New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
BRIAN'S POINT OF VIEW
TALKS ABOUT POLICIES
Compares Mr. RooseUeI's eoith His
at Washington Dinner.

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her participated in the reception and feast of
oratory which followed. While the facilities of
the Raleigh Hotel dining hall placed a limit on
the attendance, the lid was completely off as
70 enthusiasm, and the long speech of Mr.
Bryan like the half dozen shorter ones in his
praise which preceded it, afforded opportunity
for repeated and continued demonstrations of
political accord and personal regard for the
guest Of honor.
Mr. Bryan, whose subject was THE Point Of
View. utilized the occasion TO set forth closely
reasoned analogy between the policies of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and those he believes should be
adopted in the administration of the govern
rnent From this point of view his speech was
regarded by the prominent Democrats who heard
il as decidedly important and timely party de-
lverance.
Nj Bryans analysis of President Roosevelt's
political views was unique. Four OF the Roose-
welt policies. he said, were Democratic. and four
of them were un-Democratic while there were
four other Democratic principles which the
President did not advocate. Railroad regulation
the enforcement of the laws against the trusts.
an income tax and arbitration as the method of
settling disputes between labor and capital were
al advocated by the President. Mr.. Bryan said
but had been advocated by the Democratic party
long before the President took them up. AS to
none of them, he maintained, did the President
have the support of Republican party leaders.
The four Democratic doctrines the President
will not indorse the speaker gave as tariff re-
form. the election of Senators by direct vote
the promise of ultimate independence to the
Filipinos and the restriction of the of the
Injunction in labor disputes The four un-DeIn-
ocratic doctrines which the President does ad-
vocate Mr.. Bryan named as being the national
incorporation of railroads and other interstate
commerce corporations, the right of the federal
government TO interfere by treaty with state
rights. ship subsidies and asset currency Added
20 this, Mr.. Bryan said, the President has mani
tested a military spirit.
ELEPHANT VERSUS DONKEY.
Before taking I'D the serious presentation of
his subject, Mr. Bryan referred to some of the
remarks made by preceding speakers. Apropos
Of Mr.. Hagan's suggestion that "Tammany
tigers would make better playthings for chill
dren than Teddy bears he said that party en-
blems, well as political toys. had their places
and he spoke a word in defence of the Demo-
cratic donkey. He said:
The donkey is really better emblem than the
elephant for party. This was impressed upon
my mind when I visited other countries, l
found that the donkey is q resident of every
country, and that everywhere he is serving the
people. and that too, the common people. He
is not an arIstocraL Whether you visit the
mountains of the West, the densely populated
regions Of the Orient, the fertile valleys of the
Nile or the sacred soil of the Holy Land. you
will find the donkey-patient, persistent and al
ways at work The elephant on the contrary.
is only to be found in certain Iatitudes and is
seldom seen except dress parade.
If greatness is 10 be measured by service IN
stead of by size or appearance the position or
honor must be given the faithful derlHey. AS
The Democratic party is becoming a universal
PARTY and is everywhere Justifying its claims TO
The confidence Of the people by the service II Is
rendering them, it is entirely appropriate that 1t
should prefer the donkey to the elephant as an
emblem.
After dealing humorously with the charge that
the Republicans were stealing Democratic thun-
Ger. he proceeded 10 point out the things which.
he said, the President has borrowed the Demo-
cratic doctrines which he has ignored, and the
undemocratic doctrines which he has advanced"
saying:
The President has advocated railroad regula-
saon which IS d Democratic doctrine, but he has
not gone as far as Democrats would have HIM
60 and the Republican leaders are not willing
10 90 as far as the President does. He has
taken some steps toward the enforcement or the
law against the trusts. In this respect ne mas
been following Democratic doctrine, although he
has not prosecuted all the trusts and has not
recently made any effort TO secure additional
antitrust legislation. Here, too, the Republican
leaders do not support the Presidents position.
The President has advocated an income tax
This is Democratic. but none OF the leaders or
his party have attempted to carry out his rec
omm endation this subject, and Secretary
Taft, whom he has designated as his heir ap-
parent is not in favor Of any income tax at this
time. The President has also recommended
arbitration a means Of settling labor dis
putes. This doctrine was taken bodily from
the Democratic platform but IT seems TO De as
unpopular with the Republican leaders as other
Democratic doctrines.
Here are four policies which the President
has indorsed which are distinctly Democratic
end which were being urged by the Democratic
party for from five TO twelve years before the
President ever said word in their favor, and
II is q significant fact that these are the very
things that have given him popularity. Surely
no Democrat will find fault with Democratic
policies which so just and necessary that a
President Of the opposite party is forced to ac-
cept them.
SPEAKS FOR TARIFF REVISION.
There are, however, several Democratic doc
trines which the president has not Endorsed he
has not vet indorsed tariff reform although the
sentiment is growing so rapidly that Secretary
Taft admits that tariff revision is necessary, al
though ne yields TO his habit of postponlng ana
would put the reform off until after the election
The President has not indorsed the electlon OF
Senators by direct vote Of the people, although
this Democratic reform is popular that the
House Of Representatives has declared LOT IL
five times by nearly unanimous vote inc
President has not recognized the rlght or the
Filipinos to the promise of ultimate lndepen-
dence although the Democratic position on this
question has Deen vindicated by experience. He
has not yet indorsed the Democratic position on
government by Injunction, but in MS last mes
sage he intimated that it might become neces-
sary 70 restrain the of the writ OF injunction
If the abuse OF this writ continued.
He reminded me of the man who went 10 the
theatre on a pass The play unsatis-
factory that the audience hissed and hooted but
;he man with the pass kept quiet. Finally one
of the audience asked him why he did not join
in the expression of disapproval, and he re-
piled: - do not like this play any better than
The rest Of you do. ] am in here on pass but
II this play gets much worse I'll go out and buy
ticket and come back, and then viii hiss
Here are four Democratic doctrines that he
your attention 10 very undemocratic doc
frines which he has announced In the first