Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-09-05
Declares the NefariouS Paste
board Has Done More to
Corrupt American People
Than Anything Else,
REPUDIATES SUPPORT OF
ILLINOIS WITH SC0RN
Scores Numerically Commit
teeman Roger Sullivan and
His Methods = Two Ad-
dresses to Chicago Faithful,

dresses 10 OIlICdSO FdllIlIuI'
Chicago, Sept 4.-W. j. Bryan,as
the guest of the local democrats, de-
livered today, within eight hours, two
addresses. His first speech, which
was made at a luncheon given in his
honor by members of the IroQuois
club, dealt entirely with political is
sues and economic questions of the
day,
The second speech, which was made
at a banquet given in his honor by
the jefferson club, was devoted to
National Committeeman Roger G..
Sullivan of Illinois, whose resignation
Mr.. Bryan had demanded, but who
was endorsed by the recent state
convention, which also declared in
favor of Mr.. Bryan as the next
democratic nominee for president.
Mr.. Bryan not only scored Sullivan
and his political methods unmerci-
fully, but informed the democrats
present many of whom were dele
gates to the recent state convention,
that If they accepted Mr.. Sullivan
they could not endorse him in any
way. He informed them emphatic
ally that he would have none of the
approval of the democrats of Illinois
and that he repudiated their recent
endorsement of him.
In his afternoon address Mr.. Bryan
said regarding his recent utteranceu
in New York on government owner
ship of the railways: Il stated what
l thought with the expectation that
everybody else would exercise the
same freedom in the discussion OF
the question. | was led to my con-
clusions by the corruption of the
people of the United States by the
railways, as | have seen it,. In my
judgment we have no more corrupt
ing influence in American politics
than the railroad. 1t has corrupted
: the people by the pass. | have known
judges to be elected by railroads and
nave come to the conclusion that
; this corruption cannot be eliminated
, until these natural monopoles be-
come the property of the govern
ment. | am opposed to Capitalization.
because | believe that the state can
best do that which concerns the state
alone. Because | believe in the doe
trine of elf-goVernment, therefore |
prefer that instead of having all the
railroads combined by the federal
government, we should have the
local lines owned by state govern
ment and only the trunk lines owne
Il want to say to you that all over
the world there is perceptible
growth in democratic ideas. When |
speak of democratic | speak of
course, in that broader sense. Dem
ocracy means the rule of the people.
think possibly there has been less
progress in this country in the direc-
ton of democracy than in some COun-
tries of the old world That may be
NtatN ,1sl H..
distance to travel than they in Eu-
rope and that we have to some ex-
tent felt counteracting influence in
the last twenty-five years that to my
mind can be traced to the dominating
influence on the part of great corpOr-
ations Interested in favorite legsla-
tlon and in special privileges"
Senators by Popular Vote.
Mr.. Bryan amid great applause ad-
vocated the election Of United States
senators by direct vote, and then ad-
ded:
II think it is time to speak in re-
gard to the United States senate
plainly, and in my judgment the reas-
: on why reform has been delayed fol-
> decade or more. is because preda-
tory wealth has put corporation tools
in the senate, and until this can be
q remedied and the senate brought into
harmony with the voters of this coun'
& try there Is not much prospect of re-
form"
n Mr.. Bryan contended that the re-
publican party while in power had no
settled single important question
He declared that the prosperity Of
the country had come in spite OF th'
republican party and not because o.
anything ii had done. on the trus
. question he said
TO the extent that the presiden
:, has gone | am glad, but he has no
y gone far enough, and he has not beef
;, able to take his party with him a.
!, far as he has gone
The banquet held at night In tn
. Auditorium hotel, under the auspice
of the jefferson clubs, was preten
a tious affair attended by fully 60
~ prominent democrats from Illlnoi
and other portions of the middl
west. Mr.. Bryan was given a mos
enthusiastic greeting when he arose t
speak.
other speakers besides Mr.. BryaI
Q were John Temple Graves of Georgia
y Mayor Dunno of Chicago, and Cat
Sells of Iowa.
10 Not sign Of dlsapproval wa
. given by the assembled democrat
r during Bryan's speech and his an
IS nouncement that he repudiated tn
r endorsement of the Illinois state con
& vention which had endorsed MI
= sullivan was greeted with consider
able applause.