The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-09-28
BRYAN ON RAILROADS
Regulation First, Ownership
Only Z Last R,ssrt.

In q speech At Louisville on Sep
tembsr IL. before an audience OF more
than 10000 persons. Mr.. Bryan took
occasion 10 settle once and finally the
question as to his position with ref
erence TO the railroads. Because he
made suggestions In his New York
speech about possible government
ownership as an ultimate remedy for
abuses-not differing greatly in sub
stance from utt.rances OF President
Roosevelt-Republican papers. poll
ticians and other interested persons
at once began 20 misrepressnt his atti.
tude. They charged that he had made
an immediate issue Of governnen
ownership and had committed his
party TO IL. Nothing that he had said
gave the slightest warrant for this
charge He made no concsalment OF
the fact that he fsrorsd Governm ent
ownership Of the railroads a. . last
resort II they would not yield TO fair
regulation. but he nrst fAvors regulA
tion and hopes that thereby the rights
Of all concerned may be safeguarded
At Louisville he said:
This statement OF my views has
beea1sssailed by some as sn attempt
TO force these views upon the Demo
cratic party and by some as an an
nouncement OF an intention to insist
upon the Incorporation Of these views
In the next Democratic national plat
form
Let me answer these two charges
hsvs tried To make u clear t',st
exprssssd my o~r opinion. soa I have
mover sought 10 compel the seeeptsnes
~ NY opinion sy s~ye-s slss. Hs
ssrvirs shs right 70 10 my s~n think
Inc. ! rssSses shs right = svs~ysa'
49, - - hIs shsrkins- have tso nsel
respect for the rights Of others to asl
thsm 20 accept any visws that ma,
eutertaia unless those views CEN
mead tAsnseivss 10 Others. anl have
Aos much Conscience In the iadspsn
dent thought In my own party 70 81
pect that any onsldsrabie number o
Denecrats would ackaowledss ny
right TO do their thinking for them
even II I we're un-Demo<ratic ssough
to assert such . right.
"As 20 pIsssorrs. . have oentsnasd
si~sys thst thsy shssIs be made b.
ths ssssse. have In my speeches
and through NJ paper. insisted that
tho platform should be the expression
of the wishes Of the voters of ths
p~rty and not be the arbitrary pro
dsottos f ono maa or . few leaders
~ yss - No ~Asths~ shs question
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IssSs 10 Ne ss~psiss - isoe,
s~s~v, . - ~ hssw. " ysv as& me
vSsAs~ " ssehs 70 - In the platform,
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ne csusssrssis vstssS thIsk sr Me
ssbJssa n Ne psmsers0 bsiIsvs
shss hs next PLATFORM shsslt esossIn
q plank n favor ~ government s~nsr'
sAsp. hsa thss plank ought 70 - Is'
sivas1. N the psmeersH think u
sseAs net - scntaIs sveh Q plank,
sssr SA plank s~eM act 70
- Isessesz. n rssss ~ish the party
- msks We pissfsrmL and individuals
sas snIy ssvlss. ! have spokss for
myssis sns for myssM sniy.
~ salii s1vLss asiot regulation. and
shsIl r~SsIss W sspsrisoes prove
thst that rsssIstIes ssn ss rsss -
festive. Will % fsrshss than snsa.
and say thss . believe ~s san have
more sHHsisnt rssvIatiss vsoss Q Dem
Il o0Fottc NtsN s~fs0
cratic ssnsss sna hevss. thss we are
IIksly 10 have under . RssvsIIosn ID.
nalnlssrstIsr, With . RspvsiIesn ssa-
sss and nevss.
President Roosevelt. although %
.rssslnS himself ssainst government
svuership. has announced that only
successful regulstios can prevent SOW
s~nmest o~s<rship. 10 there any
p-uoerst vho " net willing To 90
- far - President Rsosevslt and sd-
rit the necessity Of government own
srship is case the people are con
vinced OF the failure Of regulation
n canno< believe H.
"Thea. while ve attempt TO make
rssulatioa effective. While We en-
desvor to make the experiment under
the most favorable conditions. namely,
With the Democratic rarty In power.
let us not hesitate to inform the rail-
u.sAs thss they nust keep Qpj Of pol