The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-30

: Nothing that Mr.. Bryan has don
has pleased the New York World.
is probable that nothing that h
might do would please that paper
/ The, World is anti-Bryan, and tina
is all there is to it. 1t opposes every
thing the democratic leader advo
Gates and often misrepresents him
1t goes the limit in trying to make
out that he is the evil genius of the
democratic party. But happily thu
! democrats are not guided by the
World. It's scolding of their chosen
leader has no effect upon them be
yond mourning their contempt of it.
When Mr.. Bryan returned from his
trip around the world his arch enc
my was ready for him. His speech
at Madison Square Garden was mis-
represented and derided. Mr.. Bryan
said he believed that the ultimate
solution of the railroad question was
government ownership, but he did
not express himself in favor Of max
ing government ownership an issue
in the next presidential campaign. On
this point Mr.. Bryan said:
Il do not know that the country is
ready for this change. do not know
that a majority of my own party
favor it, but / believe that an in
creasing number of the members of
all parties see in public ownership
the sure remedy for determinations
between persons and places and for
the extortionate rates for carrying of
freight and passengers"
1t was merely an expression OF
opinion that the people were coming
to believe that the ultimate remedy
for the railroad ills of this country
was government ownership, not a de-
mand ON the democratic party to
make it an issue Mr.. Bryan said
he wished it Understood that he was
his views as a private cit
izen, not as a candidate for Office. |
and that he could not tell whether a
democratic platform should advocate |
government ownership of railroads |
until he knew what the democratic |
voters thought upon the subject. He
lid not seek to compel the acceptance |
If his opinion by any one else. Yet
he World insisted that Mr.. Bryan
lad built the democratic platform for
1908 with government ownership as
he paramount issue, and in spite of
LII evidence to the contrary it has
continued to insist that such is the
.ase. 4
In public addresses made subse-
Iuent to the Madison Square Garden
ddress Mr.. Bryan stated that it was
ot his purpose to insist upon making
government ownership an issue in
he coming presidential campaign.
he World, however, stuck to its line
I attacks, which showed plainly that I
was not disposed to be fair with l
i'm. 1t treats his recent statement {
lat government ownership of rail- {
Dads is not an immediate issue, with i
erision. 1t does not agree with him S
ven that government regulation OF
lilroads should be given a fair test d
lder the most favorable tcrcum- II
ances, though 1t has not found II
ult with Mr.. Roosevelt for advo- Il
ting such regulation. e
When Mr.. Roosevelt, in his Chau- n
uqua address, two years ago last o.
lgust, intimated that II the existing O,
VS. did not avail to correct the 81
ilroad evils the intervention of gov II
nment ownership might ensue. the -
orld did not go at him hammer and
ngs. The reason was that 1t was
Is it's game, and he had only to
ggest that the ultimate solution Of In
3 railroad problem was govern he
mt ownership to get a broadside fe
I'M his ancient enemy. In his Y,
autauqua address Mr.. Roosevelt If
d.: hc
I believe that all corporations en- fa
sed in interstate commerce should tn
under the supervision of the ma al,
nal government, ! do not believe 20
taking steps hastily or rashly, and nu
may be that all that is necessary biz
the immediate future is to pass an