Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-25
AT HIS RIVAL s HOME
Bryan Compares His Own Rec
ord With Taft's.
COMPLIMENTS OPPONENT
Believes He Is Able to Conduct His
Own Campaign.
FORTUNATE IN ONE RESPECT
Says That Taft Has Been Able to
Hold Appointive Office Nearly
Half His Life.
FORTUNATE IN ONE RESPECT

| CINCINNATI. Ohio. September c5.-Mr
| Bryan introduced a new feature into his
speeches last night in this city when he
compared the personal record of Judge
Taft and himself. Mr.. Bryan said:
LAS this is the home of my opponent
I desire to take occasion to express my
high opinion Of his character and ac-
complishments. 1 think that I pay him
4 higher compliment in assuming that he
is able to conduct his own campaign than
the President does in contesttng with
him the leadership Of the party in the
campaign. AS Mr.. Taft referred to my
record. 1 feel that it is only fair that
l should make a brief reply.
| I'm some respects Mr.. Taft has been
more fortunate than I. He has had OPP
portunity to hold office. and to show his
conception of official duty. He has held
appointive Office for nearly half his life
ana during a considerable part of the
/ time the office was conspicuous AS a
| United States judge, as governor of the
| Philippines and as Secretary of War. he
has been before the public. and yet who
will say that he could have secured the
| republican nomination on his record?
| 1T was merely the powerful support of
the President that made him the nomi-
nee of his party, and the President seems
to feel that the exigencies of the case re-
quire that the full support of the admins
tration shall be given to Mr.. Taft's can
didacy.
Bryan Speaks of Himself.
| II have not held Office to any great
extent Four years in Congress covers
my official experience. 1 began life as
young lawyer. practiced for few years
in Illinois, and then went to Nebraska
1 had no rich or powerful friends to- aid
me. Whatever distinction 1 have gained
| mas been gained in the advocacy of the
policies of government which 1 have
deemed best for the people. and yet
think that you will agree with me that
have been reasonably successful. / was
tional convention of my party and re-
ceived the votes of $500 600 people. Not
withstanding my defeat. 1 was again
nominated and again received about the
same vote.
After the lapse of eight years I have
been nominated third time. the nomina-
| ton coming from the rank and file of my
party, and coming with a degree OF
unanimity that indicates that the princi-
Piles which 1 have been advocating are
| acceptable to the party
| His official record would not have Sc
| cured him the nomination. l have been
| thrice nominated without an extended Of
| fetal record.
| What Bryan Has Advocated.
| He calls attention to things that
| advocated. but he does not give you
full list Of them. 1 have advocated tariff
reform for twenty-eight years, and still
do so. l have lived long enough to see the
republican party frightened by the growth
OF tariff reform sentiment into making
a promise Of immediate revision, and Mr.
Taft himself has been driven to confess
that the present schedules are indefen-
sible. / have advocated the income tax
for something like eighteen years, and
have lived to see Mr.. Taft finally advo-
cate 1t. i have advocated the election of
senator's by direct vote of the people for
| eighteen years. and rejoice to welcome
! Mr.. TAFT to its advocacy. although he
| ward it. l have advocated the ultimate
| independence OF the Fflpinos, and have
been rejoiced to find that in this cam
pafgn he admits there is no other settle
ment Of the question.
He says that l favored the free COIN
age OF silver. 1t is true He might also
nave told you that Mr.. Mckinley voted
for free coinage of silver in 1878 that
the republican national convention In 1896
pledged itself to international bimetallism,
and that MIR. Mckinleys first important
act after taking the oath of Office was to
send commission to Europe to ask other
nations 10 JOIN US In restoring bimetallism
Government Ownership.
| He accuses me of favorng government
| ownership, but he forgets that both he
and President Roosevelt have threatened
the railroads with government ownership
IL they do not consent to effective regula-
ton, and this is substantially the position
that nave taken, except that have less
! faith than he has that the railroads will
consent to effective regulation. l am as
anxious as he is to have regulation-more
anxious, / think-because l have been
urging regulation for some twenty years
while 1t is new subject to him.
| If he is going to make his fight on the
ground that he is reformer, he will
! have to confess that he is an imitator
but as he will make his fight as the rep
resentative of those interests which are
responsible for the evils which, accord
ing to Mr.. Taft. have crept into the gov
eminent, l will not accuse him of Dor
rowing his policies from us, and l will
promise not to follow in his footsteps
Asks for Square Deal.
'All I ask of the President is that he
put into practice for month and half
what he has talked about for seven years.
and that is a square DEAL.
1t was not a square deal, he charged,
| ~ 'ho l ioSiuCHt " piCh out one TepuD-
| lcan and nominate him over other repub-
| licans. and 1t was not a square deal tor
| the President to use his office. which be-
lonsed to all the people, party asset
Arrival From Dayton.
Mr.. Bryan arrived in this city last night
| at 7:15 o'clock from Dayton, where he
stayed several hours en- route from Co.
| lumbus.
On the way large crowds turned ont
but it remained for Dayton to overwhelm
him. So great were the crowds that he
had to deliver two extra speeches to
street throngs that stopped street car
| traffic.
BIG REQUEST FOR HOSPITAL.