The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-17
GRATEFUL TO SHAW
Bryan Says the Secretary Is Serving
the Democracy.

Raleigh N c.. Sept. 17.-William J.
Bryan arrived here today and made the
first of eleven speeches scheduled Tor
this state. A large crowd heard him.
At the outset of his speech Mr..
Bryan said that North Carolina had a
peculiar claim upon his affections, as
it was one of the first states Of the
union to declare through its delegates
that it wanted him for the Democratic
nomination for 1908. It was not diff
f1cult to locate the original Bryan man.
In this connection he promised that in
any future campaign the people of this
state could always call upon him.
Mr.. Bryan said he was doubtful IN
coming south if he was using his time
to the better advantage and added that
his coming was made still less neces-
sary from the fact that Secretary
Shaw had been here before.
Taking up Secretary Shaw's Ashville
speech Mr.. Bryan said he felt grateful
to him for the service he had rendered
the Democratic party, but he had not
paid North Carolina a high compl-
ment. Secretary Shaw, he declared,
had tried to palm off in this state some
rid of in Iowa He had brought a
speech which had been rejected in his
own state. He declared that Secretary
Shaw is the high priest of the stand
other Republican in thinking that the
Republican party has done everything
necessary.
Secretary Shaw he said. has not
a word in favor of any modification of
the tariff schedule. while in other
conspicuous Republicans are demand
ing it and even Mckinley had reached
a point where he saw something must
be done to extend our trade"
Mr. Bryan said: You can't take
Mr.. Shaw's argument as true without
believing that these protected manu-
facturers got money out of the Amer
lean people and then get it again out of
the foreigners afterward.'
On the question Of Democratic
planks advocated by Republicans, Mr..
Bryan said that whenever a Republic
can speaks OF anything with praise and
rejoicing he is speaking OF something
done in accordance with the Demo-
he is talking about some purely Re
publican doctrine. Everything the
Republicans say on the tariff, he add
ed, is in the way of apology. AS to
President Roosevelt as a warrior, Mr..
Bryan said that two years ago Cover
nor Black in nominating the president
delivered a eulogy on war, saying the
country needed a man of blood and
iron. "At the st. Louis convention y
said Mr. Bryan, quoted this and
said it was a challenge to Christian
civilization.
Now, isn't it strange that within
two years the man who was then called
the God of war has won his greatest
victory ana laid the foundation for his
greatest glory as a maker of peace be-
tween Russia and Japan"
Coming to the question of trusts. Mr..
Bryan said that you don't enjoin
horse thieves. but put them in the
penitentiary But trust magnates musi
be Just asked to desist before the up
roar becomes too great. They found
that did not 60 and they said we will
actually fine you $4,000 when you can
make 100000 during the trial. We
say treat rich and poor alike. Talk
about anarchists. the Republican party
/ has made more anarchists in this
country by discriminating in the pun
ishment of the rich and the poor than
We're over made by all the speeches or
anarchy put together.