The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-25
APPEAL FOR
FREE SPEECH
Mr. Bryan at New
Orleans.
TOUCHES ON CUBAN TROUBLE
Can See No Absolute Necessity for
Intervention.
Declares That There Was Once Civil
War In America. But No One
Disputed Country's Govern
ing Ability.
'oUCHES ON CUBAN TROUBLE

New Orleans, Sept. 24.--William y.
Bryan speaking here today defended his
right to express what opinion his con-
science dictated upon the government
ownership of railroads.
He touched upon the Cuban situation
and gave arguments used throughout
his Southern trip to show that the Re-
pblican party has adopted Democrats
principles. A feature OF Mr.. Bryan's
reception was a banquet In his honor
where party lines were thrown aside,
and he was introduced by a leading
member of the Louisiana Republican
Club.
Before an audience of about 1000
persons on the Polo field at City Park
M. Bryan said:
II am afraid got myself into trou-
BILE when l intimated that we would
have to go further than the regulation
OF railroads and that the government
hight have to own them. While abroad
found the trend OF opinion toward
government ownership, and saw what
believed to be better solution than
centralized ownership, namely. state
| ownership where possible, combined
with government ownership of trunk
lines. When 1 returned to New York
! had to say something on this sub
ject, and had no time to call mass
| meeting to have pointed out to me
| what ought to think.
'T have seen railroad influence pack
conventions. have seen 1t corrupt leg
islative bodies and courts. and for
one. am not willing TO see the railroads
rob the people of one million dollars
or more a year and not say what I
| think about 1t.
81 want TO warn you to think about
government ownership of railroads
| now. If regulation proves effective
do not believe the people will want
| government ownership but warn you
that II will come IL regulation fails,
and that IL IL does come. you may have
to try the experiment. unless you con-
slider now a dual plan. of federal ow-
nership Of all railroads
II want you to consider combined
state and federal ownership Is in or
der to avoid centralizing power BY
dividing II among the states II II 10
sacrifice of my, own prospects to adj
vocate what consider the Democratic
plan OF government ownership then
no man ever walked to sacrifice more
willingly than I.
On Cuban Situation.
On the Cuban situation he said:
Because there is an insurrection in
Cuba I have heard some people deny
that Cubans can govern themselves I
might say the same thing myself IL
my memory did not run back so far
that I remember the time when there
was civil war in this country. l new
er heard any one say that because of
this war the United States could not
govern itself"
Mr.. Bryan had little dificuity in
getting away from the park after his
speech on account OF the crowds which
wished to shake hands. Preceding
this speech Mr.. Bryan had been tho
guest at a non-partisan banquet and
welcome given him by the New Or
leans Progressive Union. whose guest
he was.
Here he was introduced first by Al.
bert Godchaux. President of the Union
! and a Republican. ana afterward by
! Governor N. c. Blanchard The Lou
isiana Republican CLUB participated In
/ this welcome. Mr.. Bryan. speaking at
the banquet. divided the political
world into two parties. which he CALI
ed the progressives and the conserva-
tives. and said he did not believe thu
world grows better except by the pres
ence of both these parties He re-
I marked that in his trip around tho
world he noted that the sun never set
A on American philanthrophy.
Q Mr.. Bryans stay in New Orleans was
brief as he arrived shortly before noon
4 and left early this evening for Menu
: phis. While the train which brought
a him here was passing through small
n Louisiana towns this morning. maxi
ing frequent stops. Mr.. Bryan MADE
= brief remarks at some places and held
e Handwriting receptions through his
I car window at others. Mrs. Bryan
VINO accompanied him, was entertained
0 by a committee of New Orleans wo-
h men.
e Shortly after his arrival Mr.. Bryan
e was in conference with COMMITTEES
e from Houston, Tex. headed by r. NJ.
Q Johnston, Democratic National Com
T mitteeman. and Congressman Thomas
e H. Bell. Mr.. Johnston said after thi'
n meeting that II had no political signih-
n canoe. that they had invited Mr.. Bryan
TO Houston but that he could not ac-
t. cent