The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-12
Wants No Government
Ownership Of Railroads
Till Regulation Fails.
NEBRASKAN GETS
BIG RECEPTION
Deals With National Issues and
Makes Stirring Plea for Tariff
Revision-Haled as Great
American Commoner
by Montague, Who
Introduced Him.

William j. Bryan has often address,
ed Virginia audiences, but he has sell
dom spoken to more virginians at one
time than heard him discuss '"rhs
Average Man. at the State Fair yes
terday. 1t is also fact that he has
not made In Virginia speech which
came so near to pleasing all classes.
although he has elected greater en-
tiiusiasm than was excited by the ad-
dress of yesterday. The speech was
not one which contained much upon
which Democrats could we'll disagree.
Perhaps as. many as 1000 people
listened to the address. The grand !.
stand was filed, and the open space
between that structure and the speak
er.s stand. Immediately In front OF 1t
was also crowded. 1t was significant
that scarcely peraon on the stand
when the address began was absent
when 1t closed. And the Nebraskan
spoke for two hours almost to min
ute.
The speech was discussion OF ma
tional issues-trusts, Capitalization
and States rights. tariff revision. rate
regulation. swollen fortunes. imperial
ism. governmental conditions abroad.
"A large part Of the address was de-
voted to comparison of conditions in
foreign countries with conditions at
home.
A Variety of Topics.
OF the subjects discussed, it was
clear that tariff reform. trust regula-
tion or trust destruction. regulation Of
corporations, and the conserving Of
the rights OF the States were in the
mind OF. the speaker as of paramount
importance.-In fact, 1t Is not recalled
that Mr.. Bryan has devoted more time
to discussion OF tariff reform in any
recent n ddress. His declarations on
the subject OF the rights Eof the re-
spective States, and the necessity Of
limiting to barest necessity the func-
ttons of the Federal government and
trusting. as much as possible to the
State governments to accomplish
those things government should be
depended upon to do for the Individual
II the fullest measure of the blessings
OF free government are to be realized.
AWoke responsive chords In the bosoms
Oh his thousanes of hearers, exciting
more enthusiasm than any other por-
tions OF his speech. ,s
There was great applause, likewise.
when he declared after he was well
along In his address,:
Government'owner was never
constderedi BY Democrats as u pres
ent issue. It has been regarded
only%as an ultimate measure. to be
adopted II the regulation OF rail-
ways fails"
The response which the audience
made to this declaration could no t but
have impressed the speaker that the
vast majority OF his hearers were OPP
posed to&the ownership OF railways by
the government. i ..l
There was scarcely less applause
vhenfMr. Bryan, In discussing reform
OF the tariff, using the Democratic
term OF Cleveland'sF days, Instead OF
the later and Republican expression Of
s'tariff revision" exclaimed:
III You are ever to have tariff
reform You must have lit by those Il,
who believe In tariff reform, and
not by those y ho propose to prac- n
tice It as a political Necesslty."
There was such app lause at the end
of this sentence thatshe had to pause
The applause was renewed and with
greater; strength When he went on: III
No beneficiary OF q protected In
dustry will ever Let go Sot the
public teat until 1t Is dragged away
BY main force.
Denounced Asset Currency.
His denunclation of ( the asset cur-
eencyl advocated by the President was
an excellent piece of sarcasm, aimed
At the Republ can party s ad cy OF
4 Q dollar with hot "a cent behind Il,
z after having denounced the Rry an doll
tconttnued on Fifth Page,l \,