The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-01
DARES TAFT TO
BACK Up WORDS
OF ROOSEVELT
William J. Bryan in Iowa on His
Way Back to His Home
in Nebraska.
GREETED BY ENORMOUS
CROWDS EVERYWHERE
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE AND
HIS SPONSOR SCORED
UNMERCIFULLY.

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= CTeston. Ia, Sept. 30.-Traversing y
= the southeastern and southern por- y
y tons of Iowa all day in an ordinary
4 coach William J. Bryan concluded \
b his whirlwind speechmaking tour of +
y more than three weekS-at this place
\ tonight, where a big open air meet y
= ing was held. No greater demon
y STATIONS have been accorded any
y where than in Iowa. When he took y
\ late train for Lincoln Mr.. Bryan =
y had delivered during the day rf-
y teen speeches to immense crowds, a =
y great number of whom were farmers, y
= who manifested the greatest interest. 7
Knoxville. Ia, Sept. 3O.-Upon his ar
rival here late today, w J. Bryan re-
ceived a rousing reception. 1t being
homecoming week, a large crowd was
on hand to greet him. He was provided
with a special cowboy escort, headed
by a band. and was driven through the
streets to the hotel. amid deafening
cheers. His speech, delivered from the
court house steps, was devoted mainly
to a castigation of Mr.. Taft, whom he
charged with having borrowed ideas
from him II can say without immod-
esty." he declared, that 1 have had a
part in his education. / have helped
10 convert him from the error of his
ways: helped 10 lead him out into the
light on several questions
Mr.. Taft. he said, had not been an
apt pupil, but had been behind his class
on several of these questions. The re-
marks were called forth by a recent
utterance on the part of Mr.. Taft that
the Democratic candidate had done
nothing but talk
Mr.. Bryan's Speech.
In part, Mr. Bryan spoke as follows:
Mr.. Taft says that I have not done
anything but talk, while he has been
putting his ideas into practice in an ad-
miniStratiVe way. While il is true that
he has held office more than have, and
therefore has had more opportunity to
put ideas into practice, have had more
opportunity TO see my ideas borrowed
than he has had to see his ideas Dor
rowed
What idea of his own has been put
into practice with success? He was
judge upon the bench. Was the in
junction idea his, or did he get it from
somebody else? He put it into prac-
tice. but he put it into practice in such
way that he has alienated the wage
earners of the country. He has put
colontalism into practice. Was that his
idea?
Taft's Inspiration From Europe.
No, he got ii from Europe, and i'm
itated in the Philippines what Great
Britain did in this country before the
war for independence What idea of
his own has he practically applied to
government? Now let me show what
ideas he borrowed. He has abandoned
the idea of a permanent colonial sys-
tenn, and advocates ultimate indepen-
dence of the Filipinos. Where did he
get that-idea? 1t is not original with
him. He did not get it from the Re
pUblicans, for they have never put it
IN their platforms. Where did he get
1t? He got it from the Democratic plat
form, and 1 have had as much TO do
with the presentation of the idea as
anyone. He says he is in favor of an
income tax. Where did he get the
idea? It is not his own. II was in the
Democratic platform of 1896. il is in
our platform this year. 1t is not i'm his
platform. He cannot claim originally
the presentation of this idea ! have
spoken on the subject earlier than he
has and oftener than he has and more
earnestly than he has. He says that
he Is personally inclined to favor the
election of senator's by the direct vote
of the people. That is not an original
idea with him IT is not with his party
II was the Democratic party which first
the house of representatives at Wash
iDgton- II is IN three Democratic plat
forms, and l helped put it through 1t
was in my first congressional platform
eighteen years ago, and l wrote the
platform myself.
Challenge to Taft.
Publicity as TO campaign contribu-
lions is another idea that he has Dor
rOwed, and If he has not borrowed
from me he has IL from the Democrats.
and not from his Republican associ-
ates. for his own party repudiated the
idea by a vote of nine to one. | went
10 Washington and made an argument
before the committee of The house hay
ing this bill in charge some time be-
fore his letter to Burrows, and the let
ter TO Burrows was not a public one.
His convention turned down the public
ity plank His associates are not will
ing 10 have any publicity at all He
comes half way toward our platform.
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