The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-10-05
BRYAN DREW WBIGC CROWD
To the Garden Grove Corn Picnic on
tuesday. Nigh Wind lnterfer-
ed with the Speaking.

tuesday, high Wind lnterfer-
ed with the Speaking.
1t is a fortunate thing indeed that
the changing of Mr.. Bryan's timer
ary for Iowa, changed the date of the
Garden Grove Corn Picnic from We'd
nesday of last week until Tuesday OF
this week, for last week the rain
would have interferred, but Tuesday
was an ideal day aside from the
strong wind which blew all day, and
one of the largest crowds ever as
sembled in southern Iowa, gathered
at the Corn Picnic in the Davis
woods, four miles northwest of Car
den Grove, the big attraction OF
course being the speech by VIM. j..
Bryan. There was tremendous big
crowd present, autos being on the
grounds from all parts of Decatur
county and many Of the adjoining
counties, the grounds being filled
with autos, and many were parked
outside.
The exhibits at the corn picnic
were good, the display of fancy work
especially being large and many
beautiful pieces of work were shown.
There was fine display of corn ana
other farm products, the notlceable
thing being the absence of the usual
large display of apples, for the apple
crop in Decatur county this year IS
mighty slim, although there were
some fine apples shown.
1t was unfortunate that the strong
wind which was blowing through the
big trees in the park made SO much
noise that but a very small percent
age of the big crowd were able 10
hear Mr.. Bryan's address, and in ad-
dition Mr.. Bryan's voice was in very
poor shape. He has been speaking
several times every day in the open'
and he was very hoarse. He MADE
splendid speech, however. devoted
mainly to the national issues. He
paid a glowing tribute to Mr.. Mere
dith the democratic candidate for
governor, and cautioned his hearers
to beware of any attacks which the
liuuor interests may make against
Mr.. Meredith, that they would leave
nothing undone to defeat him, and
that the liquor question in Iowa was
a vital one. He also urged that the
democratic candidate for congress,
Mr.. H. B. Bracewell, be given every
support. as it was of the utmost i'm
portance that President Wilson have
a democratic congress back of him,
for in case Wilson should be re-
elected and republican congress
elected, the hands Of the president
would be tied in many matters which
he desired to carry through IN the
interest of the people.
Mr.. Bryan's discussion of the IS
o,oo uos az follows.
Two propositions discussed-Flrst
should the government be turned
back to the reactionaries whose con-
duet was so odious that it caused
more than half the republicans to
repudiate their party in 1912? II not,
Wilson should be reelected with
democratic senate and house to sup
port him.
Second-Should the president be
rebuked for keeping this country out
of war with Mexico and Europe, or
should he be commended by a vote
that will re-elect him and give him
a democratic senate and house to sup
port him.
In support of the record of the.
present administration, Mr.. Bryan
took up, one by one, and at length
dwelt upon the following, which we
can here only summarize:
Supports Present Administration.
''The old world has seven wonders;
in the United States the political
world has eleven wonders. The rec
ord made by the present admlnlstra-
ton in the matter of domestic re-
form is without parallel in the his
tory of our government. A demo-
cratic president, supported by DEM
ocratic senate and a democratic
house, has given the country eleven
splendid remedial measures.
"First: The tariff law now upon
the statute books is the best enact
ed within half century. 1t is writ
ten upon the theory that a tariff law
should be so framed as to raise rev.
enue, and not upon the theory of Civ
ing protection for protectiOn's sake.
1t has lessened the power of the tar
iff baron to exact tribute from the
public.
Income Tax Provision.
Second: The income tax provis-
ion, while a part of the general rev.
enue law, deserves to be considered
upon it's own merits. 1t was made
possible by the adoption of the in
come tax amendment to the Federal
Constitution, secured after fight OF
more than fifteen years made under
democratic leadership. The income
tax in the law of 1913 transferred
nearly one hundred millions from
consumption to incomes, thus reliev-
ing the masses from the injustice
that republican tariff laws had put
upon them, an injustice which would
still continue if the republicans had
remained in power.
Third: The currency law is the
greatest piece of constructive leglsla.
it;an@ihe generation has seen. 1t
brings to the commercial world q re-
lief .sorely needed. 1t breaks Wall
streets il.spotic hold upon the bust-
ness of she nation and the political
tyrrany exercised by the masters OF
high finsnce.
Fourth: The rnral credlts law ~
a fittins companion of the currency
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