The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-16
HANDS SPEAKER CANNON
 BUNCH OF HOT LANGUAGE ]:
Says He Is Backed By Every Preua- tory Corporation In This Country. Panic Will Be In the Taft
 Family.

PlattSmouth, Neb., october 1o---NlllAin J. Bryan closed his three days speaking tour of his home state with a large meet ing in this city tonight, feeling that Me- braska can be safely counted in the dem- ocratic column and by larger majority than he received in 1896. It has been notable day, both in point of the number of speeches made, the size of the crowds addressed and the vigorous manner in which he spoke to his audiences. A large portion of the day was spent in his old congressional district, and the enthusiasm which had prevailed In his tour of the state was intensified by the fact that these people gave him his first political distinc- ton and have followed him with increas- ing confidence as he fought his way up the ladder. Today they showed their af- lection for him by demonstrations at every station and by crowds declared to be such as the towns and cities had never seen before.
 My trip throughout the state was not planned because there was any doubt about Nebraska he said tonight. Tt was because these Nebraska democrats have been so loyal to me that I was not willing to let the campaign pass without visiting them. The trip, however, has led us to raise our estimate of the size of the majority Nebraska will give. We have counted on majority as large as that given me in 1S96 but I am satisfied from what l have seen, and from the reports l have received, that our majority will be considerably more than it was at that time. In no campaign in this state have l encountered such large and enthusiastic crowds, and the reports received from every precinct and every county show defections in the republican ranks and consequent additions to our vote. Our majority in 1896 was in the neighborhood of 13OO0, and there is no comparison be- tween the outlook three weeks before the election at that time and at the pres ent'
 Speaking Begins Early.
 Speaking began early this morning and continued throughout the day More than 20 stops were made, and at each place MT. Bryan talked longer than he had been scheduled for know that l should leave here now.' he said at Tuscumbia, but these people have been so good to me In the past 1 must extend the time and remain with them little longer
 His address were more aggressive than they have been during the week. At Tecumseh he was vehement in his de- nunciation among other things saying of MT. Cannon:
 Tt used to be said of a noted criminal lawyer that a burglar never entered a house to commit burglary without first making inquiry as to the health of this lawyer, and no man in Congress who plans a raid against the administration people does so without first getting a promise of recognition from MT. Cannon, speaker of the House of Representatives. He is backed by every predatory corpor- ation in this country"
 At that place he also denied that MT. Roosevelt was the father of the principles which the reformers advocated. Name a policy of President Roosevelts that you want continued, he said, and I will point to policy that I advocated before Pres ident Roosevelt ever advocated it. Why don't you say that you want a repub- lican to continue Bryan policies and not Roosevelt policies?
 Republicans Threaten Panic.
 In discussing the panic he said that re- publicans are threatening a panic in case of his election.
 "There will be panic in one family" he said, land that will be the Taft family, for MT Taft's federal salary will be with drawn for the first time in more than 20 years"
 At Nebraska City he compared his meeting with that of eight years ago. and left with the chairman of the meeting 8 to be presented to the campaign fund of the republican committee if they would consent to carry the same banners in their parade that they carried at that time Then he predicted that the starch trust, which was being prosecuted under the state statute. would be likely to close the factory at that place, and it was inti- mated that physical violence would be done him if he spoke in that city.
 q told them that would denounce the trust even in the shadow of the starch factory he said. Where are the repub- licans who mockingly wrote to me after the election and declared that the shadow of the starch factory extended across the state? How far does the shadow reach now? The factory is closed down. the machinery has been removed, and the bl,ilding is in the hands of a wrecking Grew"
 After his meeting in Plattsmouth to- night, MT. Bryan took a train for Denver, where he speaks tomorrow. While Phys ically tired, he was jubilant over the cut look in his own state.
 Bryan Makes Offer.
 Nebraska City. Neb., October 15.--"I will give s5 to the republican campaign committed of this city if the republicans will carry in their parade this year the banners which they boastingly carried eight years ago."
 William J. Bryan tonight made this offer during the course of his speeches In this city, in which he called attention to the great difference between his re- ception now and that accorded him eight years ago. Then he received intimations of personal violence in case he should speak against the trusts. the local starch factory having been taken over by the trusts against which legal proceedings were pending. Then he warned the cit izens of this city that they had no as- surance of retaining the industry. Since
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