The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-26
BRYAN
Points Out to Legislators Nee
eSSaV Reforms
For Progress and Human Welfare
Work OF Gov. Cox Gets
UnstInted Praise
[ohio State Journal
State control of railroads.
Anti.militarism.
Governmental newspaper.
Woman suffrage.
Statutory. prohibition.

These things, among others were
advocated by William Jennings Bry-
an in an address of an hour and so
minutes yesterday before joint ses-
sion of the Ohio general assembly and
crowded gallery Half the audi
tors in the gallery were women.
Bryan complimented Ohio on be-
ing 'the most progressive state of its
size" in the Union, and asserted the
former Cox administration was large
ly responsible for this.
After the commoner had spoken for
an hour, telling of the duties OF leg
islators, reciting recent progress in
government, warning Ohio against
federal usurpation of interstate rail-
road regulation and against what he
said is the aim of the army and navy
to force compulsory military train
ing, he begged leave to discuss ano-
ther proposition" For fear the au-
dience thought he was about to con-
clude, he added: "Then will take up
still another one"
The listeners cheered and stuck to
their seats.
Urges Public Paper.
After setting forth the need Of
government published newspaper,
both in state and nation, he took a
drink of water, breathed deeply,
braced up and declared with salts
faction: Now l have the introduc-
tory out of the way"
Again he was applauded and none
was seen to leave the room. As ex-
pected, woman suffrage and prohibi-
tion next were on tap.
Most OF Bryan's remarks were non
partisans. Once, in comparing dem
ocrats with aristocrats, he drew
inadvertently referring to
when he wanted to say
He apoligized and cor
rected himself.
For a moment he addressed him
self directly to Democrats, asking
for the moment to close
their ears if possible. He was dis
suffrage and said:
IL any one of you Is 10 vote
against woman suffrage let him not
be Democrat. 1t was the women
voters that saved President Wilson
and the continuation of his reform
program last fall when the men
voters of the country would have
defeated him.
Bryan said Ohio is recognized by |
sister states as having gone farther
than any other state of its size In
making its constitution and laws con-
form with the best thought of the
lay. Some of the less populous
states, he intimated, have led Ohio.
But when Ohio does something
he others sit up and take notice" he
said.
Praises Work of Cox
No other state in the nation ever
so much needed reform
n the short space of two years as
Ohio did under the first administra-
ion of Governor Cox, Bryan declar-
I'd. 1T is because of this that you
lave less of accumulated undone
work than any other legislature this
ear" he added.
Legislation which has helped the
people usually had not come from
but had to be started in
he states, he said in discussing rail
DAD control, suffrage and prohibi-
ion. The present effort to transfer /
king interstate railroad rates to
should be resisted to the
Utmost by the states, in his opinion.
With many states having 2-cent
are laws, it is cheaper in many in {
tances to purchase ticket to state I
boundary line and a new ticket on the
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