The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-29
.BRYAN's SPEECHES
SC|NT|LLATE
v|V|0LY
HAMMERS ROOSEVELT HARD, DE-
cLARING HE DEGRADED OFFICE
SPEAKS OF TAFT PANIC"
WHICH THREATENS.

NEW YORK. Oct. 29.-Bryan has
been getting of some great speeches
on his New York tour. In some Of his
addresses in this city, prior TO his up
state dash. he hammered President
Roosevelt with redoubled yigof for his
interfering in the campaign. In a
voice ringing with impassioned feeling
and shaking his clenched fist he de.
clared that President Roosevelt was
degrading the presidential office as II
had never been degraded before, by
rushing into the campaign almost
every day with a new Endorsement OF
Taft. AS an aspirant for the office.
he demanded that the president stop
thus degrading 1t.
He especially ridiculed the presi-
dents constant repetition OF his In.
dorsement of Taft.
I'VE resent the interference of the
president and his attempt to name
his successor" he said In his speech
at Suffers Harlem River Casino. He
told us in the beginning that Mr.. Taft
was a good man and for fear that we
would not believe him he has been
telling us the same thing every day.
He thinks that II a mans Endorsement
on a note Is not good all he has to
do Is to keep on indorsing his name
on the note. He thinks that II one
signature on the back OF the note Is
worthless a lot more Endorsements
from the same man will make 1t all
right"
On the way over the river . man
who said he was a shovelman declared
that 10000 shovelmen were going To
vote for Bryan, Notwithstanding the
fact that Taft had been made q mem.
Der of the union by the head Of the
organization. who. he said. wanted
cabinet position. When Mr.. Bryan
reached the meeting OF the College
Mems Democratic club his audience
emphasized the political Responsible
ity resting upon educated men.
The Harlem River Casino was pack
ed when Mr.. Bryan arrived there at
D. m. He appealed for the election OF
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler and all the
state candidates. He made strong
plea for the bank guarantee plan here
also, and presented himself as the
advance agent of prosperity.
Nathan Straus presided at the meet
ing at the New Star Casino, and Mr..
Bryan paid him a glowing tribute be-
fore he began his regular speech. he
said he was glad to be introduced py
Mr.. Straus.
God has given to every generation.
no said. generous spirits to remind
us that there Is something In men
that resembles our Maker l regard
! it as q compliment that one who has
so proved himself friend OF human
ity as has the chairman OF this meet
ing should support us In this cam
paign."
He said the only panic there would
be In case OF his election would be In
the Taft family. For more than
twenty years." he said, "Mr. Taft mas
drawn a public salary of some KIND,
! and Is may take him some time TO 40.
| lust himself to the new condiuons'
but the panic will not spread.
Mr.. Bryan, at the outset OK MS
matchmaking In Brooklyn. told ten
thousand South Brooklynites IN the
two auditoriums Of Prospect hall, on
| the avenue of that name, that Ameri-
can money should be kept In America
and not sold abroad in exchange Dy
Wall-st. brokers.
/ Denouncing Mr.. Taft for having
threatened the public with bigger
panic than ever II the Democratic can
didate was elected, he said:
when a man Is sleeping on the
floor, you can't scare him by telling
him he's about to fall on the bed.