Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-29

referendum which he looks upon
with favor. He also in the letter
from Berne makes plea for perma-
nent residences for our ambassadors
and other representatives abroad.
In letter from Germany, Mr..
Bryan discusses the growth of
socialism in Europe. Where pri-
vate ownership of public utilities is
still permitted the regulation of the
corporations holding these franchises
is generally more strict than in the
United States, "Where parliament
charters gas and water companies
in cities it has for some years been
the practice to limit the dividends
that can be earned-any surplus
earnings over aud above the diyi-
dends allowed must be used in re-
ducing the price paid by the con-
sumer. fear that our money
magnates would be at loss to find
words to express their indignation
fanny such restriction was suggest
ed in America, and yet is it not a
just and reasonable restliction?"
Mr.. Bryan writes from Russia
that the great needs Of the Russians
are free speech and a free prees.
Publicity will often deter an official
from wrong-doing when other re-
straints would be insufficient, and
those who are anxious to do well
ought to welcome anything that
would throw light on their path. De
Toequeville some fifty years ago pre-
dicted a large place for Russia
among the nations of Europe and my
visit to the great empire of the north
east convinced me that Russia with
universal education, freedom of
speech, freedom Of the press, free
dom Of religion and constitutional
self-government would exert an in
lluence upon the destinies Of the old
world to which it would be difficult
to set a limit.
From Rome Mr.. Bryan wrote
"The world has made and is making
great progress in education and in.
dustry. The percentage Of illeteracy
is everywhere steadily decreasing
The standards of art and taste art
rising and the forces of nature arc
being harnessed to do the work O
man. Steam madly escaping from
its prison walls, turns myriad wheel.
: and drags our commerce over lane
and sea, while electricity, more flee
n of foot than mercury, has becom,
the message bearer of millions
Even the waves Of the air are now
obedient to the command of man am
n intelligence is flashed across tn
a ocean without the aid of wires
:. With this dominion over nature maj
has been able to advance his physi
II cal well-being as well as to enlarg
his mental horizon, but has tn
a moral development of the peopl
kept pace with material prosperity
d The growing antagonism between
st capital and labor, the lack Of sympa
thy often manifest between those G
e the same race and even the same lie
ligion when enjoying incomes quit
n inequalities things would seer
r to indicate that the heart has lagge
81 behind the head and the purse. Th
restoration Of the equilibrium an
d the infusing of a feeling Of brother
n hood that will establish justice an
a8S a NIL sH @sss Is tbs size e IN taqE
peogress Of the race. This is pr,
n eminently the work Of our religion
is teachers although it is a work
is which the laity as well as the clerg
IS must take part. After meeting PIT
n Plus X late the beloved patriarch {
X Venice, feel assured that he is p,
le culiarly fitted to lead his portion
n the Christian church in this gre;
w endeavor."
A sympathetic account of I'll
H. =, views Of Count Leo Tolstoy. the il
:. tellectual giant Of Russia, the NOR
- Titan Of Europe and the world
: e. most conspicuous exponent of IL
IT doctrine Of love, together with son
ct miscellaneous notes upon Europ
- conclude the European letters r.
- produced.
a. In Mr.. Bryan's new volume al
ID published several speeches whie
~ will be read and reread with inte
to est. The religious element rul
We strongly all through the addresse
10 In each there are sentences and pa
We agraphs worth quotation.-Walt,
ty Williams in Columbia, (Missou1
Va Herald.