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lar from any official connected with a
corporation known as trust, and that

corporation known as a trust, and that
any money SO received was to be re-
| turned as soon as we received knowl-
edge Of the fact. I now remind you
that your convention deliberately re-
jected by vote, nine to one, plank
favoring the publicity as to campaign
contributions. Mr.. Taft has repudiated
the action OF the convention and re-
buked the members OF the convention
| by declaring himself in favor Of the
publicity law, but he favors publicity
after election, while we favor publicity
| before election. Which do you regard
as the better plan. to let the people
know before election what influences
are at work, or let them know after
election?
Publicity Before Elections.
Are you willing to say any public
| interest was served in 1904, by con-
| cealing until after election contribu-
tons made to republican campaign
committees by Mr.. Hartman, and
those collected by him from others?
| Are you willing to say that publica-
ton before election, OF contributions
then made, would have had no effect
| on election?
AS have said we shall publish the
names OF contributors above 500.
Will you ask your national committee
to publish before elections contribu-
| tions Of over 500, or if you regard this
as too small sum, contributions
over $1,000, or II this also too small,
or ri rf oh NJ
what reason will you give to the pub
lie for not doing SO?
insist that our willingness to let
the public know Of the source from
which we receive our contributions
raises the presumption in our favor
that must be overcome before you can
ask the people to accept your state
ment that law defying corporations
have more to fear from republican
success than from democratic victory.
In conclusion you say that you ask
support for Mr.. Taft, because he
stands for the moral uplift of the Ma
ton; because his deeds have made
good his words, and because the poll
cies to which he is committed are of
Unreasonable consequence, alike to
the honor and interests OF the whole
American people"
Compares Efforts.
dare to compare my efforts for the
moral uplift of the Nation with his
efforts. My deeds with his deeds and
policies to which I am committed,
with policies to which he is commit |
ted. And more than that, if I may as
sumo that he wNl follow in your foot |
steps. dare to compare my ideal of
the presidency with his. do not re-
gard it as proper for president to use
his prestige, his influence or his pat
ronage, to aid one member of his |
party as against another who aspires |
to Office, and regard as as violation
of obligation that the president owes
to the whole people to use an Office |
a party asset for the advancement of |
a personal friend and political protege.
Believing that the president should not
be tempted to use that power for his |
own advantage, and it is equally re-
pugnant to the spirit of our United |
States thta he should use it for any |
one else's advantage. I tried to Sc
cure an amendment to the constitu- |
ton limiting the president to sin
gle term, and l have announced in |
three campaigns, that If elected, /
would not be candidate for renomi- !
nation. believe that the occupant of
SO high an Office, with such enormous |
power at his command, should be alb .
solutely free to devote himself unself- /
ishly to his country's welfare, and l |
am sanguine enough to believe that If
entrusted with power would be able
to make my administration so sue
cessful that members of my party !
could without interference from me
select one most worthy to carry on
that the administration would speak
for itself and that it would not be
necessary for me to defend in bulletins {
or pronuciamentos. l think I could +
in this way give to members of op-
posite parties, as well as members Of
my own party, square deal" evry
truly yours. w. ]. Bryan.
Has Busy Day.
Mr.. Bryan arrived in Milwaukee
early this evening and made several
speeches. Tonight's program includ-
ed an address at Kosciusko park, at
Riverview Roller Rink and at dinner
at the Plankinton house. During the
day Bryan spoke at GAINESVILLE and
Madison. He is traversing the same
ground recently covered by Taft, his !.
republican opponent.
Bryan Peevish.
Gossip on the Bryan train Is to the
effect that Bryan is exceedingly peev-
ish as the result of the treatment he
received in Chicago from the national
committee where he was told in eff
feet by Norman Mack, it is said, that
he might run along and do the speech
flying for which he was nominated,
while the national committee would at
tend to the Haskell matter. The Has
kell matter was attended to, 1t is said.
without consultation with Mr. Bryan,
or even an adherence to his wishes.