Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-31
Bryan Doesn't Believe Blight soPl
Of Platform Will be Adopted
al Chicago.
|aaV ROOSEVELT IS HOT DEMOCRAT
Zig Leanlnss Toward Hamilton, In
stead Of Jefferson, and His Belief
in Capitalization Makes it lmpossi.
bic for Him to be Democrat :.
Ovation at Kansas City.
tBy Associated press)

(By Associated Press)
KANSAS CITY, MO-, March 30 -
DemocratsNfrom all parts of Missouri
to the number OF 1000 attended a
dollar banquet in Convention Hall TO.
night, under the auspices of tho
Young Mems Democratic Club OF Mis-
souri, William j. Bryan and Judge
Harmon were the guests CT honor and
principal speakers. Some 10000 per.
sons ihrongedSthe hall as auditors and
cheercd the speakers.
The Democratic clubs in st. I.ouis,
Isl. Joseph and other cities OF the
state sent delegations 10 the dinner.
lAmong the guests were four former
governors of Missouri. r. Oritt0ne
,uen, David n. Francis. Senator VIII.
liiam j. Stone and Alexander NJ, Doc
Key us also was the present governor,
Joseph w. Folk.
| All Of the candidates for state Of
fees were present.
The needing was essentially Bry.
I'ani tffair. spontaneous cnthusfasm
marking evenry mention OF his can.
didacy for the. presidency.
The reception accorded Mr.. Harmon
was no less cordial, and suggestions
promising him high honors from HIS
party, where. enthusiastically receiv-
cd.
Mr.. Bryans opening statement that
we have met to begin the campaign
OF 1908 and TO present those princi-
pies and policies which ought to an
| peal to progressive Republicans as
we'll as to traditional Democrats" was
tho keynote of his speech.
In giving his approval OF Senator
lIaFollette as the Republican candi.
date for President, Mr.. Bryan said:
III the President had picked out SEN
ator l.aFollette. real reformer; II
the Republican party had rallied to
Senator LaFollettc's support. IL could
have compelled the confidence of re-
form Republicans"
Mr.. Bryan said that without te
support of the administration. Set :
tary Taft would scarcely have state
IN the convention. and with the Pres.
! dents support. he is having an un-
hill fight
Mr.. Bryan said that Taft made the
best man the President could find
among his cabinet officers, but that
secretary Tafts superiority over his
colleagues was due not to his positive
virtues, but to the fact that the rest
had no Roosevelt tendencies.
For years the Democratic party has
been pointing out the abuses which
have been denied by Republican lead
ers and the country has been congrat-
nlated upon the possession of every.
thing essential to its welfare. Repub-
lican platforms have been full of fnl-
some eulogy of the Republican party
and barren of promises OF reform.
Roosevelt Took Cue From Democrats.
Even the platform of 1904 upon
which President Roosevelt was elect
cd Is silent In regard to governmental
evils and gave no hope of relief. To
The surprise of Democrats and TO the
surprise of Republicans as well the
President Immediately began to rec.
ommend remedial legislation. taking
as his guide the platform declarations
OF the Democratic party
lie did not follow i'm the footsteps
- VI NiN utotlt W GULL
plimcnt the Democrats or to cncour-
age them. but simply because the
Democrats had prc.ompted all the
ground in front and he could not go
forward without trespassing upon
their land.
rs is not strange that his sugges.
tons were hailed with delight by
Democrats and met with indignation
by Republicans. Whether the Presi-
dent cultivated reform sentiment In
The Republican party or only revealed
previously existing sentiment, we
shall never know
ut is sufficient that the sentiment
is now so strong that the President is
praised by the masses just in propor-
ton as he assails the predatory COR
porations and pleads for reforIna tbak
look 10 the restoration of equity ana
fairness In the government.
Why Roosevelt is Not Democrat.
"Thc President is not Demtcrat.
for he leans toward Hamilton rather