The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-09-28

could tell you.n jim felt goeSd about
10 . went out doora soho Q {uid get
fresh air, he leaked up a. tho stars
and said, "Oh, Lord, / amt S8yot moth.
Ing agin nobody" NaughterD That
~ the way l was beginning ITO feel.
hst me cay again Psesidenlt Roose.
volt has borrowed from the ISemoorat.
10 party. Two years ago the Rspub.
tcans who put him In no1ijbat!on for
the presidency, sx-Gov Black of New
York, delivered an eulogy opSwar. II
there are any men here who{ were at
the st. Louis convention theM will re-
member that time. Ex.GoV. Black
fSer delivering his eulogy on war pre-
sented Mr.. Roosevelt as candidate for
election to the presidency of THE U ait
ed States, pre- ending him asS the god
OF war, the man of blood and iron
and yet today the fame of Roosevelt
rests not up n the oharacteriStics Of q
man Of iron and q god of war, hut ON
the fact that circumstances Imade 1t
possible for him to bring Jaban and
Russia together. 1t Ia up1 ptsece and
uot upon war that his fame lis going
to rest. In the campaign tTWo years
ago the y aEgum0nt made jagalnst
Mr.. losevSlt was that hoNbad the
9pirit OF war. Yet strange Ito say,
niS greatest claim to international
tame rests not upon the virtues or
characteristics asoribed to HIND by tho
man who nominated him, but his hav-
lug Democratic ideas instead OF Re.
publican doctrines which nave put
him before the country. What else
has no doneP Ha arbitrated the coal
strike, brought employers and en-
ployes together. 1 am glad to endorse
wha5 he did. l said at the time 1t
"as a good and noble act and | was
glad to give him credit for doing q
good thing. But whore did lac get
tbe ideaP From the Republican, plat
formP No. Ho got it from that
hated and despised Chicago platform.
There is where he found tho doctrine
of arbitration-l wrote the plank my
self but l am p~orfeotly willing to
loan 1T to him occasionally. Q4ugh.
ter.
Mr.. Bryan thon paid his respects to
the trusts aud made a convincing ar,
gu nent. John d. Rockefeller had
given the whole thing away when he
described the trust "a an American
beauty rose which attatns It's fullest
perfection only after 90 other roses
nave been pinchSd or Of the bush.
MI. Bryan declared eloquantly that he
HOnld rather have the 90 small roses
for 90 small homes than the one beau.
ty for u large home.
HN atfnckaH Mr. y ooua1kyo ,.It~..
on the railroad rave bill. This bill ia
not based on the K publican platform
Two years ago 3 olork of tho Inter
state Commerce commission had urp.
co the Il republicans to put this in their
platform, but they refused. Subse-
Quently t. Is same clerk oame to Mr.
Brysn with the suggestion, but even
Ghen Mr. Bryan had d rate bill clause
ia q draft OF y platform to DO Submit
Ted to the Democratic CONVEX E; IN.
Mr.. Roosevelt had to get the Detno-
Gratis TO back up this reform In con.
gre q and a Southern Democrat, Til.
nan from South Carolina was selected
80 lead the fight in the senate, (Oheers
for Tiliman Wherever the presi
dent will lead In the cause Of reform
he will always feel the support of the
Democrats. Ii required 10 years to
find cut What the Interstate Com.
merce commission could not do. r.
may require several years longer to
hnd all The defects In the rate bill,
out II che Democrats, get In power,
they will give a good rate law.
Hst then took up the new propa3 w
IL, the government ownership or
3uAi ownership, suggestion. On VAc.
count OF the Importance, this Ia tr t.
cd elsewhere. ~ .
Mr.. Bryan reasserted his fafSn Va,
she Democratic doctrine of alloWi6p
ahe %Fllipinos to govern themsel yes a.
stead Of regulating their affairs by out
eide force. He spoke of the expensive
blnnder the R,publicans had mada
which cost bhls country $500, 900 OOG
more than enough, the speaker dG.
ciared, to dig the Panama canal With.
out tax on the peopla, more than
enough to reclaim the arid lands OF
the West, more than enough to reg.
ulste railroad rates, moro than enough
10 build good roads everywhere.
In closing and speaking Of the ap,
parent attitude on the part of those
Il had Introduced him that he was
being induced to speak," was con.
ier-iag q favor on the audience, MI.
Bryan told a story on himself Illus
vrating his always being ready to
speak. He said he liked to speak.
Mr.. Bryan closed with q particular
~ attractive period on the corruptinR
Influence of the money power. He
said the Democratic party several
years ago had warned those people
that II they did not stor stealing they
would DoO only be stopped, but would
be CON PEELED to restore what they had
stolen. He said their morale had be.
come so reverted that the had lost
the art of using the money after they
had stolen 1t, and were pursuing a
game that was not only debauchlng,
but that would finally destroy them.
selves as we'll.
SJUEG 70 nEATH