Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-25

indepe ndence Of the FilipinOs. and I
have been rei0iced to find that. in
this campaign, he admits there In no
other settlement of the qnes,.On.
Mckinley Voted for Free Coinage.
"He says that favored the free
coinage of silver. II is true. lie
might also have told you that Mr..
Kinley voted for Tree coinage of sill
yer in 1878: that the Republican ma
tional convention in 1896 pledged it.
self to international himetalism. and
that Mr. McKinleys first important
act. after taking the oath CT once.
IVES 10 send commission to Europe
TO ask other nations to join us in
restoring bi-meialism. We insisted
that increased prosperity has come
with larger currency. The unrX-
pected discoveries OF god have saved
the people. and the money question
is no longer an ISSUE because Of this
increase in the nations money. HIS
attempt to revive tina, issue Is q con-
fessiOn thar he is ulaDie TO meet the
Issues OF the present time
Government Ownership Conditional.
''He accuses me of favoring govern
mcnt ownership. but he foreets that
both h and President Roosevelt have
threat ned the railroads with govern
ment ownership. il they do not con-
sent to government regulation, and
this is Substantially the position !
have taken. except that have less
faith than h has tina: the railroads
will const mt to effective regulation. |
am as anxious as h Is to have reguia-
ton. more anxious. | think: because
I have been urging regulation for
some twenty years. while it is now
sltjcct to him.
People Make the Issue.
His attempt to drag in the ques-
ton of ownership is another confess
sion that ne is not prepared to meet
the issues. for ownership is not only
net question now. lut will not be
an issue for the next four years for
the D"mocratic party. unlike the Re-
publican party. believes that the peo-
pie have right to pass Judgment up
on proposition before it becomes a
matter of legislation. End If the peo-
pie never declared in favor OF govern
ment ownership. the Democratic
party would never consider itself at
lib5 rty to make that subject an is
sue.
Il have been opposing the trusts
ever since ! have been in public l1tH.
and am sorr- that while he has ac-
cepted the Democratic position in
several questions. he still refuses 70
accept OR party's position on this
subject.
Taft an initatie- Reformer.
"Mr. Taft does not stand for
single reform that has not been advo-
Gated by Democrats before he took up
the reforms or to make it more per
sonal. he has not advocated reform
that I have not advocated earlier, and
it is hardly fair for him to say that
be can enforce my reforms better
than can myself.
IF HI Is going to make his fight
on the ground that he Is reformer.
he will have to confess that he is an
;mitator. hut as he will make his
fight as the representative CT those
interests which are responsible for the
evils. which. according to Mr.. Tart,
have crept into the government. l
will not accuse him Of borrowing his
policies from us. and will promise
not to follow in his footsteps"
Mr.. bryan also discussed at length
the several issues Of Inc campaign.
more particularly the LABOR planks OF
the Denver platform, and reiterated
his views on those subjects.
Instead of leaving here tonight for
T. RE Haute. Ind. as had been p!ann'
ed Mr.. Bryan will remain here until
tomorrow morning.