The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-12
Il By4Associated 3 Press.) J

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BERLIN, June Y II. This is ]: too sud.S
den. said william j. q. Bryan. 4. with w
laugh, when he was told. to-day OF the
adoption by recent State Democratic
conventions, Of resolutions favor!n 3 hid
nominal ion for the Presidency u of tho
United States in 1905. ''',rh his is; the shrsts
announce iof this news to ms
Bryan con tinued. have: been 70 IT the
main caravan route for some time, ana
have been q bsorbed n what 1 #havesbeens
steing and doing. 81
Democracy and s. ocialis i. 'sE
Nh Bryan had been mo wing So RAJ IDLY
since he left Vienna on Friday thntsE LETT
eters and kilograms for ~ him did a Not
reach him$until to- day AS to the post
+ bility OF his nomination he had little to-
say. declaring 1t Is too early to speak
$of that question. but taking up the sub
Sject Of the political. requirements of the
day, he said: 81 SSsts
Before leaving home. L tried to ss
ts q tinEuis!l between Democracy and
8.3 what can properly be called social llsm.ssss
sS5s Democrac cyi re ognizes comp ition ast%
s8E legitimate and tries to protect 8Ei the#5
60 mpetitive$ principle from attack. 9So-$sl
s8 ciali isnl sees tition as an ell to n,
$be eliminated By Hit public ownership u
and operate OF all means OF produce
3&tion and distribution. While this d IS -s
fS tinction between Democracy and sos "
I, cialism should not be overlooked. e the5S
Il Democratic platform must be one b sof fs
n progress and reform and not 8nerelysss
5&o OF opposition to Republican policies
g or Socialtstic IDEAS. In our fight Bfor2R
s the absolute elimination OF private sse
a NJ <1rE .1ot
&. corporal ions In general. 1t is necessary
4 that the party shall be free from any
d suspicion OF alliance with the corporate
interests that have been dominating
American politics. To this end CAM;
paign contributions must be limited TO s5{
those who have the public nterest to s ss
Il advance. trust that public sen timen Y
Will require nll parties to keep their
3 books open. so that hereafter no party III
VIII be under private obligation to
shield corporate oYenders.'''5 81 $ !sSSs
The Beef Trust.
Alludlng to conditions in the meat iu.s
dustry, Mr.. Bryan said: {$fS
'''Thes beef trust Is not different IN @
character and methods from other
trusts. The inevitable tendency OF IA III
private monopoly is to increase the
price OF product and to lower Its
B quality. Why should any one expect i
anything else from a trust than the $s
lowering Of quality when monopoly
& is es tablished i? Observe. have used & Ne
the words private monopoly, not MI
lie. III a private monopoly. a private
d interest is set up against those OF the S5s
whole people. Quite a different prnci-
pie comes into operation whom the ln-5g
Il terest OF all Is alone In view.n8s4
Herman Ridder, OF the New York staats
Zeitung, and Mr.. Bryan had a long talk
To-day on the political sltuaton In the i
United States. Mr.. Bryan will leave here I
for st. Petersburg tomorrow. and from
there will visit Sweden and Norway Il IIeyl
will arrive in London early In July, wnere
7, he will deliver Fourth OF July address,,
and will then visit France. Italy ana
Switzerland. He expects to sail on the.
steamship Princess Irene from Gibraltar
on August Goth, and to arrive in New 1
York on August Goth. M 5i8 Il 53 81 MS III