Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-10
BRYAN LAUGHS
AT REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM JOKE
FUNNIEST FARCE YET" HE
SAYS, AMID CHEERS
NEBRASKAN TELLS WHY HE HAS
A BROAD SMILE
Record Breaking Crowd in Cambridge
ILL.,, Tenders Great commoner Tre-
mendous Ovation-Nebraskan
Arraiens Opponents
icy Associated Press:J

NALESBURG, ILL.,, Oct. 9.-Standing
leT on the same platform from which
W Mr.. Taft, his Republican oppo-
nent, only a few days ago delivered an
address, w. J. Bryan today denounced
President Roosevelt once again for
participating in the campaign in behalf
of Taft, asserted that Taft could give
no promise of real reform. and attacked
the Republican party generally for, he
charged, its injustice to the laboring
man and the people generally.
When the special train bearing the
presidential candidate pulled into the
station a great crowd cheered him
Vociferously and upon his arrival at
Knox college, where the platform was
erected, he faced one of the largest
audiences ever assembled here.
Mr.. Bryan took for his theme Jus
tice," and hinged his preliminary re-
marks on a quotation from Plutarch,
that men entertain three sentiments
concerning the gods. They fear them
for their power. admire them for their
wisdom and love them for their justice.
Referring to Mr.. Taft's visit, Mr..
Bryan remarked:
It's Bryan, of Course
at is no new thing for you to see
next presidents, for having seen my
opponent, Mr.. Taft, and now seeing me,
you are certain that you have seen the
next president, although neither of us
is as certain as he woald like to be
which 1t is"
Referring to the quotation from Plu-
tarch, Mr.. Bryan said that justice had
been his theme twenty-eight years ago,
and justice was his theme today.
He said he would try to show how on
several different questions the Demo-
cratic party was appealing for justice.
He then spoke concerning the public
ity of campaign contributions before
election, and ridiculed Mr.. Taft for
expressing a personal Inclination
toward that proposition and not COM
ing out squarely for It.
Following denunciation of Speaker
Cannon and Mr.. Sherman, the Repub-
lican vice presidential nominee, fol
denying in the house legislation thai
would benefit the people, he took ul
the labor question.
- The crowd was moved to rousint
cheers when he declared the Demo
cratic party insisted on justice II
those who toll.
Funniest Joke Out
Mr. Bryan ridiculed the Republican
| platform, basing his remarks princi-
pally on the recent editorial in the
Omaha Bee, which criticised a part OF
the Republican tariff plank under the
supposition that it was an extract
from some speech of his.
why, my friends" he said, 81 used
to buy books on humor whenever
wanted to read something funny, but
now 1 read the Republican platform
and save my money.
1.-THE funniest platform I ever read
was the one adopted at Chicago, and
the funniest plank In 1t is the tariff
plank"
AS he had done several times before
during the day, Mr.. Bryan bitterly as
sailed the president and Mr.. Taft-the
latter as a member of Roosevelt's cab
inet-for the panic of 1907
He closed his speech with a severe
arraignment of the president for in
terfering in fair fight between him
self and his Republican opponent.
Mr.. Roosevelt, he said, has had seven
years, and now is trying to control
another term. Justice. he declared,
demanded that the president cease
peglecting his official duties to further
the candidacy of his appointee.