New-York tribune., 1908-10-30
QUESTION OF LEADERS
CORTELTOU. ON ISSUES.
Secretary Attacks Mr.. Brydns Eco
Horic Record at Murray Hill.

Secretary Attacks Mr. Bryan's Eco
7omic Record at Murray Hill.
70 iEn which o. the candidates. William H
Taft William Jennings Bryan. is best fitted to
carry the work Of the government declared
George r. CorteIyou. Secretary Of the Treasury.
8 the Murray Hll LyceuH last night Secretary
Co-telyou. who the principal speaker Of the
meeting held under the auspices Of the East Side
Republican Club. arrived the Byceum about
o'clock and for rhree-ouarters of hour discussed
the records and principles o. the two candidates.
particularly attacking Nj. Bryan's economic doc
--fnes
Speaking Of NJ TAFT he said: Few men in our
history have had such opportunity TO do things
snd fewer stin have done what was intrusted TO
them well he
4 addition 70 Mr.. Co-TeIycu the speakers we're
Seth Low Congressman !. Francis Burke Of Penn
syIvarta. and Ellvood Hendricks. candidate for
Senator. Whenever during the evening the name
C President Roosevelt or Governor Hughes was
Mentioned there vas loud and prolonged applause
MR- CORTEJYoU's SPEECH
sec-ctary Correlyou. after declaring this
urgsusl campaign. IN that the personal Integrity
O. neither candidate fl question, said:
TIE one ove-shadowing issue at this time is
which Of two candidates standing as each does
peoiallv That bavfrE 20 DO with me regulation OF
E7ea5 corporate enterprises, which Nin be builder
On sure foundations; which constructive force;
ths1 All make his administration success,
whether i 5e in dealing with la6oT %r capllaI' %
with white man or black man. WIKI ricn OF poor
S1a - s si9Sey p not of na8ate ' whose e has
beeL given 10 solving great problems and 70 large
forcefu7y ara successfully with the manifold ques
Tons q g9ve-nrnent than one 'ho honeye5 lofty
gwen 10 evidence Of either capacity or training
>or such work
The speaker then briefly reviewed the records Of
TIE tEo men. Daring his four years in Congress
NJ Bryan. he said antagonzed the system which
hss been the controlling policy Of the government
from almost the begnning. OF discriminating duties
= favor % American productions Taking uP
NJ B-vsns free silver record. Nj Corteiyou Re
called the prophecy Of the candidate in speech IN
1885. when he sad. -. the other hand. Te
ADOPT gold. must draw 1t from Europe. and
thus lessen their money and reduce the p-1ce O.
OF exports il foreign markets" OF this the Sec
rerzry said:
- vs6e s % Of 6r sxPorts was vas 81 5ls4 II the
ia s@T . sSo5s sst N T9 spors 1ae ssd soo FroRn to
- zs2 os2. and in the fiscal year Just closed they
cached the enormous total O S-ase'lptt
THE PARTT RECORDS,
When ve pass from the records Of the candidates
= ne reco-as Q. ne 1IaZe., I- On he one
SIDE and the same poverty of results on me ONE
l-E virh TIE important measures passed curing
re present sdralnlstratioa PTSc.loS.lg 5 tls
- ny national statute books Jhal "a hsS sc . 20 -
gocv and promoted ti.o ProsPeEity SI ms COUNT ]
q the RepUbliczn party. =, 49,.
what vcu want i good gover-rnent and 6y '1at @
partially administered that justice may prevail.
.6s5 nalo9a- S 5ist3ncion= 1 SO ab6orrent TO
srrs Of officials that the people may exercise IN
-rsneIle6 their right of suffrage
Esere--ire 70 pas: campaigns and slogans adopted
f,v NJ Bran notably The enen7v's country and
.cass distinction Nj. Core'you said OF the pres
And nov ~e have in ths campaign re SANE s-. in
sr-erE-h 5rd staJi.ty Of our insttqtions in A Air
5-sEs sTeg.s vs Ea1 E5ew 10 rule t he peoples in
us aatr land of Ours-
Taxing up the question o. credit he said.
zzouid the public credit ne resolutey naintained
= Nj Bran were President and crisis shona
hat would depend upon Two thinss-ths dispQ9- o
se9 tG e. & 24f ne Gn = en e fi 5l4 The avs are
So r. g. - s@4-n5 7,I- tI7ev are discretion
80 tn gid standard iaT- FOR instance di-
- - Ser-afz-z- rf The Treasury purchase
Eo6 v-,r isv-f-I money and TO issue bonds but but
r-.~hod Rhen The occasion arises for using Lles7
= iE doubtful whether lle could ne compelled 70
- : c,-5~+ ana - course conlpuIsion OF that
80 would not inspire any confidence IN his sincer5
- ZOO r-oviies specifically for issuing bonds.
eesSa- - s5si "a pa sars2 je s2l9 ate- the Esssage
= - sv re- fi-rned Jhe demand for fhe free and
-.-l=Tef-e6 coinage OF silver at l6 70 ]. without
vzf-nE fo- ne aid or consent OF any other nation
a-G denounced The new ls-v- 49,,
f-sz AZ Bran altered his views since that uu7e2
r rhouId be very glad TO hear that ne Isa ooIs =
- "a a. 10 enforce fully the gold standard
&c &c - -. 9rr Vet heard Of any such declara-
= his rz-r I do not know who HlLgIl- L- --le
s---ers--- Of tr-e Treasury appointed by Nj p
= = were elected but i would o5gloLiSE nor D "
-7-s curious thing i that T6en certain ItSol--
lions were r-e0ared 10 be presented q Lle
convention last July. indorsinE tne record OF MI 2ll,
S-sre.an6 in maintaining th@ public creal' ssGn
serlogs objection vas made ~ ne @ lrellC ..-3l-5 -
= Ls,,a zIrezdv said. rrucn depends upon the
---Lr- -c1i-,- y would have been very easy WitIn
80 - fev- months 10 have peritteS the Treasury
- drift into serious situatlon slL-llE oE re
ls-zI z-,oIJ1r of ha1knotes issued TO tide over
er-af-g back iuco he treasury IoI - -
rzre z-HE~r Il one time a0cuTlUaf@o nor iI-eL.
81 10 or n the Treasury casl. La- go ~
80 ,,rIz rzx 70 present them promptly 10 the
--rEs <o- gold or United State notes ne cisI--al
<~--e -e--ls-lz- employed OF mis- Verh lIo -
- - T--TssIsf pressure and the head OF ne
Department compelled = IN - g7a+e
.--e- N-ezuS II order 10 keep the P'Ts - !,
rzS heen ind -ferent 70 The nlalEltefla-lee "-
- 80 Standard ve might have permitted ths
-+s-s 81 ~es~r1-~es q he treasury - oe JCrne!
= - 80 mo these notes which are not legal
fs-se- and ara ke7t equal 70 gold only because
sha -~ezslr-v receives them a. par ana requires
~. bs-ks - make them good II Ecio-
~ Co-7elvou quoted freely from former Bryan
sre.-heS 70 show the candidates apparent lnpiac-
,t-e e7rni9v TO The gold standard and asked Il
- -. s,,ot sentiments could be depended on
:. ---,,15 that standard He quoted what Mr.
z-s- ssid two years ago more radical than
-. IN 1ses and have nothing 10 withdraw on
..-,-,s~ oYess;ons which have been under discus
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