The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Omaha Thousands Turn Out to Hear the Great Den-
 icratic Leader
BANKS SHOULD INSURE
 THE PEOPLES DEPOSITS
The Speaker Relates Story of ger man Which AptIy Illustrates Con tention of Platform for Bank
 Guaranty-Bankers' Claim.

Omaha, Neb., October 17.-Every seat in the big auditorium was filled tonight and standing room was in demand almost an hour before the time at which William J. Bryan was advertised to appear, and for an hour afterward hundreds came ana went unable to gain admission to the great hall. That it was an enthusiastic crowd was evidenced by the prolonged demonstration that greeted every refer ence to MT. Bryan by the speakers who preceded him, and the riot of applause that shook the great edifice when every one of the thousands stood and waved flags and gave greetings to Nebraska most distinguished citizen when he ap- peared upon the stage.
 Mayor James c. Dahlman presided over the meeting, and back of him on the stage were 300 prominent democrats of the city.
 Mrs. Bryan's qualification was evident as he stepped to the front of the stage and was received with appaluse by the gathered thousands.
 MT Bryan said that in view of the fact that many in the hall were republicans he felt like so shaping his address as to please the democrats without treading upon the toes of the republicans, but, he added, ''I believe that the defense of the democratic principles is more accept able to republicans this year than ever before"
 MT. Bryan declared that if the people elect a democratic President and House he believes the Senate can be induced to aid in reforms
 MT. Bryan urged the election of the state ticket and a democratic legislature for the purbose of securing state law for the protection of bank deposits.
 Bank Guaranty.
 Continuing on this subject he took up the blanks of the democratic platform, which demands the guarantee of the de- posits of banks. Said he:
 "of the many policies proposed in our platform, this is the simplest and most easily understood. Why, my friends, this question is so easily understood that | suppose there is not person in this hall who is not able to understand it. I do not mean that every one, everywhere can understand it. I draw the line there. When every person reaches the period of intellectual development where he is able to see that when man puts his money sn the bank he ought to be able to get It again, ought to have intelligence enough to understand this subject; but until he gets to this point he can vote the repub iiean ticket without having his good in- entions questioned. Our position Is that as the banks make their profits out of the people, S money the bankers ought to give the insurance the people require. Now, I had supposd that that was @ self-evident truth and that it would not be denied, but after Ishad my speech in Baltimore explaining our system and pre- senting our arguments in support of it, my attention was called to an advertise ment in one of the papers. In my speech had said thl. you could insnre your house you could insure your life, you could insure your buggy or your barn. but that you could not insure your money. And in this advertisement, my language was quoted and the advertisement went on 10 say that I was mistaken, for certain fidelity company was prepared to insure deposits. And then l found out how they do it down there. You put your money In a bank and then go and get some body to insure you that you can get It out of the bank again.
 Tells German Story.
 Mr. Bryan told of an old German farmer who. he declared, had made the argu- ment in the best form he had heard 1t. He said:
 ...When I go to the banker for a loan he tells me to get my farmer friends to ro my security When he asks for my de- nosits. let him get his banker friends to go his security
 Now. my friends, you may ask if the banks are not now sufficiently secure. That is what the bankers say They will even tell you that only occasionally bank fails. but the trouble is that we can not tell in advance which bank is go- ing to fail Look at the notice that they < hang up Does it say this bank will fail No, the notice says this bank is closed' and that is all.
 MT. Bryan then took up the tariff and other issues following the line of argu- ment heretofore used.