The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-09-28
BENNErTsvILLE 8. q, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 49, 1906
BRYAN,S VIEWS
ON GoYEnNMENr OWNERSHIP
lOF RAILROADS..
He States His Position and Says the
Moaopoly is Cor'u up In It's
Ipfuonces

"VHVPVAy 10 jVi up l" !tB
Influences
In speaking on the su' J ct Of GOV
erAmentS ownership OF railroads M
Bryan said that two years ago the S,
Louta convention relieved him of n
sponsioli3ty as a leader ard loft him ,
FREQ man, and he GOULD say what b.
wanted 80 say and do what he want
ed to do withcut feeling hurt by tn,
Demoorsttn party. when was
Free" Mr.. Bryan said, Ito expires
myself ! declared l had reached tbs
conclusion that the railroad monopol,
was corrupt In lis influence on Amer
lean politics, md / wanted to find ou;
relief for the people and have the
railroads administered by the govern
ment fQT the people, and not by a fer
nagnates who enrich themselves, an6
The stockholders.
i have thought about IL sincs and
have made some observa iona abr la6
and my;eonvictioDs havn bean iporess.
cd, apdsyat the other day wher / said
In New York that l still Nslinv@ wha.
| said ;h8o years ago l believed, ]
found was ACCUSED Of disturbing the
harnony Of the d moo alto party
One thing resulted from my utter
&noes, 1t relieved noe OF soma suspic.
lous friends had in New York.
"Flri instarca, there was q Stand
ard OH attorney who lived In OhiC
@ho bad come ont and advHcatad my
nomination. THAT embarrassed me
The next day after the speech in New
York felt relieved to ace sn inter.
view from him, where he said the plan
vas pSeDosterop5, and some papers
Hare beginning TO come around, l feel
can breathe easy now since they
oompliment me with tl,eir c.ihjcisme
insteadfof embarrassing me With their
compliments While 1t relieved me
from the support Of Suspicious Char
2oters,s1t aroused some fears in my
mind as 20 my good frienGs
MY 5frienis, 1 am still private
clt.zans The people who say they are
Tor mefor president arc not In q posi-
tton to give bond to confer upon me
rh's honor which they would have me
Il J Y.5 l am not going to wait two
years and waste two years Of my life
and watt for the possibility OF q presi-
dental election. No election could
Justify me r. keeping silent when 1
'hink5I ought to speak on question
Of national imp >rtarcs. (Applause.
II gave not attempted to forca my
ideas On the country, have been ac.
onSed5of 1t. Some people have accused
me ofsfastening the Chicago platform
on the Democratic party. You do an
injustice to others who had 80 much
20 do With writing that platform
When he Ohiopgo @ invention was held
very frB pee ple know much about me.
~ rpsaprorm was written 10y
the Gl 30. ] was not able to get
n theioommittee room. When ask.
ed them to reiterate this plank on that
platform / did not ask them to State
new6octrine THAT the Democratic
2arty did not stand Tor.
i cannot forcs things on the ooun.
Sry even If l wanted TO; nobody fore.
ed 1t on me or even nvinced ne. i
nave watched the cOrrupting influence
of the railroads. l know something
OF how railroad lobbtes infest every
State legislature and the national Gap
ttal, know how they have ccrturted d
cur t1h ,ials, not merely the legisla
lures and executives, and havo sanur
I'd appointments Of their mrloyts :,
judges when appointments Wert made
In my state wlien we had tie
hlht over the rate bill they 20 X :
member OF the legislature on a 8pr oin
engine and carried him cut of tn.
State and he has n yer dared to retuln
from that day TO this.
Il had reached the conclusion that
Instead OF attempting the imposs!b'li.
dy, ss l believed, OF regulating them
vitn this tremendous in1uance array.
cd against the people, 1t would bs
better TO rec )guizy the inevi table,
Il said ultimately | balieved this
would be the solution, centrallz> ma
tsonal ownorsbio ., reserying to the
S.ate the power Of attending to its
own business, because saw the dan,
ger In national ownership, and pro
posed the plan by which natiopa
ownership should be limited to a few
trunk lines and leave the Others with
the State In OraNr that they might
Dulid up In bhc ) Ate a poHer to pro
tac US from cenura ,iOn.
Il know q good n,snv OF my friend,
do not agree with nee shall not diff
sr with thom Oae wrote ne the Other
day thai he liked my speech, that II
va 80 per cent. good l. can be 81
per cent. In my Democracy / vii
nearer approach perieo' ion then some
d mocfats with whom | am a6Sooia
ted In politics.
| am trying to prevent cantra,.z :
power at Washington. Tna rairoac
system We have today II tho cortro
Of few men interested IN the elec tio,
OF president centralIzes power 81
Washington 100 times moro than tn,
plan | propose. Ma plan leaves Ii tt
the State, II the State wants prlvat,
ownership 1T can have private owrer
ship, If 1T wants public ownership II
can have IT. 1t leaves the question tt
be decided by the community"