The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-22
Makes Known His Ideas
For Reformation.
is FOR STATE OWNERSHIP
Says Utilities Should Be Con-
trOlled by Government.
Favors Abosishment Of Private Nsas-
poly, the Income Tax ana EBec-
tioa Of Federal Judges
BY People.

i lxiucOln, NED, July Zl.--- w. .. ID y1ss =
plan for the reformation of the Democ-
racy was given publicity today. In 1t,
Mr.. Bryan favors radical changes. but
advocates the election of Judge Parker
for President as a good beginning. He
declares for State ownership OF rail-
roads, government control OF tele-
craps. adjustment of the private
| monopoly, favors the income tax and
election of federal judges by the peo-
| pie. Mr.. Bryan spoke In part as fol-
| lows:
my selection for standard bearer OF
the Democratic party in 1896 and again
| in 1900 made me the national leader
| of that party, and as such did not
feel at liberty to engraft new doctrines
upon the party creed. cqntented
myself with the defense of those prin-
1 ciples and policies which were ems
bodied in the platform.
| Now In the Ranks.
| "Now that the leadership devolves
upon another and i bear only the
responsibility that each citizen must
bear, namely, the responsibility for my
| own opinions. my utterances and my
| conduct am free to undertake work
| which until \ now / have avoided.
namely. the work of organizing the
radical and progressive element In the
Democratic party.
The money question is for the
present in allegiance. The production
of gold has lessened the strain upon
| the dollar and while bimetalism Is az
sound in theory as 1t ever was, the
| necessity for II is not so apparent.
! But while the people cannot be
brought at this time to consider the
various phases of the money question
they can be brought to consider certain
| otber ouestfons with which the Demo-
| cratic party must deal. have here
| tofore refused to take a position upon
4 the question of government ownership
of railroads FIRST. because I had not
until recently studied the subject and
| because the question had not been
! reached Recent events have con-
l avtneed me that ma tt,v,. fsssnsy,g rlx,a
| for the presentation of sti,is question.
/ CORPORATION. Deey Csovernme,it.
| "f,onsoi,dation agtar conso,ldat,or
! has taken Mace until n few men now
control The railroad franc Of the corn-
/ trv and defv hotb the IegisIativa and
/ avecutiva nower ~ arc natior IN
vito the Democrats therefore IN con.
| slider n Mar FOR tho govarnrant ou,nar.
shin and oneratton ~ tha railroaas
.1rba r,ap ,,s,,aI,,, .,,-s.astaa - 81.
the nurcbase ~ these roads ~, A.
| federal goyarn,,an. Tbis - =.
sear,s 49, - A..st pa -
| than r,an u,htoh in,,n,,,as - = $3.50.
shIr 90 a,,arntsa,, ae 49, Ae ~ =
III sa,,eI S.aton " .nes .vus W
ene seseiai otates' 10 put the raii-
IA 'ne nanus VI lne leueral gov
.,a nean Az snofhous
power. ~ wouiu
saro,,' -. sovoicns
$3.50 ISi eaeeu innuehce over the
s 800 anu .he ci.izehs aHairs, ana
sucn CENT aN@atieil Is not at All neces-
SAL,
| me several STATES can own and OPP
etate .ne raiiroads WITHIN their bor-
gers Just as EFFECTIVELY as 1t can be
done by the Federal Government and
~ IS zone py the states, the obJec-
,ion nasea upon rear OF Capitalization
Is en'ireiy answered.
TO Control Traffic.
ooaru composed OF representatives
from the various states could deal with
.he Joint franc OF the various lines. If
the federal Government had the rail-
ROADS TO puiid, there would be a con-
s.ant warning between different Sec
,ions TO secure a fair share of the new
ppiluihg ana development but where
TINS Is iett TO the state, the people in
eacn state can decide what railroads
they desire TO build or to buy.
Whiie the Democratic Party in the
| nation Is advocating the Government
owpership or railroads, the Democratic
Party IN the cities should upon the
same theory espouse the cause of mu-
| nicipal ownership OF municipal fran
chises.
we have reached time when the
| Postoffice Department should embrace
q telegraph system as well as a mail
system. The telegraph lines do not
| reach as many people as the railroads
do and while the abuses incident TO
private ownership have not been so
open and notorious. yet there is no rea-
son why this nation should not do what