The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-18
bryan SEES BOTH
C0NNERs AND MACK
(continuod From first pnEe.)

the reputed dreamer has had the corn
ana has been the saviour Of his fell
iow.rr1en.
srhere has been healthy growth
OF public sentiment In our favor since
my campaign in 1896. I must concede
that my candidacy was In the nature
OF a disadvantage at that time. but
during that campaign had often
hoped that It might prove OF decided
advantage I was a young man then
more than ten years younger than any
who had ever aspired tor President.
Some of the voters might have
thought me too immature for the cx-
alted position for which presented
myself. This portion OF the populace
may not have understood me.
Again, I lived in the West. and tina,
fnct alone was enough to condemn.
We are Bible reading people. and We
are likely to confuse time with place
in our reading OF the scriptures. The
wise mon are said to have come out Of
the East, and that may have leSl to the
belief in 1895 that they must continue
TO come from the same direction. How
ever, the fact that Btill remain IN poll
tics should be sufficient to disabusa
our Republican friends OF the latter
mentioned idea.
ain 1895 I was buried. I know 1t,
for have often read about 1t. When
reappeared In 1900 I mystified many
Republicans, who mot know whether
I had ever been killed or had Just been
resurrected. AT st. Louis was run
over and trampled upon, but still /
live"
Money Not an Issue.
Mr.. Bryan said that the money
question would be nonentity in the ap-
preaching campaign. "The same men
who asserted twelve years ago" said
Mr.. Bryan. that we had too much sil-
yer money are besicging the Treasury
Department In an effort to get the
printing presses busy on now issue
OF bank notes."
"a silver dollar loses half It's value
when melted. but. melt cashier
check, and what Is left7''
Passing to the trust question. Mr..
Bryan paid his respects to William
II. Taft. He said he had no record as
opposing illegal combinations.
Why" said he, "the ne.a whom
New York Republicans favor for the
presidency has opposed the fining of
such corporations when proved guilty
OF illegal acts, on account OF the sur
fering which might be entailed on tho
stockholders should such penalties be
enforced; this In face OF the fact that
not single trust official has ever been
sent to States prison.
| Father of Injunctlons.
| The Republican party was nrraigncd
| for favoring government by Injunction.
| Secretary Taft was called the father
4 L Ia.
1 Bryan passed to brief review of tho
tariff question. He disposed OF several
methods of dealing with the question,
and came to his peroratioa, which was
| an eloquent attack on imperialism.
| The President has asked for four
I batteships this year said Mr.. Bryan.
"The opposition tells us that we must
| go out and conquer; be land-Srabbers,
| in fact. That IS TO be the future pol
icy. For the first time we are told
| that we must be world power. For
| the past 100 years We have been the
| greatest power In the world. and
| America has done more to shape world
| politics than has any other nation. All
| this has been without a large army,
| and now we are asked to consent to
| q doubling or trebling of the stand :
ing army. Our colonial adventures
have cost us s5OO,00o,000, which might
better have been spent upon irriga-
tion or upon rivers and harbors. We
are asked to build four battleships,
because some one else has scared us
by building two. So on 1t will be in or
der for the other nation to build SIX,
and we must follow suit with six.
"There are three causes which might
contribute to our confidence In our
cause: The growth Of Democratic ideas;
the division In the ranks of the Re-
publicans between the stand-patters
and reformers, and, better than all.
newly awakened public conscience"
At Ellss' Reception.
After his address. Mr.. Bryan was
surrounded by crowd OF eager adj
mirers. He afterwards attended re-
cepton given to him by the Rochester
lodge OF Elks.
Mr.. Bryan will go to Glens Falls to-
morrow. and from there to Utica. where
HE will speak tomorrow night. He
will wind up his trip at New York.
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