The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-04
DAILY MORNING NEWS
WHAT 1T MEANS.

ne reception acCOrueu Bryan III
New York simply emphasizes the fact
that the country has undergone rev.
olution, that while peaceful in its
nature has been none the less thor
Ough The masses of the people have
been reading and thinking and the
taste of the principles advocated by
the Democracy, as given them by
for more of the same. New York
capitalists have been troubled for
some time with a bad nightmare.
Hearst has been upsetting the tradi-
tional methods of the newspaper world
of Gotham by at least occasionally
publishing the truth regarding some
matters that vitally affect the great
common people of that metropolis.
Despite frantic efforts to belittle him
and to mislead the public, it is very
generally known in New York that
he was elected mayor at the recent
election and that it required all the
machinery at the command Of the po-
litical despots and of wealth to keep
him from taking the Office.
Some time ago the element that has
heretofore fought Bryan was appalled,
at this apparition. They were partic-
4 nf buf NJ Of hn Hoo OF
platform that means the taking up of
the public utility franchises in behalf
of the people. To offset this danger
they were willing to swallow all that
Bryan had said in the past, willing 10
make him their hero if he but would
serve the purpose Of protecting their
valuable public privileges through
venient method of extorting money
from the people. So the word was
passed down to the subsidized press
of New York that Bryan was to be
lauded. The program was nicely map
ped in advance as to how everything
was to be handled. The first break
came when the Nebraska delegation
decided that they would do the first
receiving of Bryan whether New York
willed or nos Then there was Tom
i. Johnson to be reckoned with
Hearst had been for several days per-
mitting mean things against Bryan to
appear in his papers, and it is be-
lieved that he as well as many others
thought that Bryan would fall in his
knees to the Establishments of the
golden calf. When Bryan was out in
the bay, preparatory to going ashore,
it was discovered that he proposed to
advocate the public ownership of the
railroads. Wall street gasped, Some
of Bryan's friends expostulated, but to |
no avail. He pointed to the fact that
ten years ago that he had come to
New York when the people were
against him and that time had shown |!
that the people could be trusted and !
be dealt with direct Bryan declared
for an open declaration of principle.
At the speech in the garden there
was considerable of emphasis in the |
remarks of Bryan when he turned to
Johnson and referred to him as that !!
splendid example of moral courage
Those who read between the lines are |!
of the opinion that it was Johnson |
more than any other that strength |
ened the decision of Bryan to declare !
for public ownership. In this con-
nection it may be said that, notwith-
standing that the press reports carried |
the speech of Johnson, it was omitted !
the meeting, as was also the fact that J
next to Bryan, Johnson received the |
most applause from the audience.
Wall street, as it low stands, is in |
mess. That they will repudiate |
Bryan is already evidenced by the
tone of the subsidized press. They |
are eursing their short sighted policy |
of trusting any one outside of those |
that they know they own. Bryan has
proven himself to be man, and by |
his straightforward course avoided the
pitfall prepared for him. Had he fall
en- into the trap he would have been
used as long as necessary to clip the
wings of Hearst and would then have
been dropped 20 oblivion.
To the eye of those who have OBJ
served public matters for years it Is
evident that the principles of public
ownership has taken firm root and