The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-27
IN ZN0R OF \ z w. J. BRYAN rive Hundred Democrats | at Banquet. ENTHUSIASM E MANIFESTED Ncbraskan Says Roosevelt Is Democratic in Spots.
 MT. sryan's speeh Was Regarded By Prominent Democrats As De-
 cidedIy Importsnt and Time iy Party DeIiverasce. f - d
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brydn was tonight tendered a banquet and reception by 'The United Democ- racy of the District of Columbia.
 Five hundred Democrats partook of the three dollar dinner and more than double that number participated tn.the reception and feast of oratory which followed While the capacity of the Raleigh Hotel banquet hall placed a coveted limit on the attendance, the Hid" was completely of as to enthu- siasm, and the long speech of Mir. Bryan afforded opportunity for repeats ed and continued demonstration of po- litical accord and personal regard for the guest of honor.
 Mir. Bryan ptilized Inc occasion to set forth at length closely reasoned analogy between the policies of Pres-s ident Roosevelt and those he believed should be adopted in the administra- ton of the government. From this viewpoint, Mir. Bryan's speech was re- garded by prominent Democrats as a decidely important and timely deliv- erance.
 MT. .Bryan,s analysis of President Roosevelt political views was unique. Four of the Roosevelt policies. he said. were democratic, and four of them were undemocratic, willie there were four other democratic principles which the President did not advocate. Rait- road regulation, the enforcement of the laws against the trusts, an in- come tax and arbitration as the method of settling disputes bStween labor and capital were all advocated by the Pres ident MT. Bryan said, but had been advocated by the Democratic Party long before ahe President took them up. s As to more of them, he main tained, did the President. have the sup port of the Republican Party leaders.
 Unendorsed Doctrines.
 The four democratic doctrines the President will not endorse, the, speak CT gave as tarin reform, the eiection of Senators by direct vote. the promise of ultimate Independence to the Fihp- iuo and tse restriction of the use or in labor disputes. The Tour undemocratic doctrines which the President does advocate .Mr. Bryan named as being national incorporation nf railroads and other interstate com rnerce corporations; the right or tne Federal government to interfere py treaty with State rights; ship sunsi- dies and asset currency. Added 10 this MT. Bryan said the President mas manifested a military spirit
 Before taking up the serious pre- sentation of his subject, MT. Bryan re- ferred to some of the remarks made by preceding speakers and apropos or MT. Hagan's suggestion that Tammany Tigers would make better playthtngs
 
 that party emblems, as we'll as political tovs had their places and he spoke a word in defense of the Democratic donkey. .sThe donkey" he said, 'is really better emblem than the ele- phant for a party. He IS not an aristocrat. Whether you vis,s sne nopuiated regions of the Orient. the sertiIe valleys of the Nile, orNthe sacred soil of the Holy Land. you whl ma tbe Aonkey-patient, persistent anq ale ways at work. The elephant, on the contrary, is only to bs found in cer- tain latitudes and ie seldom seen e& sant an dress parade. If greatness is to he measured by service. instead nf hv size or appearance, the position of honor must be given to the faithful donkey. ,,., the President where I could and l nave criticised him where 1t was necessary If vol, ask me whether he is Demo crat I must answer that 1t would be unfair to him and unfair to the Dem ocratic party to call him q Democrat.
 Democratic in Spots.
 .rf vou ask me if he is Democratic, Answer after the manner of. Peter Cartwright, the pioneer preacher or Illinois, who, when asked 1T ne was sanctified, replied: fes' m spots. lns PFeAl0Gnt
 while the spots are not as large as tbey ought to be or as numerous as [ might wish them, Democratic spot looks beautiful to me no matter upon whom I see it,
 Mir. Bryan then took up his subject and proceeded to present the Demo cratic view and Republican view of overnment-Jefferson being the rep resentstive of those who view govern ,nent from the standpoint of those who deny the rights and the capacity of the neople to self-government He showed how this difference in the point of view accounted for the position taken by different people on questions relat- inp to the methods of government. He insisted that the Democratic party looked at government from the Jef- fersonian point of view. while the Re- publican leaders were more Hamilton ian and leaned toward cehtralization. He next presented the Democratic and aristocratic view of society. saying that the Democrat regarded society as constructed from the bottom while the a ristocrat thought 1t constructed from the top. f|
 .a,rhe Democrat" he said. ''believes that if you will only iegislate so the people will be prosperous. their pros- perity will be shared by the smaller classes that rest upon the people: the artSfOcFaI DeilGNCS Nhdt 1T yuh aNbA only legislate to make the Awell-to-do prosperous their prosperity will leak through to those below.
 "Why do Republican leaders favor centraIization? Because the great cor porate interests want to get away from State legislation. The Democrats believe that the Government should be kept as near the people as possi- bIe and want Federal remedies added to. not substituted for State remedies. Why do the Republican leaders pre- vent effective legislation against the trusts? Because they look at the question from the standpoint of the trust magnate. while the Democrats look at the question from the stand point of the millions who are victim ized
 As to High TariH.
 "why do the Republicans favor high tariff laws which tax s0.0OO, 900 of peo- pIa for the beneit of a small fraction