The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-03
BRYAN'S MESSAGE.
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This campaign is no sham battle in
Kansas and the nation" Bryan told
his Republic county crowd. The
forces are not drawn up on dress par
ade This is not a meeting for the dis
tribution of post offices nor rally Tor
the obstruction of legislation. 1t is TO
give YOU the things you want, the
things you need-and I feel qualified 10
show YOU that you will not get those
things through the administration of
either Taft or Roosevelt 1t is for you
men in Kansas to not only give MI
Wilson your votes but to hold up ms
hands by the election of men like
Thompson and Helvering who can be
entrusted with the principles and the
policies that Wilson represents.
Power by Providence to Punish.
Then Bryan brought forth cheers
when he declared: We are not securing
Republican support under false pre-
lenses. When We ask a Republican TO
help elect Wilson, we can show him 1t
is the best way to help defeat Roose-
welt; and when We ask a Roosevelt sup
porter to vote for Wilson, we can show
him it is the best way to defeat Taft.
A sort of providence has placed in our
hands the power to punish two I'M
worthy men,
Bryan spent 30 minutes reviewing the
three national conventions. He charged
Taft with lifeless interest in the we'll
fare of the people, which had cost MIN
a reputation at the hands of the voters
who four years ago gave him million
majority Then he scalded Roosevelt
for his ambition to perpetuate himself
in office.
chicago Roller Second Hand Machine.
The steam roller used in chicago
in June was a second hand machine,
Bryan told his Belleville crowd. 1t
was made four years ago and Roose-
welt found it to be all right when he
brought forth the man whose place ne
now seeks to take. / have no doubt
Roosevelt would have used that power
this year if he had been able to do So
yet" said Bryan, I beheVe that
both Taft and Roosevelt are honest
men, but each believed II was uan-
gerous thing to nominate the other.
think I can agree with both of them.
Yet. what is the use of Roosevelt call
ing the Republican party thfeVeS, II
he is not willing to remedy the things
he criticises? If Roosevelt could have
had one majority in that convention.
lie would not today be telling you that
the Republican party is rotten but that
like baking powder, it is absolutely
pure He was prepared to do four
years ago and was willing to do any
thing that the Taft committee did in
Chicago this year. Roosevelt says the
Chicago convention was boss ridden.
I will agree. First. because concede
that Wall street got the man it want
cd. Second, because Mr.. Roosevelt's
intimacy with bosses has been far
greater than mine viii ever be. Yet
Roosevelt said the Baltimore conven-
ton was boss ridden. disagree. Wall
street went to Baltimore to get the
man K wanted, got the very man they
ddn't want: and went home the worst
whipped bunch of bosses you ever
saw
Talked About Taft.
Then Bryan gave his attention to
Taft.
L think Mr. Taft is honest and
tries to dc what he thinks is best for
the country" Bryan told his crowd.
HE is a lika BILE fellow, yet his one
fault is his constitutional distrust of
the people. He feels that if the neo-