Bisbee daily review., 1906-10-09
RAIL ROAD MAN SAYS BRYAN
 WILL D0
Does Not Find That the Peer less One Has Said Anything That Should Not Commend Him to Thinking People,

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Oct. sS.---Judge O.. N. Spencer. general solicitor of the Burlington Railway company. is the first important railroad official to give voice to the railroad attitude toward Bryan and Democracy, having h mind especially the Bryan view of owner ship possibilities. Judge Spencer says in effect that Bryan is not half as radi- cal as his political enemies would make him out to be, and that the duty of Democracy is to frame sound plat form on waich 10 win.
 Judge Spencer voted for Bryan in 1896 and in 1900. and it may be said he Will vote TOT hlm in 1908. His reason for issuing q statement at this time grows out of a peculiar set of ci7eum- stances.
 The Republican opposition here has ondeayored to make trouble ever the fact that Spencer, who was and IS prominent in the Bryan reception ar langemsnt is an important railroad chie,.
 IF m interview he said: 'Why shoul6n't I serve on the conn-.-se to feesive Nj. Bryan? have twice voted for lin as the nominee of my party, and ! hope that no one questions my < Demo eracy. I understand he has said s5.n,e hard things about railroad of fcials. but any man is liable to say Y c-e than he means or to say what bN lces not mean under the ilatterin md exciting conditions surrounding u. Pryan's Homecoming.
 He las clarified his reported say ii.gs on certain questions since ms AFaS7scr SCuare speeoh, and, while | n, aeres with his apprehensions on fkcsn ouestioDs. his utterances now, as ro himself has said, are not binding on f,s 1.ccrsts or the Democratic party. Nt9i we Democrats want 10 do is 70 keep eur heads and make 3 platform mher inc next National Democratic rolvCa.icn meets that will appeal to a}i rieht-thiFkipE men who love Squal libc-.- an5 equal protection under me lcv.
 G. Tocctfsr In Due Time.
 "Ayr. Bryan and every othef DSnlp- ,il,l cfafie individua, can do his own thlnh- inc and talking uu}il then. and then we will ail get together. But, till then, \ u la. Mir Bryan or MT. Anybody-i1lse SC ssxs is no. necessarily controlling, NO ope man owns the Democratic party. There is where we differ from the re \ 0rblican party. Besides, MT Bryan has said that he is speaking only TOY bjn,self. and not for the party. in ex- pressing his views. and take him at his word.
 "Sneaker Cannon said here last NeeA that the Republican platform will con tair only one issue. Theodore Roose- welt. Now, who would ever have tnoueht that the great Republican psrtv would come 10 that? If we must have Theodore Roosevelt for twelve years. why not for twenty-four years, and then Theodore IF
 Judge Spencer is not saying so. either publicly or privately, but he en- tertains the popular view that MT, Roosevelt will be forced into an accept- ance of the rext nomination of his party. This feeling is everywhere among Democrats and Republicans alike. and Roosevelt will be compelled to usa r,,nrA resolutiop that he is cred ited with possessing If he succeeds ir avaoiding the call of the politicians or 1908. Democrats appear to welcome the possibility. and republicans with out leader feel that it is dangerous, hut, as it is, there is nothing else 10 Gc.