Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-24
FORMER OHIO ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL GIVES SOURCE OF lNFOR-
NATION AS TO BRlBE CHARGE
AGAINST OkLAHOMAN.
BRYAN IN COLUMBUS
FOR TALK TONIGHT
MAKES SEVERAL SHORT TALKS
TODAY ENROUTE-SPOkE IN
ANN ARROR A.4D DETROIT,
MICH, LAST NIGH


Columbus, O., Sept. %. II
I charged Gov. Haskell wrongfully
it was because Charles P. Squire
gave me his name"
Frank S. Monnett former attor-
ney general of Ohio, today made
this statement on the private car
with Bryan. Monnett declared,
however, he could not exonerate
Haskell from the charges that
had been made that he was party
to the $500,O00 bribe fund of the
Standard Oil company. nor could
he condemn him.
Columbus, o., Sept. 23. Bryan ar
rived here at 1915 today from To
ledo and was met by great crowd,
which cheered him loud and long.
During the day Bryan will hold con-
ferences with the state leaders and
tonight will deliver an address. He
made six speeches this morning at
Rising Sun, Fostoria, Carey, Upper
Sandusky, Marion and Delaware.
Great crowds turned out and extended
to him hearty welcome. In all OF
his remarks Bryan made plea Tor
the support Of the Democratic nation.
al and state tickets.
Bryan at Ann Arbor.
Detroit, Mich, Sept 23- w. j.
Bryan spoke to several thousand per,
sons in Ann Arbor late yesterday
afternoon. In the course of his re.
marks he reiterated his pledge that il
elected he would not be a candidate
for a second term.
Mr.. Bryan directed his remarks par
ticularly to young men, discussing
during an hour and half the tariff
the trust question, the labor question
government guaranty Of bank deposits
the Democratic party's attitude on the
injunction question and on contempt
of court trials, and severely criticisine
w. H. Taft for his characterization Of
the Democracy platform plank or
this question as loosely drawn. Mr.
Bryan said in every country in the
world there will be found two par
llCS, Ollt SoSClllilly bShASSi aL1S ssAAS
the other aristocratic.
Democratic Growing Party.
"And l want to impress on the mint
of every young man." he said, "tha
everywhere the Democratic party Il
the growing party and the aristocra
tic party is the dying party. The Re
publican party in this country" h'
continued, "manifests several wrons
tendencies The Republican admin
istration it today extravagant. Thos'
who control it live in an environment
contrary to economy. They are SUI
rounded by tax eaters, not tax pay
| ers.
Another wrong tendency in tha
party is to interfere with the right o
| the people to "a free choice of thei
president and to permit the bringin
of the prestige Of high Office to
dictation Of the successor to the pres
idency. l have commended the pres
| dent when I believed his actions to b
for good, but l believe that his al
tempt to pick out his successor Is
dangerous precedent. You may te
me that in this case you have grea
confidence in the presidents jude
ment, but I want to remind you tha
you cannot defend a monarchy on tn
ground that a king Is occasionally
good man. And the precedent may b
used by a bad president and ono
established can hardly be resisted"
He declared that presidential SUI
cession was scarcely less repugnar
to free institutions than was lif
tenure of the presidency.
| Critics. House Rules.
Mr.. Bryan criticised the "despotic
rules of the house of representative
and asserted that the Republica
party had chosen for it's vice pres
Dental candidate the man who stoo
next to Speaker Cannon in the el
forcement Of these rules. He then di
cussed the plank in the Democrat
platform with regard to injunction
and trials for indirect contempt
court, quoting Mr.. Taft's criticisl
Il that the plank was loosely drawn an
4 was attack ON the judicial system
81 shall commence today" he sal
.to demand that Mr.. Taft withdra
from his position in regard to thef
planks in our platform. 1t is sla
Il derous and Ibelous."