure honesty in government through honest politics and popular gov ernment through direct elections. It de- sires to secure peace in industry, compe- titon in trade, security to depos1tors and justice to taxpayers.
 "The democratic party appeals to the awakened knowledge of the nation and the sense of justice in the human heart, and to the growing desire for brother hood
 with a democratic victory for the na- tional ticket with democratic Congress, and with the moral force of popular verdict, believe we can compel the Sem ate to yield to the expressed will of the people and permit the passage of the more urgent of the reforms.
 "The democratic party offers the only
 
 1t does not go as far as some reformers would like to go a democratic victory will secure as much of reform as is now attainabe-in fact the only reform l that is within reach. We have right to expect, therefore, the cooperation of those who favor the reforms set forth in our platform.
 "The attempt to terrorize the American voter by the threat of a panic will .sg,1, in 4S years the panic of 1873. the panic of 1896 and the panic of 1907 and two of these panics came under high tar if and each of them came under re- publican presidents. MT. Taft says that panic will come if l am elected Let him give bond that this panic will go if he is elected. When he says that a democratic victory will bring a panic he expresses an opinion. When l say that a disastrous panic came last fall without waiting for a democratic victory l state a fact that cannot be disputed. Our platform presents a plan for the restoration of prosperity upon perma- nent basis-a prosperity in which all will share. The republican party has TO plan that contemplates either the pres ent relief or continued welfare of the people.
 1.-The republican candidate has the pres l tige that comes from the fact that his 1 party Is in power He has the aid of an army of officeholders; he has tie support of all the monopolies and law defying trusts; he has a large campaign fund, the source of which his commit tee refuses to disclose and most of the leading newspapers are allied with him and the interests which he represents l insist that it is not fair for the Presi- dent to use his office-an office that be- longs to all the people-as if it were @ party asset or a personal asset and enter actively into the campaign. It offends the sense of justice and ought to arouse a protest from those who beeve that in the selection of the chief exec utiye the people should be absolutely free to choose whom they please. CIVILIAN JENNINGS BRYAN"