The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-13
Makes a Lengthy Ex-
 planation. UP TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY Does Not Desire to Cram It
 Down. says Utterances at New York Must Have Been nderstood-speech- es Made by watternon and
 Senator Carmack.
UP TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Louisville, Ky. Sept. 12--on the oc- rasion of his entry into the South. where his recent declaration as to govern ment ownership of railroaes has arous- ed the most opposition. William J.. Bryan tonight made more explicit statement as to his position in the mat ter. In dead silence he read lengthy statement elaborating his position, but declared that the making of plat forms rests with the voters of the whole party and never have and never will attempt to force my opinions or those of any few men on the people, a While thus indicating that the dec- Urine of government ownership Is in the hands of the voters, MT. Bryan's speech indicated plainly that nothing has as yet occurred to shake his belief In the ultimate efficiency and necessity of 1t He declared that he would gladly make any sacrifice in exchange for the as- surance that regulation insted of gov ernment ownership would answer the needs of the people. He expressed grave doubts as to whether regulation would ever suffice. He also took pains to pre- sent arguments to convince his hearers that government ownership of trunk lines and State ownership of State lines mot only preserve the rights of the State but will permit the people of each to adopt government ownership when they are ready for it.'
 A tremendous yell arose. when, at the finish of the statement. MT. Bryan, with all the emphasis he could muster, re- called to his hearers that whenever l saw a danger threatening the people l have spoken out without asking any bodys' permission or auerrying what the effect might be on me"
 Louisville, Ky, Sept. 12.--Entering the Southland for the first time in two
  a welcome which in warmth has not been surpassed by any of the greet ings given him since his return from his tour of the world. His arrival in the city provoked great outburst of acciamatiors from theusands Of mar chers and yet more thousands on the streets His reception at the armory tonight where haaaddressed a crowd of f8s600 peopIa. was nothing less than q TBcanlc eruption Of en- fhuslasm.
 The mass meerfng at the Armory constituted Kentucky's greeting on be- half of the South. and although the attendance of notables was smaller than at first expected, on account of Mir. Bryan's recent acceptances of nu- merous invitations from other South ern cities. still 1t was representative Southern gathering. graced by the Kentucky leaders of Democracy, a number of prominent Democrats from other Southern States and a great mass of citizens from Kentucky and In- diana.
 MT. Bryan was welcomed to Ken- lucky by his whilom opponent, MT. Henry Wattsrson. who presided over the meeting. The other speakers pre- ceding Mir. Bryan were Senator Car mack of Tennessee. representing the South, and Senator W. T. Stone of Missouri, who introduced the guest ot honor.
 When Bryan eD.s=sG the hall Iean- ing on the arm of Mir. Watterson there was a demonstration which lasted ten minutes, thousands of flags being way ed in unison with the surges of cheers that swept over the throng.
 As soon as the noise had Cubsided Mr. Watterson began his address oi welcome.
 MT. Watterson spoke in part as fol lows:
 There is but one paramount issue for Nthe next Presidential battle and that is the rescue of the Government from hands that have misused and de- bauched it and it's restoration to the custody of the plain but sovereign peo- pie.
 ''The parties to 1t are. upon one hand a standing army of trained politicians
 
 sive power of the public patronage, but by a community of interest as uh- yielding as 1t Is minimizing, richly caparisoned in all the panoply of sue. cessful war. and on the other hand the mass and body of those who hew the wood and draw the water and pay the taxes, undrilled. unskilled anc widely separated; groping in the dark sometimes misdirected by divided counsels; always lacking the resouces by which results are reached and dan. gers turned. but never yet united ex. cept to conquer.
 Tt is veteran troops against the raw militia. an unequal though not boot less array as many a well-fought field in days of old bears witness Sivt us but half the discipline of the regu. lars and a 1.-the of their equipment and we shall drive them before u. across the barricades of crimina wealth though led by Theodore Roose. welt himself
 Bryan the ChIeftain.
 'I recognize as our chieftain in thi, approaching conflict the Honorable VII liam J. Bryan of Nebraska.
 'It costs me no sacrifice. either oi personal preference or pride of opin ion, to make this declaration. Mr Bryan and I have not always agreed as to the means; we have never dis
 
 tha moral nature of the people, whiel he has made with so much eloquenc, and power, was making when he wa, a boy.
 He grew to manhood under m, teaching. If, at times have raise, the warning finger of the school mas ter-even threatened the rod-he wa big enough and old enough and good looking enough to stand 1t and to sur vive it and has thrived in spite o it-maybe by reason of it-and, in am event. has quite outgrown it.
 CT too. have lived and learned apace: and one of the things I hay, learned has been to look more to tn objective point and less to the non essentials; in matters of difference t' agree to disagree with my comrade and friends; on great occasions, and il great affairs to send all minor differ epees 10 the rear. the better to marcl abreast against the common enemy.
 Money Devil the Enemy.
 fThat common enemy Is preroga five That SoShmon enemy is the enor