The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-30
Tour of New York State Is Finished At Syracuse Where
 Taft Also Spoke
ARGUMENT CIINCHED FOR BANK GUARANTY PLAN
Bryan Quotes From Consular Report Showing That In Germany Savings Bank Deposits Are Guaran-
 teed by the Cities.

Syracuse, N. Y, October 29.-Having delivered in this city tonight his last
 speech of the campaign in the Empire
 state, William J. Bryan is now speeding westward and in the morning will make
 another invasion of Ohio, the home of his
 republican opponent. feature in con-
 nection with MT. Bryan's arrival here
 was his initiation in his private ear Into
 the Order of Mystique Krewe of Kanoono.
 a Syracuse boosters club. According to
 the rules of the club he was given tho
 Indian name of Heap Big Talk Papoose
 of the Plattep which interpreted means
 tThe Boy Orator of the Platte" Before
 boarding his car tonight the candidate
 expressed himself as well pleased with his
 reception here as well as with the other
 welcomes received during his five days tour of the state.
 Big Crowd Waiting. The Bryan special arrived here early this evening and found big crowd on hand to welcome the candidate. In re- sponse to the demand of many present, MT. Bryan stopped on the station plat form long enough to shake hands with several hundred persons who crowded about him. He was then hurried away ! for the two addresses scheduled for the
 evening. The principal gathering at | Wieting opera house, where Judge Alton | B. Parker also spoke. Judge Parker l lauded MT. Bryan in speech which con-
 taned also much of criticism for MT. | Taft and Governor Hughes.
 Tt gives me pleasure he said, ito 1 come here tonight, especially because 1
 am permitted to advocate for little time of -lA hna Aaa1 Inff
 character and exalted patriotism-the
 democratic standard bearer for the presi-
 dency.'
 Continued Cheering.
 l The great crowd cheered itself hoarse | when he had concluded this tribute to
 MT. Bryan.
 Judge Parker arrived at the opera 1 house ahead of MT. Bryan, whose first engagement was at the city hall, where
 he spoke to an immense throng. Both
 there and at the opera house MT. Bryan received rousing welcome.
 In his principal remarks MT. Bryan i called attention to the fact that the cam- | paign was now drawing to close, and 1 that the republicans were resorting to
 threats of a panic In case he should be
 elected. He referred to the presence in 1 the city of MT Taft and expressed wonder that MT. Taft had not been able
 to stave off the panic of 1907. when he l was Tn MT RooSeVeltS caDlnet Storm of Applause. l MT. Bryan caused a storm of applause | when, in discussing the guaranty of bank | deposits provided for in the Denver 1 platform, he quoted. in refutaton of MT. l Tafts statement that the guaranty of
 deposits would weaken the national bank l ing system excerpt from United | States consular report as follows "The well-known thrift of the German people has it's foundation on facts. The savings banks of German have some 19.- l GOO 900 pass books out, and their deposits amount to s3,213 coo GOO. These deposits
 are practically all guaranteed by the various municipalities of the empire, and 1 the conditions forms a bulwark of conf- | dence in the security of private wealth ] and earnings that cannot be shaken by
 hard times, panics, bank failures, etc. '
 Here is a fact" said MT. Bryan.
 which i present in answer to Mir. Tafts 1 opinion. The German people cannot bs ! accused of carelessness in their banking
 business any more than they can In other l business Here is testimony to be found
 in consular report printed by the pres ent administration. completely answering
 the arguments that Mir. Taft has been
 making against the guaranteeing of de- : posits.'
 1 The only question, he said. was whether | the deposit should be guaranteed by the ] banks or by the community. We be- 1 lieye,' he declared, that the banks re- 1 oeve advantage enough from the law to 1 justify them in furnishing the security | themselves"
 Other Issues Discussed. | The other issues of the campaign vera | taken up in turn by the democratic can l didate, who again insisted that Mir. Taft ] request his congressional committee ts 1 make known the source of it's campaign | contributions. MT. Taft's position with respect to labor was roundly scored, and
 once again MT. Bryan charged that
 high protective tariff was the mother of panics.
 1 A feature of the meeting was the fact.
 that it was presided over by Thomas.N
 Meacham, president of the Syracuse 1 Chamber of Commerce
 | Throughout the day the democr tic can- 1 didates themes principally were honesty l in government" and the republicans
 claims for prosperity" He spoke at Co.,
 hoes Utica, Rome, Oneida and Canastota. 1 and referring to the preparations being | made for the republican demonstration in l New York city Saturday night said that i they would do better to spend their
 money for lodging the unfortunate people
 who sleep in the city's parks than to | spend it in red fire, bands and costly re-