The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-18
MAKES PLEA FOR
ANOTHER PARTY
VIM. r. HEARST TAKES THIS
STAND IN DINNER SPEECH.
SAYS ANYTHING TO GET IN
is Motto Of Democratic Party and
Anything to Stay in Is Motto Of
the Republican Party.

New York.-Democrati societies
and clubs in all parts of Greater New
York celebrated Jefferson day. The
Democratic club held its annual BAN
quet at the aldorf-Astoria. The
Woman's Democratic Club met at
the Hoffman House; the Independ-
ence League had as its guests William
R. Hearst and Attorney General Will
liam Jackson. The principal speaker
at the Democratic Club's banquet
was Senator Rayner, Of Maryland.
He responded to the toast: "What
should be the proper policy of the
Democratic party and what is true
Democracy"
Former Supreme Court Justice
O'Brien presided.
There was some discussion at the
Democratic Club dinner over the fact
that w. j. Bryan was not present nor
had he sent regrets. 1t was said by
several that the dinner committee had
decided to invite Mr.. Bryan, but had
appointed a subcommittee to attend
to the invitations. The committee, it
was said, had not forwarded an invi-
tation. There are two known par
ties in the club, one favoring Mr..
Bryan and the other opposing him.
The Independence League dinner
drew 425 persons. John Temple
Graves, Of Atlanta, was one of the
guests.
Mr.. Hearst devoted most of his adj
dress to the Independence League.
He said in part:
Neither one of the old parties
stands today for any particular prin-
ciple. There are trust Democrats and
antitrust Democrats; there are trust
Republicans and antitrust Republi-
cans; there are high tariff Republi-
cans and tariff reform Republicans,
and there are Democrats scattered
all along the way from protection
to free trade. In fact there are in
both parties those who profit by class
distinction and special privileges and
those who stand for popular rights
and equal opportunities for all. Po-
lltlcal battles today are not fought
on the real issues of today and these
issues will never be decided until
some party is formed that will stand
boldly for definite principles; that
will collect within its ranks all those
committed to those principles and
that rise or fall according to the YER
dict Of the people on those principles
The motto of the Democratic party
is anything to get in" The motto
of the Republican party is anything
to stay In.
'Take the two principles now con-
spicuously before the country, the
principle of control of public utilities
and the principle Of public. ownership
of public utilities. Both are good,
both are practicable, but both are
dependent upon the honesty and eff
cheney of the administration that
operates them. It has been proven
possible for corrupt or incompetent
men to so mismanage the postal SER
vice of this country as to almost dis
credit the whole system Of public
ownership. The postoffice presents a
deficit of $10,OOO,O0O a year when it
should produce profit of at least
that amount
say this condition Of postofice
finances is as much corruption as it
IS incompetency. The fraudulent
weighing Of the mails is thieverv.
The corrupt expenditure of the peo-
pies money In public subsidies is
robbery, and the campaign contribu-
tons of the beneficiary corporations
are bribery.
In 1904 Mr.. Perkins contributed
$4,000 Of the money of widows and
orphans to Mr.. Cortelyou, campaign
collector Of the Republican party.
- --oVo NJ tClyOu do pUSJIudSIeTs gem
eral paid back to Perkins the party
debt with public funds. He awarded
Perkins contract for his steamship
line which pays him 100000 a year
more than other steamship lines are
paid for similar service.
$50 it seems that Mr.. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Hartman are not the only
men in this practical administration.
Mr.. Cortelyou and Mr.. Perkins 40.
pear to be about as practical as men
can be and remain at large.
No public control or public own
ership will successfully elect faith
full public officials and you will not
elect faithful and competent men to
Office until you choose the managers
It was intimated in Washington
that Secretary Wilson might retire
from the Cabinet as q result Of the