Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-27
BRYAN ON ROOSEVELT
Nebraskan Analyses President
 as Democratic In Spots."
DEFENDS DONKEY AS EMBLEM
At Big Washington Banquet Bryan's Nomination Is Predicted by Several Speakers, Including John Sharp Will Hams and Congressman James.

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 Bryan was rendered banquet and re- ception by the United Democracy or the District of Columbia. Five hun dred Democrats partook of the three dollar dinner, and more than double that number participated in the recep' lion and feast of oratory which fol. lowed.
 Mir. Bryan's nomination was predict cd by each of the several speakers, and each time the prediction was fe- peated it brought forth instantaneous applause. MT. Hagin of New lork DIG tured Mir. Bryan as the idol or New York Democrats, and Representative Sulzer of that city added his testimony to the same effect. Representative James of Kentucky declared the npmi- nation of the Nebraskan settled, and John Sharp Williams of Mississippi gave his unqualified indorsement to the same effect.
 DefenQS DemOCTdtiC 6oHNSJ'
 MT. Bryans subject was "The Point of View" but first he spoke in de- fense of the Democratic donkey.
 "The donkey" he said, lis really a better emblem than the elephant for a party. This was impressed upon my mind when I visited other countries. l found that the donkey is resident or every country and that everywhere he is serving the people-the common peo- ple. He is not an aristocrat. You will find the donkey patient, persistent and always at work.
 'The elephant, on the contrary, is only to be found in certain attitudes and is seldom seen except on press parade. If greatness is to be measured by service instead of by size or ap- pearance the position of honor must be given to the faithful donkey. As the Democratic party is becoming a universal party and is everywhere jus tifying it's claims to the confidence of the people by the service it is render ing them, it is entirely appropriate that 1t should prefer the donkey to the ele- phant as an emblem"
 RooseveIt's Shortcomings.
 After dealing humorously with the charge that the Republicans were stealing Democratic thunder MT. Bry- an proceeded:
 "The president has advocated rail- road regulation, which is 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 en- forcement of the law against the trusts. In this respect he has been fol- lowing Democratic doctrine. although he has not prose all the trusts and has not recently made any effort to secure additional antitrust legisla- ton. Here, too, the Republican leaders do not support the presidents position.
 "The president has advocated an in- come tax. This is Democratic, but none of the leaders of his party have attempted to carry out his recommen- dation 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 president has also recommended arbitration as a means of settling labor disputes. This doctrine was taken bodily from the Democratic platform. but it seems to be as unpopular with the Republican leaders as other Democratic doctrines.
 What He Has Not lndorsed.
 Here are four policies which the president has indorsed which are dis tinctly Democratic. and 1t is a signifi- cant fact that these are the very things that have given him his popu- larity. Surely no Democrat will find fault with Democratic policies which are so just and necessary that a presi- dent of the opposite party is forced to accept them.
 There are. however. several Demo- cratic doctrines which the president has not indOrsed. 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 indorsed the election of senators by direct vote of the peO- pie. although this Democratic reform Is so popular that the house of repre- sentatives has declared for it five times by a nearly unanimous vote.
 The president has not recognized the right of the Filipinos to the prom ise of ultimate independence. although the Democratic position on this ques- ton has been vindicated by experience. He has not yet indorsed the Democrat ic position on government by injunc- tlon. but fin his last message he inti- mated that it might become necessary to restrain the use of the writ of in- junction if the abuse of this writ con- tinued.
 Four Undemoeratie Doctrines.
 Here are four Democratic doctrines that he has not yet indorsed Aad now let me call your attention to some very undemocratic doctrines which he has announced. He favors the nation al incorporation of railroads and other interstate commerce corporations. and this Is in line with his position that the federal government can through treaty interfere with the school sys- tem of California The Democrats h. Iist upon the recognition of the right of a state to exercise its constitutional