The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-22
BRYAN AT BUFFALO
RepubIicanlsm Comes In for Some
Caustic Criticism.
THE PARTY OF MONOPOLISTS.
Taxes the People on kilograms Because
the Corporations Have Influence.
HE PREDICTS A UNITED PARTY IN 1900
0. II. P. Belmont Urges the Necessity Of
Strict Party fealty.
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HE PREDICTS A UNITED PARTY IN 1900
THE WEST WILL DEMAND SPEAEfPSnlP
Iowa--Boss Quay Appointed sem
ator by Governor stone.

Buffalo. ~ Y, April 2i.-Fully 500 poo-
pie crowded Music hail tonight 10 listen TO
Colonel William j. Bryan. Among those
In tho boxes were Mayor Conrad Diebl,
Vicar General Couuery of the diocese OF
Buffalo and the chief city officials.
Colonel Bryan appeared upon the stage
at S:25 o'clock. accompanied by a large
company He was enthusiastically re-
eeiyed, tho crowd rising and cheering for
some time. Among those on the platform
were Frank H. Hapst, he chairman of the
democratic general committee; Norman H.
Mack supreme court Justice; Robert I.
Titus and oliver II. p Bomont
Justice Titus presided. la spoke against
territorial expansion ami urge the dcm-
ocratic party TO plant itself sauarclY in
opposition TO THAT hereSy" The chair
man introduced MIR. Belmont. who was
received With hearty applause. He said
IN part. The democratic party today
holds great responsibility towards the
people 1t remains with 1t to decide
whether existing conditions shall continue
OF not. The party has never had .rsntsr
opportunity to vipdicate its claim that 1t Is
the party that stands for Cove nment lY
The people ana for the people with aqual
/ rights 20 all and speciai privileges to none.
II am believer IN democratic psinoiples
land | believe the minority SHOULD aeF
uulesce In the decision OF the majority
/ but | believe that in The Interest o. CITY,
state OF Nation, the public should ne
considered n franlbg Nationai poHS',
Tho CITY of New York II democratic and i
taf though beaten
/ in the last election, ia also democratic anu
! It's vatoA VIII be essential IN The oieStlon
1 of 1900. | deem It. therefore, urgent tnal
ever, democrat OF New York should raiy
10 his party ana give assurance OF Ms sup
mort TO the next National platform wnetnee
il he that OF 1895 pure and simple or
| whether il be modified or added to ke1
publicaniam. as expressed by TINS auiuin-
| istration stands for trusts, monopohes apn
! concentrated wealth and imperialism anu
10 all of these things ] hold democracy IL
| opposed ! am not opposed to wealth--po
one would believe me II pretended 10 DC
| hut am opposed to trusts and monopoieS
because | consider they interfere with in-
! dlvldual effort, which has made the Amer
lean citizen what he Is, free ana inde-
pendeut man, i deny IN every way tp9
iden that the democratic party is oppose'
ito wealth IS our republicans pretend.
Wealth is az safe in democratic hands as IL
Is ia republican but the right ut the mar
Vidual to acquire II Wculd De saiCI uhue'
A democratic administration"
Justice Titus paid high tribute to
Colonel Bryan who was received with
tremendous cheers
Mr. Bryan said that ne had been ac-
cused OF not having worldly goods sutn-
Client to make him a eafe custodian OF
property, but that he was glad that tha
one who preceded him tBelmonD had
enough Of worldly possessions to take
him out OF the ranks OF anarchists at least.
Mr.. Bryan said he loved the democratic
party but he loved the Nation better. lie
asserted that the republican party had re-
yersed It's former policy OF man above the
dollar but that now, he charged. the re-
publican party places the dollar ABOVE
humanity.
Passing on to the war revenue tax, Mr.
Bryan said I'm the hours OF peril the
administration hunted around for any ola
thing 10 put stamp on TO help the gov.
eminent. even those who want to send
kilograms why are the sonders OF tele-
grams taxed? Because the telegraph com
panies have more influence with the re-
publican administration than the hundreds
OF thousands Of people who send teie-
grams" lie said the democratic party
would be united in 1900.