Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-31

suggest that the man who spends his
time talking about the government
ownership of railroads could better
spend his time in protecting the mass,
les from the greed of corporations OF
!, today"
Proud Of Virginia Ancestry.
Mr. Bryan expressed his apprecia-
ton of the kind things that had been
said about him in his Introduction aud
said he was proud to be the son of a
Yirginian.
Il know there is no distinction. he
/ said. equal to being son of Vir-
Einia. but grandson comes next to
! It,"
7 Referring 70 Mr.. Lassiter's refer.
ence to Senator Daniel for the Presl.
dency. Mr.. Bryan said. 81 don't know
whether my good friend expected mo
to use this occasion to Join In the
nomination Of the candidacy for
President. but will say this. that I
Join with him in the admiration he
has expressed for Virginia's great son
and statesman. And I have said time
and again that one section should not
control the selections of our candi.
dates. In fact, two years and a half
aeo. at st. Louis I seconded the nomi.
nation of man from Missouri. an en-
Confederate soldier. when Virginia
voted for New York man.
Should Take In Union.
And l have insisted that the time
mas come when the Democracy of
the Union should take i'm the whole
Union. and that It's selection should
be made without regard to the Sec
ton In which man lives. appre-
clate the fact that majority of our
electorate votes come from the South.
but don't want the people OF tho
South to forget that a majority of
our Democratic votes comes from the
North. We have more Democrats in
the North than we have in the South,
and you must not he harsh with us II
we have the misfortune of having
more Republican voters in tho North
than you have In the South. II is not
that there are too few of us; 1t is
that there are too many OF them-and
1t would hardly he right to the sec.
tion from which come II did not
tell You that love Democracy too
well to vote in the North where they
defeat when 1t requires down here to
vote where they elect you. learned
my Democracy from father born in
Virginia and 1t came also from my
mother whose grandfather came from
Kentucky. And my only regret is
that my children have one generation
more of Democracy behind them than
/ have.
But am not hereAto make Dem
ocratic speech. This is not partisan
occasion. have ample, opportunities
to talk Democracy and usually OPP
portunitles when the people need talk.
ing to more than now, am here to
join with you in the commemorative
OF Patrick Henry Day.
81 enjoyed the singing OF the North
'ern air and then the. Southern air;
am glad that yon have doubled
standard music. Judging from the
pulse of this audience. however, j
would say that 1t was 16 to In favor
OF Dixie My friends, we like
Dixie up North.
II am going to. reveal a. secret to
you. The reason. we were In a hurry
to conclude the war was not because
1t was costly war; but because we
wanted to get Dixie rs a national air
and not let you have it all to your
selves"
Coming Events.
The Colonial Danes and the Mary
Baldwin Alumnae Association Will
meet here on July 4.
Tho General Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs will visit the Exposition
on June s. They expect to bring
over 500 people.
1t is expected that over ten thou.
sand Confederate Veterans who are
now attending the reunion in Rich
mond, will visit the Exposition when
the reunion Is over.
The Washington Chamber of Com
merce will visit the Exposition June
10, and remain here two days. The
Washingtonians will take prominent
part in the ceremonies to be held on
District of Columbia Day, which is
June 1.
A large llfe-size picture of General
Robert E. Lee will soon be hung in
the Daughters of Confederacy build
Ing.
Mr., A. Hess, until recently the pub.
Usher of the jamestown Exposition
Magazine, has sold that publication to
a syndicate headed by Mr.. A. l.. SUIT
ton. The magazine will be greatly
enlarged and improved at once.
The Louisiana State building was
crowded with visitors today. and DIR.
and Mrs. Stubs were kept very busy
entertaining their guests. ri
s.. The large exhibit .of. the Thomas j.
Upton Tea Company, located In the
Pure Food building, attracts much at
tention. 1t occupies more floor space
than any other exhibit I'M this build
ing
The beautiful exhibit of the Monu-
mental Bronze Company has been
completed. 1t is located in the Pal
ace of Manufactures.
One of the finest Pullman cars In
the world has recently arrived at the,