Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-27
BRYAN ON ROOSEVELT.
Nebraskan Analyses President
 as Democratic In Spots."
DEFENDS DONKEY AS EMBLEM
At Big Washington Banquet Bryan's Nomination Is Predicted by Several Speakers, Including John Sharp VII. Hams and Congressman James.

| Washington, Nov. 27.-To William l, Bryan was rendered banquet and re : ception by the United Democracy o the District of Columbia. Five hun 7 dred Democrats partook of the thre . dollar dinner and more than doubl y that number participated in the recep tion and feast of oratory which fol lowed.
 } MT. Bryan's nomination was predict
 Cd by each of the several speakers and each time the prediction was re peated it brought forth instantaneous applause. MT. Hagin of New York pic tured Mr. Bryan as the idol of New York Democrats and Representative : Sulzer of that city added his testimony to the same effect. Representative James of Kentucky declared the nOmi nation of the Nebraskan settled, and
 John Sharp Williams of Mississippi
 gave his unqualified indorsement to the
 same effect.
 Defends Democratic Donkey.
 MT. Bryan's subject was 1.-The Point
 of View" but first he spoke in de-
 fense of the Democratic donkey.
 "The donkey" he said, lis really a better emblem than the elephant for a
 party. This was impressed upon my
 mind when I visited other countries. l
 found that the donkey is resident of
 every country and that everywhere he
 is serving the people-the common peo-
 ple He is not an aristocrat. You will
 find the donkey patient, persistent and
 always at work.
 ''The elephant, on the contrary, is
 only to be found in certain attitudes
 and is seldom seen except on press
 parade. If greatness is to be measured i by service instead of by size or ap- 1 pearance the position of honor must
 be given to the faithful donkey. AS 1 the Democratic party is becoming
 universal party and is everywhere jus tifying it's claims to the confidence of the people by the service it is render ing them, it is entirely appropriate that 1t should prefer the donkey to the ele- phant as an emblem"
 RooseveIts Shortcomings. After dealing humorously with the charge that the Republicans were stealing Democratic thunder MT. Bry- an proceeded:
 '"The president has advocated rail- road regulation, which is a Democratic doctrine, but he has not gone as far as Democrats would have him go, and the Republican leaders are not willing to go as far as the president does. He has taken some steps toward the en- forcement of the law against the trusts. In this respect he has been fol. lowing Democratic doctrine, although he has not prosecuted all the trusts and has not recently made any effort to secure additional antitrust legisla- ton. Here, too, the Republican leaders do not support the presidents position.
 'The president has advocated an in- come tax. This is Democratic. but none of the leaders of his party have attempted. to carry out his recommen- dation on this subject, and Secretary Taft, whom he has designated as his heir apparent, is not in favor of any income tax at this time The president has also recommended arbitration as a means of settling labor disputes. This doctrine was taken bodily from the Democratic platform. but it seems to be as unpopular with the Republican leaders as other Democratic doctrines. !
 What He Has Not Indorsed.
 Here are four policies which the president has indorsed which are dis tinctly Democratic, and it is a signifi- cant fact that these are the very things that have given him his popu- iarity. Surely no Democrat will find | fault with Democratic policies which | are so just and necessary that presi- | dent of the opposite party is forced to accept them.
 There are however, several Demo- | cratic doctrines which the president | has not indorsed. He has not yet in- | dorsed tariff reform. although the sen. timent is growing so rapidly that Sec retary Taft admits that tariff revision Is necessary. although he yields to his ! habit of postponIng and would put the off until after the election. The president has not indorsed the election of senators by direct vote of the peo- pie. although this Democratic reform Is so popular that the house of repre- has declared for 1t five times by nearly unanimous vote.
 The president has not recognized the right of the Filipinos to the prom se Of ultimate independence. although lhe Democratic position on this ques- lion has been vindicated by experience. He has not yet indorsed the Democrat c position on government by injunc- ton. but in his last message he inti- mated that it might become necessary 10 restrain the use of the writ of in- Junction If the abuse of this writ con- Iinued.
 Four Urdsmeeratie Doctrines.
 Here are four Democratic doctrines hat he has not yet indorsed. Azd now let me call your attention to some -ery undemocTatlc doctrines which he las announced. He fsvors the nation II incorporation of raIIroads and other interstate commerce corporations. and his Is in line with his position that he federal government can through A rezty interfere with the school sys- em of California The Democrats h. ist upon the recognition of the night If a state to exercise ifs constitutional over its domestic affairs.
 He has recomuended a ship sub