The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-30
MIR. BRYAN'S OPINION
OF MIR. TAFT,s SPEECH OF AC-
 CEPTANCE.
Nebrasikan Says Taft Seems DeepIx Hra- pressed With Work of Democratic
 Convention and DissatisflaA
 With Hepubs' Convention.

Fairview. Lincoln. Neb.. July 2s.- Charging that William H. Taft "is not satisfied with the work of the Chi cago Convention" which nominated him as the Republican candidate for the Presidency. and that he Is deeply im- pressed with the work of the Demo. cratic Convention" William ] Bryan today issued a statement in which he expressed the opinion that Mr. Taft Tears the uprising which Republican abuses have caused, and yet hesitates to adopt his real and substantial ro- forms."
 The statement was called forth be- cause of the allegation made by Mr Taft in his speech of acceptance at Cincinnati yesterday that Mir. Bryan was a destroyer of business. In re- gard to the speech, MT. Bryan said.
 Tread it and shall discuss 1t as I deal with the various subjects upon which 1t treats. For instance, in a speech at Topeka. between now and the. 1st of September, I shall discusa the guaranty of banks and contrast MT. Taft's position with the Democratic position. In my Labor Day speech at Chicago on September 2, I shall discuss his attitude on the labor question. In other speeches. I shall discuss his atti- tude of the tariff question, the trust question and other questions on which he has expressed himself.
 The most noticeable feature of his speech Is his attempt to amend the Re- publican platform by engrafting In 1t some of the blanks of the Democratic platform. He is evidently not satisfied with the work of his convention, and is deeply impressed by the work of the Democratic convention. He is uneharit- able. however, in not giving the Demo- cratic party credit for having pointed out the reforms which his convention repudiated. but which he. in a half hearted way. endorses. The speech shows that he fears the uprising which Republican abuses have caused and yet hesitates to adopt his real and sub stantial reforms"
 Confirmation was given by Mfr Bryan to the story printed in the af- ternoon that 1t was not his intention to make any extended campaign tour. but only to deliver a few prepared speeches at central points before the 1st of october, and that during that month, he expects to remain home and assist in the educational work of the campaign through the discussion of public questions in the form of signed articles, interviews and letters.
 The outline of my plan of campaign as printed today" said Mr. Bryan, Ifs substantially correct. but I am not yet prepared to announce the number Of speeches. or the places. Besides speak Ing in Topeka In August and at Chi cago on Labor Day, I shaIL attend the Democratic Convention at Peoria on September g. the notification of Mir Kern at Indianapolis on a date not yet fixed, and a farmers congress at Mad ison, Wis. about September 2e.
 Although the heat was intense to- daw. a large number of visitors rode out to Fairview and paf dtheir respects to the Democratic leader. One of these was J. T. Flynn of Bellaire. O.. who was a delegate to the Denver Convention. Mir. Flynn discussed pol itics with Mir. Bryan for some time and expressed the belief that Ohio would be found in the Democratic column in November.
 The actual writing of his speech of ac- ceptance has not yet been begun by Mir. Bryan, but he said today that his ideas were about formulated. and he would enter upon the work of prepa- ration in a day or two. The fact that an additional stenographer has appeared on the scene Is an indication that all is in readiness for this important task