The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-10-13

! had brought himself a misfortune when he surrounded himself by ad- [ Vlsers and cabinet who were mon conductors of light and heat" and While the president was of honest
 integrity and good intent he was un- aDie to learn the wants of the people through his advisers who were f.un- able to understand government as t<zc people wanted it. MT. Bryan said he had been associated in public life with President Harding for 20 years and admired his character.
 Scores Sec. Mellon
 In attacking the present rate of taxes, MT. Bryan said that the ad- ministration had taken the tax off of excess profits and reduced the tax on big incomes from a maximum of 60 per cent to a maximum of 32 per cent which took the tax off the rich and spread it upon the mass who were not relieved"
 Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, who he termed as "one of the rich est men of the country" had pro- tested against farmer being placed on the ways and means committee of the house, he said, and although he had been overridden in this it was doubtful in his estimation if farm- CT would ever become a member of the committee.
 No cabinet officer ever realized as much benefit from his own recom- mendation as MT. Mellon did when he took the tax off of excess profits and reduced them on big incomes" he declared
 Regarding the bonus bill. which he considered was justifiable, Mr. Bryan declared that almost every body suffered during the world war but maintained that there were more millionaires made in the United States during that period than since the time that Columbus discovered America, and held that it should be this class who should pay the soldier.
 He attacked the administration as permitting capital to dictate to it during the coal strike as well as the railroad strike. The supply of coal has been greatly diminished and the workers of coal mines have greatly | lessened it's numbers, MT. Bryan said. which had affected this winters sup |, ply of coal. The government has l permitted this situation to continue | for more than year, he continued. ! and i'll the case of the railroad strike the president has, after devising a [ plan whereby the men would go back 1 to work at their old rate of pay and . seniority until government in ; vestigation could be made. allowed . the railroad executives to ignore his 1 and continue the delay to traffic. The president, he said, should have issued an ultima tum to the coal operators and rail road executives specifying that if the strikes were not settled within 24 hours tie government woulG take over and operate the industries.
 Vote For Man--Not Party 1
 In concluding his address. which was cut short by an extensive pro- gram, MT. Bryan said that he wanted his audience to vote for the man who was on their side and not for the party, because 95 per cent of the people of the United States belonged to the middle class while the remain ing per cent made up the under world of criminals on the one hand and the overlyrich on the other.
 The crowd voiced protest when the speaker announced that he was to stop in order to fill other appointments which limited his time. He was given a great ovation as he concluded.
 MT. Bryan left Tuesday night for the East where he is scheduled to his efforts in the Democratic campaign.