The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-30
BRYAN AT W|NNEMUCCA
He Speaks to a Large Crowd In
Nevada City.
OUTLOOK FOR SUCCESS
SAYS IT WAS NEVER BETTER
THAN AT THE PRESENT.
On Old Question of Campaign of
1896, the Democratic Party Is
Stronger Now Than at That Time
and On New Questions, 1t Is Gain
ing Steadily.

Winnemucca, New, Aug. 29.-William
Jennings Bryan passed through Win
nemucca this afternoon on his way to
California, where he will visit the Yo-
semitic. He was met at Golconda, If
teen miles east of here by George S.
Nixon and a representative of the As
ISOLATED Press. AT Winnemucca, the
train stopped to enable Mr.. Bryan to
deliver an address to the large crowd
strongly condemning the policy of ex-
pansion as proposed by the present adj
ministration. In part he said:
Il believe the outlook for success in
1900 never better than at present. On
the old questions of the campaign of
1896 we are stronger than we were dur
ing that campaign. On the new ques-
tions we are gaining steadily.
The Chicago platform at the con-
vention next year viii be reaffirmed en-
tire. In fact 1 doubt whether any OPP
position to the platform will manifest
itself in the convention at all. The two
greatest of the new issues that are be-
fore the country are: First, the trusts;
second, the Philippine question.
THE first question. can scarcely be
called new; but the trusts have been
so multiplied that the question assumes
an importance which it did not have
in 1886.
How to Exterminate Trusts.
MANY methods have been suggested
for the determination of trusts. The
most feasible, it seems to me- is to
require every corporation to obtain
license from the federal government
before it is permitted to do business
outside the state in which it is organ
lied.
This license can be granted under
conditions which will squeeze the
water out of the stock and prevent the
monopolization of any Industry.
This nation must choose between a
republic or an empire. This is becom-
ing more and more clearly recognized
While some were carried away by the
excitement attending the war, l am
sure that the second sober thought on
the part of the people will lead them
to oppose any departure from the prin-
ciples of self government as set forth
in the declaration of independence.
No Defense For Imperialism.
"An imperial policy cannot be de-
Tended on any grounds. From a firfSn-
cial standpoint it will be an expense to
large majority of the people and a
profit only to the capitalists who would
organize syndicateS to develop the
Philippine islands.
The islands will never offer a home
for our surplus population. The white
race will not live in the tropics. Only
100000 persons of British birth reside
in India out of 300,000,000 after $50
years of English possession.
THE imperial policy demands an in
crease of $4,000 men in the standing
army. An army of $4,000 will cost the
people not less than $780, eco a year.
That money spent in retaining the
arid lands of the west would furnish
homes for far more American citizens
than will ever locate in the Philippine
islands.
From religious point of view it
cannot be defended. A despotism at
Manila is not consistent with a free
government in the United States. This
nation cannot endure while half its
nennle are citizens and half va ssa l. >,