Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-17
SAYS PRESIDENTS PRAISE OF
JUDGE is "ENDoRsEMENT OF
BANKRUPT AGAINST WHOM
YOU CANNOT COLLECT"
MAKES FOURTEEN
TALKS DURING TRIP
IN FLYING TRIP FROM JERSEY
TO ROCHESTER DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE MAKES MANY
SPEECHES FROM PLATFORM.

SPEECHES FROM PLATFORM. |
Kingston, N. Y, Sept. 16.-Bryan in
an address here before a great crowd |
warned his hearers not to allow the
Republican leaders to scare them
away from the support of the Demo
cratic ticket by threats of panic.
He referred to Taft as "Mr. Roose-
velt't appointee" and said the presi-
dents endorsement of Taft lis the
endorsement of a political bankrupt
against whom you cannot collect even
If you tried"
Says Trend is to Democracy.
Bryan expressed qualification that
the east and west were the year unit
ed and hamroniously fighting in the
defense of the Democratic platform.
| He closed by telling his audience that
everywhere in the United States the
trend was in favor Of the Democratic
party and that in not state in the
union was the Republican party gain
ing in either strength or votes. There
was but one explanation, he said and
| that was that the Republican party
had been weighed in the balance and
found wanting. so
Down for Fourteen Talks.
New York, Sept. 16.-Bryan left
Weehawken, N. Y, at o'clock this
morning In his special car attached to
,i, Gov, ID a-tn
He is scheduled to reach the latter
city at 6'oclock this evening. En-
route he will make many brief stops
and will have an exceedingly busy
day. the itinerary providing for four
teen speeches.
Speech at Newburgh.
Newburgh, N. Y, Sept. 16. = The
special car bearing Bryan to Roches-
ter stopped at Newburgh for five
minutes while Bryan addressed a
crowd of about 1 500 people and many
tried to shake hands with him. He
received hearty greeting. He de-
, voted his remarks to a comparison OF
the platforms of the Democrats and
Republicans.
Bryan in New Jersey.
Trenton, N. j., Sept. 16. - William
]. Bryan touched Pennsylvania and
5 passed through New Jersey yesterday
r afternoon, reaching Jersey City las
r night He was greeted at various
f points by large and enthusiastic aud
) iences At Philadelphia, at Washing
ton Park, NJ j., at Burlington. n ].
|, loof tojot ha
ceived in fiattering fashion. At Wash
4 ington Park it is estimated 10000
people heard him.
: Bryan's Appeal.
! "My nomination for a third time
. after two defeats and with no presi
Z dent to help me with his patronage
9 has been due to one thing alone, an
u that is the growth of the ideas TO
/ which I stand and the conviction
S among the people that I am on thei
/ side"
y In these. words w. J. Bryan ad
/ dressed the multitude Of people VIII
: GREETED him at Washington Parl
Mr.. Bryan declared that the perio
Y had been reached in the history {
l. the Democratic party when the eas
o and the west, the north and the soutl
s can unite upon platform" He wal
e he said, as ready to defend the pla
h form in New Jersey as he was in N
braska "for," he said, Il believe ths
e. the measures which are outlined
IS the platform are just as good for th
masses east Of the Alleghanies g
they are for the. masses west of the A
leghanies."
u Mr.. Bryan compared the differenc
between the conditions in 1896 an
ty the present time.
ir "When I spoke In the east in 1896
IN he said, 81 recognized that there wei
~ ! people who feared that my electic
no would be injurious to the country ar
"A they communicated that fear to tho'
er who worked for them. Today there
c. no such fear In 1895 there were pc
al. ple so alarmed at what they thougI
at was a menace in my candidacy tn
ro when the election was over, hone
We :, and religious men knelt down al
nd thanked God that the country hi
IN. ben saved"
5s, He declared that no such feelh
ps, could be found today.
II "There are," he said, "no peor
I I now who are fearful of danger in ca
lof my election"