Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-23
BRYAN ADMINISTERS 4
!, REsuKE, 70 Roosevelt

(Continuetf from First Page.)
ject, as On other subjects. while the
platform Of the Republican party Is
uncertain AM. evasiye. Of
( Free From Predatory Interests.
"rhe Democratic candidate for vice
president. Mr.. Kern, joined with mt
IN requesting the Democratic nadohai
} committee to fix a maximum OF ter
,i1ousan collars for Individual con-
,ributions and TO publish before eiec'
jtion. all contributions above one
hundred dollars. and the committee
; acted fayorabIy on the request. the
Republirnr national COMMITTEES propos-
. Ell no publication before election. but
inub,ication after election. ] submh
THAT our committee has given the oe'-
ter evidence of its freedom OF con-
neetion with or obligation to the
predatory interests Our committee
has not knowingly received Q dollar
from an official OF any corporatio"
!. known as a trust and 1t will not re-
tceiye any money from such. IL any
in,ousy s. contributed by such persons
without the knowledge of the coinlnit'
tee IL VIII utuSu 90 S~" -
fact is discovered.
"The democratic party Is maKins
ian honest and an honorable hsht ID
defense Of the principles and poiicles
!, lenunciated in its platform and IL eS'
, meets and will demand fair anu non
i orabie treatment from those VINO are
In charge OF the Republican cam
: lpaign.
|, with great respect, etc, l.
Very truly yours,
WILLIAM J. BRYAN. .
, i"Detroit. Mich. Sept, %. -
The program OF, the local commit
+ee included an opportunity to Mr..
nrvan 10 take long rest in the fore
inoon bm the statement of President
Roosevelt. published this morning IL
which the President endorsed the
lcharses made against Haskell Ds
Hearst, that Haskell bad been con
3ucc,cd with the Standard Oil Com
, many and had attempted to brloe
, Attorney General Monnett. OF ONO.
WAS suffacis mt to cause him TO Tore
on that much needed luxury. and DE-
lvo,e himself to the subject OF pre-
loaring a reply. He called to ms as
distance John E. Lamb. Of Indiana
, Edwin O. Wood. national committees
man from Michigan, and several o'h'
. or. Of Democratic leadership, and al
so held lengthy conferences over .he
!, Iouv distance telephone with New
York ara Chicago. ...
ii consulted Long Over Telegram.
, AitorethFr Mr.. Bryan consumed
). 1--WE hours in the consultation before
!. tconcluains to address his telegram
m the executive. At q late hour 10
, might he had received no reply from
|, lMr. Roosevelt.
q Arriving here at $3.50 TINS morn.
!. ling. Mr.. Bryan was given a rousihs
reception. He was met BY De
crowd at the station and thousands
LOT men on tn way to work cheefeo
him. as he proceeded in an aufomo
. hin. nm Jefferson and Woodward ave
mos to the Pon.chartra,n hotel. sc
s locsupied was he with the considera'
c ton CT the question OF replying 20
Inf Roosev It's statement, that NJ
, WAS enabled only briefly to address
a Gathering OF prominent Democrats
from various parts OF the country
. who had come here to confer WIN
!. him
ri Great Throns At Ann Arbor,
nj The Journey to Ann Arbor wa
> made in hts private car and UPON
Q his arrival there he was accorded q
cordial greeting. To sathesing o.
several thousand persons Mr.. Bryan
|speaking from the balcony OF .ne
r Cooke House. directed his remarks
: lnar,iculariy to young men. discus
0 sing during an hour and q halt the
+ tariff. the trust question, the iaooI
ouestion, government guarantee OF
l,,onk dsrcsits. the Democratic par
lty-s attitude on the injunction anes
: itioa ard on contempt OF court trlass
and severely criticizing Judge Tai'
: for his Characterization OF the u I'M
,ocratic platform plank on this aucs
Ition az loosely drawn.
kriseeersey Dying ovs.
rxr BRYAN sad that IN every COIN
nl.ry In the world there would d
fouas two parties. one csc rtfaHs
democratic ami the other sristocra
iic And I want to impress On IN
!mina Of ev " young man." nc Saaa
|, i.that everywhere the Democratic par
,.ity ia the growing party and the afis
a ,ecra,ic party Is the dying party.
II a wrong ,>ndency In the Rspuo
. iucan party Is. TO interfere With tSe
fright of the psoale 20 free cho'ce
. LOT their President. ard TO permit
t,he bringing Of the prestige Of hisn
o'cnses 20 a dictaiion cf the suocsss"s
a Ito the President. ] have commended
!. l,he Pr, sidcnt when bciicvcd his a.
;,.ons 10 b. Cor coed. hut believe