Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-13
MIR. BRYAN SAYS THE GOVERN
OR HAS NO REMEDY FOR THE
wRoNGs-NEBRAsKAN RIDI-
CULEs THE ARGUMENT MADE
BY GOVERNOR HUGHEs THAT
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM Is
AN ATTACK ON PATENT LAWS

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 13.-In an at
dress at the state university Will
lam j. Bryan attacked the argu-
ments of Governor Hughes. OF New
York in defense OF the Republican
platform, dwelling on the difference
between the two platforms relating
to publicity OF campaign contribu
tions and discussed the propriety OF
President Roosevelt's supporting
Mr.. Taft.
Delivered forcibly and in Mr.. Bry-
ans best style his speech was re-
peatedlys cheered by the University
students.
MIR. BRYAN SPEECH.
Mr.. Bryan said In part:
Governor Hughes OF New York.
has been put forward as the cham.
pion OF the Republican party to at
lack the Democratic remedy for
trusts and the presidnet seems to
prefer the argument advanced by
Mr.. Taft. can fairly assume there
fore that the argument presented
by Mr.. Hughes is not only the stron-
gest argument that has been pre-
sented. but the strongest argument
that can be presented. because Mr..
Roosevelt would not pit him against
our platform II he were not our
strongest opponent. He has been
sent through the west to strength
en- the Republican lines.
II desire to remind you In the
first place that Mr.. Hughes repre-
sents the eastern Republicans. not
the western Republicans. He was
one OF the candidates against Mr..
Taft when Mr.. Taft was being urg-
ed es the representative OF the ad-
ministration. Mr.. Hughes friends
joined with the friends OF Mr.. Can
non, Mr.. Knox and Mr.. Fairbanks
in the effort to prevent the nomi-
nation OF Mr.. Taft. II is only fair
to assume therefore that Mr..
Hughes is not a reformer in the
sense in which that term Is used
by the Republicans OF the west.
AS an evidence that Mr.. Hughes
is not in sympathy with western
reforms you will recall that he We
toed a 2-cent passenger rate bill.
and he did this in spite Of the fact
that a Republican legislature Of New
York passed the bill The govern
ors in the western states signed this
bill and we are now enjoying the
benefits of the 2-cent fare. New
York is more thickIy settled than
the western states and yet he gave
the benefit of the doubt 20 the rail-
roads in their contest with the pa
irons.
ALLEGES NO BAD MOTIVE
Il will not say that he did this
because OF the contributions mad
to his campaign fund by Morgan,
Depew, the Vanderbilts and one of
the Goulds. II is not necessary 20
assume that these contributions had
any effect upon his action. II is
enough to know that he did not act
upon this subject as Republican gov
ernors in the west acted. and T care
not what explanation his friends
may make. IT he had signed the
bill the railroads could have pro-
tected themselves by recourse 10
the courts, but when he vetoed the
bill the people had no recourse
at is not strange that he should
oppose the Democratic remedy on
the trust question. for he has never
shown any interest I'm the correc-
tion OF the evils that the trusts have
brought upon the country. ! will
not say that this partiallity for the
trusts IS due 10 the contributions
made to his campaign fund by Car
negie, Havemeyer Duke and others.
II Is no necessary that these con
tributions Influenced him at all. 70
may be his natural disposition to
take the side OF the trust as against
the people.
Does he manifest any concern
about the wrong done to the people
BY the trusts? Not the least Has
he any remedy? None whatever.
With him II IS a subject Of amuse-
ment; It IS really too funny for any
thing TO think that anybody should
try to do anything lie takes the
case OF a patent and says our plans
would interfere with patents.
What Is Mr Hughes trying to
do? Is he deceived himself. or is
he trying to deceive those who lis
ten TO him? Our anti trust PLANK
has nothing TO do with patents. The
patent is intended TO be a monop-
oily and our reference to patents in
another part OF the platform is suf-
ficient proof thar the convention had
no intention Of including the patent