The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-31
W. ]. BRYAN
AT NORFOLK
Favors President Without Re
gard To State.
MAN FROM MISSOURI
Nebraskan Claimed Patrick Henry
Was Greatest Son and
Statesman.

NORFOLK, Va, May 3i.--Following
an address by President Harry st.
George Tucker OF the exposition com.
pany ON the career OF Patrick Henry.
who read the original stamp act reso-
buttons. DIR. Philip Aylett Fitzhugh
OF New York. great-grandson of Pat.
rick Henry. was introduced and was
given hearty greeting by the au-
dlence. which arose and cheered him 20
the echo. William J. Bryan made the
principal address. lie said In part:
II know there Is no distinction equal
TO being a son Of Virginia. but n grand
son comes next 10 H."
Referring 10 the reference 10 Senator
Daniel for the presidency. Mr.. Bryan
said:
II don't know whether my good
friend expected me Ia use this occasion
"a Join IN the nomination OF the candl.
date for president or not. will say
this. that join with him In the admit.
ration be- has expressed for Virginia.
great son aud statesman. And have
said time aud time again that section
should not control the selections OF our
candidates In fact. two years and n
half ago NJ ~. Louis | seconded the
nomination of n man from Missouri.
nm Confederate soldier. when Wiz.
glnla voted for New York man. And
I have Insisted that the time has come
when the Democracy of the Union
should take In the whole Union aud
that lis selection should be made with
out regard TO the state In which a man
lives
Il appreciate the fact that n majority
81 our electoral votes comes from the
south. but don't want the people OF
the south 90 forget that a majority OF
our Democratic votes comes from th-
north. We have more Democrats In
the north than you have In the south.
and you must not he too harsh with "
II we have also the misfortune Of hay.
Ing more Republican voters In the
north than you have IN the south. II h
not that there are too few ~ ns. II h
that there ARE too many Of them. and ]
would hardly h. doing justice 20 tn
section from which I come II I did no;
tell you that II requires as much love
~ Democracy 10 vote Ia the north
where they defeat us. as Il requires
down here 10 vote. where they elect
you. learned my Democracy from n
father born In Virginia. aud II came
also from my mother. whose grandfa
Their came from Kentucky. And my
only regret i that my children have
one generation more 81 Democracy BE-
hind them than have.
"Iiut am not here 30 make n Dem
ccratlc speech. This l. not a partisan
occasion. have ample opportunities
10 talk Democracy aud usually oppor.
tunliics where the people need talking
% more than you do. I am here 60
loin with you In the commemoration
~ Patrick Henry day.
Il enjoyed the singing 81 the north
ern air aud then the southern air.
am glad that We have double standard
music. Judging from the pulse Of this
audience. however. I would say that
u was ~ 10 In favor 81 Dixie My
friends. We like Dixie up north. ]
am going 60 pyeai a secret 10 you.
The reason we were Ia n hurry 10 con.
ciude the war was not because II was
q costly war. hut because We wanted 20
get Dixie as national air aud not
let you have II all 90 yourselves.
IAN over this lnnd We are seeing n
struggle between the people aud the
corporations. In 1890 the Democratic
platform declared Tor railroad regula.
lion. n did ~ In 1900: II did 10 In
1901: but. my friends. after ten years
n effort ON our part we have 10 wait
until Republican president had 20
take the lead on the subject. and then
be had the fight Of his life 10 get bis
bill through the senate or house.
AT last In order 60 make II n Re.
publican measure the president was
forced TO compromise with the repre-
scntntives OF the railroads In the Unit
"a states senate. I think. my friends.
II am allowed 10 talk ON taxation I
ought not 10 forget the taxation this
country Il bearing today. because we
do not regulate the corporations ~ we
ought 10 regulate them. When ind
man who II constantly talking
against government ownership o. rail.
roads ! believe he l. doing II from his
own Interests.
swell. we have not reached that
question. but We have reached the
question OF our railroad management.
and have sometimes felt tempted 20
suggest that the man who spends his
time talking about the government
ownership ~ railroads could better
spend his time IN protecting the mass.
- from thc'grccd Of corporations Of