The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
COOL TOWARD BRYAN
Tammany Not as Friendly
as in FOrmeR Days.
ADVOCATES DRASTIC LAWS
Sebraskan's Views Not fn Exact Ac-
cOrdance with Those OF view York
Leaders - Expected to Advance
Radical Theories in Forthcoming x
Speech in the Metropolis.

New York, Oct. l9.-That II s reception
here to William Jennings Bryan, Monday
night, viii lack the enth1siasm of his
past greetings is an ASSURED fact. Chair
man Gus" Thomas. of IN reception COM
mittee. has had this Impressed on him in
the last twenty-four no IuTs although he
declines to admit it.
Bryan is no longer the lmost welcome OF
guests TO the Tammany( organization. al
though the Tiger" viii Ibe well represent
ed at Mondays meeungl But Tammany' s
objection to Bryan is mott quite what Bryan
and his friends surmiseI az least, so Mur-
ply says. The real objection is TO what
It Is understood Brya9 viii advocate here
In letter received from the Nebraskan.
he reiterates his desire that every State
which has a fall campaign this year shah
approve the plank Adopted by the Ne
braska Democrats, On Col Bryan's sug-
gestion. His Monday night speech will
eIucldate these principles He viii insist,
it is said, upon absolute prohibition of
Asiatic immigratiob While this carries
out the demand of several Pacific Coast
cities il is in so1l lne ways unsatisfactory
TO the Eastern Democracy. especially 10
Leader Murphy. Sf Tammany. and his
spokesman IN ConI Igress-Bourke Cochran.
Cochran has always insisted that foreign
ers admitted 20 tide United States under
treaty must be protected from assault,
even though they fannot be assimilated
as Americans.
For IDdependte tence of Islands.
Bryan is also EXPECTED, those in touch
with him assert. 20 lcriticise severely the
present United Statesl occupation Of Cuba.
He viii demand thatt the administration
declare Immediately Ifor the independence
Of the Philippines Subject only TO the re-
tention of coaling stations and the sacred
land wherein eur han AQwed dead. killed by
foreign bullets in actual warfare. now re-
pose, these cemeteriAs 10 be kept by the
new nation as a last memorial to Ameri-
cans.
Bryan viii speak TOO, his friends as
seTt in advocacy Of fhe anti-pass and
anti-rebate laws, and viii suggest that
the time is now h9re for a statut,
making # illegal foR any corporation
to contribute to campaign funds II 4.
asserted that he wants a Federal Law
applicable 10 States, requiring the Ma.
tional committee of each party q
print, prior to electionI lay. a complet,
list Of all moneys received by It, II,
Will advocate direct election of Unite,
States Senators. Federal remedies 70,
violation Of interstate commerce regu
latiOns, in addition 10 State remedies
and a more comprehensive anti-trus
law.
Advocates Income Tax.
Mr. Bryan will; on his trip. but pos
Eibly not in New York, make a positiv
declaration for constitutional amend
ments authorizing Congress to levy al
income tax and a distinct national IN
heritanee tax, Before he returns T.
Nebraska Bryan is to set forth hi
views on railroad supervision. He want
the nation and the various States I
ascertain the present value OF rail
roads, through measurement by ex
perts OF the cost Of reproduction. the
he would widen both State and inter
state commissions power so that rail
way regulation shall be a protectiO
TO passengers and shippers. and not
theoretical suggestion for political pur
poses only.
Following his already announce
and national boards of arbitration. a
eight-hour day, and an enti-injunctio
policy Of legislation