The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-25
AN OVATION
 TO MIR. BRYAN A Triumphal Entry Into
 Cincinnati. THOUSANDS LINED STREETS Enroute to Dayton Springfield Turned Out Immense Crowd. The Nebraslxan Made an Earnest Plea For the Election of the
 Entire Democratic Ticket
THOUSANDS LINED STREETS

Cincinnati, Sept 24.-"All I ask of the President is that he put into prac- tice for a month and half what he has talked about for seven years, and that is, a square deal"
 Twice today w. J. Bryan, Demo- cratic candidate for President gave expression to this utterance, the first time in Dayton and again in this city tonight, before two of the biggest au- dences he has ever faced.
 It was not a square deal, he charg. ed, for the President to pick out one Republican and nominate him over other Republicans, and it was not a square deal for the President to use his office. which belonged to all the people, as a party asset. He added a new feature to his speeches during the campaign by comparing the per sonal record of himself and Mir. Taft.
 After a memorable day in the his- tory of campaigning in this State Mir. Bryan arrived in this city at 7:15 o'clock from Dayton where he stop ped several hours en route from Co., lumbus
 His train, wh ich made the run as a special at the rate of sixty-eight miles an hour, was gaily decked with flags and bunting placed there at the urg- ent request of the employees of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Rail- road. Accompanying MT. Bryan were nominee for Governor; State Chairman Finley and a big escort from Cincin- natl.
 As the train bearing the distinguish ed Nebraskan pulled Into the station through a gauntlet of red fire, thous- ands of threats sent up a mighty yell of "hurrah for Bryan" and the great crowd pushed and damned until 1t ap- peared as if some one would be in- jured. The progress of Mir. Bryan from the railroad station to the hotel was a continuous ovation.
 The reception accorded the Demo- cratic candidate on his way from Co., lumbus here was a remarkable one. Large crowds turned out all along the line, but it remained for Dayton to fairly overwhelm him with It's de- monstrations. So great were the crowds that he was compelled to de- liver two extra speeches. He was showered with flowers and greeted with vociferous applause from the tens of thousands from the city and surrounding points.
 Speaks in Tafts Home.
 In his speeches here tonight Mir. Bryan said:
 As this Is the home of my oppon- ent, desire to take occasion to ex- press my high opinion of his chac- aeter- and. accomplishments. think that I may pay him a higher com plfment in assuming that he Is more able to conduct his own campaign than the President does in contesting with him the leadership of his party in the campaign.
 'As MT. Taft referred to my record, l feel that 1t is only fair that should make a brief reply. It Is perfectly legitimate that both the public and private records of candidates sh ouId be brought under inspection, for the private record is as much an index of man as his public acts. Mr. Taft and have records and they are nec- essarily part of the campaign. In some respects MT. Taft has been more Fortunate than l. He has had op- portunities to hold office and to show his conception of official duty. He has held appointive offices for nearly half his life. and during a considera- pie part Of the time the office was conspicuous.
 "As a United States judge, as Gov ernor of the Philippines and as Sec retary of War, he has been before the public, and yet. who will say that he could have secured the Republican nomination on his record? It was the powerful support of the Presiden. that made him the nominee of his party and the President seems to feel that the exigencies of tne case require that the full support of the administration st all be given to MT. raft's candidacy.
 Mir. Bryan then set his own record against that of Judge Taft going over thee principles the two have advo- cated.
 MT. Bryan also discussed at length the several issues of the campaign more particularly the labor blanks of the Denver platform and reiterated his views on those subjects.
 Instead of leaving here tonight for Terre Haute, Ind as had been planned A-r. Bryan will remain here until to- morrow morning.