The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-09-30

(Applause.) Those who are most fea1"
full that there will be a lax enforcement
of the law are the very persons who
would suffer most if law was enforced
If Mr.. Harrison wants to debate the
question of the survival of our insti-
tutions / would tell him that the great
trusts of the country which are sup
porting the republican ticket are a
greater menace to our government than
anything else we have ever had
(Cheers) The coal trust sends it's rep
resentatives to sit by every fireside and
exact tribute from those who need
warmth.
''The oil trusts sends It's representa-
tive to collect from those who use OIL
The various trusts of the country by
their representatives arescollecting trib-
ute from the people, and when we pro-
test against it they call us disturbers of
the peace and anarchists. am opposed
executive I shall use what power /
have to drive every trust out of exist
ence. And if the laws at present ex-
listing are not sufficient to meet this
evil, if elected 1 will recommend such
laws as will. (Great applause.)
IF the constitution is so construed
as to prevent any interference with the
operation of the trusts I shall recon-
mend such an amendment to the con-
stitution as will permit of the punish
ment of these men. There is a great
contest in this country, which must
be settled, and that is whether a few
of the people banded together are more
powerful than all the people themselves.
They have said I array class against
class. l am willing to array all the
people who suffer from the operation
of these trusts against the few people
who operate the trusts for their own
benefit. If our opponents are afraid to
discuss the money question we are will
ing to meet them on that alone and let
the public decide
The democratic platform declared in
favor of an American financial policy
for the American people. And when I
stand for an independent financial pol
icy I am not appealing to any preju-
dice which any citizen of the United
States may have against any foreign
nation. ! am asserting. and ! shall
defend, the right Of these people to at
tend to their own business fYells of
applause) If the gold standard is
good thing, then we ought to keep it,
whether other nations want us to keep
1t or not
If it is bad thing we ought to get
rid of it, no matter how much other ma
tions want us to keep it. No foreign
nation has ever adopted such a policy
as the republican party asks So4sfar
as know no statesman in a foreign
land has ever agitated a policy that
will make the people, of this nation de-
pendent upon the decision of the people
of some other nation than his own.
(Applause.) The republicans In a speech
at Toledo showed he understood then
the principle that underlies the money
question-that the value of a, dollar de-
pends upon the number of dollars He
recognizes that you could make dol
lars dear by lessening their number
He recognized then that you could
raise the purchasing power of a dollar
by law, and by law reduce the value of
all kinds of property. He recognized
then that legislation in favor of the
gold standard made money the master
and all things else the servant We
have right to conclude he has adopted
the policy that money should be the
master and all things else should be the
servant. (AppIause.)
Il notice that the republican papers
are always suggesting that at our
meetings certain prominent democrats
are noticeably absent Those demo-
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toriety they have from the people
whom they have now betrayed must
feel grateful to the republican press for
a kind word. (Applause). If we shall
miss in this campaign those to whom
the people have given distinction we
may have the consolation of knowing
that the people in this campaign will
give distinction to democrats who are
still democrats. (Applause)
my friends, it seems to me that in
the presence of the proposition made
by the republican platform people of
this country ought to be awake to the
danger before them. You find that a
few financiers are able to control the
amount of gold and by sending 1t out Of
the country are able to run down stocks
and reap a rich profit and then by
bringing it back are able to raise
stocks and make rich profit again.
Our financial system has been turned
over to the stock gamblers. With the
present policy the American people are
unable to have foreign policy such as
they have a right to have.
The strain of the long string Of
speeches which Mr.. Bryan has deliver
ed was plainly evident in his husky
voice 1t had none of it's characteristic
ringing qualities, and it was with much
apparent effort that he declaimed his
strong points. But he had the sympa-
thy of the house Lord Russell, Lord
Chief Justice of England, Lazy Rus
sell and Lady Lockwood occupied seats
on the platform during Mr.. Bryan's ad-
dress.
Senator ]. S. c. Blackburn of Ken
tuck was the next speaker. He bitter
ly arraigned the republican party and
defended and justified the Chicago
platform, declaring it not the work of
politicians, but the people. He pre-
dicted that in November Mr.. Bryan
would receive more votes than any
candidate since God made this earth of
ours Senator Blackburn was follow
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