Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-20
BRYAN ON ROOSEVELT,
HUGHES AND TAFT
Nebraska Man Arrs'gas The Three
Leading Republicans Of Country
al Present Time.
POINTS OUT FLAWS n POLICIES
In Characteristic Manner Turns Full
Light on the Mistakes Made by the
President, New Ycrk's coverno. ans
the Secretary of Wnr-Dinerenc
Between TWO Great Parties.
(Ry AssocIated pressA


CHICAGO, ILL, March l9-Dcclar-
ing that the greatest OF present day
evils is the domination of politics by
uhc favor seeking corporations ami
asserting that the Democratic paity
IS Me best qualified TO undertake The
task OF correcting theis. William i.
bryin tonight celebrated his ISth
birthday. by delivering Il speech on
national issues before big mass
meeting IN the Seventh Regiment ar
mory OH Sixteenth street. Mr.. BRYAN
took for his subject WHY Democ-
@cy?" and after discussing the rec
ords of President Roosevelt Governor
hughes and Secretary Taft MS regar Is
corporation legislation. he answered
question by saying: because the
democratic party is the ONLY marty
1uhie"ht'y large TO give hope OF sue.
cess ana sufficiently Democratic 10
fiVe hope of relief after 4 victory has
been won
me speech by M Bryan was the
Nnly one delivered at the meeting.
Carter IT. Harrison. former MAJOR
of Chicago, presided.
About 10000 persons crowded ipto
me big building and it was nearly an
hour past the scheduled time of s
CLOCK when MIR. Bryan began 10
speak. Mr.. Bryan said in part:
Assuming that reforms are neces-
sary what party can best be intrus,.
va win the work of securing them?
Dce 10 present the claims of tho
democratic party. What are the evils
10 DE corrected? The greatest of all
me evils-and it Is the fruitful cause
oi almost all the other eyils-is tho
domination of politics of the favor
seeking corporations. BY dominating
politics they dominate the oovarn.
'"ch'' national and sieate There is moi
question upon which the people are
'ninkihg, which does not to n greater
or less extent involve this question.
'naii me government be administer
ga IN the interest OF the whole MAO
mc' ny uhpurchasable and incorrnpt-
iole representatives of the peonle ~
shail the favor seeking Corporations
eoht'oi the elections. raise their rem
reSeEtatives TO power and throurb
them exploit the country.
Conditions Not satisfactory.
III the present situation is salts.
factory; II the people are contenteo
win ne distribution of wealth and
WIN the nredominating Influences of
'heke combinations, then there is no
good reason why the Republican, Marty
should not be continued in mower fo,.
II has created the conditions which
now exist and must have credit or
piamt according TO whether; :hssa
conditions are desirable or undesjr-
able
81 think can safely assert t,,o,
conditions are not satisfactory and IN
support OF this assertion can point
10 me Iact that remedial legislation is
demanded by practically all of The
Democratic party and by very large
proportion of the Republican marty.
Whatever popularity the President
has. is due 10 the efforts he has msda
in the direction of reform although
these efforts have been snasmodic
rather Than continuous. and have not
heen Supported by his own party
The Democratic party can claim The
RICH, TO carry out these reforms first
mously In favor of reform. while in
the Republican party there is very
large minority. if NOT an actual ma
jority. against any and all important
reforms.
Difference Between Two Parties.
While the Republican party Is
spending its time between .eforms and
stand ratters. the Democratic marty Is
ready for action. Then, too the Dem
ocratic administration will. If elected.
enter office pledged to specific re-
ferns named in the platform. while
the Republican party will ask tho pub
lie to trust II to carly out such re-
forms as msy be outlined after the
election. In the one case the peoDl,
know what to expect; in the other
case they are left in uncertainty.
The difference between the Demo.
cratic position and the Republican
position can be ILLUSTRATED by refer