The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-09-18
Bryan Says Republicans
Take Undue Credit.
RUST KILL MONOPOLY

lncnt Of Strength.
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....Hul,g Va, Sept 15.-WiHiauf
..u.s Bryan spent today in south
Virginia delivering an address
... afternoon to the biggest crowd
.... eat hercd in this part Of the state
.. .... Fair grounds at Radford, ana
...Eiug to an enormous throng in
....ut.lr tonight from the portico OF
.-. tElhs home The RadfOrd speech
.. uu political lines while the koa-
g.. .I.. address VAS more on brotherIy
81 I,udford, Mr.. Bryan was intro
....a by Governor Swanson. At the
N.- home the aDughters Of the Con
.....lary Welcomed Mrs. Bryan and
.e-tuted to her Il huge bouquet OF
..r.icuu Beauty roses.
At Hadf0Td Mr.. Bryan SAID DemOc-
t..N is IA doctrine that appeals TO the
u-Irt and that is why the Democratic
n.rlu lives whether it wins or loses.
... idea of Democracy is growing,
..U in this country he finds, on his
...nru, large development of the
I#rnocratic idea. The party is fun Of
hope for the coming campaign, he
.ait. because the people better under
-I.nd the ideas of Democracy and as
.n-}- better understand them they are
lowing more l.Iendly to them
AIR. Bryan said that after ten years
u. power the Republican party has
t..lrn So low that there is but one
Republican in the party today accord
lHr to leading Republican papers, who
would stand a chance of election, II
tl4a election We're now. Republicans
Will tell you. he asserted, that the
President is that man. DO the others
#.k ability? no. they are just as able
ills they ever were. Are not they we'll
urvn? Yes. too We'll known. Why
L. it then? 1t is because Roosevelt is
ta,. oulv popular Republican today in
EationaI politics. 1t is because he has
adopted 50 many planlIs of the Demo-
sl1ic party
i:no-t.ycit Stole Democratic Idea.
Ur referred to the President set
r'ug The coal strike and said he was
eal he did it, But where, he asked,
4Gd he get the idea of arbitration: :
i. got il from the Democratic plat
s-ru, and" he said, my friends L
.m "A little proud of the fact that L
HGutr that plank myself.
While the Republican party Il
.ssimiu2 credit for its opposition 10 the
.rU-l~ il - NOT doing its duty on the
5ru~; question:" said Mr.. Bryan. II
stut willing 10 90 down or my knees
HHH ask my Heavenly Father: Give
't~ tntS day our daily bread. out i
sau not willing to make mlsiion> OF
n4N cotlntrynen get down on iheii
.se,- and say TO some trust ma"nate:
.5..3c n~ this day our daily bread. anu
I.:l, him reply: Il will il YOU vote the
's"l>"t want you 10 vote.
--tu the impending campaign we
-..M challenge the Republican party
.- -'at, lis position and we viii state
lINt FFEltJ -
.#.o n private monopoly, that You
..1 not waste time trying 10 RESTRAIN
nul that YOU have to Kill it out
.-"IrvMmcnt Ownership Defended.
Mr. Bryan referred to the railroad
.-t,. law and said he was goinG Il step
+rTuur ON the railroad question.
...o years ago" he said, Il had
...nca the conclusion that a govern
...#t ownership of railroads was tnt
.".- solution Of the question. dlo
..H >ty it when / was the leader OF
'.- uai{v in either campaign: ii fact
:t.d not reached the conclusion untl
t.s years ago. When I was re-
.He"I of leadership at st. Louis aho
".l4t speak as Il private mdlNldu1'i
stated my conclusion My Con Con
t-,n has grown since and in New
..rs = STATED it as nay OPINION llaI
#" WAS the ultimate solution
j did not know Whethef tht
.:.j.s- was ready for it, or whether
uajurity of the Democrats favored
%uvy. | want to say that my po-
lion has been misstated, and in some
|-..r= lu{ScOnstrUed. | have ne@L
G..1 of fayoring d thing hat Woult
IT, Capitalization. Let ne re-
I YOU that this plan not only
mot lead to Capitalization. but I
fur first suggestion made in many
.ra mat looks towards the strength
.zo uf The state and making a bui-
..E a~aiuSt centraliZation- Peoplt
N- been discussing public owner
|- with the idea that thel Federa
.D""ruraent would own the rallroadS
..t 1t seemed to me that that wa
.',-iH with danger. because BE
... In the Democratic doctrine Q
..' government, and that III oa
.'Nu. is strongest when the lhde
l...ure OF the state and the con
'r,t If its own afTairs is Recognized
d " respected.
am not here to bring you 70 III.
.Ie<}sn4 O nthe railroad question
~" t.r as ann concerned it does no
't-r To- me whether or not ever;
'eH ta the United states agrees VIII
t..- ..F rot. | believe that every MAJ
.H1.t 40 have his own befiefs an
eN convictions and when he IL
..tl0oa on the subject OF pup
'~.'i"rr. / believe that he ought :