The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-18
WM.HBRYAN
ANSWERS SHAW
"A Stirring Address at
Raleigh.
TRIP THROUGH CAROLINA
Says Republicans Always Apologize
for Their Acts.
Even Mckinley Saw That Need for
Tariff Reform Was Approaching,
and Roosevelt Recognizes
Dangers of Truss.


Raleigh. N c., Sept. 17-William J.
Bryan arrived here today to make
eleven speeches in North Carolina,
winding up with an address at Char
lotte tomorrow night
Rain had been falling intermittingiy
during the morning. which upset ar
| rangements generally and throw
damper on the spirits of those gathered
in Raleigh to greet the city's guest
The limited capacity of the hall was
filled. Governor Glenn introduced Mr..
Bryan briefly and then announced that
an overflow meeting would be held in
Capitol Square.
At the outset of his speech, Mr.. Bry-
an said that North Carolina had Pc
culiar claim upon his affections. as t
was one of the first States of the Union
to declare through Its delegates that 1t
wanted him for the Democratic nomi-
nation for 1908. In was not dtficuit, ne
said to locate the original Bryan men.
In this connection he promised that In
any future campaign the people Of this
4 State could always call on him.
/ Mr. Bryan said he was doubtful in
coming South, If he was using his time
to the better advantage, and added
that his coming was made still less
necessary from the fact that Secretary
|
Taking up Secretary Shaw's Asheviits
speech, Mr. Bryan said he felt grateful
to him for the service he had rendered
the Democratic party, but he had not
raid North Carolina high compliment.
Secretary Shaw, he declared, had tried
to palm Off in this State some second.
hand clothing he could not get rid OF
in Iowa.
He had brought a speech which had
been rejected in his own State He
declared that Secretary Shaw Is the
high priest of the stand-patters; that
he goes beyond every other Republic
can in thinking that the Republican
party has done everything necessary.
No Word for Tariff Adjustment.
Secretary Shaw" he said, has not
word in favor of any modification of
The tariff schedule, while in other
States, New England States, and Iowa.
conspicuous Republicans are demand
ing it, and even Mr.. Mckinley had
Il re ached a point where he saw some
tking must be done to extend our
trade"
you can't take Mr.. Shaw's argument
as true without believing that these
protected manufacturers get money
out of the American people and then
get 1t again out of the foreigners at
forwards"
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advocated by Republicans. Mr.. Bryan
said that whenever a Republican speaks
of anything with praise and rejoicing
he Is speaking of something done In
accordance with the Democratic doc
trine. When he apologies he is talk
ing about some purely Republican doc
trine. Everything the Republicans say
on the tariff, he added, Is in the way
of apology.
As to President Roosevelt as a war
rior, Mr.. Bryan said that two years ago
: Governor Black in nominating the Pres
5 ident, delivered eulogy of war, say
: ing the country needed a man of blood
Iron. AT the st. Louis convention
I said Mr. Bryan, II quoted this and said
E it was a challenge to Christian civil
ization. Now isn't 1t strange that with
I in two years the man who was then
Q called the God of War has won his
greatest victory and laid the foundation
for his greatest glory as a maker OF
peace between Russia and Japan"
Trusts and Horse Thieves.
| Coming to the question of trusts. Mr.
, Bryan said that you don't enjoin horse
r thieves, burt put them in the peniten.
tiary. But trust magnates must be JUS
= asked to desist before the uproar be.
G comes too great. They found that die
r not do. and they said we will actually
fine you $1,000 when you can make
q
rich and poor alike. Talk about an
archists, the Republican party has mad,
more anarchists in this country by dis
eliminating in the punishment of tn,
, rich and the poor than were ever made
by all the speeches on anarchy put to-
a gether.
Mr. Bryan said there might be som,
good business people in the South. who
now that the rate question was set
, tied, felt almost ready to get over Int
the Republican party. and they tell yo,
. ii is because they are afraid of social
ism "I want to tell those people," h,
said, that the Republican party is re-
! sponsible for socialism. The fundamen
: | tai proposition of socialism is tina
, | competition is a bad thing and tn,
method OF relief Is to have the gov
eminent own and control everything,
In this connection. he said that tn,
way the Republican party was coins
now "he would be forced to meet tn,
! question in time whether monopolie,
should be owned by a few people or al
the people, private or public ownership
| of monopoles."
Touching on the question of rail
road rates. Mr.. Bryan said
Z The President has made himsel
popular by his action on the rat,
question. Where did he get the idea
, Democratic platform. In July, 1900
, when I vas at home and the Kansas
:, Cit yconvention was in session MAI
, came to me, introduced himself ant
said he was connected with the Inter
o state Commerce Commission and show
ed me a slip of paper containing
plank he said he had tried to get II
the Republican platform. showed
= him a draft of our platform wherein
: we already had what he wanted AM
he was satisfied. That original Law
, was passed nineteen years ago and ha,
: the name of a great Democrat, Mr.. Rea
= gan of Texas, but had also a Republi
ca nname to Il.
Rate Bill Due 20 Democrats
= Mr.. Bryan said that the present rat
bill could not have been passed with
!, out the help of the Democrats an,
that that great Democrat, Tilman
. was put in charge of it, although n
: believed they gave it to Tillman be
cause they thought 1t would max
p, Mr.. Roosevelt mad and the bill wa
l not as good as 1t would have been
they had let other Democrats amen
1T. and it was better than it woul