The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-22
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lister Ia swedph, whom he accompanied frufn
Stockholm.
A conversation with Mr.. Bryan after hla
arrival here showed that he IL keeping In
very clo-e touch with political Affairs In the
United S,atea Hs was asked what he
thought of thu pro-pects 81 Democratic
giccess In iOOs
The Democrats are always going 10
win two years In advance he replied
with q smile.
When pressed for at opinion he eaid
hs did not care TO venture any prophecy.
Il will any this" he added emphatioally;
the next election will decide whether
America H. to swallow the trusts or the
trusts arc to swallow America"
II was suggested to MIR. Bryan that some
Of the recent despatohes from the United
States had described his views as more
conservative than the trend Of the prevail
ing agitation, This remark led him To
authorize the following
Il am not responsible for phrase used
In regard TO me, but / am responsible for my
position on public questions. That position
ought to he we'll known. Take the question
Of trusts for instance. That eeems to be
uppermost just now. My position is that a
private monopoly IL ~indefensible and in
tolerable. That was in the Democratic
platform in 1900. n the plank was incor-
porated in the platform Of 1904, and II is
the only tenable position.
There is some talk OF controlling the
trusts. You might az we'll talk OF control.
ling burglary. We do not say that men shall
only steal a little bit or in some particular
way but that they shall not steal at a u and
50 Of pri te m~onopolies. II Is not sufficient
TO control them or to regulate them. They
must be absolutely and totally destroyed.
Corporations should be controlled and
regulated. but private m~onopoIies must lie
eHterminated, root and branch.
Now, you may call that a radical doc
trine, end yet it Is more conservative to
apply this remedy now than to wait until
predatory wealth has by its lawlessness
brought odium on legitimate sccumrla
tons. What Used TO he ca lied radical il
now called conservative because the people
Iva ave been investigating. The doctrine has
NOT noed. hut public sentiment has been
ma ing pro gregg.
Mr. Brvan declined to discuss his per-
sonaI clans and ambitions more than to
say that he exneoted TO arrive in New York
IN the latter mart Of August He also an
nornoed that be was planning to 20 to
Australia fbr three months after the No.
,,au,har a,act;ons
Mr.. Hrvan met the President OF the
stortbine on the train and engaged him
in long conversation. He met a number
Of foreign notables here this forenoon.
He expects to have an interview with King
Haakon on Saturday and will then leave
here for a trip to North Cape.
Prince Henry of Prussia, the representa-
tive Of the German Emperor, arrived this
morning. and King Haakon visited him on
board ship. The Prince Immediately came
ashore and was received with the same
ceremony as was the Prince OF Wales yes
terdav. There is a large fleet Of warships
in the barbor and he constant roar of
o,ns "a visits are exchanged has had the
effect OF cloudine the sky and bringing