The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03
BRYAN REPLIES CRITICISMS Is Capable of Holding Presidents Job. SELEe ON OF A CABINET Thss .braskan Says Panic IS Still
 On. us ares That Thousands of Men Are stlII Out of Employment nnd z Blames the Republicans
 For 1t.
sELEe ON OF A CABINET
e .braskan Says Panic is Still
 On.

tStuCOltls ANNbs. OCb. Gs--opSdhAtS " night before tire German Bryan Club, of Lincoln, William j.. Bryan answered the criticisms which had been made of him by Governor Hughes and other Republican leaders that his experience in public life was net sufficient to qualify him for the Presidency. Mir. Bryan asked his audience: Why thi is new born zeal for experienceT'
 He cited Abraham Lincoln, General Grant. Benjamin Harrison and MT l. Mckinley as having had no particular public experience previous to their nominations. As for Governor Hughes, who, he said. had laid special emphasis on Mir. Taft's experience and qualifi- cations, he declared he had had but two years experience as Governor of the State of New York and yet he thought three months ago that he was as well quaified for the Presidency as Mir. Taft
 Taking up the charge that he may not make wise appointments If elected to the Presidency, Mir. Bryan insisted that the argument shouldfnot be made by a Republi because. he said. for the next two years at least, the sem ate will be Republican and pass upon all important questions, thus sharing in the responsibility If any objectiona- ble men are named. "I am satisfied. ' he said, that I can find such excel- lent men that even & Republican Sen ate win not dare to reject them."
 After discussing a number of issues, he said:
 "The Republican argument that we hear so much of now, Is that Demo- cratic success will disturb business. Our contention Is that Democratic suc- cess. will restore prosperity. How can the Republicans threaten us with . panic when a panic came under the present President and ts still upon us2
 Tn some respects it is the most acute panic that we have ever had and, there was less in natural conditions to jus tIfy it. That this panic still continues can be proved in many ways. First, by a number of men out of ernrl0ss Ynent, men kanxlous to work .Hfhog Prf not able to ina work to do. An ef1 fort has been made among those se- curing special privileges of the gov- ernment to answer this political argu- ment by starting up some of their mills in the closing days but the people can hardly be fooled by such transparent tricks.
 Facts and Figures.
 "The Saturday Evening Post Of re- cent date contains some statements which show. according to the reports of the New York savings banks, the number of accounts opened for the year ended on July l. was 7S,000 fewer than for the year before, while the number of accounts closed was 4s.OoO greater than the year before. Tne amount deposited was $Sb,OO0 ,OOO less and the amount withdrawn $41,OOO,OOO more. This shows a large shrinkage in the savings of the people Of that State And now comes New fork wholesaler with the statement that on
 nAAPAaGAd IAII6F to the wholesale grocers, biscuit bak- ers and confectioners of the united States, asking for the figures showing trade conditions at that time as com pared with six months before The following are the statements for the Eastern States, Southern States ana the Middle-West:
 "Staple groceries. 10 per cent less in the Eastern States II per cent less In the Southern States ana per cent less in the Middle-West.
 sales of groceries classed among Iuxuries. Is per cent less in the East ern Sattes, IS per cent less in tne southern States, and Is per cent in the western States. The falling on in ols- cult and bakers articles and In cohIec- tioners' trade shows substantially the same per cent. s.....
 "To show the trusts can escape from tbA evils that afflict others, l call att tentton to the fact that a recent issue of The Wall Street Journal shows that the International Harvester Company made larger net profits last year than in any preceding year. and the direc- tors of the International Harvester Company are largely the same as the directors of the Steel Trust.
 .sTf inc Republicans charge that Democratic success will bring panic, they ought to give bond that Republi, can success will bring prosperity And who can furnish security? Every panic we have had came under high tariff; the panic of 1893 came a year before the Mckinley law was repeaIeu' ana inc panic of 1907 came under tariff so high that the Republican platform pledges the party unequivo- caIIy to Revise 1t immediately and and MT. Taft says that the revision will probably be downward.