Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-15
LETTER Of BRYAN
/. BRINGS CHARGES OF
UNORTHODOX VIEWS
Communication Sent to Demo-
Gratis Invited to Jefferson
Day Banquet Causes Com
motion in New York

NEW YORK. April 13.-The letter of
William ]. Bryan. written from Brazil
and to be read tonight before the Dem
ocrats who attend the Jefferson day
banquet here and those It a similar
function in IndianapoIis-the letter
which caused a commotfon among the
local banquet committeeman at its I'M
tial reaoIng. because OF what some or
them termed its unorIhodox doctrine
is as follows:
LETTER OF BRYAN.
Il thank you for the invitation to the
jefferson day banquet While 1 shall
not return to the United States in time
to attend, / can join with you in spirit
the more heartily because of what L
have learned by visiting other countries.
have seen everywhere the influence
exerted by his teachings. IN the nation
in which 1 am just now sojourning L
find illustrations of his idea or con-
quest. He contended that we should
conquer the world with our ideals rath-
er than with our arms, and In this sense,
we are effecting a conquest of Brazil
Her constitution is modelled after
ours; she has copied from us the Jeffer-
al system of government, which united
local control of local affairs with ma
tional supremacy; her flag, like ours,
has star for each state. and her school
system is being made TO conform more
and more to ours. These victories, too,
cement friendship, instead Of arousing
enmity. Hail, to jefferson, the world S
schoolmaster, whose views continue tn cir
majestic march around the earth.
But in our country, as well as
abroad, his principles are triumphing.
He taught that the art of government. is
the art of being honest, and each new. In
prOveS the foIlv Of those YIN n
refuse to learn Of him.
FOE OF MONOPOLY.
He was the foe of monopoly in every
form, and his name is the one which
can with most propriety be invoked when
the trusts are attacked and when a con-
test is being waged for the application
of the principles of popular government.
81 am so far away from home that 1
am not fully informed as to the recent
events, but I have just read Of one JEFF
fersonian victory. namely, the selection
of an investigating committee by the
house instead of by the speaker, and.
better still, each party selected its mem
bers of the committee. This establish s
an important precedent, which II fol-
lowed will make Investigations real and
effective.
MEAT TRUST VICTORY.
ct notice, also, that we seem likely to
Monopoly prices at last have provoked a
popular protest, and now that the people
are looking for a remedy. there is hope
that they will accept the Democratic
party 1t Is not unnatural that they
should use the boycott, even II they pun
ish themselves while they are infiicting
punishment on their oppressors; but am
sure they WILL in the end. find legislation
more satisfactory than abstenance from
nd iOf Democrats
declaring a private monopoly-not the
meat trust only. but every private mo-
nopoly-indefensible AND intolerable.
"But there is another item OF news.
which has Just come to my attention.
President Taft. in his Lincoln speech at
New York, February IL. attributed the
present high prices mainly to the in
crease In the production of gold and
the consequent enlargement of the volume
of money. This unexpected Endorsement
of our party's proposition in 1896. when we
demanded more money as the only rem
edy for falling prices. is very gratifying.
How valuable that admission would have
been to US IL 1t had been made during
the campaign of that year. when the Re-
publican leaders were denying that the
volume of money had any influence on
prices. and asserting that it did not mat
ter whether we had much money or little,
provided 1t was all good.
LEAVE MONEY ALONE.
1--WE may now consider the quantitive
theory of money established beyond dis
pute and proceed to the consideration
of other questions. But the president and
his predecessor have admitted the cor
rectness of the Democratic position on
so many questions that further argu-
ment is hardly necessary on any subject,
we may now take judgment against the
Republican party by confession.
please present my compliments to the
Democrats assembled in memory of the
Sage of Monticello I take II for granted
that your gathering will not adjourn
without the adoption of a resolution urg-
ing the ratification by all the states OF
the income tax amendment to the federal
constitution.
THE time is ripe for a return to JEFF
fersonian principles. and I trust the rep
resentatives Of our party will make a
record which will secure us a mai ority at
the coming congressional elections. With
that advantage gained. the Democrats
will have an opportunity to outline a
program and with a program in harmony
with Jeffersonian ideas the Democracy
will enter the presidential campaign with