Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1912 — Democrats Have Rig Time at Jefferson Day Banquet. [ARTICLE]

Democrats Have Rig Time at Jefferson Day Banquet.

The Jefferson day banquet a; Ind.anapolis Friday was large] v 'attended, every oua ': f the one thousand seats being taken. William J. Brj an was the principal speaker. Senators Kern and SQFvely not being able to .leave their - duties in Washington to attend. Mr. Bryan in : - yeec-ii made a terriffie indictment oi President Taft slrd Theodore Roosevelt as Presidents ol the L nited States, and he

based ais mlictmems cn wha: Taft and R •ose'v* ‘ are . aying "about each 1 other. He petmed out that The Re-j t publican : arty is divided against r itself, atrd that this adds to the: brightness of the prospects for Deiii- . opranc victory at..the electicn. ' i He said that Roosevelt is charging Taft with tailing to carry out ■ the . proin isr" of the Republican t platform, and that Tatt is not. a ■ ; r «re.--,v<. Mr. Bryan -aid Sen- . «’or La Fe! !♦---•• was the only real Republican progressive. "‘Uoosevt : knows Taft better than any other man.” he said. “He ■ j on.:noted him, and said he. was the , | Vcytt.-fitted man ia, the country to fill] « offic PrejddenT. When he « offer i T -.: as a candidate for Presi-* ‘ Id the people. "1 guaraut .•!f e : :n i v? * ■ e ■■ * , i > the iAt a g ,i.a ant or can.not > . • re .-i.r-ibb for at, obligation ' tiiit 1 . th.-- v pi'Bc.iis.l • :is insolvent. , R vv says T.-.'t has tail d. > Theretoif*- he ds ?res Ta t a iiol.iti- > ral bankrupt, and he says, I will 1 make g« d r his failure if you ' '»i!i eli.es me Pr»--?dent.' t "When Re.iev-, it, get s out' to te l k. OR.' t.15-*:. I’lZ' yrVii tl&it TilP J>CO--t t:. tt.d ruh he tak.s that’ fate- ‘ ntent from the Democratic p atform.I - x ' l°tt? ago a n r hant in New , Vrk Was arre-3ted and sent to jail > beiatise :ie put a s ound weight in > every turkey he sold. If the same | rule were applied to Roosevelt we , could s, r.d him up for fife for k w •.h; 11 his rperches with extracts * troft: the Democratic platform.” t In ;.eak;ng o: Roosevelt's indictk ment es Tati. Mr. Bryan said that * he case against Rr~ vtlt was * equally as strong. _ “His nomina- * lon won d to an indictment cf the out:re Rp-rublicar- party, because it' * would mean that there was no< * o ner nun among the seven million * Republicans in the country who * coaid save the patty troth defeat.” t he said. .