Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1905-09-13
TOO EARLY YET
Says Bryan TO Announce
His Candidacy
TALK TO JfFffRSONIANS
On the Eve OF His Departure on a
@WOrld Tour, He Refers TO the Elias
ticiIy Of the Old Doctrine Of States
Rights.

Chicago. Sept 12.-'I want 10 make
my position perfectly clear. want %
say 10 you that not only am I not an
nouncing my candidacy. but ] am noe
permitting my candidacy
In these words William J. Bryan adj
ministered check 10 the enthusiassa
which, at the Jefferson club banquet
tonight in Mr.. Bryan's honor. greeted
the speeches which voiced his nomin-.-
tion for the third time for president
4 am not now" said Mr.. Bryan -.l
candidate for any Office I have never
said that I would never again be a
candidate for Office, but I want 10 SaS
now that the talk of my candidacy for
office does not affect me as IL once dii
I believe my place in history VIII De-
/ determined not by what the people
are able to do for me, but by wha- 7
am able TO do for the people tAp-
| plause and cheeringl- 1 think it is
now too soon to choose a candidate
/ for president To make the race three
/ years from now; It is too early to
( pledge ourselves TO any one man I
trust that before the time comes O.
name a man for the next presidential
/ nomination more light may be- thrown
upon our rarty's pathway and that
man may be chosen who win be be-
ter able To do for the party more than
I have yet been able 10 do
Mr.. Bryan. soon TO leave for a touF
OF the world. was the recipient of -
notable testimonial OF esteem tonight
at a banquet given in his honor by th~
+ Jefferson club at their rooms. AT Ran.
dolph and Clark streets Covers vsrys
laid for 300 guests. and amOnE Jho=~
present We're Congressman II =
Rainey of illinois. ollie Nj Jane, of
Kentucky. Mayor Edward r. Duaur %
Chicago. Judge James 3. Tarvin o-
COvingtOn. KY. Samuel Alschuler ot
Aurora H.. and Clarence : Darrovv-
When Mr.. Bryan rose 10 speak De
was greeted with an enthusiastic dem
Onstration, and some minutes passed
before the applause had subsided SUI
ficiently for him to proceed He SPOKE
on Democracy vs.. CentraliEaJioIi
his speech being in part as follows
Just now publication is being direct
ed to the encroachments OF great cor
porations on the rights of the people
and the discussion Of the remedies re-
veals the fact that among those wlo
really desire effectively To restrain
corporations there are two elements
those who desire TO enlarge the scope
of the federal government and those
who desire 20 preserve the integrity
and authority OF the several states
invite your attention 10 this subject L
is likely to be the rock on wnich hon.
est reformers viii split unless there IS
a clear understanding OF the SiJua- lon
The jefferson democrat would not take
= from the federal government any pow
er necessary to the performance of its
legislative duties but he recognizes tha-
the consolidation of ali government at
Washington would be "A menace 10 thl
: safety of the nation and would en-
danger the perpetuity OF the republic
while the advocate Of celtralizi- %
tion is urging the legislation which OBJ
Hterates state lines and removes the
: government from the control or the
voters. the monopolist may on the othel
hand hide behind the democratic theory
of self government and use his theory
70 prevent national legislation which
might be necessary.
Investigation Of the large life insur-
ance companies has led 10 the discus
sion of national remedies ana the ad-
vOcates OF Capitalization are likely Z,
seize on this agitation as an excuse fOi
: legislation which viii take the bUsireS-
= of life insurance out OF the hands d"
S the various states"
4 The democrats should draw 4 di~
= tinction between federal Legislation
I which is supplemental to state leEisla-
= tion and that form OF federal IeEisla-
tion which would substitute natioua
: for state remedy. No national char
= ter should be granted to an insuranc.
y company and no federal sUpervisioI
: should interfere with the power nov
I vested in the states To supervise com
e panies doing business in such states
L so, in devising a remedy for m
5 trusts, the democratic party shoul,
I resOlutely oppose every effort 10 Az
= thorize national incorporation OF th
= chartering of trading or manufacturinl
= enterprises. Congress has control owe
n interstate commerce. but 10 coutru
S interstate commerce. but 10 control IN
d terstate commerce il is not necessary
II that it should create corporations Jha
g can override state laws. The demo
4 cratic national platform of 1900 propos
n ed national remedy for the trusts en-
z, tirely consistent with the preserva tiol
}, of state remedies. Il suggested ID
a cense systematic license TO permi,
: corporation to do business outside O.
a the state of its origin, upon compli1nc
d with the conditions OF the license. bu
the license would not permit il o. q
business in any other state except ol
compliance with conditions provided =
the state. In other words il would o
d such a license as IS now granted fur IN
sale of liquor When a federal Hcens
is issued for the sale of liquor. 10 doe
= not carry with ii any immunity iron
5. laws of the state in which the HcenS
IF lives. The same reasoning should %
u applied to the insurance questioa au
e to all other questions which involv
/ remedial legislation"
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