New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-17

people Of the State Is conducySe 20 .n thai we
saseR thrust TO the people of State the settle
ment OF question which concerns t 6heesifructive Of
their best interests they can destroy 6hs' to create
ton and we ean stfe GSndttions make humiliation
Sc Second place the state should 9 faG
the right To- prohibit any foreign corporation yn
doing business in the State and II rSstTjcons and
iU,,taons as the people OF the state may thin '
necessary upon any foreign corporation oo"'e
believe we in addition to state remedy rem dy sb 5o9
mus ~ tbe hover 70 place such restrictions and Inn
aons 70 the point Of hat Wants TO do
SnsPiHess Outside Of the State contrary to puOh'
eO0O' TIE REMEDIES SUGGESTED.
,,. .,o, tbese concurrent remedies Will
rac, Tho difHculty-that the people OF every S'a'e
shall first decided whether they want 10 create
corporation: that they shall seconus' 90 40
whether they want any outside corporation " a,
business in the state. and II so, upon what coiIul
49, "a ,b{rllv that Congress shall exercise me
rsn' M Of The state which It is qrsanzed
mess Tiiat,ons and restrictions may be neces-
sary for the protection of the pubic sooo'
Mr. Brvan at this point read the famous cir
ru,ar letter advertising the incorporation laws
OF Delaware. He commented sarcastcaiy on
advantages set forth in the letter. person IN
the audience inquired:
Delaware and New-Jersey are pun De"i0
cratic States. are they not?'
To which Mr. Bryan replleo, 1hey "eie NV
in 1896" He continued:
have read this letter in order to show you that
where a State gain an advantage from tiIe III III
corporation Of these great aggregalohs % "ed'e,
The e tender nerces Of the people Of such state as
may desire 10 secure IT'S running expenses 1i mon
taxation OF corporations organized 10 prey upon
am ready to adopt any method for the annihila-
Of !
That Congress should pass a law providing 5hat
no OUTSIDE Of the state in which it is
ganized until it receives from some power created
6y Congress license authorizing 1t 10 90 business
Outside of its own State Now # the GoTPora'iQ}n on
must TO this body created ny ~ Sc
then that license be granted upon conditiq9ns
when WI qb e senond piace prevent monopoly in
any branch Of business, and thlru pioSvSe tOL PN
iicty as to all of the transactions and business OF
III II this is Unconstitutional and declared by the
me Constitution thar yin give 10 Congress power
10 destroy every trust i the country IN my )uos
rnent when you take from monopoly the power 10
issue waered stock you will 90 more than half the
way toward destroying monopoly IN the Oh''eu
States.
PUBLICITY NOT SUFFICIENT.
You can provide for publicity and that annually
or such other time as the corporation shaii mage re
another long step toward the destruction or the
principle OF monopoly. But am not Wiling 10 suoP
sest that no license SHAH be granted until the cor
Soration shows that IT has not had monopoly and
dnsg 14 a 5re Of 0i amy 1 ana hen
provide that II the law is violated the license can
Re revoked. do not believe in the Government giS
ing privileges he exercised by corporation WIN
out reserying the right to withdraw them wheh
those privileges become hurtful to the people.
Ny contention has been that we nave been pac-
ing the dollar anGHe the man nat we have been
hestowing upon them special privileges and every
advantage have given them has been given
them TO the detriment Of other people NY conten-
ton IS that there Is vicious prlnclpIe ruhnlnE
rursuing: that In our taxation have been i'm
posing upon the great struggling masses NE p NJ
dens OF government. while We have been voting the
privileges TO the people who will not pay their
share OF the expenses Of the Government
Every unjust tax law is an indirect form Of
larceny. the speaker asserted. An income TAX
he believed would remedy another great evil
He continued:
LIMIT on MANS ABILITIES
have no fear that any man by his brain or
his own muscle will be able TO secure fortune
SO great as to be menace to th 30 Wg acaG 81 limit
10 his existence, so that II he was bdd man ne
could not 90 naTm long pIa %T" we we raiecd the
limit on his age We did not give MN a soul any
81 he avoid punishment in this world he need
/ want to protest against this doctrine that the
not true The trust Is the natural outgr99wlh If
unnatural conditions created by manInaqqe ia%s' e
the Declaration OF Independence is impossible under
an Industrial aristocracy Some people have tried
factory from the labOrng man who works on Inc
farm. | want 10 warn the labOring men IN me
factories that they cannot separate themselves
from those who work on the farm without inviting
their own destruction ] warn the abOring men IN
the factories that when they join with the monop-
olies 10 crush the farmer. as soon as the FARMER
81 crushed the aboring man Will be crushed, ana
lis ally will be destroyed and in test OF endur-
the farmer will stand IL longer than the labor
ing man. The farmer was the nrst man on the
scene when civilization began, and ne Will be the
last to disappear. You may drive the farmer
down so he cannot buy coal but he can burn corn.
But you drive the coal miner down so he cannot
buy corn. and he cannot eat coal
But. my friends. why should We try 20 see who
could hold the longest in suffering? Why try
20 who endure the most hardshps and yet
10 the greatness and 70 the glory and to the pros
perity Of this Nation? Why those who
tribute most should make this Government what
the fathers intended Il for. For hundred years
this Nation has been the light OF the world. For
hundred years the best OF all nations have
looked to this Nation for hope and instruction.
Let us settle these great questions that We have;
let US teach the world the blessing Of a govern
ment that comes from the people, and let " show
be. / believe the doctrine that God made all men
of the dust. and did not make TO crawl
hands and knees and others 10 ride upon their
backs Let show what be done when We
put into actual practice those great doctrines Of
human equality and of equal rights and make this
Government what the fathers intended so that we
shall lead the world step by step. 20 higher
ground.
BRYAN'S SECOND SPEECH.