Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-20
OCTOPUS PUNCTURED
Bryan in Ohio Hurls His Shafts
at the Trusts.
BUCKEYE STATE TOUR BEGINS
Democratic DemnstheDea Greeted at
Greenv,lie by an Immense ThronE.
Wa" Escorted by Mouu;.d
Guard or Farmers.
(EN rclCE.raril.)

I1y TclcgrarilD
GltlIENNILLE O. oct. 19.-Wiliam
-. Bryan. Mrs. Bryan and the newspa-
per men who accompanied the party
throughout Kentucky, crossed the riv-
or from Sovinston last night and board
co the special train provided for the
three days tour of Ohio The train
was run TO Dayton in the night. where
the private car Of John II. Mclean was
ATTACHED and at C;rcenvillc. Darkc coun-
~. Mr.. Bryan delivered his first adj
dress in Ohio. There was an immense
numerous and tasteful and the enthusi-
assn pronounced. .M
ESCORTED BY FARMERS.
The visiting party was escorted to the
court house square by (; mounted body.
largely composed OF the farmers of the
county. DR.. l.. G.. Anderson presided
and introduced MIR. John r. Mclean
the Democratic candidate for governor
Mr.. Mclean introduced Mr. Bryan as
the unchallcnged leader OF the masses
Mr.. Bryan. in order to avoid the crisp
morning air, put on a skull cap, which
provoked good natured laughter. in re-
Spouse to which he said: @
My hair is not as much protection as
it used TO be and you ought not to COM
plain if am getting a little bald. In
1896, they said l was TOO young to be
president. Then I had to depend upon
the constitution to protect me. Now
| can depend upon my badness.
THE Chicago platform TO which you
! gave such loyal support in 1896 is still
| tbs platform Of the Democratic party
and the platform of the Ohio Democ-
racy again endorses that platform I
day are stronger than when they We're
written.
DEFENDS INCOME TAX.
| Mr.. Bryan then entered into an elab-
| crate defense Of the income tax and
| predicted a popular endorsement OF the
| proposition. He cited the efforts Of the
| government to raise a revenue to con-
duct the Spanish war because of the
decision of the Supreme Court against
The income tax.
He said the money question was still
unsettled and the fight would be contin-
He claimed he Republican party said
some trusts We're bad and others good.
TRUSTS are actually SO bad" said the
speaker. that at a Republican conveE-
ton in this state. II convention run by
Mark Hanna. denounced them.
TRUSTS ATtE DIFFERENT
DO you know the difference between
| a good trust and n bad trust? \ coed
trust gives literally TO a Republican
campaign and i bad ore does not The
| '>''i't'li'til l'tal - 'hill!''l NltStltN l!!c
trusts. When the attorney general OF
tire United states is asked to intervene
there comes tho biblical injunction,
'Rcmcmbci thy creator. The Rcpub'i-
| can party Was the creator Of the
| trusts" ..@. @# .#
! Mr. Eryan denounced the increase Of
| the regular army as being called for by
the President two months before there
| Was any war or act Of hostility.
| THE PURCHASE, OF MEN.
! Il dare the Republicans to defend the
| title by purchas" of 10,00o,0G0 of men,"
continued Mr.. BRYAN.
i They assert the right to be in the
Philippines by purchase and that too.
| after having 4 less Price for human be-
ings than we pay for hogs.
| Let God choose between the dctini-
ton OF the declaration of independence
and that which says all governments
derive their just powers from the con
sent OF the governed
| Mi. Bryan said ;hat when he first
| went to Cincinnati, in March. 1895. 10
| advocate the cause of free silver. the
| first and foremost man to lend him as
astanrc and sympathy was John X.
Mclean. Under his guidance" CON
| tinued Mr.. Bryan. our party in this
| state polletl more votes prior to 1895
| than we would have done otherwise
and the only reason we did not carry
the state in 1896 was that there were
moro votes counted than we or the law
machinery supposed existed in the
! state" M.