Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09
ASKS PRESIDENT 70 STAND ASIDE
Fight Is Between Himself and Ad-
ministration's Mani Have No
Corporations Behind Me- He De-
Wants But One Term.
(Rv Associated PreSs)

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Oct $.-iiavin
temporarily bridgrd the politica
chasm which parated them. ant
shaken hands with his Republican
opponent, William J. Bryan. Demo
cratic candidate for President. toda,
again sailed forth and resumed hi:
warfare. Not only Mr. Taft but Pres
id"nt Roosevelt came in Tor sew. re
verbal caStieatiOn at his hands.
This afternoon he rode out tt
Evanst on. a distance of t. mil S. r
an automobile and there ADDRESSED
sev raj thousand students OF North
western University and citizens Z!
the city. and tonight journeyed &c
Chicago Heights. whore he spoke &c
gathering of laboring men,
He will leav. in the morning for
a tour through Illinois and Missouri.
Mr.. Bryan's principal remarks to-
day were made at Northwestern Uni
vsrsity. He first dwelt at some
length upon the desirability of gooa
citizenship.
Fortunes Don't Always Help.
Addressing himself especially 10
the students, he said he wished to
get them started right. He referred
r., 3c,t the nina fact ; that u hjs fa'h"- ~
81 am rather glad that he did not
he said, for | think fortunes nave
spoiled more boys Than IN ever
have aided and fortune in expec'a-
amEltlOn more
than it ever has stimulated II.
He then referred TO the advic' MS
father had given him, that he conlu
afford 70 be in the minority. but 'ia'
he could NOT afford to be wrong OH
any question.
Advice In His Youth.
He said that i: l was in the mi
nority and right d"clar>d th'
sneaker Il would some day be IN
the minority. He taught me % d.
lieve that victory would finally come
to every righteous cause. and ina
fe7 ling is the only faith that can III
spire one 10 fight earnestly ana con
tinuouslv for what he believes 10 o'
right.
Ouo,ing from Jefferson. Mr.. bryan
said there were just two paruSs II
.yery country. and that Wnereve
there was free thought Two parI'e'
would manifest themselyts. Jeher
son he said. described those parlE
as democratic and arissocrauc. u"
democratic party. he declared. wa
nearer the peop!e. and therefore
was only question OF time WV
the n ople's party would b" the 'f'''"
phant one in the United a'eS'
Leaders and Followers Al zoos
yr BRYAN charged that the h'Pu'
Hcan leaders were moi going IN T."
direction that tn people o: the ~
,ublicap marty wanted to go In T.
;oct;pr the publicity Of campa'S
f,nfs before election h" sald. I"
Republican leaders Of the coh'eh''o
had in June al last b trayfd III
confidence of their party and n''r'
resented the voters OF the C"u",'
Mr. Tai; nc said. had repna'a'ed '''
action but had gone only aalt ""
and favored publicity Of canPHS
contributions af;er 'fF''".
lacked Mr. Tafi's position on inc l."
~ trusts and labor questions
Flags the President.
Once again he fayed Pr"S'd'''
poos.yeL for interfering. as n" sal
in n campaign. The vigorous "'
with which he spoke aroused "
crowd TO cheers.
The President he charged. hah
oIa.cd both the spirit and tn i"''
81 " ~ civic Law by intim'"a,''
IN. several hundred thousand oHF
holders.
Asks for Fair Play.
81 have no corporation b"hind ms
he declared. Y have had no rich
i,,iyes n furnish money for ID "a
n,ipn I had but one thing TO "
upon and that was my advocacy
things tia, I believe and that
n,,,v believe. hav" mad" miGh
nv aEh: and I stand as ID rep
sentative NJ millions Of oP'e "
believe 49, do. and ! say 10
President that hc sho"ld stand a&''
and LET his man and me fight