The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-11-03

had come to hear Mr. Bryan speak,
cheered and applauded every time
Mr.. Bryan mentioned achievements
OF the progressive republicans, which
he declared helps the democrats to
the end for which they strive.
Dan V. Stephens, who was also
scheduled for an address here Friday
night was called to Fremont from
Wayne
MIR. Bryan spoke at Wayne Friday
afternoon and was accompanied to
Norfolk by ex.United States Senator
| Allen whom he highly complimented
to his audience; Judge VIM. l.. Stark
of Aurora, Judge j. X. Dean of Brok.
en- Bow, both candidates for supreme
Judges Clarence Herman of Hold.
rege, candidate for state railway com.
missioner; Joseph Osborn of Battle
| Creek and ex-senator f.. J. Hale of
| Norfolk who acted as platform chair
man during the meeting.
| Mr.. Bryan spoke in Minneapolis
Thursday night and at Stanton and
Wisner Saturday. Monday he is sched-
uled for two days visit in Kentucky
and Wednesday he speaks in Kansas.
Not Out for President.
Mr.. Bryan will not be a candidate
for president again, If his statement
during the course of his address
stands good.
II never felt as good as do now"
he said. 'If | felt any better l don't
know what | would do. | am not CO.
ing to be a candidate for president
for many reasons. One of them is
because one president uses one part
of my platform and another uses the
to be president If | can get men to
do my work for me?"
In telling of the great assistance
the democrats are getting from the
progressive republicans, Mr.. Bryan
said:
Progressive republicans and the
standpat republicans will go hundreds
of miles to hit at each other. | don't
know how many progressive republi-
cans there are in Nebraska, but Gov.
Aldrich says 80 percent of the repub-
licans are progressives and | hope
he is right"
In further compliment to the pro.
: gressiye republicans, subject which
took up the major part of Mr.. Bryan S
address, he declared that three great
reforms were accomplished by the
= democrats with the aid of the progress
sive republicans-th change in the
| ,,1n Of oil hn Oh IL,
purifying politics and the permitting
!, of justice in taxation. In expressing
, himself on La Toilette, Mr., Bryan de
: clared that he would be glad if the
republicans nominated him for presi
! dent.
/ Il sympathize with La Toilette,
J said Mr.. Bryan. Misery likes com
! pany and | know what he is VI
against because l have been there
myself"
Discusses Steel Trust Suit.
when | am in Washington | am as
l much at home among progressive re
publicans as l am among democrats,
said Mr.. Bryan.
Before his address Mr.. Bryan was
D asked for his opinion in regard to the
suit Just filed in New Jersey to dis
solve the United States Steel corpor
: alton. He was glad to see the suit
commenced against the United States
4 Steel corporation. He thought il
should have commenced ten years
0 ago, but the fact that it is suit il
equity instead of criminal prosecu
ton, he declared, shows that either
the president recognizes that the anti
trust law is now worthless as Grim
k inal law or that he does not want t
punish big criminals. The public viii
now understand the meaning of the
h decision in the oil and tobacco case!
multiplying the criminal pact of the Law
h by inserting the word unreasonable.
Il believe in criminal punishment
y OF those who violate the anti-trus
law" said Mr. Bryan. But / believ,
that the supreme court decisions il
Standard Oil and tobacco cases max,
q it practically impossible to punisl
Il trust magnates Criminally and satisf.
, that which was the purpose of tn,
r decision and that the court was pack
d ed to secure such decision"
n After the reception held on tn,
q stage of the Auditorium, Mr.. Bryan
q went to Senator F. ]. Hales residenc,
T. where he was a guest during tn,
!. night He and his party left here il
n automobiles at 8 o'clock a. m. 70
= Stanton.