Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-05
GREETS
VIM. J. BRYAN
Continued from page one.

absence made the heart grow fonder.
This was pleasant in one way, but
disagreeable in another, for l could
not be absent always and If absence
made the heart grow fonder there
might be some danger to my return.
Il was somewhat worried when
received reports from various conven-
tions of Endorsements, kind resolutions,
and ii looked for a while as If the
presidency with all its troubles and its
trials was about to be forced upon me
whether 1 would or not.
"In the midst of my groom I saw an
interview attributed to prominent
Republican He said that they had
been a. little scared, but that 1 was
coming home soon and would COM
mence talking and then all danger
would be removed.
Breathes Easier
II have breathed easier since then,
and L can say to the Republicans that
if do not kill my chances by talking
it will not be because 1 will not talk.
II want to say to you that all over
the world there is a percipitible growth
in Democratic ideas When l speak
of democracy I speak, of course, in
that broader sense in which democracy
means the rule of the people.
"I think possibly there has been less
progress in this country in the direc-
ton of democracy than in some of the
countries of the old world.
THAT may be explained by saying
that we have less distance to travel
than they have in Europe, and we have
to some extent felt a counteracting
influence in the last 25 years that to
my mind can be traced to the dominat-
ing influences in politics of great cor
porations interested in favorite legis-
lation and in special privileges"
Senators by People
Mr.. Bryan then amid much applause
advocated the election of United States
senator's by the people and continued:
81 think it is time to speak plainly
in regard to the United States senate,
and in my humble Judgment the reason
why reform has been delayed for de-
cade or more is because predatory
wealth has put corporation tools In the
senate and until this can be remedied
and the senate brought into harmony
with the voters of this country there is
not much prospect of reform"
Mr.. Bryan contended that the Re-
publican party while in power had not
settled a single important question. He
declared that the prosperity of the
country had come in spite of the Re-
publican party and not because of any
thing it had done.
On Trusts
On the trust question he said:
ITO the extent that the president has
gone 1 am glad but he has not gone
far enough and he has not been able
to take his party with him as fan
as he has gone"
Mr.. Bryan declared at the outset
that the platform from which sue
cessful fight could be made against
a trust was that a private monopoly
was indefensible and intolerable.
A good trust" he declared to be ou'
Of the question for the reason that Goo
never made men good enough to with
stand temptations that are presented
by a private monopoly.
AS a remedy for the trust PROPOSE
tion, Mr.. Bryan declared that he was
in favor of shutting up In the state
that allowed its incorporation any
trust that oppressed the people and al
lowing it to operate in no other state
1t would then be in a position to eat
up the state that gave it birth, an6
that state would thereafter be careful
to not be eaten second time.
The banquet held at night In the au-
ditorium hotel under the auspices oi
the Jefferson club was pretentious
affair attended by fully 600 prominent
Democrats from Illinois and other por'
tions of the middle west.
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