The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-10-26
aRvAN CROSSES INTO OHIO.
,uvAs1oN OF HANNA's COUNTRY.


INVASION OF HANNA'S COUNTRY.
Extracts from His Speeches on Inn
periaIism, Trusts and tho Gold
standard
Mr.. VIM. J. Bryan spent the most of
last week in Kentucky, where he made
telling speeches In behalf Of the Demo-
craoy, and then he crossed the river
for o three days tour In Ohio. The
frat olace at which he spoke was
Greenville, in Darke county, and an
immense crowd was present. Mr..
John r. Mclean, the Democratic can
didate for Governor, introduced Mr..
Bryan as the unohsllenged loader OF
the Democratic masses. Mr.. Bryan to
avoid the crisp morning air, put on
o skull cap, which provoked good
natured laughter, in response to which
he said: my hair is not as much pro-
lection as it used to be, and you ought
not to complain II am getting little
bald. In 1895 they said l was too
young to be President. Then had to
depead upon the constitution to protect
me. Now can depend upon my bald
ness.
1.-THE Chicago platform to which
you gave such loyal support in 1893 is
still the platform Of the Democratic
party and the platform OF the Ohio
Democracy again endorses that plat
form. I believe the planks of that
platform are stronger today than when
they were written"
Mr.. Bryan then entered into an
elaborate defense Of the income tax
and predicted popular endorsement
of the proposition. He cited the
Df = IN n rn-
venue to conduct the Spanish war be-
cause of the decision Of the supreme
court against the income tax. He
said the money question was still un-
settled and the fight would be con-
tinued.
He treated the matter of trusts in
practically the same manner as char
acterized his Kentucky utterances.
He claimed the Republican party
said some trusts were bad and others
good.
"Trusts are actually so bad" said
the speaker, THAT Republican con-
yention In this State, convention run
by Mark Hanna, denounced them.
Do you know the difference be-
tween q good trust and bad trust
a good trust gives literally to Re-
publican campaign and bad one does
not. The Republican party cannon
destroy the trusts. When the attor.
ney general of the United States ia
asked to intervene there comes the
Biblical injunction, 'Remember thy
Creator The Republican party was
the creator of the trusts"
Mr.. Bryan denounced the increase
OF the regular army as being called
Tor by the President two months be-
fore there was any war Or act of hos
tility, which he construed as the basis
of republic to that Of imperialism.
dare the Republicans to defend
the title by purchase of IL, 1000, 900 men,"
continued Mr.. Bryan.
They assert the right to be in the
philippines by purchase and that, too,
after having paid less price for hu.
man beings than we pay for hogs.
Let God choose between this de-
tinition of the declaration OF indepen.
dence and that which says all govern
ments derive their just powers from
the consent Of the governed"
MIR. Bryan said that when he first
went to Cincinnati, in March, 1895, to
advocate the cause of free silver the
first and foremost ran to lend him az.
sistance and sympathy was John r.
Mclean.
"Under his guidance" continued
Mr.: Bryan, "our party in this State
polled more votes prior to 1896 than
we would have done otherwise and the
only reason we did not carry the State
In 1896 was that there ere more votes
counted than we or the law machinery
supposed to exist in the State"
At Celina the reception was ex.
tremely cordial. Mr.. Bryan said In
part:
"This is one of the States in which
an important campaign is being car.
ried on this fall, and this election ia
not only important because YOU choose
your State officers this year, but be.
cause the verdict at the polls will be
accepted as your opinion upon the ia.
sues which are now before the people.
Some one has likened government to O
corporation in which every citizen ia q
stockholder, which from time to time
elects its directors. II King that idea
OF government the stockholders can
select new board of directors IS"ifnsn
they choose, and the directors ought
to protect the interests of the stock
holders.
The voter has a right to expect
and promises Of the platform. The
farmer is careful in the selection of
the hired man and ought to be in the
selection Of the public officers, but it
Is said he allows himself to go to sleep
and never awakens until the affairs of
the nation have run up against stone
wall. think the time has come when
no farmer can afford to be Republi-
can. The farmer who supports that
party stands in his own light, and is
doing himself an injustice. believe
the members of the Republican party
OF an earlier date had a great re-
verence for Abraham Lincoln. Great
changes within the party have taken
place since then. Abraham Lincoln
In 1859 wrote a letter in which he de.
monstrated that he believed in the
man fret and the dollar afterward.
Since those days the party has placed
the dollar first and the man afterward,
and If you Republicans who reverence
Inc name OF Lincoln want to change
conditions, bring the party back to
Lincoln's standard, you must employ
an artist to draw the differences be-.