Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16
REPUBLICANS WORKING !.
ON STOLEN THUNDER
Bryan Says That Popularity Of
Roosevelt Is Due to His Steal.
Ing Democratic Ideas.
THANKS THE PRES|nFNT E0R IT
THANKS The PRESIDENT FOR IT.
The Democratic Platform of Ten
Years Ago Has Been Thoroughly
Vindicated by the Policy Which the
Administration Has Alphabetically
is the Protector of Small Investor.
(By Associated press

boSlON, MASS" March 15.-Wil.
nam j. Bryan was the guest today of
the Democratic state committee of
massachusetts and nj a banquet this
afternoon at the Quincy House del,y-
cred an address in which he touched
on various points OF Democratic doc
trine, which, he declared, had been
vindicated by recent events.
After spending, the night Mt the
nome OF George Fred Williams. MIR.
Bryan came to this city to confer
with officers of the New England
democratic Progressive League for
the purpose OF arranging for a series
Oh lectures in New England The
dinner followed a reception at Which
some two hundred Democrats were
introduced to Mr.. Bryan. Among
them was former United States Senas
tor Pettigrew, of South Dakota..s.
Mr.. Bryan was given great dem.
onstration. all those present standing
and cheering repeatedly. State Dem!
ocratic Chairman Feeney introduced
him as the foremost figure In Amer
lean craftsmanship" and asserted
his doubt of any office Mr., BRYAN
might hold would make him ANY
dearer to the American people. TAX.
ing up the story that he was the an.
thor of the Democratic platform of
1884, Mr.. Bryan declared that he
wrote but little OF that platform and
deserved little of the credit for 1T
but that he had had more to do with
the platform of 1900.
Il think" asserted Mr.. Bryan
that ii We had had a vote tnpur.
chased and unintimidated in 1896, |
would have been elected by an over.
whelming majority"
He went on, II shall not discuss
the amount of fraud that was perpe.
trated IN 1896, but we had against us
the largest corporation fund that was
ever used In campaign.
Thanks Roosevelt.
No. one rejoiced more than he in
the vindication that has come to
Democratic ideas, far dearer to him
than any office was the triumph of
things for which they had been fight.
ing" he said
And rejoice so much" said Mr.
Bryan, that l never lose an oppor
tunity to thank the President for
what he has done.
THE President was one of NV IN.
ponents. No one ever used harsher
language than, he did toward our
cause. Yet / want no man in the
community to anticipate me I'm hearty
commentator of anything he does
tnat | believe is right. I do not know
what the Presidents attitude will be
IN the coming campaign, but it is
certain that he cannot take back
what he has said about our ideas.
Times Have Changed.
Ten years ago they called orr
IDEAS insanity. yet on no question
mat we ever discussed have we been
more vindicated than ON our idea
that more money would make higher
prices and better times. The ReDub-
mean party has been in power for ten
years with undisputeG rule. If it has
not done anything :nat ought to have
been done it is its own fault What
is the result? We find the Republi-
can party not SO popular today. The
party has gone on the tobaggan slide
SO that now it has just one man
whom 1t regards as popular enough
TO be the candidate for President.
Why is 1t that the President alone
has escaped the paralysis that has
fallen upon all the rest? There is
only one explanation and that is that
ms popularity is due to his following
the Democratic doctrine"
MT. Bryan charged that the slump
IN stocks of which the men in high
finance complained was caused by
the very men who are now complain
ing.
Democratic Party the Protector.
IF may venture a prediction he
added, ] would say that in the fight
that's coming the Democratic party
VIII be looked upon as protector
OF the small investor against the
manipulation of the sharks that have
obtained power in Wall street"
Mr.. Bryan was given a second ova.
ton when he concluded his address.
Highianders Win a Game.