Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-16
BRYAN SCORES =.
THE TRUSTS.
Hypocrisy of Those Who Profess
to Fear the Laws Will Not
Be Enforced.
M'K1NLEY is SILENT.
The Republican Candidate Has Not q
Word to Say Against the Trusts,
for They Own Him.
MI. Bryan, on the other Hand, Declares
That, If Elected, He Will Use All the
Power of the Law, and. If Neo-
\ essary, Ask for More Law
to Suppress Them.

Mr.Bryan and Maj. Mckinley are maxi
ing speeches daily to crowds of people.
Mr.. Bryan discusses every issue in
volved in the campaign in the most d.
rect and unequivocal manner. He
does not bubble and he evades nothing.
He is especially outspoken in oppose
ton to and denunciation Of the trusts,
syndicates and combinations formed
to throttle legitimate business and ex-
act unreasonable profits from the peo-
pie.
Maj. Mckinley, on the other hand,
deals largely in generalities and mean
ingless platitudes, and seems all the
time to be trying to talk without say
ing anything. He uses words chiefly
to conceal his ideas, If, indeed, he has
ideas. He is direct and explicit in
nothing. He is especially silent and
evasive on the subject of trusts, syndi-
Gates and combinations, and doesn't
even seem to know that such things
exist. His silence in regard to them
can mean nothing else than his in
dorsement Of them, if not, indeed, their
absolute ownership of him. If Nc
Kinley should be elected, every trust
and syndicate and ring and combina-
ton in restraint of trade in all the land
could go to Washington and demand OF
him its compensation for electing him
in additional privileges and profits at
the expense of the people, and they
would not be slow in going, either.
In striking contrast Of this position
OF entire subserviency to those special
interests that need the strong curb of
the law was Mr.. Bryan's severe de-
nunciation Of the trusts in his recent
speech in Tammany hall. Mr.. Bryan
the charge recently made in speech
by ex-President Harrison that the
democratic national platform is mem
ace to the government, and followed
that with his denunciation of the
trusts. He said:
'.AIy friends, call your attention to the
fact that Ex-President Harrison asserts
that our platform places the government
In danger. II that were true, we might
well turn from the discussion of any other
question to consider whcrein 1t menaoes
the continuation of constitutional govern
ment, and there is nothing In the Chicago
platform that menaces constitutional gov
eminent. There Is nothing in the Chicago
platform that would make the executive
of the United States feeble In enforcing all
the laws of the nation or feeble in defend
ing the constitution of the nation; and
there is nothing in that platform that as
sails the Integrity OF questions tho honesty
Of the supreme court Of the United States
OF of any one state. (Applause.)
1T challenge you to read that platform
and find in that platform q single sen-
tence that justifes the language used by
the ex-president.
"Our criticism Of the supreme court is
not as severe as the criticism and the plat-
form upon which Abraham Lincoln wsa
elected In 1860. The language that have
| used in regard to the supreme court has
| not been as severe as the language used
| by Abraham Lincoln both before his cleo
ton and after his election to the presi-
dency. [Applause.l There is nothing in
| our platform concerning the invasion OF
the state by federal troops; that appears
in force and Is emphasized in the platform
of 1860 upon which Mr.. Lincoln was elect
ed. There Is nothing that has been said
| in the platform or by its candidate that
justices the charge that the democratic
| party Is assailing constitutional govern
ment or interfering with the preservation
Of law and order. [Applause1
| ~ shall go further than that. II MT
Harrison wants to raise the question of the
survival of our government, I am willing to
meet him on that proportion. (Applause.)
my friends, in SO far as the republicans
| and former democrats [hisses1 have crit
| 1ctsed my election as menace to law and
| order, want to say to you that their feal
| Is not that as an executive will be Lax
in the enforcement of law: their fear is
that as an executive would mot respect
| persons. [Applause.l
"Who Is it that Is SO afraid the law will
not be enforced7 (Cries of "Hannap
"Hanna" and applause) Those who are
| most fearful that there will be lax en-.
forcement of the law are the very persons
who would suffer most If the laws were
enforced. (Applsuse.)
Those persons who are afraid that Law
will be violated with impunity are the
ones who have violated the law with i'm.
| punity.
| "If MI. Harrison wants to raise the ques-
ton of the survival of our institutions, ]
will tell him that the great trusts of this
country that are supporting the republican
ticket are the greatest menace to our gov
| ernment.
"The trusts of this country, with thei1
representatives, are collecting tribute from
the people, and when we protest against II
they call us disturbers Of the peace and an.
archists. (Applause.)
1T AM OPPOSED TO TRUSTS. zap.
plause.) AS AN EXECUTIVE, I SHALL
USE WHAT POWER HAVE To DRIVE
EVERY TRUST OUT OF EXISTENCE
tremendous applause.)
"If present laws are not sufficient to meet
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