The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-02
Democratic Leader Also Visi-
bly, Worried Over the Talk
of Roosevelt Being a CandI-
date for a Third Term in
Presidents Chair.
CAN'T SEE WHY THERE
ISN'T SOMEBODY ELSE
Declares That His Views AL
ways Meet Opposition from
Some Quarters, Therefore
He is Not Much Surprised.
Publishers Press1

New York, Sept. Hon. William
j. Bryan delivered two addresses in
New Jersey Saturday, speaking in the
afternoon at Newark and at Jersey
City in the evening. Later he re
turned to New York and attended 8.
dinner given to him by the newspa
permen.
Mr. Bryan was asked what he
thought about the argument of certain
Republicans that President Roosevelt
will be the next logical Republican
candidate for president. Mr.. Bryan
said that if it were true, as many Re
publicanS hard declared, that he had
completely destroyed the Democratic
party, there ought to be dozens of
able Republicans who would be avail
able as a candidate, as 1t would ap-
pear that almost any Republican
could win with the Democratic party
wiped out. There would then be no
necessity of giving President Roose-
welt what would be regarded by many
as practically third term. With such
an easy victory for the Republicans
ahead, why. he asked, should not
somebody else be given a chance?
When asked what he thought of
the criticism by Democrats of his idea
of federal ownership of railroads,
Mr. Bryan said that he had never ad-
vocate anything that was not opposed
in some quarters. He was told that
some of the southern Democrats
seemed alarmed lest the Jim Grow
cars should be eliminated by the
adoption of his ideas of federal own
ership.
Mr.. Bryan, in reply to this, said
that If the various states owned the
lines within their borders the local
laws would continue to be enforced
He was asked If he meant that ne
groes and whites would be separated
If the state had Jim Crow law. to
which he replied that the state laws
would naturally acid good on local
lines. He did not care at this time
to discuss the details Of how the plan
would affect the carriage of whites
and negroes on the through lines un-
der federal control He had noticed
that one citizen. who did not give his
name, was very much worked up
about the possible adjustment of the
Jim Grow cars, but he never attempt
ed to answer the arguments of men
who did not give their names, and
that he hoped to talk in various parts
of the country and deal with the sub
ject more completely than he could in
a conversation.
Mr. Bryan announced change of
plan regarding his proposed trip to
CO. he said, for ] have been away
from home long time. and it feels
good to get back | had intended to
go there after the election, but have
decided not to-
Mr.. Bryan received from the Amer
lean Antitrust league the following
letter: ''On behalf of the American
Antitrust league and expressing, as
we firmly believe, the sentiments of
the great majority of good citizens
who are opposed alike to the evils OF
monopolies and the dangers of social
ism, we welcome you home, and ex-
press TO your our qualification and ap-
probation for all of your great speech
of Thursday night at Madison Square
Garden. and more especially for your
tnvincible stand in favor Of, not to
regulation. but the destruction of the
criminal trusts and for the govern
ment ownership OF railroads