Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-15
VOTERS Of MARYLAND
HEAR BRYAN TWICE
Democratic Candidate Addresses
Audiences 10 Annapolis and
Baltimore Yesterday.
INJECT LOCAL C0l0R|IG
But in the Main Speeches Were Along
Same Lines As Those Delivered in
West Vireinia-Ssys Republican
Platform Mystefyins and Ambiguous
Democrats Are Hampered in East.
(By Associated Press).

liam J. Bryan. Democratic candidate
for the presidency. touay, for sec
ond time. commended the attitude OF
the voters Of Maryland He spoke
twice, the first time at Annapolis.
where he discussed the issues Of the
campaign. and tonight in TINS city in
the Fifth regiment armory bcfor" an
audience which 1t Is conservatively
estimated exceeded 25.O0O. Mr.
Bryan received an ovation. Ihc
crowd cheered vocifcrously and dis
played Impotence over the prellmin-
aries, which included an address OF
introduction by Governor Crothtrs.
who attacked President Roosevelt and
charged him with being the most on
travapant executive the country ever
had known.
When Mr.. Bryan stepped to the
front pandemonium reigned. the
crowd rose en- masse, cheered and
waved flags. the band the while pay
ing Dixie"
Mr.. Bryan devoted most Of his time
Il
that he has presented elsewhere. but
he added little local co'oring by ex-
planning that in some of the cities OF
the East the Democratic party was
at a disadvantage because II not only
lacked the means Of getting Demo-
cratic policies before the voters but
was subject to misrepresentation as
to such policies. He stated with en-
phasis that there was nothing in the
Democratic platform that need alarm
any legitimate interest. Among other
things he said:
THE Democratic platform differs
from the Republican platform in that
cur party distinctly declares what 1t
opposes and what it favors. When
YOU read the Democratic platform
you know exactly what to expect from
the two candidates who are piedged
to the platform: lou not only KNOW
what the platform includes. but you
know that it excludes everything else.
The Republican platform is ambign-
Gus and uncertain. When you get
through reading it. you are in the
dark as to what they viii! do
Mr.. Taft. he said. had already
amended his platform in severa! par
ticulars, tut no one knew what other
amendments he might add before the
election and what amendments ne
might not make.
President Roosevelt. he declared.
was elected upon similar platform.
And as his platform promised
nothing in particular. he felt at Hl'rr,
|tv to recommend a number Of things
which the Republican leaders object
ed to. The result is" he said "a
constant conflict between the execu'
tive and Congress"
Speaking Of the policy OF the Demo,
cratic party Mr. Prvan sasd that
Democrats believed that popular ques'
lions should be submitted to the pub
Tic and that the declaration Of the
public was binding.
As the Republicans do not present
specific propositions" he asserted. "a
Republican victory could not no con
strucd as a declaration IN favcr al
any particular reform or AGAINST any
existing abuse
He said that MARYLAND was right
was a Democratic state and no Dem"
cr,t can find IN the Driver platform
an excuse for voting the Republican
ticket
"Rut- no said "RerubltpnS WIN
recognize the sbuses that ss:c grown
up under Rerub'i~an ME N.n End \
reason for JOINING with Nn"~rais '"
restore the government tn its own
foundations. for the Democratic s"Hti
mcnt in The courtry Is far larger than
any party and thn O~m"craiic sen'i
men, Demands that the laws shall h"
made IN tho interests ~ The whole
pcopIc AMI that the government shall
10 administered In such a way tina;
tho rights II all shall 10 pro,cct~i
and that special rriviieE"s shall be
no longer granted to a few.