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Mr. Bryan and the New York World
Nothing that Mr. Bryan has done I road's is not an immediate issue with
lmH nifMLBod (he New York World. It
is probabl.o that nothing that ho
might do would please that paper.
The World is antif'Bryan, and that:
is all there is to It. It opposes every-,
thing the democratic leader advo-'
catos and often misrepresents him.
It goes tho limit in trying to mako
out that he is tho evil genius of the
democratic party. But happily the
democrats are not guided by tho
World. Its scolding of their oliosen
loador has no effect upon them be
yond incurring their contompt of it.
"When- Mr; Bryan returned from His
trip around the world his arch ene
my was ready for him. His speech
at Madison Square Gardon was mis
represented and derided. Mr. Bryan
said ho believed that tho ultimate
solution of the railroad question was
government ownership, but he did
not express himself in favor of mak
ing government ownership an issue
in tho next presidential campaign. On
this point Mr. Bryan said:
"I do not know that the country is
ready for this change. I do not know
that a majority of my own party
favor it, but 1 believe that an in
creasing number oi the members of
all parties see in public ownership
tho sure remedy for discriminations
betwoen persons and places and for
the extortionato rats for carrying of
freight and passengers."
It was merely an expression of
opinion that the people were coming
to believe that the ultimate remedy
for the railroad ills of this country
was government ownership, not a de
mand on the democratic party to
make it an issue. Mr. Bryan said
lie wished it understood that he was
expressing his views as a private cit
izen, not as a candidate for office,
Tm4 tl "W VWU - nmil,1 vinf foil mrVl ftVl rl
'anotliatMie oould not toll whether
a democratic platform should advo
cate government ownershij of rail
roads until ho knew what the demo
cratic voters thought upon tho sub
ject. He did not seek to compel the
acceptance pj his opinion by any one
else. Yet the World insisted that
Mr. Bryan had built the democratic
platform for 1908 with government
ownership as the paramount Issue,
and in spite of all evidence to th
contrary it has continued to insist
that such is tho case.
ttn public addresses made subse
quent to the Madison Square Gavden
address Mr. Bryan stated that it was
not his purpose to insist upon mak
. ing government ownorphip an issue in
the coming presidential campaign.
Tho World, however, stuck to its line
of attack, which showed plainly that
it was not disposed to be fair with
him. It treats his recent statement
that government ownership, of rail-
derlslon. It does not agree with him
oven that government regulation pt
railroads should be given a fair test
Under the most favorable circum
stances, though Jit' has not found
fault with Mr. Roosevelt for advo
cating such regulation.
When Mr. Roosevelt, In his Chau
tauqUa address, two years ago last
August, intimated that if the exist
ing laws did not avail to correct the
railroad evils the intervention of gov
ernment ownership might ensue the
World did not go at him hammer and
tongs. Tho reason was that it was
not after Mr. Roosevolt. Mr. Bryan
was its gamq, and he had only to
suggest that the ultimate solution, of
the railroad problem was govern
ment o'wnership to got a broadside
from his undent enemy. In his
Chautauqua address Mr. Roosevelt
said:
"I believe that all corporations en
gaged in interstate commerce Bhould
be under the supervision of the na
tional government. I do not believe
in taking steps hastily or rashly, and
it may be that all that is necessary
in the immediate future is to pass
an interstate commerce bill confer
ring upon some branch of the execu
tive action to remedy the abuses in
connection with railway transporta
tion. But in the endr and in my
ludement at a time not. very far off.
we shall liave to, or at least we will
find that we ought to, take further
action as regards all corporations do
ing interstate business. The enor
mous Increase of interstate trade, re
sulting from the industrial develop
ment of the last quarter of a century,
makes it proper that the federal gov
ernment should, so far as may be
necessary, to carry into effect the na
tional policy, jassume .a degree of ad
ministrative control of these great
corporations. When, as is
now the case, many of the great cor
porations consistently strain the last
of putting a stop to that wickedness
it has railed at him and called him a
socialist. The World has never Veen
fair with Mr. Bryan and evidently it
does not intend to bo fair with him
in tho future. Still, we believe that
its animus is so plain that its opposi
tion to the democratic national lead
er has no effect whatever upon the
minds of voters. It claims to be dem
ocratic, but Is not so classed by dem
ocrats. They' do not consider it a
safe guide. They have evidence that
it is not a wise and successful leader.
Buffalo, N. Y., Times.
MR. BRYAN ON THEISSUES
Mr. Bryan's statement of the issues
of the next campaign leaves such
disingenuous critics as Henry Wat
terson without a foot to stand on.
Mr. Watterson', together with some
other very - emiffent gentlemen, has
endeavored, persistently, of late, to
place Mr. Bryan in a false light be
fore ""Southern democrats. With
;crocodile tears and much bemoaning
they have regretted that he has be
come a "champion of centralization,"
an "enemy of statea rights," and a
tyrant master preparing to cram gov
ernment ownership of railroads down
the throat of the protesting demo
cratic party the very next time it is
in national convention assembled.
This persistent misrepresentation
has not deceived intelligent men who
have taken Mr. Bryan's opinions
from his own pen and his own tongue
rather than from his enemies. In the
light of this latest concise and com
prehensive statement, however, it
will be interesting to see whether
those who have belied him will have4
audacity enough to continue their
campaign of distortion, or will be
content to oppose Mr. Bryan because
of his real opinions rather than on
account of opinions they have kindly
manufactured for him.
Mr,. Bryan rays, as he has said be
fore, that "government ownership is
not an immediate issue." It will be
come an issue only if regulation fails,
and the test can not be made satis
factorily and conclusively prior to
reasonable return upon the real value
of the road.
The present republican administra
tion is making no effort to proceed
along any one of these lines, yet until
they are all followed and enforced
regulation can prove of little value
to the people.
The corporation press and corpora
tion agents in politics will continue,
no doubt, to find fault and deplore
and object. But the fact will re
main that the position outlined and
championed by Mr. Bryan meets
with the hearty approval of the vast
majority of the American people,
democrats and republicans alike.
Omaha World-Herald.
TEA OR COFFEE
Rear Adniiral Lonknecker, - re
tired, remarking recently on' the sub
ject of discontent among soldiers and
sailors, said:
"Men are often 'discontented with
out reason, but oftenor they have
good ground for their grumbling, and
it is because their officers -.are stupid
or lazy that conditions do not im
prove. "
"I remember once visiting a pom
pous, handsome, stupid army officer.
"During my visit a private ap
proached the officer with a full cup
and saucer in his hand.
" 'Well, Binks, my man,' said tho
officer, in a condescending tone.
" 'Captain,' said the private, sa
luting, 'I'll ask ye to taste this here.
I won't make no complaint. I'll just
ask ye to taste this slop, and if ye
don't say, by '
" 'That will do, Binks,' the cap
tain interrupted, in his dignified way,
for Binks was getting very angry;
and he took the cup from the man,
bent forward stiffly, and swallowed a
couple of mouthfuls of the liquid.
"Then he looked at the private
calmly.
" 'This Is not bad,' he said. 'I
can't taste anythingjwrong with this,
Binks. By the way, what is it? Tea
or coffee?' " New York Tribune.
resources of legal technicality to 1908. A large majority of the peo-
avold obedience to a law for the rea- pie hope for effective regulation,
annnltla rnmilnflnn tf i-Velr 1iia!naaa I "otwI ixrVillo fVi atr or tinno 'wHll nftf nrnn-
Two Ways
Have you noticed a difficulty In breath
ingshort, quick brcath-r-whon you
are walking, going up stairs, singing,
or aro angry and excited? You may
not think what this means, but doctors
win ten you it means wcaK heart ac
tion. Tako Dr. Miles' Now Heart Cure at
once. It will strengthen and build up
the weakened norvos and muscles of
the heart, and mako you strong and
healthy.
This is one way the right way.
Neglect It a llttlo while, and you will
then notlc'o Fluttering, Palpitation,
Dizziness, Fainting Spells, Pain in tho
region of heart, side and shoulders,
Stomach and Kidney troubles. This Is
serious.
It Is tho other way tho wrong way.
Dr. Miles' Heart Cure
is a safo. sure remedy, and Is curing
Heart Disease right along, as thou
sands will testify.
"I had enlargement of tho heart. The
doctors said I could llvo but a short
time. I took Dr. Miles Now Heart
Cure, which restored me to perfect
health."
A. M. BASSETT, Wellington, Ohio.
, Tho first bottle will benellt, if not,
tho druggist will return your money.
sonable regulation of their business;
the only way effectively to meet this
attitude on their part is to give the
executive department of the govern
ment a more direct and therefore
more efficient supervision and con
trol of their management."
That was the voice of the presi
dent of the United States and tho ac
knowledged leader of the dominant
party In the union. There was surely
as much socialism in Mr. Roosevelt's
talk as in Mr. Bryan's. What pre
vented the World from sounding the
alarm at that time instead of ignor
ing what the president said? It
would probably be very difficult for
the World to make ah answer that
would hold water. It was quick to
pry out when Mr. Bryan brought up
tho subjoct, and it has been crying
out ever since.
"There is no desire anywhere to
make government ownership an issue
in 1908," says Mr. Bryan. The
World ought to rejoice, but it is ap
parently sorry because there is not
the desire somewhere, and that Mr.
Bryan is its champion. It seems to
be an&ared by the clear statement of
Mr. Bryan that government owner
ship is not to figure in the coming
national battle for the presidency.
What does the World want, anyway?
Mr. Bryan says that "regulation
must bo tried under the most favor
able circumstances before the masses
will be ready to try a more radical
remedy." Mr. Roosevelt is undoubt
edly ready to endorse this. The
World is not. It might endorse such"
a statement from Mr. Roosevelt, but
from Mr. Bryan never.
The World has had a great deal
to say about the wickedness of the
railroads, but when the leader of the
democratic party has suggested ways
and while they so hope will not con
sider ownership." Therefore, "to in
ject the government ownership ques
tion into the next campaign would
simply give representatives of the
railroads a chance to dodge the issue
of regulation and deceive the public."
Since no reasonable man will con
tend that public ownership will not
become an issue if regulation should
fail after a full and fair trial, that
disposes of this question.
As to the issue of centralization as
against, the rights of the states Mr.
Bryan's is equally specific, and in
thorough accord with democratic
doctrine as he has stated it many
times before. The democratic party
is firmly set against "legislation
which will deprive the state of au
thority and centralize all regulation
in congress:'.' l.'o happier statement
of the 'democratic position could be
made than this:
"The democratic party must meet
the issue presented; it must resist
the encroachments upon the author
ity of the states. It must insist upon
the exercise of federal power for the
regulation of interstate commerce,
ana it must insist upon the exercise
of state authprity for the power vest
ed in the state. This question has
grown in Important e during the past
year and its prominence will be in
creased if any attempt is made to
impair state authority."
Mr. Bryan's outline of the course
the democratic party should advo
cate to make regulation effective is
equally satisfactory:
First Tho ascertaining of the val
ue of all the railroads.
Second The preventing of over
capitalization. Third Tho reduction o rates to
a point where they will yield only a
A NATURE FAKE
"The late Senator Morgan," said
a resident of Selma, "was a keen
nature student, .and nature faking
was as abhorrent to him as to the
greatest personages in the land.
"I once gaw Senator Morgan throw
down a magazine with a sneer.
"'Another nature fake!' he ex
claimed. 'Why, these things are as
absurd as as absurd as '
"And then he laughed and said
that it reminded him of an address
that an absent-minded missionary
once made.
" 'In China, dear friends,' said the
missionary, 'human life is regarded
as of but slight value. Indeed, if a
wealthy Chinaman is condemned to
death, he can easily hire' another to
die for him; and I believe many poor
fellows get their living by acting as
substitutes.' " Ex.
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