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Show BRYAN FLAYS ROOSEVELT Says It Is Dangerous to Regulate the Corporations Cor-porations Pueblo, Colo., Sept, 17. William J. Bryan, who put in a 6trenuous day yesterday speaking at many Colorndo towns, had only one 3peech scheduled for today. He was due to arrive from Colorado Springs this morning to speak at the Colorado state fair at 10 o'clock. Two hours later ho was to take a train for Salt Lako City, the beginning of his far western tour. Denunciation of Taft and Roosevelt was the chief feature of Bryan's speech before 5,000 people at the Colorado Col-orado state fair. He referred to President Taft as an "aristocrat by1 birth and environment" and that later la-ter associations with tho interests have developed his artistocracy. RooBevelt would have been satisfied satis-fied with tho Republican party had he been nomlnetod, said Bryan. "Taft is honest and means well," said the commoner, "but he is constantly con-stantly distrustful of the people, has not the confidence ho ought to have in the intelligence of the average man. He Is an aristocrat by birth and environment and he has never lent actlvo help to movoments for the benoflt of tho people. Taft is called a standpatter because he stands still while 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 bet-ter reformer than Roosevelt ever was." ' Roosevelt's demand for a commission commis-sion to regulate corporations. Bryan characterized as the most dangerous plan ever presented to tho American people , .. .11. "It is a step toward Socialism, he declared, "and by placing complete power in to hands of a few men it would give the predatory interests still more powerful incentivo to enter politics; "and elect a president" ,nn,. |