Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-16
BRYAN Al IOWA CAPITAL.
He Addreases Many Thousa"os-
Democrntic Convention TO-Dny.

Tie Addregses nHhy
Democratic Convention To-Day
DIES MONIES, IA, August 15.--The city
is full Of Democrats tonight TO attend the
Democratic State Convention and listen
to william ]. Bryan, General Weaver
and others expound the gospel of 10 TO L,
anti-imperialism, and antitrust views.
Two great meetings were held this eve
ming. the main one at the Auditorium,
where w. ]. Bryan spoke to 5000 people,
and the other at the Tabernacle, where
General Weaver held forth for an hour,
until Mr.. Bryan came from the first
meeting. Some 1900 persons congre-
gated at the Tabernacle. and the two
buildings were not great enough TO ac-
commodate the throng.
Concerning the action Of the Demo-
cratic convention which meets tomorrow
little can be said with accuracy. The
friends OF the candidates for Governor
have been hard at work to-day. and to-
night the winner cannot be predicted.
The action Of the convention on plat
form and resolutions depends entirely on
which wing OF the party, radical or con-
servative. is in control.
w. j. Bryan spoke for two hours at the
Auditorium. The house was crowded. and
the audience. which included practically
all the delegates to the Democratic con-
vention TO be held tomorrow, took every
opportunity 10 applaud.
MR.. BRYAN'S SPEECH
Mr.. Bryan first reviewed the record OF
the Republican party, accusing it of put
ting the dollar above the man. He then
took up the silver question saying pros
OF "a 81 months =
ter the election when the Klondike gold
mines began TO be heard from. The Re
publicans who claim that times are bet
ter. because the balance OF trade Is In
favor Of the United States. give away
their own position and admit that the
Democratic view Of the cumulative pow
or Of money is correct. The financiers of
England. ne said. control the English
Government, through England the rest OF
Europe. and through Europe the United
States.
The $4,000 Democratic voters Of the
Democratic party In 1896 were for silver
The 1905 Republican voters were for a
platform which called for international
bimetallism. Only the Palmer and Buck
ner voters were for the gold standard 20
less than l per cent.-yet now the Iowa
Republican platform goes a step further
and is making for gold alone. Moreover
the Republicans threaten to retire tn
sreenbacks, though they have never been
before the people on that issue
THE TRUSTS.
The speaker next went after the trusts
but said if the Democratic party neg
lected the silver question TO attend "a
trusts. it would rightly forfeit the con-
fdence OF the people. The money tru5l
h the biggest trust Of all. He was GLAD
the travelling men were fighting the In
dustrial trusts now, but sorry they had
not seen the logic OF events In 1896 anc
helped TO fight the money trust then.
MIR. Bryan closed his speech ny
lengthy discussion OF Imperialism The
difference. he said, between a republic
and an empire is this: A republic Needs
an army of 25,0O0 for 100000. An enplr,
needs four times that large an army wher
10 OQO,O 900 population II added. THIS sul''
the young men, who get fat jobs in tn'
army. but not the poor, who pay the $l'JW
a year needed to maintain each OF th'
soldiers I'm the Philippines. This govern
ment he said ought 10 make declara
ton Of good intentions towards the Phihp
mines. as II did toward Cuba. Inc Presl
dent ought 10 have done so, or If he uit
not have the power. should have aske.
CONGRESS for IT, Now he might call Z
special session TO ask for the power. =
special session now would cost mucf
money. but not nearly SO much as tn'
consequences Of the war.