The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-11
Government Railroad Ownership
Doctrine Cause OF Much
Dissension.
AUSTRALIAN TRIP ABANDONED
NeeFaskan Gies Up Trip to Australia
In Order TO Educate People Along
Lines OF His Favonte
Beliefs,
lRy Sheldnn S. ClIne

WASHINGTON Sept. TO- Special, J
Since Mr., tryan's home, coming speech
the country has bad time to think over
The things he said and II Ia worth
while to attempt an estimate OF tho i'm.
prcsaiun hc has made Al first, as was
10 be expected, there was wild acclaim
aud severe ccnsnrc, aud no man could
tell from which source came the lond
est noise II Is only now that we are
beginning to get results from Democra-
cy's sober second thought.
oyershadowing all the other Issues he
presented, and most provocative of con.
troveFst, WAS the question Of public own.
crship ot transportation lines Radical
Democrats were iubilant. aud RcItbl-
cans were not dispcascd that Mr.
Bryan made clear his advocacy OF this
doctrine, Democrats of the old school,
especially Southern Democrats. wctc
disheartcncd and dismaycd, They pre-
dicted dircful things for the Democratic
future and especially emphatic was the
prediction that Bryan had aIlcnatcd the
South from his standard
Southern members OF Congress who
came to Washington did not hesitate
TO speak their minds Among the
number was Representative Livingston.
veteran and distinguished member Of
the House from Georgia. He gave II
as his profound conviction that the
South would never endorse Bryon's new
doctrine Yet, on Tuesday, the Georgia
State convention went on record "a ia.
voring Bryan for the presidential nom.
inatIon two years hence. What Is the
meaning of III Did Mr.. Livingston
wonrply appraisc sentiment In Georgia
Certainly he ought to be informed as
to the things which are in the minds
Of HIS constituents. Or does Georgia
propose to accept Bryan and repudiate
the chief issue for which he stands3
OH-hand, II would he easier to accept
the latter solution, were II not for the
fact that II is impossible such a situa.
tion should continue from now until
1908.
Perhaps, today, Georgia is willing to
evade the issue, but it can't evade It for
the next twenty months or more. There
isn't any reason to believe that Bryan
Is going to back-track In all prob
ability, he will 20 on preaching govern
mcnt ownership until the day the nom
nation is made and Georiag, and all
the other states, will have to decide for
or against that ISSUE and in 50 decid
ing they viii choose for or against
Bryan. There can't be any middle
ground in matter so revolutionary as
that which Mr.. Bryan proposes.
Nebraskan Is Liked.
Aside from the antagonism which gov.
ernment ownership has aroused, Mr..
Bryans reception has been all that
even his most ardent friend could have
desired. People seem to like the Ne
braskan in the role of the nations most
distinguished citizen. One facetious
newspaper pamgrapher remarks that
perhaps they like him so we'll in the
role they will decide to keep him in it.
And of Mr., Bryan it must be said that
he has borne himself remarkably well
under circumstances that might have
caused the most level. headed of men to
do or say foolish things. From every
quarter there come IMPRESSIONS of good
will. Even those who most strongly