The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-13
BRYAN CHECKS
CANDIDACY \ !. |: \ J TALK Tx.
Pitts Danper On Enth7,usia En- i;
When Admirers Hail Him As
Party Leader.
GIVEN ..I:l FAREWELL ! Re: BANQUET. y {
Vigorously Opposes Centraliza- 17lris'-.
ton Of Power in Federal
Government. Sa
GIVEN FAREWELL BANQUET

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J. Is
n CHICAGO, Sept. FL want to make
my position perfectly clear: want to
say to you that not only am not an
nouncing candidacy, but am not
permitting a candidacy.
f In these words, William Jennings Bry-5
IN administered a check to tile cnthu-
siasm which, at the Jefferson Club ban
{ Duet. given tonight in eMT. Bryan's 8
honor, greeted the speecshes aavoca,ilg ~
his nomination for the third time for
President. Il W. III 81 10
II An. OF now said Mr.. Bryan "a
8cafdidatp for&any office. n, I have y leycr
said that I would never again be M
,didate for Office, but 7 want to say now
that talk Of candidacy for office does not
affect me as 1t once did.
.'I believe that my place in history will
be determined not by what the people
are able to do for me, but by what I
am able to do for the people (applausc
and cheers). ! think 1t is now too
soon to choose q candidate for President
to make the race three years from now; ;
It is too early to pledge ourselves to
any one man. l trust that before the
time comes to name a man for the
next presidential race. light may be
thrown upon our party's pathway and
that a man may be chosen who will be
able to do for the party more than I
have yet been able to do.n
Farewell Banquet.
n Mr.. Bryan will soon leave for a tour Of
.the world. and the banquet was a testi-
lnonial Of esteem given by the Jefferson
4 Club. III ls
K Congressman Rainey,Gof Illinois, spoke
of "Our obligations as a world power, at
home and abroad" Congressman Rainey's
address had as its keynote trade eXpan-
sion and the need OF tariff revision.
J-,,,, Jt,,Il ntaI ms,
he rose 10 speak on THE Progress Of
Municipal Ownership."8H He Il culogized
Bryan and predicted the ultimate triumph
Z of the principle Of municipal ownership.
Ollie NJ. James, Of Kentucky. brought
out round after round OF applause by
Democratic harmony with which he clos
& ed q speech In which he declared that
Bryan had long ago declared In favor
OF crushing the trusts, reforming the tar
IN and bringing to arbitration all inter-
national disputes. ss
In a brief address Judge ]. B. Tarvin.
OF Covington, Ky, declared for Mr. Bryan
ns the standard-bearer OF Democracy in
T 1905.
Speech By Bryan.
n Mr.. Bryan thenSrose to speak, He was
greeted with an enthusiastic demonstra :
ton, and 1t was some minutes before tho
& applause SODSlueds Sul1lclenlly 10 aUOW
him to proceed, He spoke on Democracy
vs.. Centralization,", his speech being In
part rs follows: X,
E"Just now public attention is being dl-
Srected to2the encroachments' of great
corporations upon the rights Of tho people
and the discussion Of remedies reveals tho
fact that among those who really desire
to effectively restrain corporations there
are two distinct elements--those who de-
( sire to enlarge the scope of the Federal
government. and those who desire to pre-
serve the integrity and authority Of the
several States. Tho Jeffersonian Demo-
crnt would not take from the Federal gov-
ernment any power necessary to the per
forlnnncc Of Its legitimate duties, but he
recognizes that the consolidation OF oll
tho governmentat Washington would be
a menace to the safety Of the nation, and
would endnnger the perpetllity of the re-
public He believes In the preservation
OF the power of both State and Federal
governments. recognizing In the constitu-
tional division of those powers the
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