The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-18

mum rates. Of course, anybody who
knows anything about the railroad bust
ness knows that if you leave the rail-
roads free to fix at will minimum rates,
varying from published and prescribed
rates, which are to be only their maxi
mum rates, you merely encourage and
legalize rebates and determinations.
I'm the interview which Major Var
to Jackson, he is reported as having
said, in reply to telegram from the
New York Times, concerning Mr.. Bryan's
pronouncement in favor of Federal own
ership and operation of railroads: Il
quote from the Vicksburg Herald of
August 31st, 1906). Mr. Bryan is cor
rect in theory, but / doubt the POSSIBLE
ity of putting his ideas in satisfactory
operation at this time. AS usual, Mr..
Bryan is on this question ahead of his
day and generation (Underscoring by
Mr.. Williams.)
"It is far cry from this mere doubt
about the possibility at this time back
% his position at Greenville in May,
1905. AT this time at some other old
time it might be different. When in
Producing Mr.. Bryan as jackson, he
repeated substantially the same thing.
In this he seems to have Theoretical
foot on one side of the proposition, a
practical foot on the other side, pres
emit leg on one side and an ultimate
leg on the other.
"In the interview, in which the Gov
ernor answers my letter to the New
York Press, he says: The National
Democratic Convention will not vote
down the proposition of government own
ership of railroads with all due respect
to the superior coign of vantage occu-
pied by Mr.. Williams, and { ought not
to vote it down. / understood that at
the time to mean that he, if delegate
to the next National Democratic Con-
yention, would refuse unequivocally to
vote against resolution to endorse the
Federal ownership of railroads, if offered.
leave the reader to Judge whether my
construction of the language is correct or
not
"In his last interview, he says: q
quote the Memphis Commercial Appeal
/ of January %, 1907.)
eff the question of government own
ership of railroads at this time were
submitted, and / were member of the
United States Senate, would vote
against it, because I believe that ulti-
mately the people, through Congress and
the State government, will control and
regulate the railroads. And until I am
convinced that they will not, or cannot
that the railroads in the hands OF
private individuals are stronger than the
government of the State and the ma
ton, shall hold to government regula-
tion rather than government ownership.
Nor would I vote against the adoption
of resolution introduced in the national
convention concemning government rail
road ownership, unless were convinced
that such resolution was introduced
in the convention not for the ostensible
purpose of putting the convention on
record as against government ownership
but in truth and in fact for the secret
hidden purpose of handicapping Mr..
Bryan
"The Governor here back tracks i'm
mensely from his position in his previ-
GUS interview. I am not complaining
Of it; am glad of it. He is getting
nearer right every time. Before the
campaign is over I hope to have him
come out fat-footed in opposition to
Federal ownership and operation and
give the pledge Mississippi wants to
hear from him. But this last utterance
is not yet satisfactory. II still con-
tains those omin rs words at this time
Why this careful Imitation Now, the
trouble with this last utterance is, az |
have already said, the difficulty on the
Governors part to find out whether
there is CT Is not q secret, hidden pur-
pose All men can assure him TINT he
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