The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-22
Thinks the Election Of Judge
Parker Would Make Way
for Economic Wave. #
PARK Err SIGNS TREATY OF
PEACE With TAMMANY.
Says That He Will Take Care Of
Murphy All Right National
Committee Called to- Meet.
Nothing New y, il in fl the
Chairmanship
Matter.
(Bv a ssocIat NJ j I,rcss.J

! :5, BY Associated Prcss.J
LINCOLN. NEB., Juiy 2 w. J. Bry.
ans plan for the reformation OF the De.
mocracy was given publicity to-day. !. Il
II. Mr.. Bryan favors radlcal changes, but
advocates the election OF Judge Parker fol
as a good begjnnlng. He de-
clares for State v ownerskip OF railroads
government control Of telegra phs and
abolishment 5of private MONOPOLY y, and Ia
vors the Income tax and election OF Fed
eral judges by the people. Mr.. 4. Bryan
says ii part 8 ss 81,
II have heretofore refused to take Il
& a position upon the e5auest lion OF govern
nlent own er5hlp OF railroads;; first. be- bc.ss
VI cause u had not until recently studied =
the subject; and. second, because the Il
question had not been reached. Re-;
a cent events have convinced me that s
& the time Is now. ripe for the presenta-s
y ton OF this question. Consolida ation
after onsolidation has taken plac co Il
81 until a few men now control the rail
a road traffic iot the country and defy.
i both the legislat tive and executive pow
4 err OF the nation. I invite the Demo
a Gratis. therefore, to consider a plan
q for the government ownership and
operation OF the railroad. S
The Plan He Proposes.
IT he plan usually suggested Is for Z
$ the purchase OF these roads by the q
4 Federal government. This plan, 1t
L seems n 10 me, Is more objectionable 8
ownership and operation OF thes roads =
sby the several States. To put the
railroads In the hands of the Federal
government would mean an enormous
centraliza ton OF power. M It would
4 give to { the Federal government
largely Increased Influence over the Z
.scitlzens and the citizens affairs and
4 such Capitalization is not al nll ne -8
3. I.cessary. The several Sta tes ca n own n,
y and operate the railroads s within their
z borders Just as effectively as 1t can be 3
done BY the Federal government and 4
D IL 1T is done by the States. the objec-
"a ton based upon the fear OF scentrallza
tion is entirely answered. a board 4
u composed OF representatives from the
VI yarious States could deal with the
i Joint traffic OF the various lines.
5 While the Democratic party In r.
tho nation Is advocating the govern- Il
ments ownership OF ran 11eHl-
ocratic party In the elite should upon ,9 259
Y the same theory espouse the cause
OF municipal ownership of municipal
& franchises.
The Telegraph Systems.
i've have also reached a time. when
the Postofficc Department should EN- -4#.
brace agtclegraph a system as well 5as ~
mail system. \ i5s5 u ssll !, ssi 8i
IA h .'The telegraph lines do not reach
MS many people as the ia llroads do and
while the abuses to privat to ownership
4 have not been so open and notorious. y.
yet there Is no rca son y ~ I tills ~ naelon
should not do what thcr nj Ions are
x doing in this respect.
IT ,The Democratic party has In two w.. &
" campaigI Is stood for an income y tax az 4
The PLANK was omitted d this t,e year :. pe, 3
u 2ti,m,rht ] fl would jeopardize & 81 uecess
in the Eastern States This objection cotton 4
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