The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-26

b not co-extensfve with The Federal gux-
ernnant II The exttngs1shment oR the
he ct large via b vlctfmiseA - long a.
Z single state VIII furnish robbers roose
wtsrs the spoiss collected ia oeher ssatee
Just now people are startled by the
principle OF monopoly ~ II manife0tS itssif
IL the industrial trust, and web may they
Be startled The principle. however: 10 the
effort o6 the national bankers TO secure =
The sreenbsck i . riva, Of the bank note.
the hanks Of issue. Some who recognize
the evils that now from q soap trust seem
Indifferent to the dangers thai attend the
of psg MOI cn,y srn: +. ne
foundation OF the Attempt 20 destroy the
greenbacks. but Il is the controlling prin-
clpie that underiies the crusade against
silver ~ q standard OF money. Between
1850 and 1850. when the production Of gold
was increasing and the production Of sill
yer was small. three nations demoner,xed
gold and gave 10 silver a monopoly OF mint
privileges Early In the Ts the nnancters
became alarmed II the increased produc-
ton OF silver and corsgpired to destroy Sill
yer a. . standard money and give a mo-
nopoiy to gold the production OF which at
that time was stationary.
The Standard money trust IL not only
the parent trust, but In In the hands Of
foreigners. The Republican party Is impot-
by those who are interested In trusts and
Its campaign funds and sinews OF war
are supplied by the trusts. The policy for
which II now stands dfsregards the inter
esfs OF the producers Of wealth and gives
money consideration which Is denied the
individual
Abraham lincoln. in the very begin
ming Of his presidential career. warned
tempt TO put capital above labor in the
structure o. the government. Modern Re-
publscanism Is fulfilling the prophecy made
the man
The Democratic party is opposed to the
principle OF monopoly wherever II mani
tests Itself II has declared war on the
trusts. Not a little trust only. but a big
trust az well; net against one kind Of
trust only. but against all trusts
Mr.. Bryan. although he devoted the
touched briefly upon the silver question,
declaring that 1t was an issue that must
be met. The Republicans being pledged to
the gold standard. he said. were opposed
OF the standard which they had adopted.
He then returned to the attack on the
trusts. which he accused OF lack of good
faith toward the people. "A rich man." he
OF a patriot as any man who swims
river or who climbed up San Juan hill"
BeimOnt, AltGeld and Others.
Following Mr.. Bryan came o. H. p. Bel
mont OF New York. who In the opening
sentence of his speech declared himself
as in favor Of the selection OF Mr.. Bryan
as the Democratic nominee In 1900 lie
then returned to the foe OF the evening
the trusts-and hunted them vigorously.
declaring them the offshoot Of the policy
pursued by the Republican party during
the last twenty years
Ex-Gov. John p. Atgeld. OF Illinois. was
the next speaker. He dwelt al considerable
length on the principles Of the Chicago
platform. declaring that a continued al
herence to them by the Democratic party
would mean a great success In the fu-
ture.
There were loud calls for ex-Gov. VIII
liam J. Stone, but he declined to make
speech, introducing as his substitutes en-
Mayor Noonan OF st. Louis. and Hon. A.
NJ Dockery, OF Gallatin. who spoke brief
1y.
ditorium Of Music hall. Nearly 1000 reo-
pie thronged the hall. and short addresses
were made by M Bryan. Coin" Harvey.
Congressman Dpckery. OF Missouri;
Champ Clark and a number OF others.