The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-12-04
SPEECH A KEYNOTE.
To Approaching National
Campaign.
BRYANS TALK IS SO REGARDED
Outlines Difference Between
Party Policies = What
Democrats Believe.

TO William j. Bryan in the city
of Washington last week, was tender
ed banquet and reception by the
United Democracy of the District of
Columbia" Five hundred Democrats
partook of the three-dollar dinner and
more than double that number partic-
ipated In the reception and feast of
oratory which followed.
Mr.. Bryan's subject was "The Point
of View" but first he spoke in de-
tense of the Democratic donkey.
1.-The donkey" he said, ''is really
a better emblem than the elephant for
a 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
people. He Is not an aristocrat; you
wiz find the donkey PATIENT persfs-
tent and, always at work.
1.-THE President has advocated rail-
road regulation, which is a Democratic
doctrine, but he has not gone as far
as Democrats would have him go, and
the Republican leaders are not willing
to go as far as the President does.
He has taken some steps toward the
enforcement of the law against the
trusts; in this respect he has been
following Democratic doctrine, al
though he has not prosecuted
all the trusts and has not
recently made any effort to
secure additional antitrust legisla-
ton. Here, too, the Republican lead
ers do not support the Presidents po-
sition.
1.-THE President has advocated an in
come tax; this is Democratic, but non
of the leaders of his party have at
tempted to carry out his recommended
ton 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 Presi-
dent has also recommended arbitra-
ton as a means of settling labor dis
putes this doctrine as taken bodily
from the Democratic platform, but it
seems to be as unpopular with the
Republican leaders as other Demo-
cratic doctrines.
Here are four policies which the
President has Endorsed which are dis
. tinctly Democratic and II is a signifl-
cant fact that these are the very things
that have given him his popularity.
Surely no Democrat will find fault
with Democratic policies which are
so just and necessary that President
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
timent is growing SO rapidly that Sec
retary 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 Endorsed the
election of Senators by direct vote OF
the people, although this Democratic
reform is so popular that the House
of Representatives has declared for 1t
five times by a 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 eXper-
fence. He has not yet Endorsed the
Democratic position on government
by injunction, but in his last message
he intimated that it might become
necessary to restrain the use OF the
writ of Injunction II the abuse of this
writ continued.
Here are four Democratic doctrines
that he has not yet Endorsed. Ana
now let me call your attention to
some very undemocratic doctrines
which he has announced. He fayors
the national incorporation of railroads
and other Interstate commerce corpo-
rations, and this is in line with his
position that the Federal Government
can. through a treaty. interfere with
the school system of California. The
Democrats insist upon the recognition
of the right of State to exercise It's
constitutional authority over its do
nestle affairs. .as
"He has recommended a ship sub
sidy which is so undemocratic that It
had the solid opposition of the Demo