The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-05-31
CONFIDENCE MEANS TRUST.
And Republican Party Has Carried
Out It's Promises Says Bryan.

at 6:45 O'Clock last evening, the
mammoth Democratic antitrust
banquet was on at the Colosseum.
There were ,445 banqueters. The
hall and tables were tastefully dec
Grated with flags and flowers. In
the centre hall was large silver
shield. The table of honor was
placed on large platform. AT it
were seated Hon. w. j. Bryan, ex-
Governor John p. Altgeld, O. FL.
p. Belmont, M. @. Wetmore, Harry
b. Halves, president of the Jeffer-
son Club, under whose auspices
the dinner was given, Hon. Champ
Clark, Hon. David A. deArmond
and other Democrats.
The dinner was concluded at
eight o'clock. No speeches were
made during the banquet.
BY the time the tables we're
cleared the 5000 seats of the am
pitheatre were filled with specta-
tors representing the society of
st. Louis, and the speaking be-
gan. The first speaker was Harry
B. Halves, president of the Jetfer-
son Club, who delivered the adj
dress of welcome.
Hon. Champion Clark, of Mis-
souri,, followed. "Trusts and De-
mooraoy" occupied Col. NJ. r.
Wetmore, of st. Louis, few min
utes. His remarks were greeted
with cheers.
David deArmond, of Missouri,
spoke upon "The Trusts and Its
Parents" The parents of the
trust, according to the speaker, are
protective tariff, favored by Re-
publioans, and the partially which
he claimed, that party had ever
shown to corporate interests.
Mr.. Bryan was greeted with ap-
plause of the most hattering des-
cription. He spoke as follows:
"The actor who visited Nebraska
examined Webster's dictionary to
what confidence meant and found
confidence defined as crust, and
he understood that confidence had
been restored. More trusts have
been formed during the last two
years than existed at the beginning
of the present administration and
the nominal capitalization of trusts
now in existence approaches, if it
does not equal in amount, the
worlds total supply of gold and
silver.
MANS necessities compel him
to become purchaser and where
there's but one seller, the purchas.
or is completely at the mercy of
the seller. The government would
be guilty of gross neglect if it per
mitted tho individual to secure II
monopoly even without Legislative
assistance, but it is still more oul
pablo, if by Legislative act, if fur
nished means by which monopo-
ly is secured. One of the Difficult
ties which has been encountered in
opposing trusts is that the trusts
hides behind the Federal constitu-
ton and when attacked by state
legislation shields itself behind its
state charter when attacked in
the Federal courts.
"No remedy will be complete
that is not co-eXtensive with the
Federal . government. If extin-
punishment of the trust is left to
State Legislation, the public at
large will be victimized as long as
n single State will furnish rob.
boris roost where spoils collected
in their State can be divided.
people are startled by the prin-
ciple of monopoly as it manifests
in industrial trusts. The princi.
pie, however, is the same as that
which manifests itself in the effort
of national bankers that secure a
monopoly on the issue of paper
money, Greenbacks are rival of
the bank note and it's presence is a
constant menace to banks of issue
The principle of monopoly not
only lies at the foundation of the
attempt to destroy greenbacks, but
it is the controlling principle that
under lies the crusade against sill
yer as standard money"
Speak Well OfHim.
All the Democratic papers in the
State who have noticed Hon. Jas.