The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-04
He HAS SAME HOLD
Bryan's Popularity in Kansas
UndiminiShed.
Great Crowds Gather to Hear
Him Speak.
He IS TIRED And HAPPY
Praise for Sulzer and Hopeful
for Kansas.
Bryan Epigrams and Notes of
the Big Meetings.

Lindsborg Kan, Oct. 4.-W. J.
Bryan kept up his attack upon the
Republican and Progressive parties as
he journeyed across Kansas today.
After addressing a large crowd here,
the Nebraskan left for Mcpherson.
His stopping points included Marion,
EIDorado, Augusta, Winfield and
Wichita.
Mr.. Bryan said today prospects for
Democratic success in Kansas were
bright. In all of his talks he urged
/ the election of Judge W. H. Thomp-
son, Democrat nominee for the United
States senate, and George H. Hodges,
Democrat, for governor.
Saina, Kan, Oct 4-Bryan con-
cluded his campaign trip through the
Fifth district last night when he
talked to $500 people in the city
park. His speech conformed to the
doctrine preached by the Commoner
throughout the day, but the tired and
weary Bryan was not too worn to
again trample on the records of Taft
and Roosevelt in a manner to work
his crowd up to the pitch of enthu-
siasm. Following the days program
hrs allies in the 1904 campaign and
hammered the chief Bull Moose be-
cause of the Sheldon testimony before
the Investigating committee.
fAt the Salina meeting Judge Will
liam H. Thompson, Democratic nomi-
Robert Helvering, nominee for con-
gress in the Fifth, made short
speeches. Then the crowd let loose
it's most cordial welcome for the Ne
braskan, who was introduced by Alexis
Andreen, defeated candidate for the
congressional nomination in the
Fifth.
Bryan Epigrams for Kansans.
Taft has been weighed in the bal
ance and found wanting. Roosevelt
has been weighed in the balance and
found Warrington a third term"
Taft is constitutionally distrustfu1
of the people. Roosevelt is constitu-
tionally over trustful of himself"
Roosevelt gave US Taft four years
ago. He made a mistake and admits
it. Now he is willing to atone by
offering himself as a sacrifice"
In his reputation of Taft, Roose-
welt presents the sorrowful appearance
of the guarantor demanding a reward
because of the failure of his prin-
cipaI"
ruption of the Chicago convention is
true. But there wasn't a thing done
in Chicago this year that wasn't done
in the Republican convention four
years ago. There wasn't a scandal
this year that was not a repetition
Il wish Mr.. Roosevelt would put
some of his consciousness into his
comparison of the national conven-
tions.''
"RooseveIts convention was a par
ody. It was composed of hand picked
delegates representing a mythical con-
Roosevelt was not looking for
remedies in Chicago. He was look
ing for epithets to apply to the bosses
year, but who did nominate him eight
years ago.
Roosevelt divides with Taft the
doubtful honor of being the choice of
the financial pirates who have plum
dered the people for president of the
United States"
Roosevelt said we were wrong four
years ago when we said, let the peo-
pie rule This year Roosevelt uses
the slogan without quotation marks.
Then he breaches a sermon from the
text, Thou shalt not steal' -
IF Roosevelt were on the peoples
side, Perkins would not be on Roose-
veIt's side"
Perkins says he is for Roosevelt
because he has children. He has wa
tered stock to leave those children
Have you any watered stock for your
children? Do you think the man who
will look after Perkins children will
look after your children?"
IF Andrew Jackson had been presi-
dent when the trusts terrified Roose-
welt by promising a panic, there would
have been a different sequel to the
visit of those trust magnates to the
White House,
"A year ago Roosevelt refused to
decide between Taft and LaFollette
and now repudiates Taft And the
brave Bob LaFollette, the latchet of
whose shoes Roosevelt is unworthy to
loose, is the pioneer of reform in
the Republican party"
"Out in Utah and Wyoming, I dis
covered that Taft has a majority of
the RepublicanS"So I helped the
Roosevelt men fight Taft Here in
Kansas, I find Roosevelt the stronger
so I am helping the Taft Republi-
cans beat Roosevelt. And everywhere
both of them.'
Bryan Pleased Over SuIzer.
Bryan expressed great satisfaction over
the nomination of william Sulzer for gov
ernor of New York and declared that New
York had taken a stand among the pro-
gressive states of the nation.
Mr.. Sulzer's nomination ought to aid
our national ticket very materially" Mr. |
Bryan told State Journal representative
He was one of the prominent Democrats |
In the Chicago convention in 1906, who re-
fused to bolt. In that campaign and every
campaign since he has been actively sup
porting the progressive policies of the
party As a member of congress he has
won distinction by devotion to public in
tereSts. The convention could not have
made a better nomination and he ought !
to be elected by a large majority. His
and the platform on which he |
stands put New York's Democracy in |
harmony with national Democracy It |
IS a most satisfactory move and makes /
more certain the already certain national |
victory for cur party. Hurrah for New
York.
Notes of a Day in the Fifth.