The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-02
FORTY STATES.
Prominent Democrats From All
Over the Union
Gather at Dallas, Tex, For a
Season of Talk.
COL. BRYAN ARRIVES.
Johnson of Kansas and o. I'll. 7.
Belmont There.
Governors, Senators and Con-
gressmen in Force.
COL. BRYAN ARRIVES.

Dallas, Tex, Oct. 2.-The two days
Democratic carnival opened today, the
event of the morning being the arrival
of William Jennings Bryan. The city is
packed with Democrats representing 40
states, Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Among the prominent men awaiting
the coming of Bryan We're O. H. P. Bel
mont of New York; Judge Tarvin of
Kentucky; Col. WetmOre of Missouri;
United States Senators Berry of Ar
kansas and Chiffon of Texas; Congress
men Sulzer of New York; Maddox of
Georgia; Richardson of Tennessee;
Davis of Florida; Gordon of Ohio; Ben
ton and Clark of Missouri; DinSmOre of
Arkansas and the Texas delegation;
Governor Jones of Arkansas; eX-GOver-
nOrs Adams of Colorado and Crittenden
and Stone of Missouri; A. w Terrell,
eX-United States ambassador to Tur-
key; J. C. Johnson of Kansas, who has
recently come into prominence in the
Democratic national committee; Mayor
Rose of Milwaukee; Harvey Salmon of
st. Louis and thousands of lesser lights
and leaders.
St Louis, Kansas City and Milwaukee
have delegations here and en- route to
work for the Democratic national con-
vention.
The day opened cool and bright While
the prospective arrival of Mr.. Bryan
kept many in town during the morning,
the state fair grounds early showed
signs of the great crowd that had gath
cred to hear such a flood of Democratic
oratory as had never been heard in
Texas before.
Meetings were arranged for the
morning, afternoon and evening, each
with its attractions of national leaders.
In order to accommodate the inn
mense crowds the place of speaking was
changed from the auditorium to the
race track grand stand. Mr.. Bryan ar
grounds shortly
o'clock and was accorded q great Ova-
tiOn. Among those who surrounded him
on the speakers stand were 0. H. P.
Belmont of New York; Gov. SayerS
of Texas; ex-senator Reagan and all of
the Texas congressional delegation.
The next important arrival was Gov
ceived with cheers. Chairman George
Garden introduced Governor Stone at
HIS a. m. and he addressed his aud
ience as follows:
GOVERNOR STONES ADDRESS.
L believe the Chicago platform of
1896 will be, and should be, reaffirmed.
This should be done both as a matter
of principle and politics. When I say
it should be done as a matter of poll
tics, I mean that when the subject is
considered from that level, which is the
lowest level from which it should be
considered, L believe the party would
lose more votes than it would gain by
retreating from its position. If our
party should lower its colors and aban-
don the fight for DlmetalIlSm. we might
win back those who left US on that is
sue in 1896, but we would lose more
than we would gain. But no matter
what we might gain or lose, and over
and above all considerations of tempo
rary expediency. rises this question,
What is right? 1t the free use of both
gold and silver as primary money best
for the whole peOple2 Or, will the gen
eral welfare be best promoted by the
use of gold alone? do not ask
whether the welfare of certain special
interests will be best promoted by the
one policy or the other, but whether,
all things considered, not for a day, or
under special conditions, but for all the
years and under all conditions the gen
eral welfare will be best promoted by
the one policy or the Other-by mono
metalliSm or bimetalliSm? I would do
no useless or unavoidable injury to any
legitimate interest, great or small, cor
pOrate or individual I would seek
rather with wise conservatism to guard
and preserve the rights of all. But I
would never consent by public policy
to confer an advantage upon any par
ticular interest to the general detri-
ment. What is best for the whole
country and the great body of the peo-
pie should be the supreme rule by
which every statesman and patriot
should test his opinions and gauge his
line of action Any other rule is a rule
founded on selfishness, not patriotism.
Up to 1896 all the political parties of
America declared that bimetalliSn-by
which mean the equal coinage of both
gold and silver into standard money at
a precise ratio, without discrimination
was better for this country than the
coinage of GOLD alone as such money
The Republican party has now aban-
dOned that position and become the adj
vocate of gold monometaIlism. I believe
the Democratic position is the right DO
sition. I believe the declaration of our
party in 1896 was right even as to mat
ters of detail. and I am sure it was
right as to the substance of the declara-
ton. I am as profoundly convinced to-
" better for the American people than
recommendation. Being right We should
put all questions of mere expediency
aside and stand for the right 1 have
faith in the triumph of a just cause be-
fore the American people.
THE tendency and purpose of a trust
is to limit, if not destroy competition
and to create monopoly. The industrial
trust is justified by it's advocates on
the theory that is lessons the risk of
investment, reduces the cost of prcduc-
tiOn and cheapenS commodities to con-
sumers. We are told that the risk of
investment is leSSened by diminishing
or removing the danger of ruinous com
petition. I think there is little room
for argument there. It might well be
admitted that there is less risk to in
vestment when the investor is given a
monopoly than when he is Obliged to
face competition. And it may be that
competition does sometimes run at such
a tremendous pace as to make invest
ment hazardous; and whenever that
happens it is unfortunate and usually
unnecessary. This is not apt to occur
however. except in cases where some
business is overdone. and then the fit
test will survive. Is it not better that
a part of the capital invested in a pro-
fitleSS ENTERPRISE should be Xvfthflrs7 xHyY1