The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-22
ALWAYS WITH US.
mr.. Bryan Says Question of
Taxation Goes on Forever.
Delivers His Promised Tariff
Speech at Des Moines.
CHARGES INSINCERITY
On the Part Of Republicans in
Handling the Matter.
What They Promise They Could
Have Done Long Ago.

What They Promise They Could
Have Done Long Ago.
Des Moines. Aug. accompanying
the attitude Of the two dominant par
ties on the tariff question, w. ]. Bryan.
the Democratic candidate for the
| presidency. at the ball park in this
city last night, before a vast audience.
fired the first gun in the campaign.
He attacked the Republican tarifr re-
vision and asked If the Democratic
party was not justified when it in
Guided in its platform the declaration
that The people can not safely en-
trust the execution of this important
work to party which is so deeply
obligated to the highly protected inter-
ests as the Republican party"
Ine whole aim of our party" he
said in summarizing. sis to secure jus
| t1ce in taxation. We believe that each
| individual should contribute to the
support of the government in propor-
ton to the benefits which he receives
| under the protecting government. We
| believe that revente tariff approach
ed gradually according to the plan
| laid down in our platform will equal
ize the burdens of taxation and that
| the addition OF an income tax will
make taxation still more equal II the
| Republican party is to have the sup
port of the people who find a pecu-
mary profit in the exercises of the
taxing power as private asset in
their business we ought to have the
support of that large majority of the
people who produce the nations wealth
in time of peace, protect the nations
flag in time of war, and ask for moth
ing from the government but even
handed Justice"
While Mr.. Bryan was speaking at
the ball park the temporary platform
on which were seated several hundred
people collapsed. Nobody was hurt
and there was no panic, but Mr.. Bryan
was interrupted for five minutes while
arrangements were made for him to
continue speaking from the grand
stand, where he finished his address.
Upon the conclusion of his tariff
speech he addressed an overflow crowd
in the auditorium and emphasized his
views regarding the election of sena-
tors by vote of the people. During
the day Mr.. Bryan announced that on
"Wednesday next son4his way from In
: dianapolis to Topeka he would stop
several hours at Salem, ILL.,, his BIRTH
place, and deliver a speech from the
porch steps. Mr.. Bryan left at 1880
O'Clock for Chicago, where he will re-
main three days and hold frequent
. conferences with his campaign man.
ayers.
His speech at the ball park was as
follows:
Bryan's Tariff Speech.
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen:
In my notification speech / stated
that, as the campaign progressed.
would discuss the question, Shall the
People Rule as it applies to the vari-
Gus issues involved in this campaign
1 begin with the tariff question, be-
cause it is the most lasting of our
which the leading parties have most
frequently opposed each other. Other
questions may come and go, but ques-
tions which AFFECT taxation. like Tenny-
sons Brook" "go on forever" As
the government is not Lady Bounti-
full, with unlimited means. but merely
an organization which must collect on
the one band what it pays out on the
other. the subject of taxation Is an
ever present one. We may discuss how
much we should collect, what meth
DDS we should employ in collecting, and
how best to distribute. through appro-
priations, the money collected, but we
are never far removed from the subject
Of taxation. Iowa has been selected
for the presentation of what / desire
to say upon this subject, because the
Iowa Republicans were pioneers in the
effort to secure tariff revision at the
hands of the Republican party. 1 come
among them to define and defend the
Democratic position on the tarin ques-
ton, because 1 believe it will COM
mend itself to them. That the issue
may be clearly stated, shall read you
the Democratic plank on this subject.
and then the Republican plank:
The Democratic platform says:
Il I'VE welcome the belated prom e Of
tariff now offered by the Republican
party as a tardy recognition Of the
righteousness of the Democratic posi-
ton on this question:; but the people
cannot safely entrust the execution
which is so deeply obligated to the
highly protected interests as is the Re-
publican party. We call attention to
the significant fact that the promised
| relief was postponed until after the
coming election-an election to succeed
in which, the Republican party must
: have the same support from the bene-
ficiaries of the high protective tariff as
il has always heretofore received from
, | them: and to the further fact that dur
ing years of uninterrupted power. no
| action whatever has been taken by the
. Republican congress to correct the ad-
: mittedly existing tariff iniquities.
1--WE favor immediate revision of the
! tariff by the reduction of import du-
ties. Articles entering into competi-
; tion with trust controlled products
: should be placed upon the free list.
material reductions should be made in
the tariff upon the necessities of life.
especially upon articles competing with
such American manufactures as are
; sold abroad more cheapiy than nat at
, | he made in such other schedules as
! | NAV be necessary to restore the tarin
. to a revenue basis.
Existing duties have given the man
8 ufacturers of paper a shelter behind
? which they have organized combina-
: tions to raise the price of pulp and
! paper. thus imposing a tax upon the
1 spread of knowledge.
1--WE demand the Immediate repeal of
e the tariff on wood pulp. print paper.
I lumber, timber and logs, and that these
articles be placed upon the free list