The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-21
COMMONER
AT ATLANTA
Bryan Speaks to Great
Crowd.
GUEST AT DOLLAR DINNER
Georgians Were Cordial, But Not
Over Enthusiastic.
GUEST AT DOLLAR DINNER
MIR. Bryan After Busy Date In Gate
City. Leaves For Soil of Ala
bama-In Birmingham
Today.

Atlanta, Ca. Sept. 2o.--For one hour
and fifteen minutes this afternoon, Wit
liam J. Braan addressed an audiences
of about 1000 people gathered DIT the
skating rink at Ponce de Leon Park.
His reception was cordial and hearty
but II was not wildly enthusiasts or
more than usually domonstrative. In
his address, Mr.. Bryan used few argu-
ments or touched UPON Few subjects
that he has not discussed before dur
ing his tour of the South. Secretary
shaw's speeches ami the tariff ques-
ton, President Rooseyelt's borrowings
from the Democratic platform, Social
ism and the independence of the Phil
ippine were the topics he considered.
He reused and kept his audience III
splendid humor by several stories illus
trative of his arguments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan arrived at
o'clock this morning, but were allowed
to rest in their car until 1880, when
they were escorted to the Piedmont
Hotel. Breakfast AMI Mr.. Bryans p~i-
yate correspondence attended to, 3 pri-
waite interview with Hoke Smith, Geor-
gia's next Governor, preceded a gen
eral reception to the public, which was
attended by about 1880 citizens Of At
lanta and other Georgia cities
The principal event of the day was
the address by Mr.. Bryan, and this
evening a Democratic Dollar Dinner,
| attended by 400 citizens, closed busy
day. Mrs. Bryan was the guest Of the
society women of Atlanta at several
| functions more CIR less formal. Tne
| party boarded the car at mid light,
leaving for Birmingham, where Mr..
Bryan will speak tomorrow. going
thence to Jackson. Miss.
Mr.. Bryan began his address this
afternoon after an introduction By
President Lamar Hill of the Young
Mems Democratic League. and by
Judge Reuben Arnold. both of whom
referred to Mr.. Bryan as the next
President.
| He, wished he could enter. into the
| appreciation of the prophecies with
which he had been introduced, bur the
experience OF past years, he said, took
something Of the warmth of such APP
probation. Prophecy. he declared, Is
half wish and half environment. He
was not sure but that he would oe
happier as a private citizen than as
holder of Office but he did not pur.
rose to await election to do his best
| for Democracy.
Georgia Democracy, he declared, was
| so pure and so sure that he felt il al.
| InOSI WdStlhS tihhN, ~ ~ w 90 NNe . $500
1t Democracy is having rapid growth.
even Republicans appreciate this and
find 1t not only respectable but popu-
lar.
He took up Secretary Shaw's recent
| Southern speeches on the tarim dueS
ton and discussed them along lines
| familiar In recent addresses. He re
viewed the last ten years of Repupli-
| can administration, declaring them TO
have been of unparalleled prosperity
The bounty of God had brought cir
| cumstances. for which Republication
had claimed the credit.
President Roosevelt, the most con-
spicuous reformer, but not the most
advanced of his party" had done sew
cral good things. but his inspiration.
he declared, came from that source 'of
all good things, the much desptsed
democratic platform" Mr.. Bryan out
lined and discussed at some length the
things for which he asserted Presi-
dent Roosevelt had drawn his inspira-
ton from Democratic principles.
His attack on trusts, undertaken but
not carried far enough, the settling OF
a great strike. the passage of the rail-
road rate law by Democratic aid in
Congress, were the things for which he
claimed Democratic inspiration.
The independence of the Philippines
Mr.. Bryan said, had been impressed OF
him by his recent travels, IS most de-
sirable and wise. The illness of the
islanders for self-government had al
ready been indicated and needed only
the opportunity to have full demonstra-
ton.
"Tn NV travels" he concluded, "a
have found the whole world friendly to
the United States, because our philan-
throphy has overfowed all its waste
places. 1 have come back more con-
WINGED than ever that the mission OF
this country is to make its flag not
feared. but loved by all nations. We
have the most beautiful flag in the
world and l want to see 1t unfurled in
the highest place. BY its side l want
70 see the flag of that party which
stands for equal rights to all men. with
special privileges for none"
Mr.. Bryan's itinerary. after leaving
Atlanta. as first officially announced to-
day follows:
birmingham, Sept. FL
Jackson. Miss. Sept. % and %.
New Orleans Sept. "a.
Nashville, Sept 20
Memphis, Sept 25 (night.p
Little Rock, Sept rs.
indian Territory and Oklahoma Ter
ritory, Sept. 81, % and 20.
Kansas City Mo, Sept 80
Al home for rest In Lincoln. Neb,
Oct. /, and 3.
Immediately after the conclusion OF
the three days rest, Mr.. Bryan viii
sneak under the direction OF the Dem
ocratic Congressional Campaign Com
mittee for four weeks at such places
as designated by the Committee.
At tho dinner tonight Mir Bryan took
IN the question Of Government owner
shin If railroads. He said he desired
not to be misunderstood on the rropo
sltion. lie declared that he had boon
brought to consider the corruption by
railroad corporations and he cane ul-
timately to III conclusion that nc
onlv wav to preserve the pc 'ples
rights is to commit the roads to Gov
eminent ownership and control. Il
eiscovered," he said, that ConEres'
has been corrupted by the railroads not
nv the use Of money but by the prom
ise of the support of the candidacy of
the members by the roads"
The dual ownership of roads he con-
siderel. trunk I'nes owned by the Fed
, eral Government and local roads rs
the state. as the only solution by which
DECENTRALIZATION could be avoided. Tho
. plan protects state Government ard
: makes the hulwarks of the State. He