The Detroit times., 1908-10-07
BRYAN ASSAILS
TAFT'S SECRECY
IN DONATIONS
coMMoNER DECLARES THAT HE
ISN'T DEAD YET, BUT HAS OUT
LIVED vENoMoUs ATTACKS OF
HIS OPPONENTS.

CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia. Oct. 7.--Wm.
Jennings Bryan. In an intense speech
delivered before q vast thong In the
Chautauqua auditorium between Ia
ma and Toledo. Ia, bitterly denounced
Judge VIM. H. TAFT for refusing to
agree to a publication OF campaign
contributions before election.
Then followed this utterance of the
commoner:
Il present myself as an example Of
one who has outlived the venomous
attacks Of his opponents. You heard
me called demagogue ~ years ago.
You saw them bury me and you heard
them chant their songs over my grave
and now they have to explain why 1t
happened that was not dead"
Honesty Needn't Fear Light.
Referring to Taft, Bryan said:
No honest man and no political party
conducting an honest campaign. he de-
ciared. need be afraid OF the light
The Democratic party 10 absolutely
Rsnusicss, to restore DsosPsrity The
and has failed. We are now In the
midst OF a depression for which nat
urel conditions furnish no excuse
for the present business prostration,
and those ARTIFICIAL oondttions orig
mated In Republican policies.
when erops s:o a.
when nature has not withheld her
bounty. 1t comes when the Repub-
licans are In COMPLETE control They
In their platform. . senate completely
An the hands Of the Rspublican party
and Republican hous. Of reprsssnta-
coS ~ ss. ss
have done everything they could do
consistently under their policies 60 pre-
vent : panic ana yet the panic IL here;
20 high that even the Republtcans
promiss unsQuivooaliy to revise IL Ina
mediatsiy. and Taft has. ventursd the
s. dSvnwsrd. what does Il promise
What policies has it that look to . re-
'tS %ss s.s q sR,r.:D.,iy, ,,., ....,.
from Il: record + Is important 10
protect the public, because its policies
have for their object not the advance
sarichment Of . relatively small mum
Der Of the people At the expense OF the
rest Of the people.
we restore r s e s.s: e
The Republican party does not promise
this On the contrary, II pledges itself
to continuation OF the policies under
which trusts have grown and fattsnod
at the expense OF tho public.
To Prevsst Moaspolies.
The Democratic party does promise
to prevent the creation OF private mo-
nopoiies. To have prosperity we must
labor and capital. The Republican par
~ does not promise this. On the con-
trasy, u promises to continue the poll
and have made labor troubles acute
The Democratic party promises Justice
between labor and capital. and res
toration Of peace and frfendshtp be-
To have prosperity We must protect
the depositors and thus induce them to
take their money out OF hiding and
The Republican party does not promise
protection of deposits. The Democratic
party does. The Democratic party
promises legislation which VIII fnsure
ReAsesien In TarfR.
II we are going to have prosperity
we must have q reduction In the tarfn.
The people recognize that the tarin -
sxtortionate- Even the hepuoiieann
yet they are deliberately planning to
prevent any real revision by electfng
. stand-pat congress. II the Repub-
tarin In the interests of the consumer.
and that means that the present agita-
ton must continue for four years
longer.
unsettled? Do the bushes men want
an extension Of this agitation? Do
they want business to be unsettled by
four years. of discussion over tarin
rates? II the Democratic party wins,
there Will be an immediate reduction
OF the taei6 which will satisfy the
public demanu and remove the tariff
question Of politics for q number OF
yeara.
A Democrats victory means prosper
fty. prosperity to all the people, a pros
perity that will be permanent ls
means the remedying Of abuses; until
Abuses are remedied there can be no
peace and the sooner abuses are REM
died. the more easily can the remedy
be applied.
BRYAN left for Chicago.