The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-16
Of the Railroads by the
Government.
CRlTlclSES THE VARIOUS CON
STITUTiONAl AMENDMENTS
PROPOSED BY Mr.. BRYAN, AND
INDIRECTLY DEFENDS THE
TRUSTS THE PROTECTIVE
TARIFF AND THE MONCPO.
LIES.
BY Associated Press.

Memphis, Sept. 15.-Lsslie Shaw
secretary of the treasury, after a busy
day with receptions, and conferences
with friends, delivered an address a.
the Lyceum Theater tonight to large
audience, replying to the speech OF
Mr. Bryan at Madison Square Garden
in New York, August 80. Mr.. Shaw
spoke in part as follows
He declared that Bryan favors BIZ
metallism, which as taught by him,
would ruin every business house be-
tween seas"
For some time 1t has been well-nigh
universally conceded that the Demo
cratic standard bearer for 1908 is as
good as named For months his every
movement has been promptly chron-
icled. and the date Of his return was
widely advertised. No private citizen
ever was given so cordial a welcome
or ever received such an ovation as
was accorded William Jennings Bryan,
editor, farmer, and politician, at the
city Of New York on August 80, when
the applause following his introduction
ar Madison Square Garden is reported
10 have continued for sight minutes
by the watch. The speech which fol-
lowed had been heralded and is now
accepted as the key note of the pres
ent congressional campaign, and of
that larger campaign two years hence.
| did not have the pleasure of lis
tening to the speech, but / have read
H. | have read 1t twice. Yes, / have
read it three times. / personally like
Mr.. Bryan. / admire his oratorical
ability, and l enjoy sitting and watch
nG the effect of his eloquence upon
others. In his Madison Square Gar.
den speech | easily recognized our
friend of 1896 without a single sub
traction and with several additions.
He thinks our Constitution should
be so amended as to convene Congress
soon after election in imitation of
England
He thinks that the founders of the
government made a mistake in plac'
Ing the election Of United States Sen
ators in a responsible oath-bound
body, and that it should be transfer
red 10 an unfettered and unpunishable
political convention. To accomplish
this he would again amend the Con-
stitution.
He thinks still another provision of
the organic law was illadvisedly in
serted by the Fathers, and recon-
mends fourth amendment to the Con
slitution removing its inhibition oil
Greet taxation so as to grant Con-
gTess greater latitude, in the collec-
ION of revenues, in imitation of sew
eral countries he has visited.
The fourth suggested amendment to
The Constitution relates to the aboli-
ton Of the provision giving each state
exclusive jurisdiction over its domes-
tic corporations except such as en-
gage in interstate commerce, while
The modified form proposed by Mr..
Bryan would permit the Federal gov
eminent to have concurrent jurisdic-
ton whenever the State failed to prop
erly supervise the creatures of its own
statues.
From the Turk, the Bulgarian, the |
Servian, the Hungarian and the Aus. |
r!an he would bring back and incor-
porate into the settled policy of this
country government ownership OF
funk lines of railway. Some of us
who still see elements of good in what
The Fathers conceived and somewhat
10 preserve in our civilization as ex.
emplided in the habits and customs of
our people, and who are therefore
styled conservatives. are disposed to
congratulate ourselves that the great
promulgator of innovations permits
me institution of marriage to remain
uhassailed. Still Colonel Bryan gives
nOtice that there are several other sub |,
ii,cts to which he expects to address
NAlselt at an early date.
vi his speech four columns out OF a
Wlal seven are devoted to trusts, in
which term, in it's comprehensive
sense sense lie includes railroad abuses and
ven the protective tariff. Dismiss
lug three and one-haif columns of SYM
r,a'ny expressed for a corporation be-
I.auen people and of anathemas hurl.
a. a. against predatory capital, and con.
n nulhg myself to the scant one-half
.SSIuhn wherein he mentions rather
san discusses measures of relief, J
n u lhls sentence: 1--WE must not
N@arFei over remedies" He then sug-
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