Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-22
They Address Three Thousand Peo-
Pile in Buffalo.
sELMoNT's BRAVE STAND
VIII support Next Democratic NM
sionnI Platform, Whothcr IL II DO
That of'96, Puvc md Simple. or n
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Bryan Deals
tho Administration Heavy Diows
-Rcunitcd Democracy I'm 1900.
(By Telegraph to vlrglnian-Pllot.)


Buffalo, y. Y, April 21.-Fully 5000
people crowded Music Hall tonight to
listen to Colonel w. ]. Bryan. Among
those in the boxes were Mayor Conrad
Diehl, Vicar General Connery, OF the
diocese OF Buffalo. and the chief city
officials.
Colonel Bryan was enthusiastically
received. Among those on the platform
were: Frank l.. Bebst, chairman of
the Democratic Central Committee;
Norman T.. Mack Supreme Court JUS
tee; Robert C. Titus and Oliver II. p.
Belmont.
Justice Titus presided. lie spoke
against territorial expansion and urged
the Democratic party to plant itself
squarely in opposition to that heresy."
MIR BELMONT SPEAKS.
The chairman introduced Mr.. Bel
mont, who was received with hearty
applause. He said. in part:
Il deem it urgent that every Demo-
crat of New York should rally to his
party and give assurance of his sup
port to the next national platform,
whether it will be that of sc pure and
simple. or whether it will be that of
90 modified or added to.
The Republicans, as expressed by
this Administration, stand for trusts
monopolies and concentrated wealth
and imperialism. and to all of these
things | hold Democracy is opposed"
COLONEL BRYAN.
Justice Titus paid a high tribute to
Colonel Bryan. who was received with
tremendous cheering.
Mr. Bryan said that he had been ac-
cuscd Of not having worldly goods sufIi-
cicnt tn make him safe custodian of
property, but that he was glad that the
one who preceded him G3clmonO had
enough of worldly possessions to take
him out of the ranks of the anarchists
ut least
REPUBLICANS REVERSE POLICY.
Mr. Bryan said that he loved the
Democratic party, but he loved the ma
ton better. He said that the Republic
cans now look to Alexander Hamilton,
but in 1859 they celebrated the birthday
OF Thomas jefferson. He asserted that
the Republican party had reversed its
form policy of man above the dollar
by placing the dollar above humanity.
WAR REVENUE TAX.
Passin" on to the war revenue tax,
Mr.. Bryan said:
when in hour OF peril the admins
tration hunted around for any oiti-.hias
to put "A stamp on to help the Gov
eminent, even those vino want 10 send
kilograms To The poor Filipinos are
compelled to pay Il tax. Why are the
ecnders of kilograms taxed? Because
the telegraph companies have more in
fucnce with the Republican Adminis-
tratiOn than all the hundreds of thou
sands Of people who send kilograms"
He said that the Government could
take the son from his mother and
stand him up before the cnemys guns,
but could not lay its hands upon the
millions of accumulated wealth. The
responsibility, he claimed, was due n to
the influence of wealth with the Re-
publican party.
END OF GOLD BUG ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Bryan claimed that the Demo-
cratic party will be reunited in 1900
without the weakening of the policy of
1896.
~ fnancier meets a smaller flnancier
or ordinary man and asks him IL he
favors free silver. The ordinary man
answers yes. The first speaker SAYS:
What! a man of your intelllgence?'
The other feebly whispers: Yes The
first man gasps, well, 1 declare That
is the end of the argument Of the gold
bugs"