The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 14, 1908, Image 6
Hit tETTMS.
XKARMT KKAM MORr OF EX
EKN A roll V,( I, \I HK\ S COR
to John D. Arvhhotd a Communl
Saying "Mr. It." Would
a fall Owl of the standard
San Frsnclsco, Oct. 9 ?WI U? m R.
Moarst was cheered a* ho spoke be
ftare * largo audience tonight. The
erowd wm so greet and unruly that
too police were colled on to maintain
order Theo. L. Htsgen, Independence
Moenlnee for preeldent. also spoke.
Mr. Hearst road two more lettere.
e>ao atgned by John D. ArchLold. the
Other by former United State? Sena?
tor J. U McLaurln of South Carolina.
Alter an attack On former Represent?
ative Joseph C. Blbley. wh<\ he suld
was a corporation "lackey," Mr.
Hearst read the following:
?'14 Broadway. Sept. 2. 1*00.
-(Personal)
-Door Mr. Caosatt: In Mr. Pat
tea's absence. I venture to write you
*a1 a political question which Seen*?
no bo of real Importance and Inter?
na the Twenty-seventh congres
BSoaal district L Bmery. Jr.. the
old-time agitator Abo Is runing for
enngreao against J. C. Slbley of Frank
sm, has had, as you know, rath*r a
twjrtegated political career, but he Is
sk?w again squarely lo tho Republican
feed. an?4 I think, sound In ?very wnv
"Emery's election would certsiriy
aw a treat misfortune, sad I ven'u.e
to ask that you do every tin ig possible
%m tht? matter In Mr. Stfdey - favor on
<he sure ground that all corporate and
wooted Intereots will have lull consid?
eration at his hands
-W'h kind regards. I am.
Very truly.
"John D. Arehbold.
?To Mr. A. J. Cassatt Broad 8treet,
Philadelphia '
Continuing. Mr. Hearst said:
"I road la El Paso a letter from Mr.
* Republican, spying and re
on Preeldent Roosevelt. I shall
road one from Senator McLaurln,
? Democrat
?Booaottsville. 8. C. Sept t, 1904.
??fCcotfsieatial )
"Door Mr. Archbold; In the same
?Jl ay which your letter came was
that 1 wish to quote a sentence
apropos of your remarks about
R. Tho writer of that letter was
?yed la a confidential way by
Hanna in matters of Import
He is a shrewd, close observer,
ovo? scrupulous, but a very Intel
man, whoso public experience
acquaintance la wide. I knew
well in Washington and when
Mo saw my article In the Sun he wrote
?no a long letter, indulging In some
ussex posted criticisms of the presldsnt.
to which I replied, combating his
awxsiUon
"Ho *aud !o part, rfn: 'Readtrg on
?y Lawaon's 'Pransled FtnoncV
vwoalled to mind a remark that I
Isaasw him (Rooosvelt) make that he
some day to be able to take a
oat of that Standard Oil gang.
If be succeeds himself, mark my
ho try to make good his state
it, as ho believes It will appeal t ?
the mim and keep him In the cen?
tra of the stage.'
**I thought It would be a friendly
lo copy tbla and give It to you In
strict confidence. Pom my position, I
esanot say whether It is worth the
talk or not It will show, anyway, that
1 am not unmindful of your various
stand actions toward mo.
-With kindest regards,
"Tours sincerely,
"John Lowndes McLaurln.
-To Mr. John D. Archbold."
/ 1
"Well. Mr. Roosevelt surely did
lo a $2?.ooo ooo 'fall out of the
ird Oil gang.' and the Standard
I gang Is going to nail his bids to
s born door If It can."
In conclusion. Mr. Hearst made a
an for support of ths candldatss of
Indenpendence party.
JOHNSON GOK8 ABROAD.
t Of Winthrop Will Invent I
Industrial School Conditions
Dr. D. B. Johnson. President of
Wlathrop college, who was In the
sjfty yesterday for the annual meeting
osT the board of trustees of thst ineti
twtlnn will sail for Europe on Octo
owr 1?. Dr Johnson will visit Eng
Osrmany and Prance for the pur -
of Investigating industrial schcol
Httono and his reports will bo
irted with Interest.
Industrial school work has been
idled a grest deal In the South re
?easily, and Dr. Johnson Is particularly
susslous to Investlgste the progress
ana de by Osrmany. where the work Is
gwvther advanced than In any other
cwnntry Hs will be sbsent about
two months on this m'sslon.?State.
10.
?Po ley's Honey sod Tar cures coughs
awsekry. strenghtens the lungs and ex
sets sol de. Oet the genuine In a yol
W. W. Mbort,
VICTOR'S SPEECH.
How the Wonderful Leader Addressed
an Audience In a Southern College
Town,
In a certain college town, when
Signer Victor and UIm Venetian Band
were making their flrst Southern tour
under the direction of the Radcliffe
Entertainment Bureau, Victor had an
experience which neither he nor the
audience la likely to forget. The band
had played several heavy classical
number* which were most enthusiast?
ically received and In recognition cf
Itkg applause the band responded with
the beautiful old Southern melody,
"Way Down Upon the Swanee River.'
The audience was fairly electrified,
and when one of th? ushers was seen
making his way toward the stage
with an Immense bouquet of roses,
the audience was intesined. fltasor
Victor received the floral token, smil?
ing and bowing his appreciation of
the compliment. Again the audience
applauded and then, one of those ir?
resistible college hoys started to cry,
"Speech! Victor4/ Speech!" His com?
panions tool; up the call with a shout
that neurly raised the roof. Slgnor
Victor who speaks but little English
was plainly embarrassed and for juHt
a single moment looked as though he
would have preferred to have been
roaming the vine clad hills of his na?
tive Italy rather facing that audience.
His embarrassment, however, was but
j'or a moment, then raising his hand
for silence us the inspiration came to
him, he said, "Ladles and gentlemen,
I speak da English ver little, but dis
my speech," and with a wave of his
baton he brought his musicians to
their feet and then?pandemonium
reigned supreme for the band was
playing "Dixie" and this was Victor's
speech.
Victor and his great band will be at
the Academy of Music tonight.
Don'ta for the Sick Room.
1. Don't wear skirts that rattle or
rustle; corsets that creak like a har?
ness; shoes that squeak or heels that
clatter. |
2. Don't place a bed In the line cf
direct drafts, or opposite an opjn
door.
t. Don't confound cold air with
pure air; the two are not necessarily
Identical.
4. Don't air the sick room from or
Into the reet of the houee.
I. Don't leave medicine or food
standing in the room. Wash all glass?
es, spoons or cups at once and put
them away.
t. Don't bring more of anything
than you want the patient to have.
7. Don't forget to offer a cool (not
iced) drink of water frequently. It Is
both beneficial and necessary for the
patient, and he may be too indifferent
to aak for it.
I. Don't allow yourself or any one
else to sit upon the patient's bed. Be
careful not to Jar the bed in passing.
t. Don't throw coal on the fire from
a scuttle; wrap It In a newspaper and
Uy It on. Use a stick to poke the fire.
10. Don't read a newspaper in th?
sick room; the unavoidable rattling
may be annoying and the patient may
not like to say so.
II. Dont whisper?there are few
things more exasperating to the sick.
12. Don't try to sweep a room thor?
oughly until the patient can be taken
out of It. Oo over the carpet with a
broom covered with a moist Canton
flannel bag (fuxxy side out). Wash
this In some disinfectant after using,
and hang In the sun and air to dry.?
Exchange.
Why Colds Are Dangerous.
'Because you have contratced or?
dinary colds and recovered from them
without treatment of any kind, do not
for a moment Imagine that colds are
not dangerous. Everyone knows that
pneumonia and chronic catarrh have
their origin in a common cold. Con?
sumption Is not caused by a cold, but
the cold prepares the system for the
reception and development of th?
germs that would not otherwise have
found lodgment. It is the same with
all Infectious diseases. Diphtheria,
scarlet fever, rrsaaslen and whooping
cough are much more likely to be
contracted when the child has a cold.
Tou will see from this that more real
danger lurkn In a cold than In any
other of the common ailments. The
easiest and quickest way to cure a
colds Is to take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. The many remarkable cures
effected by this preparation have
made It a staple article of trade over
a large part of the world. For sale
by all druggists.
Sylvia Brown, colored, was killed
by a Southern Railway train near
Hopkins.
Had a Cime Call.
?Mrs. Ada L. Croom. the widely
known proprietor of the Croom Hotel,
Vaughn, Miss., says: "For several
months I suffered with a severe cough,
? nd consumption seemd to have Its
crip on me. when a friend recommend?
ed Dr. King's New Discovery. I be?
gan talking it, and three bottles effect?
ed a complete cure." The fame of
this life saving cough and cold rem?
edy, and lung and throat healer Is
world wide. Sold at Slbert's Drug
Store. &0c. and $1. Trial bottle free.
The third annual Bible study con?
ference of the South Carolina Stu?
dent Young Men's Christian Associa?
tion is in session at Clemson Col?
lege.
CAMPAIGN FUND $220,000.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COM?
MITTEE COMPILES STATE?
MENTS.
Some of Hie Contributions?Fourteen
individual Gift? of $1,000 Each?
Ono of One Cent?List of $500 or
Over Men.
New York, Oct. 9.?The Democrat?
ic national committee is preparing to
announce next week the amount of its
campaign funds and the individual
contributors of amounts of $100 and
over. The lists, which have been
compiled to date and sent here from
Chicago, show that the campaign
fund is a little over $220,000. Of this
fund something over $180,000 has
been collected from Contibutors,
which, with $42,000 of the Denver
convention fund, is the total fund now
in the Democratic treasury.
It is learned today that there have
been 14 individual contributors of
$1,000 each. There have been no
contributions of sums between $1,000
and $500 to date. The Denver head?
quarters of the national committee
has collected $5,000, which is said to
include a check for $1,000 from form?
er Senator William A. Clarke of Mon?
tana. The smallest contribution was
1 cent, which comes in the mail from
Monroe, Washington. The largest
contributions to the land follow:
Delancey Nlcoll, New York, $1,000;
Jacob Huppert, New York, $1,000;
Nathans Straus, New York city, $1,
250; National Democratic club, New
York city, $2,500; W. F. Sheehan,
New York city, $1,000; Archibald Mc?
Neil, Bridgeport, Conn., $1,000; Guy
B. Tucker, Little Rock, Ark., $1,000;
Ik!. F. Dunlap, Illinois, $1,000; Roger
Sullivan, Chicago. $1,000; Perry Bei
mont, New York city. $1,000; Robert
Owen, Oklahoma, $1.000; J. J. Hogan,
LaCrosse, Wls., $1,000; E. O. Wood,
Flint, Mich., $1,000; E. F. Qoltra, St.
Louis, $1.000; Moses C. Wetmore, St.
Louis, $1,000; Norman E. Mack, Buf?
falo, $1,000; Melbert Cary, Connecti?
cut, $600; Jefferson Levy, New York
city, $500; Dr. John Cox, Connecticut,
$500; William F. Burns, New York
city, $500; K. S. D. Mallory, Selma,
Ala., $600; Nathan Cole, Los Angeles,
Cel., $500; P. W. Burns, Chicago,
$500; Joseph Fels, Pennsylvania, $500;
William B. Rogers, Pittsburg, $500;
Carl 8. Vrooman, Cotnit, Mass., $500;
Melville E. Ingalls. Cincinnati. $500;
W. R. Burt, Saglriaw. $500; Murray
Carleton, St. Louis, 500; F. B. Lynch.
8t. Paul, $600; T. J. Walsh, Helena,
Mon., $600; W. B. George, Billings,
Mon., $600; R. S. Ford, Great Falls.
Mon., $500.
The major part of the Demecratic
campaign fund has come from dollar
contributions and from the Democrat?
ic press, which started campign sub*
scrlptions.
Will Mlake Official Publeatlon.
Chicago, Oct. 9.?National Chair?
man Mack tonight said that he did
not know that the headquarters had
made public any campaign contri?
butions or the amount of the cam?
paign fund.
"The campaign contributions will
be made known officially on Oct. 15
and all I can say is that I wish we
had all the money they say we have."
A Card.
?This Is to certify that all drugigsts
are authorised to refund your money
If Foley's Honey and Tar falls to cure
your cough or cold. It stops the
cough, heals the lungs and prevents
serious results from a cold. Cures la
grippe cough and prevents pneumo?
nia and consumption. Contains no
opiates. The genuine Is In a yellow
package. Refuse substitutes. Slbert's
Drug Store.
Jesse Newton, a well known cltl
sen of Chester, Is dead at his home.
Tom Gray, a white man of Edge
field county, shot and killed Richard
Penn, a prominent negro of that
county.
A Boon to Elderly People.
?Most, elderly people have some
kidney or bladder disorder that is
both painful and dangerous. Foley's
Kidney Remedy has proven a boon
to many elderly people as It stimulates
the urinary organs, coreret?*. Irregu?
larities and tones up the whole sys?
tem. Commence taking Foley's Kid?
ney Remedy at once and be v.^- roas. j
Slbert's Drug Store. I
Chas. S. Barrett, president of the .
National Farmers' Union; Congress- |
man A. F. I^ever and E. D. Smith
will deliver addresses at the Ander?
son county fair.
John Wanamaker's Advice on Ad?
vertising.
John Wanamaker says:
"If there Is one enterprise on earth
that a 'quitter' should leave severely
alone, It Is advertising. He should
know before he begins it that he must
spend money?lots of It. Somebody
must tell him also that he cannot
hope to reap results commensurate
with his expenditure early in the
game. Advertising doesn't Jerk; It
lulls. It begins very gently at first,
but the pull Is steady. It increases
day by day and year by year until it
exerts an Irresistible power.
"And when your advertising does
begin to pull, then's the time to push
It."
A "ME TOO" CANDIDATE.
The. ritluble Plight of Roogevclt'l
Presidential Nominee,
V
The spectacle, unprecedented, un?
seemly and unpatriotic, offered I y
Theodore Roosevelt to his countrymen
at this time, should establish, and in
our opinion it has already established,
in the minds of thoughtful people, a
convincing argument In favor of a
change of parties in the national gov?
ernment.
If we are to maintain the spirit of
republican institutions, overwhelming
defeat and prompt rebuke must fol?
low so great a desecration of the self
governing principle, to say nothing
about so wanton a degredation of the
Presidential dignity.
Obviously the President possesses
the senfe neithfr of Justice nor pro?
priety. The duel between him and
the Democn tic nominee for President
proves nothing except that Mr. Roose?
velt seeks to make himself appear to
the "wage earners" more Bryanized
than Bryan, whilst secretly employ?
ing the agencies of unscrupulous pow?
er and the resource* of corrupting, if
not of predatory wealth, to cheat
public opinion and to coerce i esults.
He was chosen chieT magistrate to
serve the nation and all the people.
When in effect he stigmatizes half the
people as menacing the national in?
terest he in effect proclaims himself
a recreant to his oath of office. Never
before was such an affront put upon
a free constituency.
Only the rage of a spoiled child,
the fury of a baffled and foolish boy,
could account for the exhibitions
which for the moment are confined to
the White House, but which will per?
sistently be placed on wheels and
trolled about from one end of the
land to the other. Not a despot upon
the real or the mimic scene ever show?
ed himself more lost to self-repres?
sion, less able to brook opposition.
Having at the outset exhausted the
unworthy agencies at his command to
force upon his party the nomination
of Judge Taft he forgets that Judge
Taft is a candidate. With the whoop
of an Indian chief he rushes to the
front of the battle. With a savage
wave of the hand he brushes his late
Secretary rudely aside and takes per?
sonal leadership upon the firing line.
Like Macbeth in the final act?like
Richard upon Salisbury , plain?he
strikes out blindly. With Gloster he
beholds thj darkling of the sun and
divines the cause. With the gu'lty
Scot he is told that Birnam Wood
doth come to Dunsinane and he shouts
to Hitchcock, the messenger:
If thou speakest false
Upon the next tree shalt thou hang
alive,
Till famine sling thee; if thy speech
be sooth,
I care not If thou dost for mo as
much." I
Wheroaore? Why, simply despera?
tion and despair?and knowledge that
after all he has said and done?the
Immolation of friends beneath the
steam roller and the sacrifice of rep?
utation in the abandonment of a life?
time of civil service reform pledges?
the people will not permit him tJ
name his successor; will not permit
him to lay the precedent for a dynas?
ty; will not lie down on their bel?
lies and let the "Elg Stick" be flour?
ished over them; that they are yet
free to choose their own rulers and
will not abdicate their power; In
short, that Taft, his legatee, is beaten
and that Bryan will be the next Pres?
ident of the United States.
To his perturbed mind the though*
Is exasperating. He cannot digest 1%,
not even realize it. His undisciplined
and Immature temperament can tol?
erate no let to its desires, no hindrance
to Its will. The man who gainsays
him becomes at once a liar and a
scoundrel, whether he be Governor of
a State?in his vocabulary a province
?or a Senator in Congress, or a pri?
vate citizen lifting up his voice in
proper remonstrance. The God he
adores is Power. The shrine where
he worships is upheld by the money
chests of the preferred classes. His
men-at-arms are Messrs. Knockdown,
I^ragout & Company, of the High
Tariff League, the Sugar Ring, the
Steel Plate Industry and the Powder
Trust.
Judge Taft, the nominee, plays
second fiddle. He is still but the
fetch-and-carry for Theodore Roose?
velt. It is another "Me, too" propo?
sition?a case of master and man.
Truly the Courier-Journal reckoned
not without its host when, Immediate?
ly after the completion of the work
of the steam roller at Chicago, It de?
clared that "upon a platform of Im?
posture the Republicans have set a
man of straw."
What elre except a makeshift I*
the thing on rollers they are trund?
ling about the country facing two
ways as occasion and the points of the
compass may require?a kind of
patent patchwork arrangement?
serving?
?"A double debt to pay,
A bed by night, a chest of drawers
by day"?
< i
Liar and Slave!
now a couch for Theodore and now
a baby's cradle for Taft? And, what
is Taft but a man of straw for the
leal man of the White House?still
the President's servant of all work?
a creation of the big stick, Allowed
but grudgingly to echo the famous
words of Thomas Collier Platt and
then to wait for another official blast
before opening his lips again.
Next to a woman scorned. Hell hath
no fury like a party balked of its prey.
The Republicans take the cue from
their chief. They, too, are in a rage.
Whichever way they turn defeat
stares them in the eye. The Demo?
crats will carry New York by a hun?
dred thousand majority. There Is lit?
tle less than Republican chance in
Ohio. In Indiana the elephant is
hopelessly down of Asiatic cholera.
Already Democracy, beginning with
Illinois, sweeps the West like a prairie
fire. How could it be otherwise in
the face of what the President is do?
ing?
Poor Taft! Poor Taft!
"Injins on the upper road,
And death upon the lower."
We can only mourn for Taft!
Great judges do, indeed, make disap
pointing candidates. After the 3d A
November the late Secretary's house
will be dosed and marked "to let,"
with the following notice upon the
( storm doors: "(lone to meet Judg?>
I Alton Brooks Parker on Fame's Judi?
cial Camping Ground."?Louisville
! Courier-Journal.
SHELDON GETS $20.000- FROM AN?
DREW CARNEGIE?
! Mrs. Russell Sage Gives 8 1,000?Ap?
pen] for $500.000 totted by Repub?
lican National Treasurer.
New York, Oct. 9.?The fact that
Andrew Carnegie has contributed
$20,000 to the fund of the Republican
national committee was announced
today by State Chairman Timothy L.
Woodruff. Mr. Woodruff also an?
nounced that Mrs. Russell Sage has
contributed $1.000 to the same fund.
There have been no other large con?
tributions from individuals, Mr.
Woodruff said, but small sums arc
coming from various sources.
George R. Sheldon, treasurer of the
national Republican committee, said
that he would publish a list of all the
contributions made to t^e Republican
committee after election. An appeal
for contributions to the Republican
national campaign fund of $50 each
from 10,COO business men was issued
today by Mr. Sheldon.
More Than Enough Is Too Much.
?To maintain health, a mature man
or woman needs just enough food to
repair the waste and supply energy
and body heat. The habitual con?
sumption of more food than is neces?
sary for these purposes is the prime
cause of stomach troubles, rheuma?
tism and disorders of the kidneys. If
troubled with Indigestion, revise your
diet, let reason and not appetite con?
trol and take a few doses of Cham?
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and you will soon be all right again.
For sale by all druggist.
MULE DIES OF HYDROPHOBIA.
Was Bitten Recently by Mad Dog
In Spartanburg.
Spartanburg, Oct. 8.?A mule bit?
ten by the mad dog that created a
panic on East Main street here two
weeks ago, biting two persons and
three mules, developed hydrophobia
here today and was killed. The mule
belonged to the city. The persons
bitten by the dog are being treated in
Atlanta.
p Would Mortgage the Farm.
?A farmer on Rural Route 2, Em?
pire, Ga., W. A. Floyd by name, says:
"Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured the
two worst sores I ever saw: one on
my hand and one on my leg. It Is
worth more than Its weight in gold.
I would not be without it if I had to
mortgage the farm to get it." Only
25c. at Slbert's Drug Store.
?A salve good for anything where a
salve can be used?that's DeWitt's
Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. It
cleanses thoroughly, keeps the pores
open and heals quickly. It is good for
anything where a salve Is needed. It
coo's and soothes and Is especially
good for pile.-. We sell and recom?
mend It. Sold by all druggists.
BANK CHANGES AT BI&HOPYILLE
Mr. D. J. Wlnn Becomes Cashier of the
People's Bank.
Blshopville, Oct. 8.?Mr. T. E. H.
Stephenson has resigned his position
as cashier of the People's Hank, which
took effect on October 5. Mr. D. J.
Winn. of Sumter has been elected as
his successor and Is now in charge.
Mr. Winn Is a good cash er and thi3
bank is to be congratulated on secur?
ing him as its manager.
Mr. Julien C. Rodgera, who up to
some time ago was connected with
the People's bank, hes accepted a sim?
ilar potltion with the People's bank,
of Florence.
Saved His Roy's Life.
?"My three year old boy was badly
constipated, had a high fever and was
tn an awful condition. I gave him two
doses of Foley's Orlno Laxative and
the next morning the fever was gone
and he was entirely well. Foley's
Orlno Laxative saved his life." A.
Wolkush, Casimer, Wis. W. W. 81
bert.
BRUN RENEWS ATTACKS.
AGAIX DENOUNCE! ROOSEVELTS
PARTICIPATION IN CAM?
PAIGN.
Hfl IHHMla Justice for All?Declares
Democratic Party Stands for Fair
Treatment of Working People?
Ridicules Taft.
Galesburg, 111.. Oct. 9.?Standing
?>n the same platform from which
Mr. Taft, his Republican opponent,
only a few days ago delivered an ad?
dress, W. J. Bryan today denounced
President Roosevelt once again for
, participating in the campaign in be?
half of Mr. Taft, asserted that Mr.
Taft could give no promise of real
reform and attacked the Republican
party generally for, as he charged, its
injustice to the laboring man and the
people generally.
When the special bearing the pres?
idential candidate arrived a great
crowd cheered him vociferously and
at Knox college, where the platform
was erected, he faced one of the
largest audiences that ever assembled
here. He took for his theme, "Jus?
tice." and hinged Mis preliminary re?
marks on a quotation from Plutarch
that "Men entertain three sentiments
concerning the gods?they fear tnem
for their power, admire them for their
wisdom and love them for their jus?
tice."
Referring to Mr. Taffs visit, Mr.
Eryan remarked.
"It is no new thing for you to see
the next president, for having seen
my opponent, Mr. Taft, and now see?
ing me, you are certain that you have
seen the next president, although
neither of us is as certain as we
would like to be which one it is.
And here, too, you saw, those of you
who lived at that time, two men who
were pitted against each other in one
of the most bitter contests that has
been known in the history of the
world, for I think 1 am safe in ?aying
that the records of time give no par?
allel to the great series of debates be?
tween Lincoln and Douglas."
Mr. Bryan said that jujstice had
been his theme 28 years ago, and jus?
tice was his theme today. He said he
would try to show how, on several
different questions, the Democratic
party was appealing for justice. He
then spoke concerning publicity of
campaign contributions before elec?
tion and ridiculed Mr. Taft for ex?
pressing a "personal inclination" to?
ward that proposition and not com?
ing out squarely for it. The crowd
was moved to cheers when he declar?
ed that the Democratic party insisted
upon justice to those who toil. A
Workman Not a Machine. ^
"The Republican party," he satJ,
"has allowed the lobbyists of grejat
corporations to stifle labor legisla?
tion," and he informed his he/arers
that "the Democratic party \vas to
handle the laboring man as a human
being and not as a mere pijece of mer?
chandise." *
"We are not willing," he st.ld, "thai
j a man made in the image of his Crea?
tor, with heart ard brain and soul, J
shall be degraded to the level of dol-/
lars and cents. That great statesman
who engaged in debate in this plefce
in 1858, Abraham Lincoln, a year af?
ter he spoke here, wrote a letter to
some people in Boston and in that let?
ter he said that the Republicans bc
|lleved In the man and the dollar, but
that in case of conflict it believed in
the man before the dollar." Mr. Bryan
an said that the Democrats believed
that that was the proper relation be?
tween money and men.
He then dwelt at some length in
support of the proposition to grant
trials by jury In cases of direct con?
tempt. Mr. Bryan made fun of the
Republican platform, basing his re?
marks principally on the recent edi?
torial in the Omaha Bee, which criti?
cised a part of the Republican tariff
plank under the supposition that it
was an extract from some speech of
his. "Why, my friends," he said, 'I
used to buy books on humor when?
ever I wanted to read something fun?
ny, but now I read the Republican
platforms and save money. The fun?
niest platform I ever read was the
one adopted at Chicago and the fun?
niest plank in it is the tariff plank."
As he had done several times be?
fore today, Mr. Bryan announced him?
self as "the advance agent of pros?
perity" and bitterly assailed the pres?
ident and Mr. Taft, as a member of
his cabinet, for the panic of 1907. He
declared that never was a better
time than now for the Republicans to
predict a panic should he be elected.
They could scare the people In 1896,
he said, but not now. The Republi?
cans, he Insisted, were being com?
pelled to take some of their own med?
icine, no matter whether they liked it
or not. He closed his speech with a
severe arraignment of the president
for, as he charged, interfering In *
fair flght between himself and his
Republican opponent. Mr. Roosevelt,
he said, had had seven years and now
uas trying to control another term.
Justice, he declared, demanded that
the president cease neglecting his of?
ficial duties to further the candidacy
of his appointee.
Bryan apoke yesterday and last
night, to large and approving crowds,
at Qulncy, 111., and Hannibal Mis?
souri.