Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-01
BRYAN AT CONFERENCE Senator Kennedy Presided t Session of Leading Deneelts d Nov
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PURIFY POLITICS THE CRY

 win of Rhode Island and other speak CTS, yesterday afternoon extolled the old and new principles of the demo-
 cratic party and pleaded for har- monious and concerted action by the democrats of these states during the next two years, the speaking being at conference held in the Tonttne hotel at the conclusion of the exer- cises at Music hall. The conference
 was one that stirred the enthusiasm of the large number present and will be followed by others, for the pur- pose of spreading democracy through the New England states, which MT
 Bryan said had never been . breed ing place for democracy"
 Ex-SenatOr William Kennedy of Naugatuck presided and during the session called upon the following, aside from MT Bryan, ex-Congress- man Williams and ex-Governor Gar. win: Messrs Crockett of Maine, Green of Rhode Island, Fitzsimmons of Rhode Island, Cannon of Providence, Chairman J. J. Walsh of the state central committee of this state. May or Reilly of Meriden and Alexander Troup of this city. The various speak CTS described state issues and the progress made In their various locali- ties.
 On the matter of state laws Cover ernor Garvin spoke at length and said that he would welcome change which would benefit the people and not the great corporations. Ills re- marks were received with enthusiasm and at the conclusion he introduced a resolution as follows:
 Resolved, That in every state the democratic party should seek to alter the original law so that reasonable minority of the voters, not exceeding 10 per cent, may by petition propose specific amendment to the state con- stitution and have the propositions so made submitted to the qualified elec- tors .or adoption or rejection to the end that the people may possess d!- rect and complete control of the states fundamental law.
 The chairman appointed MT Will Hams. Governor 0arvin, Alexander Troup of this city and State Chair man Walsh as committee to report on the resolution at conference to be called lateEs . Perhaps the yn61t Important speech es at the conference were made by Congressman Williams and MT Bry- an, both of whom scored the alleged workings of the big corporations in congress and state legislatures. MT Williams said that there were two is- sues for the democrats of to-day, one the public ownership of public utili- ties as advanced by MT Bryan in his New York speech. and the other di- rect legislation by the minority con- tained in Governor Garvins resolu- tion before the conferAnce.
 He was glad to see the railroad ownership question supported by the man who was to make the democrat | ic policy for the next two years. He thought that if the republican rate could be carried out suc- 1t might make desirable a of government owner | ship. but that the Illogical result of | the Roosevelt rate policy would be to | drive the railroads deeper than ever | Into attempted control of congress and state legislatures" He thought | that the Bryan program would at- | tract three classes of voters, who made up the majority of the coun- try, the labor element, the farmers | and the small tradesmen.
 My Bryan. tired as he was, spoke with great emphasis and during his brief remarks he was applauded with vigor. He dwelt principally on the question of public ownership of rail- roads. which he said was one of the most important to be considered by the party, although he did not hold t ns the paramount issue Mir Bryan Iaid that one harm the great railroad and other corporations did was ''the of young men all over the country who ally themselves with hem, and not with the people,"
 "The more I hear." said Mr Pryan, the more l am convinced that the people are asking themselves, If after III. there is not something more im- ,ortant than making money" Mir Bryan said that the first thing to do ,y the democrats of New England vas to make the democratic party a trusted party and to put into the not men who would be- ray the people. A man cannot serve wo masters. he said. and we must eliminate the man who will not see o it that the peoples rights are pro- ected.
 "I am glad to come to New Eug- and. although I never considered it ln encouraging ground for the d.mo- 'ratic party until this time. Jefer- on never could rely on it. neither ,ould Jackson. It never iias :seen . ,reeding place for democracy. in fact.
 think. however. that there is pod chance now to present the ideals f the democratIc party before the ,eople in such a broad way as to ap- 'eai to them. which. if done serious '. is our oaly hope of victory. Study he problem" he concluded. "and we hall make our party felt"
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