The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-22
Conference Is Held In Secret
 With Legislators
HARMONY MUST BE SECURED
Democratic Leader Addresses Ken lucky Legislature and Aftcrward Discusses the Senatorial
 Deadlock.

rIaHhAoIt, Ny. JdhudTy SI-1 ne clliIldX of William J. Bryan's visit to Frankfort was reached this afternoon when he spoke to the democratic members of the legislature behind closed doors, advocating the election of former Governor Beckham as United States senator. MT. Bryan said he had not been invited to Frankfort. He declared he had no fears for himself. He paign that he might hurt himself if he came to Kentucky.
 T am not afraid of hurting myself when the interests of the party are at stake" said MT. Bryan.
 T might be a candidate today" he said. Only a few delegates have been elected and they have been instructed for me, but they are not enough to elect me l am in the habit of saying what l think and letting every man in the world think of it as he pleases.''
 He said he had come to Kentucky not for Beckham, but for the democratic nom- inee and that if McCreary were the nom inee for senator he would be speaking for him.
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 T am here" he said. 'because l believe the democratic party has good chance to be successful this year. l do not know who the democratic standard bearer may be, but I know that it takes democratic Senate and House to uphold the Pres ident. 1 do not want to be a President simply to sit in a chair, but to do some thing for the people.
 we cannot rely too much on republican, senators. l am hopeful we may make enough gains to secure the Senate for democratic reform. On the vote of one senator may rest the fate of democratic principles
 For generation we have had gov ernment under corporate control. The only relief is democratic triumph this fall"
 He said personalities should not be all lowed to figure in politics. He said in 1904 he took his medicine in Parker. Parker was the man above all others he did not want, but he stood for more democracy than the republicans did and 1 accepted him and did what 1 could for him. Give me a bitter enemy, and if he stands for the same things l stand for l will do more for him than his best friends"
 Ballot Without Result.
 The balloting in the legislature today for a successor to United States Senator James B. McCreary was without result. The feature of the day was an address by w. J. Bryan. MT. Bryan said there were two theories in the present day de- mocracy, the aristocratc and the demo cratic. He quoted Jefferson in making this statement and said this is true now as well as when Jefferson said it. In all countries there are two parties all the time and always the aristocratic party always dstrusting the people, and the democratic trying to get into close touch with the people. An aristocrat is not easily converted into democrat, ne con tinued. He must be born again.
 f''I believe at heart that a large major ity of those who call themselves repub- lieans are democrats" said the speaker. ''Occa sionally these aristocrats get into the legislature. The aristocratic view is that the legislator is elected because he can think for himself, The embezzle- ment of power is as great a crime as the embezzlement of money"
 Here MT. Bryan made reference to the man who is elected and then goes to a legislature and votes against the wishes of the pople who sent him. T hope the time will come" he said. when such be- trayers will be whipped from power
 Too Much Conscience.
 MT Bryan declared that those legisla- tors who are too conscientious to vote as those who elect him wish him to vote should be conscientious enough to resign his office. The reference of MT. Bryan to corporations was received with ap- plause The rights of corporations extend only to those given to him by law, MT. Bryan said The warning of President Roosevelt as to the great fortunes which many persons had built up due to the growth of the corporations, MT. Bryan warmly commended He said that he wanted to express to the President his gratitude for taking off of his shoulders a part of the cursing from corporations which he formerly had to bear himself. He urged the members of the legislature to be careful in making laws which affect corporations He said the recent panic was caused by fictitious values.
 The railroads, he said, had pamed off on the public such stocks. This. he con tinued, was the primary cause of the dis turbance as these stocks and bonds got into the hands of New York brokers and were put into circulation. A shrinkage in these stocks and bonds followed and caused the recent panic. He said every state should pass such laws or amend ments as would make impossible watered stock and fictitious capitalization. In con- clusion MT Bryan said he was here at his own invitation.
 
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