The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-24


B Tor ti,n maintenance cf which he voted,
ara wroriS Inherently or arc ina i aye
VI to our county t +, n, u. ..a
ere some phases Of tho money auesIo 'i
B3,,ow acnteiy before the county.
Does Not Expect Harmony
owing 10 the efforts iiow being mace
BY Democrats, regardless OF nov .sli,'s
voted to hatinonIze their differences 'l. u,
to present solid front to the k ~
cans IN the campaign OF TINS iall, y ~ ~
V ~ great Interest TO observe that LIE
ci,osr,, leader OF the party III Two cam
,pairns and The chief exponent OF tne
il,eor.es of ono wing Of the party. Is o.
iopin,on that nothing will ever ha rinon ,',
these two factions or parties. 4,
n Sao,hn difference between the golu or
/, c,rnuratior Democrats and the republic
cars 49, said Mr. Bryan, 'prac tteallS
4 5oi,.eS istent,g and II the Democratic party
+ were to accept the leadership OF Nr.
cleveland or Of men like him. there VIII
be 10 real ground on which " can az 4
fcrentiate its government OF the colli1
itv from that of tho Republicans. salu
Mn. Bryan.
s sJr.@ Bryan did not profess to believe
tia, the Democrats party can WIN ti ~,
.Ntt9rE f,ulJppi W
decline to accept the Kansas City md
Chicago platforms and expressed the
opinion that the otly hone Of the party,
both this year and In the future Is to
stand for an ideal of freedom, which he
i does not bel'cve Is q part either 81 the
breed nf tho Democratic party rs It was
under Mr. Cleveland's leadership, or Of
the Republican party. as 1t is under
K Roosevelt.
Would Not Name Candidates.
The Tilnee- Dispatch representative
sought to secure some expressions from
tho distinguished visitor as to tho proper
person for President, but he stated that
it was obviously impossible 70 got my
body at present who would suit both
wings Of the party.
~ do not care to urge any poiltlcal
candida c, he added. He declined to
nation, but spoke Of him as one OF
many available men, and as one who was
espcclally obnoxious to the trusts.
THE statement that | propose to pub
&lish$ d paper during the ST. Louis Con-
vention has been made prenaturcy, but
It is true do intend to publish INC
Daily Conmorer at ST. Louis during the
convention, In order that there may. PC
one paper at least ON the ground that
will not DO SUBSEQUENT 70 Ing ii n.y. liS9 J
power. I.
Contributors and Applicants.
Mr. Eryan stated that II had been the
habit Of many papers to call the l>a 1n1
sas CITY platform anarchistic, but ex--
r,.essed tho opinion that&it was the only
platform that has been written by either
of our great political parties which Of
rered any efficient remedy for the trusts.
II believe that one of the greatest Dan
gers that the country has TO confront 70
5r,ay Is the GENERALIZATION of money IN the
hands OF monopolies and that the people
az the country must face the situotlon
END deal with It brayely. The. plank y
.the& Kansas City platform which called
far the creation or national commits
sion for the granting of licenses to cor
mira tions I'd do business outside OF INC
states wherein they are chartered would
effectually prevent any monopoly from
lthrottling competition.
Asked as to what percentage OF trade
4 would. in Ills opinion constitute mon
opoly, he stated that this would pc q
matter of Legislation. 1T nlEht pc aeeill-
e.d sufflcent to say that any corporation
) witch controls SO per cent, Of the coun-
4 rv,s trade In any one line Is q monopoly,
8 ~ II might be wise to limit IT TO - or
% nor cent, & This question is solely one
Of cSpedlency. but the fundamental prln'
clple has to be recognized that the gov,
crnncnt owes tho duty to it's citizens o.
protecting them from the rapacity OF lun
controlled trusts. The Kansas City plat
form, in my judgment, is the only enc
which has ever been offered when i
both possible and simple
Reorganizers, Not Reformers.
sTbc reorganizers have no remedy for
tic trusts and will not prosecute them
3r,, more than Mr.. Cleveland did, or than
MI. Roosevelt Is now doing 40 MOI
think that they contemplate any REFORMS OH
in ti,is direction because they sYmpathize
with those who profit by present abuses.