The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-31

New York. Aug. 31.-Wllliam Jen-
nings Bryan started today on his trip
through New Enoland. He will
speak at Newhaven and Bridgeport.
Conn, extemponneously Bryan ex-
poets to leave New York sunday even
ing. There viii be no stops until he
reaches Buhalo. from there he goes
10 Detroit. where a meeting will be
held. The Nebraska contingent will
accompany him.
New York. Aug. 3i.--Wil.lam Jen-
nings bryan was greeted by an audi
ence OF 20.00o people when he spoke
IN Madison Square Garden last night
Tom l.. Johnson introduced him.
In the course OF his speech Mr. Bry-
an made the following points:
Before leaving international poll
tics. let me add that our nation has
lost prestige. rather than gained Il,
by our experiment In coloniallsm We
have given the mona.chist chance
10 ridlcu,e our declaration OF indie
pendence and the scoffer has twitted
ms with the Inconsistency. 4 tour
through the Philippine Islands has
deepened the conviction that we
should lose no time in announcing our
purpose to deal with the Filiplnos as
We deal with the Cubans. Every con-
sideratlon, commercial and political
leads to this conclusion. Such ground
IS we may need for coallng stations
or for naval base VIII be g.aily
conceded by the FllIpinos. who simply
desire an opportunity TO work out
their own destiny. inspired by onr
example and aided by our advice. In
so far as our efforts have been direct
Cd toward the education Of the Flip
mos we have rendered them DIS
tlnct service in by educating them we
must recognize that We are making
colonialism Impossible. II we intend
70 hold them as subjects We would not
dare to educate them. SET government
with ultimate independence must be
assumed II We contemplate universal
education In the Philippines.
Legislative Reforms.
Several OF the nations In Europe
the executive department L. more re-
sponsive to public sentiment than Is
our congress. In England. for instance,
where the ministry Is formed frore
tho dominant party when an election
Is held upon any independence issue
the government proceeds TO put into
Jaw the will OF the people expressed at
the polls. While our system is SUI
perior In many respects Il has one
defect. viz: That congress does not
meet In regular session until IS
months after the election. During
this period there Is uncertainty. long
drawn out, which TO the business COM
munlty Is often more damaging than
a change OF policy promptly carried
be improved by constitutional
amendment converting the first ses-
sion Of congress within few months
after the election and compelling the
second session oo adjourn several days
before the following election. Such a
change would not only serve legitl-
mate business interests and give the
through remedial legislation, but Il
would protect the people from the
Jobs that are usually reserved for
the benefit OF the short session which
Is now held after the election and
when many OF the members feel the
iess responsibility because of their
defeat at the polls.
II return more convinced than be-
fore Of the importance OF change in
the method of electing United States
senators. There is noticeable every
where a distinct movement toward
Democracy IN It's broadcast SENSE. In
the United States this trend toward
Democracy has taken the form of a
growing demand for the election of
United States senators by direct
vote of the people.
The income tax which some in our
country have denounced as a social
istlc attack upon wealth. has. am
pleased to report. the Endorsement Of
the most conservative countries In the
Old word II Is a permanent part OF
the fiscal system Of mort of the conn-
tries OF Europe and in many places il
Is a graded tax the rate being highest
upon the largest incomes. England
has long depended upon the income
tax for a considerable part OF her
revenues and her English commission
Is now investigating the proposition
20 change from a uniform to a grad I'd
tax. have been absent too long TO