New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
BRYAN SEES LEAGUE
 OF NATIONS PASSED
Thinks People Will Rise Up and
 Demand This Measure

Hon. William Jennings Bryan. cN- secretary of state, three times the democratic candidate for president, Was tho guest of the Norden lodge. l. Q. c. T., at the Swedish Lutheran church last evening. Long before s o'clock a crowd of about 800 people assembled to. hear Mr. Bryan. The first number on the program was the singing of the star Spangled Ban ner."
 SeNerin Johnson. the master of ceremonies. then introduced the Arpi scNtette, Herbert Anderson, viOlinist, and Theron Hart, organist, rendered a selection thai was well received. The speak ker of the evening, Hon. Will liam Jennings Bryan, was introduced by Mayor Quigley. When the ap- plause subsided, the mayor told of hearing Mr. Bryan speak from the rear of the democratic train in Der lin over 20 years ago. At that time, Bryan said he was glad that the people of Connecticut were studying the money question: and the mayor assured him that such has been the case ever since. The mayor con- cludcd his introduction by saying that it was a pleasure to him to intro duco a man that has been honored so many times by his own state and country ac a whole.
 Praises Good Templars.
 Mr. Bryan began his remarks by complimenting the Good Templars oH tnl1 itoC of ,1otf fD, hot wrote in 1858 favoring prohibition, and that platform has never changed. The democratic and republican plat form has changed several times with in the tme that he has been in poli- ties. Mr. Bryan, himself, is a mem Der of Knights of Good TemplerS and he is proud to be one of a class of men that have such high ideals. The Swedes make up fully one third of the total world membership of this organization and MT. Bryan has learned to count on their help in the prohibition reform. The Swedish dis trict in his home state Nebraska, has never failed him.
 Patience Is Essential
 Mir. Bryan, speaking on the length of time it takes to convince the people of a reform, says that one must have patience, faith and toler- ance.
 The four constitutional amendments that have been passed in the past 30 years all took time. When Bryan was a congressman, 30 years ago, he introduced the amendment for direct primaries for the election of United States senators. The bill passed the house but it took 21 years to pass the senate
 Getting reform through reminded Mir. Bryan of the story of the man that had a rash on his hand. He went to the doctor, and was given an oint- ment 10 put on the rash every day for month. When he went back to the doctor, he was asked how the rash was healing. The answer was: Hooking at it from day 10 day, T can't see any improvement; looking at it from week to week, som etimes I think l do see an improvement. [ guess it will get well, doctor but not in my day" The same psyCh gical process is experienced with people that are anxious to accomplish a re- form.
 The income tax took 17 years to get through the house and senate. In 1894 the people were protesting against d two per cent tax, and now, the same ones that protested against the pass ing of the measure step up and pay sometimes as high as 60 per cent The income tax, according to Mr. Bryan, knocks the dying argument of John Barleycorn in the head. The saloon interests have said you cant run the government without our moncy," but with he income tax, wealth is taxed and not the drinking class.
 Sees Ratification Spreading.
 MT. Bryan predicted last night that within a year 3G states will ratify the woman suffrage amendment. When woman suffrage does go through, it means a bright future for not only the United States, but also for the entire world, for s0mc day the other nations of the world will follow the same example. When the amendment does go through it will stay put and will not go up and dcwn like the tar iff MT. Bryan at this time told a story, by the way of illustration, of his trip to Panama a few years ago. As he was viewing the Culebra Cut he ask ed: "Whcn will there cease to be land slides here?" The engineer in charge answered: "Wh her the banks reach an angle of rcpose." It was MT. BTNanS opinion that the suffrage question was app oaChiEg an angle of reDoSs.
 Talks on League of Nations.
 Mir. Bryan spoke briefly on the leagre of nations.' He believed that ch hf fI will