The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-01
GREAT OVATION
TO BRYAN

u DnIHN
The reception in New York Thursday
night to William Jennings Bryan on his
return from his trip around the world
was. perhaps, the most remarkable ever
niven To "A man who has been travelling
as private citizen.
At the Battery. where he landed, there
WAS "A great assembloge 10 cheer HIM,
and the procession To the Victoria Hotel
MAS witnessed 10y 100 900 persons.
Madison Square Garden, where his
carefully prepared speech was made, Whr
throngcd, aud many thousands attended
the overflow meeting outside.
rnE BRYAN pocTuNr or mf PRESENT
The trusts must go
Tariff for revenue only necessary. par
ticulary in view Of its influence IN elni
mating the trusts.
The money question. through mex
pccted circumstances, no longer an ISSUE
IN national politics
Government ownership of railroads
lust as soon ~ the country is ready Ion
it,
I'm income tax.
No more coloninlism. aud the SAINT
treatment of the Filipinosas was accord
ed the Cubans
Popular election OF 1 ). senators.
No collection OF private debts 10y the
use OF the navy.
Universal International arbitration
and arbitration of all labor troubles
An eight hour day for the Hhorlhe
man.
now HE WOULD KILL mt TRUSTS.
8y theabolitiono i the protective tariff
By requiring "A Federal LICENSE Tor all
corporations engaging innterstate com
mel,e.
By prohibiting the same man from h.-
ing "a director ia two corporations men
deal with each other nr engage IN the
same general line of business.
RV popular election ui United states
Senators
By imprisoniug the Officers.
srmN>o srNrrNcEs FROM ran niN As
srEEm.
While our (legislativcl system l. sup
rior IA many respects IL has on" d'irct-
that Congress does not meet IA regular
session until 3 months after the election.
The income tax has the indorse.
ment of the most conservative countries
oi the old world 1t j. httle short al a
Disgrace To our country that II can
not. even in the most extreme urgency
compel wealth To bear lis ~harc OF the
expenses OF the Government which pro
tectS it,
Ina advocating arbitration b~-
heve We are defending the highest inter
eSt- al the three parties 10 these disputes
the employers. the employees and the
public
No party can eXterminate the trusts
So long a. it owes it, political successes
To campaign contributions secured from
the trusts.
4 corporation differs from human
being in that it has no natural rights
o. and il can be- limited or restrained
according ~ the public welfare may ~
quire.
The tariff question il very closely allied
To the trust question. and the reduction
of the tarii furnishes an easy means OF
limiting the eXtOrtion which the trusts
can practice.
Railroads partake 80 much Of the ma
ture of monopoly that they must III
timately become public property
Trusts are a political development
rather than an economic one. and Il e
trust system cannot be- permitted tocou-
tinue. even though il did result lu "A net
economic gain.
Socialism, weakness is that it would
substitute new disease-if not "a worse
oue-for the disease from which We suffer.
The Democratic party j. not theenemy
of property or Of property rights; 1t l.,
on the contrary. the best defender OF
both. because il defends human rights.
Putocracy il adhOrrent to "A republic.
1t is more despotic than monarchy, more
heartless than ari-tocracy. more selfish
than bureaucracy
WAKEFIELD AND SWANSON MEET
4 meeting between GOV. Narfeld. OF
MARYLAND. and GOV Swanson. of Nir-
ginia. occurred. The executives acci.
dentally encountered at the Victoria
Hotel where they exchanged greetings.
Gov. Swanson declared that he aud the
people of Virginia are looking forward
with pleasure To the visit Of Gov War
field and the Maryland commission To-
Jamestown next month. GOV. Warield
responded. expressing his appreciation
Of the Importance OF the Jamestown FIX
position and his determination that
Maryland shall play "A worthy part IN it.
THE VlRGINIAN> PRESENT.
GOV Claude \ Swanson headed the Nir-
giuia delegation. which embraced Sena-
tor John W Daniel, Senator Thomas ).
Martin. Lieut.-Gov. j. Taylor Ellyson,
ex-Goy. J. IIoge Tyler, Col. Joseph ".
Button, e. b Cook, 4. F. Gray, and W.
+. Harris, OF Richmond, and Howell
Miller. Of Rappahannock county. They
were Quartered at the Waldorf