The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-18
Bryan Defends Policies
OF the Administration
SPOKE IN FAVOR OF CUR
RENCY, TARIFF AND INCOME
TAX-ATTACKED CRITICS.
Lauds President Wilson, Who. He
Says, Is on the Side of the Plain
People Defends Politics.

~. I.
retary of State VIM. J. Bryan tonigal
spoke in defense Of President We
sons administration policies. He de-
Tended the pending currency bill, the
new tariff and the income tax and
attacked the critics of these meas
ures
For generations the national banks
have held the governments money IN
return for contributions TO campaigns
and support OF the Republican party"
said Mr.. Bryan. speaking OF the pend
ing currency bill. The currency Dill
Is the most remarkable currency
measure that we have ever had. AZ
gives the bankers enough to make
them happy and doesn't enable them
TO take enough 10 make the people
miserable. There Is one feature
about this bill that should win the
support OF every banker doing a legit-
innate banking business. Heretofore
II has been necessary TO put up bonds
TO secure government money but by
the provisions of the new bill the gov
eminent loans money without requir-
ing bonds. II let's the regional bank
take collateral from the banks within
these regions and these banks put
their guarantee on the collateral
rms enables the government TO put
In a community more money than II
takes out.
Tho government asks in return
something that every banker should
De willing TO concede; namely. tina:
the government should issue currency
itself
on the income tax law, he said:
when that bill came TO be- passed
there We're men in this country who
mad advocated an income tax. who
were willing TO keep 50 per cent on
woolen goods. and the old Payne-Ald-
rich bill. rather than to ioin with the
Democrats to i've lower tax and in.
come tax. ! realize that while west.
ernu Republicans voted for the extor.
Tomato rates OF "A higher tariff. an
eastern Democrat. Woodrow Wilson,
right by Wall street and the manufac.
.urers, cast his lot with the plain peo-
pie and gave them a low rate on the
necessities Of life
on Peoples Side.
why did be do H.? Because his
heart is on the peoples side. They
could not come down and scare him.
The man I'm his own start who had
gEeat factories and wanted a high ta-
rltt could not persuade him 20 make
his stand with them and let them col.
lect tribute from the res of the peo-
pie.
You have been shirkin your duties
and making the poor people bear the
burdens yCu ought 20 bear Now we
VIII help them TO reduce taxation and
yourselves"
Mr.. Bryan stated that he believed
the presen tariff NV would settle
agitation on that subject for a genera.
ton at least lie said Nelson Aldrich'y
opposition 20 the currency bill was
bill.
"Mr. Aldrich has done more than
any other man in public life TO make
me Republican party a third party
IN this country said the speaker
We had a meeting in Boston the
Other day and the papers said that
when the question was asked as to
whether they should be controlled NV
a board Of bankers. they all shouted
We think the banks ought 10 be con.
trolled by bankers
Ridicule3 Bankers.
10 you know Of any other class OF
society that wants 10 control itsclfi
't rIf would vuu think oil "a railroad
that said. We must control the i'm.
tcrstatp commerce commission that
controls us in NE railroad business
Regulate the banks by "a board that
the banks srlect2 What do YOU reg
ulat" the banks for? For their own
benefit 40. for the benefit OF tho
people who - business with them
~ is presumptuous. lmpertlnent
audacI0us and the bankers them.
selves oueht 90 be ashamed Of &C."
40 Icy tell you that this board .
ie 90 De political and that 90 is dan. /
f"rous' DO you know Of anything
in this country that BIS not being done
hN political boards. any part of the
government that is not conducted hv I
political bOdias7 Congress ie a poiIt-|
icnl body. so o. the senate. the
house. You trust everything else t0
political body your making OF
laws and political body 10 execute I
'l'm and aa every government which /
i- made up Of political parties or
0nlc"ra selected hv the people can
make your laws. protect your prop.
'rfy. can ro oul1to marriage and q. .
Nurc'. con iV OBJ" death penalty AMI .
'Hk" human lfn. who then says|
iult political party cannot control /
'1" tanks Tor the ppoplcT"