Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-17
TRUSTS IATaLtRABLE 70 PEOPLE
In Speech Delivered in Detroit the
Democratic Leader Shows the False
Position en- Which Taft Stands -
Speaks Of the Necessity Of Railroad
LeolalatIon--aattIeship Question.
Lny Aaaoclnted proaaN

DETROIT, MiCH.. April iG-Wil.
liam jennings Bryan tonight conciuJ
ed II two days speaking trip through
Michigan with an address before a
large audience III the Light Guard ar
moty on "'rhe Point of View"
Mr. Bryan arrived in this CITY n,
o'clock from Jackson, Mich.
Mn Bryan was given I'M enthusiastic
reception. He began his address by
pointing ont the growth in popularity
of Democratic policies. distinguishing
as he proceeded between the Demo-
cratic policies, MS he expressed II. OF
The President. ana the un.Dcmocrailc
policies OF the President"
Tho thusts. whose existence WAS
denied by Republicans few years
ago are now an admitted evil. sal
Nh. Bryan. and while the PreSident
has gained popularity by few pros-
ccnuons, he has not yet sent trust
magnate TO the penitcntiary, ana since
The birth rate In the trust family is
greater that the death rate. We may
assume TINT this is one of the families
which measures up TO the Presidents
| standard.
~secretaryt,rait lis regarded as the
representative OF the reform Repub-
lean party or do not mean 10 siisht
/ Senator I.aFollette, real refornet,
hut he does not acem to meet with
the favor of the Republican leadersj
, gives no promise of effective RELIEF
from the trusts either through adlnn-
istra,ion or legislation The people
understand the Trust question better
than ever before. and WILL think,
demand the enactment of law en-
bodyins the Democratic idea that
/ private monopoly III indesenslble and
Intolcrable. On the tariff question tho
! Democratic position has also grown
, In favor and now we have the Rcpub-
leans In neck and neck race to see
who can make the loudest promises
in favor of tarlff reform without real
! ly reducing the tariff.
Necessity of Railroad Legislatien.
> No one will doubt that the people
/ have been aroused to the necessity Tor
( railroad regulation The legislation
so far secured affords little measure
j or relief. Instead OF giving definite
| promise of specific legislation neoes-
F, sary for effective control the Republic
can leaders are actually planning to
weaken, rather than strengthen reg
lation, Tor the plan 10 give national In
! corporation is merely plan to de-
) privc the states of control without
(, any assurance that Congress will DO
! any better in the future than 1t has
! in the past. On the new phase of the
! railroad question the Republican par
I ~ is equally out of harmony with The
i public. The Democrats demand leg
/ islation which will withdraw from the
lower Federal courts the power TO
suspend state laws, leaving the cor
porations free to prosecute an appeal
/ from the highest state courts.
THE Republican leaders side with
the railroads against the public on
this question"
/ In discussing imperialism. Mr. Bry-
an referred to the demand for four
new battleships and congratulated
, Congress for cutting 1t down 10 two.
He used it to illustrate the evils OF
! imperialism aud said that the Demo-
Gratis had for several years been call
ing attention to the fact that the col
onial policy IL persisted in will not
only weaken our attachment to the
doctrine Of self government, but IN
crease our army and navy ana involve
us in all the perils of a land grabbing
| policy"
There is danger of war In the
cultivation of the military spirit. The
best guaranty OF peace is to be found
+, in the establishment OF y reputation
for fair dealing and ip the consldera-
ton for the rights OF others