Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-11
col nnrAN's srrrcm
Talks On silver. Gold, Trusts, tho War aud
imperialism.


imperialism.
col. bryan said: "Mr. Chairman. la
dies and Gentlcmon-t regret the delay
OF the train that has made me so late.
but that delay has given you chance
90 hear others and I only rugrgt that 1
was not permitted To hear them myself.
] know you have heard from Fred bu-
bols, ana / always like Co listen Co him,
because IN the great crisis Of 1886. when
| the gold Democrats LETT uE he was Ia
the front ranks uf those who cnmu to
take their places, do not know
whether you have heard from senator
RnwlIns or not, but love 10 hear him
Hut n ! dld come late. I am going to
tax % you quite % while, anyhow, u
you are willing 20 listen.
This state gave large majority
ngainHt the Republican ticket iu 1896
MA u you had one reason Tor leaving
the Republican party DO 1886 you have
sixteen rgnnona Tor not going back 20
y now. Why dld you leave the Rcpub.
licnu party Was 10 because you be-.
llevcd the Republican party 10 be
wrong ON n great public question: Utah
hai been IL Republican state. but the
Republicans OF Utah placed devotion 10
principle above devotion 90 party. You
lgit the Republican party because that
party ~ your Judgment. was wrong
me party has not changed lts position
since you lpft 70.
-, lt The Republican party was 90 bad
that tho Silver Republicans could moi
reform 70, what u the condition uf the
party since tho reform element went
uut' but bad uH ID was when tho rs.
form element left H. when tho gold
Democrat went into the Republican
party they made II worse sull Since
me Republicans of Utah lcft their
party II has been going down hin. and
/ want Go show you why you cannot
return 60 that party without cunfpsslnr
mat you were wrurE iu 1886. and the
Republican party right / assert THAI
me Republican party lH placing the
nnllnI uhnNr the man! that % a. en-
thrunlnE money ana dcbaslnr mHuklnd.
assert that the dollar mark ~ plainly
NHlbly upon every Republican pullry.
ANA that no policy & genuinely ftguub
lcnn today unless the dollar mark IL
blown In the bottle.
INCOME TAX PLANK.
In 1886 We advocated Income TAX;
the silver Republicans believed with us
mat an income tax H right. Tho war
has mndc an income taN more nocps.
hnry, and the Incidents OF tho war hnyg
brought out Into bold relief the lnius.
Tee ~ the Republican plan OF collect
luE taxes. How do we collect taxes 10
support the federal Eoycrnmcnt7
Largely from import duties and inter
heaviest upon the poor aud liFhtrst
upon the rich. Whom we. ms "a party.
wanted 10 secure tho passage uf AN la.
come tax law, u Democrat IN New York
SAID To us that tho rich Democrats
would leave the party II the Democrats
party favored an Income tax. and de-
Tended the rich Democrats and snid
they would not do %, but did not know
the rich Democrats then as well up 1
ala afterwards. but ] said, suppose
they do leave, won't tho poor Repub.
lic1ns come IN 10 take their plncesg /
thought they would, but / didn't know
tho poor Republicans then as well ns
/ did afterwards. hut u the poor Ro-
publlcuuH dld not understand tho lm-
purtnncc nf the Income tax loo 1896 thpy |
understand u now. Justice Brown. "a |
Republican member uf the supreme |
court OF the United States, In hls ais. |
ueutlnE opinion, used these words. 4 |
FEAR that IN some hour NJ national peril |
this decision VIII rise up 10 pnralyso |
the arm OF the government
STAMP TAXES.
Many people did not see the peril, |
hut when war CuWC on, then thnt |
prophecy WIS verified We wanted |
moro revenue. We could not got Il from /
Incomes. Why because OF That do /
cislon, and then we had to look around
for any old thing 10 put stnmp ON.
and now you are fotting Taste of |
stamp taxes, who pays M Who PAYS
the tax when YOU send telegram? |
Not the telegraph company Why? Ir-
cause the telegraph company has more
Influence with the Republican party
than an the poor mon who vote that
ticket II IN because aggregated wealth
has moro Influence than the plain peu-
pie OF this country,
~ believe the reform forces thai
fought together IN 1890 win fight again
In 1900 ana We shall secure an amend.
neut 20 the Constitution that Will ape-
alncally provide an Income tax.
SILVER ISSUE.
Lot me speak Of another question.
You have been told that the money
question Is dead. DO not worry, the
money question has been buried 30
iften that o funeral ~ OF no cnnHe-
lucnce. I remember In 1899 someone
said that the money question would
never De heard Of after election, ana
leNt year Mr. Cleveland called Congress
ogother TO repeal tho sherman law ana
Jury the question again AMI then they