Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-10
Fun wlTa REPUBLICAN platform
Nebraskan Puts Man Before the DOL
lar and Declares Taft Can Give No
Promise Of Real Reform-Justiee to
1oilers Guaranteed by the Demo-
cratic Platform.
NV Associated Press

GALESBURG, ILLS, Oct. 9.-S'and-
ing on the same platform from which
Mr.. Taft, his Republican opponent
only a few days ago delivered an adj
dress. William J. Bryan today de-
nounced President Roosevelt once
again fer participating in the ram
paign in favor of Mr.. Taft, asserted
that Mr.. Taft could give no promise
of real reform, and attacked the Re
publican party generally, for, as he
charged. it's injustice to the laborins
man and the people generally.
When the special train bearing the
candidate arrived. great crowd
chez red him vociferously. and at
Knox College where the platform was
erected. he faced one Of the largest
audiences that ever assmbld here.
Quotes from Plutarcn.
He took for his theme justice.
and hinged his preliminary remarks
on a quotation from Plutarch That
men entertain three presentme9ts
concerning the Gods-fear them for
their power, admire them for their
wisdom and love them for their JUS
tice."
Referring to Mr.. Taft's visit Mr..
Bryan remarked:
1T is no new thing for you to see
the next President. for having seen
one-Mr. Taft and now seeing me,
YOU are certain that you have seen
the next President. although neither
of us are as certain as we would
lige to be which one it is, and here
too. YOU saw. those Of you who lived
at that time. two men who were pit
ted against each other in one of the
bitterest contests that has been
known in the history Of the world
for l think l am safe in saying that
the records OF time gave no parallel
to the great series of debates be-
tween Lincoln and Douglas"
Mr.. Bryan said that justice had
been his theme IS years ago and JUS
t:ce was his theme today.
He said he would try to show how
on several different questions the
Democratic party was appealing for
justice.
He then spoke concerning publicity
Of campaign contributions and ridi'
culed Mr.. Taft FOR expressing "a
personal inclination" toward that pro
position and not coming out squareiy
for 1t.
Justice to Toilers cheered.
The crowd was moved to cheers
when he declared that the Democratic
party insisted upon justice to those
who toll.
THE Republican party" he said
has allowed the lobbyist Of great cor
pcrate interests to stifie labor legis
fation" and he informed his hearers
tha, tn, Democratic party's remedy
vas to handle the !aboring man as
human being and not as mere piece
Of merchandise.
Man Before the Dollar.
We are not willing" he said. that
a man made in the image OF his
creator. with heart snd brain and
soul shall be degraded to the level oil
dollars ard cents. That great states
man who was engaged in debat" IN
tins place In 1858. Abraham Lincoln
. year after nc spoke here. he wrote
q letter TO some people in Boston. and
in that letter he said that the Repup
Iican party believed in the nan and
the dollar but hat in case q con
a:ct II believed in the man t"fore the
dollar"
Mr. Bran said that the D"mocrsis
believed tha; that was the proper 70
lation between money and men. Ito
then dweIt at some length in suppoT'
Of the proposition 10 grant trials by
Jury In cases IF indirect conts mpt.
Fun with Republican Pistform.
Mr. Bryan made frn OF the Rcpub
Iican platform. basirs his remarks
principally on the recsr; EDITORIAL IN
she Omaha Bee. which criticised a par
Of the Republican taris plank under
the supposiiion thar IL was an extract
from some speech Of his.
Why. nv friends" he said. 4 u.s.
IN buy books on humor whenever
wanted TO read something funny. bu'
nov /! read Republican, platforms and
save money. The :unnicp platform
I ever rad was the one adopted al
Chicago and the funaicst plank in u
D. the tariff p,ank-
Aevsree Asert ~ Prosperity.
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