The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-01
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ON THE SPEECH
AlsL- NEW asoRl PAP ERs CON;
MEMT ADyERsE LzN ON Of z
ANS uTTERARcEs.
DEMOCRATIC WORLD SAYS He.
TAKES coLpeLoopED LEAP
INTO SOCIALISM.

ropoIitan newspapers with the exceP-
ton of Hearsts American, comment
ed edItorially on the Bryan address.
The World. the recognized Demo
cratic organ, agrees as to the neces-
sIty of Graduating private monopolles:
indorses all he says, against corpora
ton contributions to political cam
palgn funds: agrees with him, too,
that the railroad rate law affords a
strong temptation to the railroad conf
panies to use all their power to control
the Presidency
state Socialism.
"But.'t continues the World. how
can a man who pretetRds to oppose
Capitalization and to favor individual
ism advocate in cold blood such leap
toward State Socialism, as would be in.
volved in the national governments
owning and managing all the trunk
line railways and the various States
owning and managing all the other
railroads within their borders?
How can man. who still pretends
10 be individualistic in support not
only on an eight hour working day by
law. but on compulsory arbitration of
all labor disputes, even though the ar.
bltratfon tribunal be denied power to
enforce its decreasa? And how can
he assert that the writ Of injunction
against strikers or against anybody
else is denying trial by Jury to wage
earners? All this is sheer gomper-
ism and unworthy of the leader of a
great party.
His speech proves that he was in
deed right when he claimed to be
more radical than he was in 1896"
Times Knocking.
The Times says: '.Nr. Bryan's new
doctrine of public ownership for the
railroads. is distinctly and measurably
more dangerous and upsetting than
his abandoned issue of sixteen to one.
The Democratic party, with It's his
tory, its traditions, and its achieve
ments, cannot surrender to this radL-
cal and revolutionist.
THE decade has witnessed not a
few disIocating changes An the pOllti-
cal situation" says the Sun, not only
In New York, but in many another
northern state. changes, which
throw light on the motives now ac-
mating men once unfrfendly or luke
warm toward the Nebraskan, SHOULD
warn the professional candidate that
the surface of things, though smooth
and bright enough, hides many pit
fall. and that it behooves him to walk
with exceeding wariness, lest, when
the prize seems within his grasp, he
stumble and clutch only the vacant
air.
HeraEd's Views.
The Herald says:
"Mr- Bryan says nothing alarming,
hut he brings back to America a pre-
dillction for two foreign ideas-an In
come tax, and government ownership.
and operation of the railways. A tax
on incomes, involving an inquisltion
into every mans private affairs may
work we'll enough under monarchlal
governments, but 1t would be out Of
place in this republic.
Government regulation is essential
government ownership an undesir-
able and remote possibility, but gov
eminent management-nev
The Tribune.
The Tribune says: 1.-The Nebraskan
statesman insists that he is an in
dlyT,lualfst. and not a Socialist. Yet
he purposes to combat Socialism by
comprising with 1t and encouraging
socialist experiment on vast scale
us the only means Of stamping out
existing private monopoly. He wants
to limit all the activities of business
and production. and, holding the bust
ness of railroadlng to have outgrown
private control, advocates the taking
over of all our railroads by the State
and federal governments. No scheme
OF cooperation between the States
and the nation Is clearly worked out,
but the Democratic party is boldly
committed TO a programme of State
Socialism which IL has never yet VEN
tafed to affirm in It's widest moments
OF radicalism.
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