The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-19
BRYAN IN OHIO.
He OPENS For Mclean at Green
vile Today.

GreenviIIe, O., Oct. 19.-William Jen-
nings Bryan, Mrs. Bryan and the news
paper men who accompanied the party
through Kentucky crossed the river
from Covington last night and boarded
the special train provided for the three
days tour of Ohio and ran to Dayton
during the night where the private car
of John r. Mclean was attached To-
day at GreenviIle, Darke county, Mr.
Bryan delivered his first address in
Ohio There was an immense crowd
present.
The visiting party was escorted to the
court house square. John R. Mclean,
the Democratic candidate for governor
introduced Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan put on a skull cap, which
provoked good-natured laughter in re-
Spouse to which he said: '4Iy hair is
not as much protection as it used to be.
and you ought not to complain, if I am
getting a little bald. In 1896 they said
[ was too young to be president. Then
I had to depend upon the constitution
to protect me: Now I can depend upon
my badness. daughter and applause)
L am glad to be in a county, which
though Darke in name is bright IN po-
Iitical principles, a county which gave
Democratic majority in 1886 of Loo
You want to increase that majority
this fall. (Cries of I'VE will do that. ,
If there was one reason for your voting
the Democratic ticket in 1896 there are
16 reasons to 1 why you should do so
this fall There was nothing complain
ed of in 1896 that cannot be complained
of now. The same vicious principles
advocated by the opposition IN 1895
are advocated today in this campaign
The Chicago platform to which you
gave such loyal support in 1885 IS still
the platform of the Democratic party
m ras-T@g
cv. again endorses that platform. I be-
lieve the planks of that platform are
stronger today than when they were
written"
crate defense of the income tax and
predicted a popular endorsement OF the
proposition. He cited the efforts OF the
government to raise revenue TO con-
duct the Spanish war because of the
decision of the supreme court against
the income tax law
He continued: When the officials
OF the government had to look around
for anything to put stamp on under
the present system you make the poor
people pay more and the rich people
less than their share 1 believe every
man should share in the expenses OF
the government according to his ability
and in proportion TO the benefits de-
rived from the protection ofthe govern
ment. believe in protecting the strug-
Cling poor.
Touching the money question he
said: Il wonders if any Republican
here believes the gold standard is good
and ought to be continued. If SO 1 want
to remind him that among the first
things the Republican president did
after his Inauguration was to send
commission to Europe to get rid of this
good thing. If anybody is in doubt, any
Republican is in doubt. it ought to be
removed by this action of a Republican
president. All doubt should be re-
moved when England spanked our COM
mission and sent it home My friends
that question is still unsettled and the
fight will continue until it is taken out
of the hands of a foreign power and
placed in those of 20 millions of free
men"
tically the same manner as charac-
terized his Kentucky utterances, aver
ring that while we had trusts in 1896
they were not so plentiful or menacing
as today; that one leech may suck
blood without the great public realiz-
ing its presence but that an army Of