OCR Text |
Show en scores both TAFTIDJOLOIL Says President Is Aristocrat and Roosevelt's Schemes Positively Dangerous. .PUEBLO. Colo., Sept. 17. Denunciation Denuncia-tion of Taft and Roosevelt was tho chief feature of Bryan's speech before 5000 porsons at tho Colorado state fair today. to-day. Ho referred to President Taft as an "aristocrat by birth and environment" and that later associations with tho Interests In-terests had developed his axlatoeracy. Roosevelt would have been satisfied with the Republican party had he been nominated, said Bryan. "Taft Is honest and means well." said the commoner, "but he Is constantly distrustful dis-trustful of the people; has not the contl-denco contl-denco he ought to have ln tho Inlolllerenee of. the averago man. He is an aristocrat by birth and environment and ho has never lent active help to movements for the benefit or the people. Taft is called a stand-patter because he stands Etlll whllo the people go on. "A year ago Roosevelt never raised a hand to help La Follette in his fight with Taft and La Follette is a thousand times better reformer than Roosevelt ever was." Roosevelt's demand for a commission to regulato. corporations Bry'm characterized charac-terized as the most dangerous plan ever presented to the American people. "It is a step toward Socialism," he declared, de-clared, "and by placing complete power In the hands of a few men it would give tho predator)' interests .still more powerful power-ful incentive to enter politics and elect a president.0 Will Speak in Idaho. LINCOLN", Neb., .Sept. 17. A change was made this evening In William J. Bryan's Itinerary ln the western states whore by be will includo Idaho ln his tour, speaking at Idaho Falls In the morning of September 21 and at Poca-tello Poca-tello in the afternoon. |