New-York tribune., 1908-09-17
DEPENDING ON COMPETITION

The Democratic party believes that the private
monopoly IS indefensible and infoiera3e 40 t ana a,nt
where the corporation would blossom iSfs Sos mot NOT
monopoly % s uDen large Scale but it
lieves that competition must remain resulaetIs
manufacturing and trading corporations under
the surveillance of the general goxeTnreh1 r %le
becomes menace. The limit is fixed arptrar1iiy
limit E SO high that an insignificant fraction of
the corporations would be brought nnder the oper-
alton Of the law would be the very ones which len
have been exploiting the country ana evsoihs rs
officers of the law This plan, instead or disturb
ing business. would protect multitude Of esf sae
mate corporations which are now IN
OF the monopolstic corporations :. aso,t &, nv
cited by the Democratic declarations on the tariff
question Speaking OF our panIorlh @ h necessarv ~
to restore the tariff revenue basis ne declares
in his notification speech that e nrnose cam M
not but the gradual recovery from our recent
compared with which our recent panic and depres-
sion will very small indeed deco; a. srst s1anca
might seem a pledge that something would be
done. 1t The KePuocSn ca b parry tsr9 bx
speciai session OF Congress Immediately following
the IF the end hea might
indicate a certain degree OF enthusiasm ana yer yer
strengthen the position The word une9ulvoo %
Psst PsS promises from the unAsD' PROMISES u '
NOT
Congress the same rule upon which the present
nounceS the guarantee Of a reasonable profit to
American industries The W does 10 mG
ers TO merchants TO professional men. Oniy
to Dd the s PSe beneces Of protection are allowed
TO determine what is reasonaple s prom, H. I'VE we
fag may f3ee' tx bee 5e in case Of Republican
is there in the Democratic m patfesm 5esafs daas
business? WIN it produce panic to .tt put on ;tt j,e
free list a5ees hS' h1 6e trusts This REDUCTION
can be prevented by dissolution of the trusts s..
tarf on the necessities Of life especially those
articles that are sold ABROAD % foreea marRets do
we need high tariff TO enable us 10 compete
~ Be not mis,ed by the drefu prophecies, of
candidate who has convinced himself and now
waT the oountry's prosperity depends upon his
election.
While in the midst Of his address Mr.. Bryan was
interrupted by ex-Assemblyman John Palace, jr'
OF Rochester who said that II he would consent 10
s,1spepd for five minutes the Democrats OF Monroe
County would show him more substantial support
than mere applause and cheering. Ushers rushed
about the hall handing out blanks which were
blank applications for membership In the central
Brvan and Kearn Club containing pledge TO
vote and work for the success OF the Democratic
national ticket There also were spaces TO mark the
last ticket voted by the signer-
When the slips had all been collected Mr.. Palace
announced that more than three thousand applca-
tions and pledges had been made
In his addresses to the overflow crowds Mr..
Bryan spoke briefly along the same lines at the
convention hall.
Previous to his speeches dinner was given for
Mr. BRYAN at the Genesee Valley Club. at which
MANY leaders of the party in the state were pres
emf including Charles F. Murphy and Senator Nc
Carren.
Thomas w Finucane host. Among the
guests invited to meet Mr. Bryan were Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler, John A. Dix. John S. Whalen,
Judge Parker Norman E. Mack, Judge Morgan ].
O'Brien Charles F. Murphy, William j. Conners,
Daniel F. Cohalan, Lewis Nixon. Louis F. Haffen,
John A. Ahearn. Bird s. Coler Joseph Cassidy,
John W cox Senator Gore. of oklahoma; Senator
p H McCarren, Senator John P. Cohalan. Sena-
tor Frawley. Fire Commissioner n. ]. Hayes T. d.
Sullivan A Mclean. John Quinn, Warfeld A.
Hupprech, Jacob A Gerling. John R. Barton Her
bert Bissel ". Caryl Ely, William F. Sheehan and
John A. Mason.
Mr. Bryan left here after midnight over the
New York Central for Wilmington, Del. Chair
Mack and Charles F. Murphy left the
train for New York, where Mr.. Bryan will
spend hour in the morning.