Connecticut western news., 1907-11-28
BRYAN ON ROOSEVELT.
Nebraskan Analyses President
as Democratic In Spots"
DEFENDS DONKEY AS EMBLEM

At Big Washington Banquet Bryan's
Nomination Is Predicted by Several
Speakers, Including John Sharp Will
Iiams and Congressman James.
Washington, Nov. 27.-To William ].
Bryan was rendered banquet and re.
ception by the United Democracy OF
the District of Columbia. Five hun.
dred Democrats partook Of the three
dollar dinner, and more than double
that number participated in the recep'
ton and feast of oratory which fol-
lowed.
Mr.. Bryan's nomination was predict.
ed by each of the several speakers,
and each time the prediction was re-,
'peated it brought forth instantaneous
applause Mr.. Hagin Of New York pic.
tured Mr.. Bryan as the idol of New
York Democrats, and Representative
Sulzer of that city added his testimony
to the same effect. Representative
James of Kentucky declared the nomi
OL LuC lNCDIdChdh OCLtlCN, dho
John Sharp Williams Of Mississippi
gave his unqualified Endorsement to thu
same effect.
Defends Democratic Donkey
Mr. Bryan's subject was 'The Point
of View but first he spoke in de-
tense of the Democratic donkey.
"The donkey" he said, lis really a
better emblem than the elephant for
party. This was impressed upon my
mind when l visited other countries. ]
found that the donkey is resident OF
every country and that everywhere he
is serving the people-the common peO-
pie He is not an aristocrat You will
find the donkey patient, persistent and
always at work.
"The elephant, on the contrary, is
only to be found in certain ATTITUDES
and is seldom seen except on press
parade. If greatness is to be measured
by service instead of by size or ap.
pearance, the position Of honor must
be given to the faithful donkey. Az
the Democratic party is becoming a
universal party and is everywhere JUS
the people by the service it is render
Ing them, 1t is entirely appropriate thai
It should prefer the donkey to the ele
plant as an emblem"
RooseveIt's Shortcomings.
After dealing humorously with the
charge that the Republicans were
stealing Democratic thunder Mr.. Bry-
an proceeded: .
"The president has advocated rail
road regulation, which is Democratic
doctrine, but he has not gone as far
as Democrats would have him go. and
the Republican leaders are not willing
to gc as far as the president does. He
has taken some steps toward the en-.
forcement of the law against the
trusts. In this respect he has been fol.
lowing Democratic doctrine, although
he has not prosecuted all the trusts
and has not recently made any effort
to secure additional antitrust legisla.
ton. Here, too, the Republican leaders
do not support the presidents position
1.-THE president has advocated an in.
come tax. This is Democratic, but
none Of the leaders of his party have
attempted to carry out his recommen.
dalton on this subject, and Secretary
Taft, whom he has designated as his
heir apparent, Is not in favor Of any
income tax at this time The president
has also recommended arbitration as a
means Of settling labor disputes This
doctrine was taken bodily from. the
I Democratic platform, but it seems ia
be as unpopular with the Republican
leaders as other Democratic doctrines
What He Has Not Endorsed.
Here, are four policies which the
president has Endorsed which are dis
tinctly Democratic, and it is a signifi.
cant fact that these are the very
things that have given him his popu-
larity. Surely no Democrat will find
fault with Democratic policies which
are so just and necessary that a presi-
dent of the opposite party is forced to
accept them
There are, however several Demo-
cratic doctrines which the president
has not Endorsed. He has not yet in
dorsed tariff reform, although the sen.
t1ment is growing SO rapidly that Sec
rotary Taft admits that tariff revision
Is necessary, although he yields to his
habit Of postponing and would put the
reform off until after the election. The
president has not indorsed the election
of senators by direct vote of the peo-
pie, although this Democratic reform
is 80 popular that the house of repre-.
sentatives has declared for it five times
by nearly unanimous vote.
''The president has not recognized
the right of the Filipinos to the prom.
Use Of ultimate independence, although
the Democratic position on this ques.
ton has been indicated by experience
He has not yet Endorsed the Democrat
ic position on government. by. injunc
ton, but in his last message he init.
mated that It might become necessary
to restrain the use of the writ Of In.
Junction If the abuse of this writ con.
tinued.
-Four Undemocratic Doctrines.
Here are four Democratic doctrines