The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-09
BRYAN ADDRESSES !
Continued from Page One.

"a distinction IS drawn between
tie railroads and other corpora
tons The railroad, being q quasi
public corporation, and as such
being permitted to exercise a part of
the sovereignty of tine state, is sub
ject to regulation at the hands Of
both the nation and the state, hut
this regulation is intended, not to
cripple the railroads but to increase
their efficiency. The people at
large are as much interested as the
stockholders are in the successful
operation of the railroads. Their
own pecuniary Interests as well as
their sense. of justice would restrain
them from doing anything that
I would impair the road or reduce Its
efficiency The travelling publlcl Is
vitality interested In tlse payments OF
wages sufficient to command the
most intelligent service. for life as
well as property is in the hands, or
those who operate the trains, guard
the switches, and keep the track, in
repair ~
"The Democratic party would dis
tlnguish between thosa railroad
owners. directors ana managers
who, recognizing their obligation to
the public, earn their salaries by
conscientious devotion to the work
entrusted TO them. and those un-
, scrnpulous "Napoleons OF Finance
who use railroads as mere pawlis
in great gambling game without
regard to the righ,s OF employees or
TO the interests of the patrons - 1t
Is in the interest or honest railroad
Ing and legitimate Investment that
the Democratic party seeks to ascer-
tain tie present value OF the rail-
/ road properties and TO prevent for
the future the watering of stock
/ and the issue of fictitious cardtall-
zation; and 1t is in the interest OF
both the railroads and the public
| that II seeks only 5uch reductions in
transportation rates as can be made
without wage reduction. without
! deterioration in the service and
, without injustice to legitimate In
insists that In the matter OF regu-
lation OF railroads both the State
government shall act up 10, and yet
within, their powers; for nothing
lelse will restore the confidence and
good will that ought TO exist be-
tween the railroads and the peop'c.
| In dealing with manufacturingI and
trading corporations the Democratic
party draws a distinction between
tthose corporations-and they con-
stltute the great majority of all tie
manufacturing and trading CORPORA
tions-which are engaged In a
legitimate effort to supply what the
i consumers need and the very few
corporations which are seeking by
4 conscienceless methods to take ad-
vantage OF the public on the one
lfand while on the other hand they
bankrupt competitors, oppress the
producers of raw materials and deal
arbitrarily with their employees 1t
endeayors to protect the innocent
1 corporations by visiting punishment
upon those corporations which are
guilty of infractions OF the moral
and tie statute law. Here, too,
Iour platform Is specific and no one
/ ffN' N'N ~ W lIlEHlCu
any business man whose transac-
tions are fair and whose income IL
honestly earned.
II fNo one can contrast the plain,
STRAIGHTFORWARD declarations OF our
party with tie vague and amblg-
uous utterances of the Republican
leaders and the Republican candi-
date without recognizing that our
appeal is to the Judgment and good
sense of the voters who desire just
ice for themselves and insist upon
justice being done by others. Our
party. If entrusted with the power,
will remedy the abuses which have
| grown up under Republican rule,
and yet remedy those abuses with
due regard to constitutional limi-
tations and without injury to any
legitimate business interest
AFTER this speech had been de-
livered Bryan addressed am overflow
meeting in the court house square.