The Portland daily press., 1899-10-20
No Farmer Can Be Re-
publican.
Republicans Blamed For The
Trusts.

Greenville, Ohio, October lv.-Wtllihm
]. Bryan, Mrs. Bryan and the newspaper
men who accompanied the party through
Kentucky, crossed the river from Coving-
ton last night and boarded the sps clal
train provided for the three days tour of
Ohio. At Greenville. today, Mr.. B-yan
delivered his first address In Ohio. There
was an immense crowd present.. DR.. l..
@. Henderson presided and introduced
Mr.. John r. Mclean, the Democratic
candidate for governor, who was the first
speaker. MIR. Mclean introduced Mr..
Bryan as the unchallenged leader Of the
Democrs tic masses.
"Ihe Chicago PLATFORM" said Mr..
Bryan, Ito which you gave such loyal
support in 1896 Is still the platform of the
Democratic party, and the platform of
the Ohio Democracy again endorses the
platform. l bslieve the planks OF that
platform are stronger today than when
they were written"
Mr.. Bryan tn an entered into an elab-
crate defense Of the income tax and pre-
dioted a popular endorsement Of the pro-
position.
AAuSes uio dobuhlly ~ baus bhiu
the speaker, "that Republican oonven-
tion in this state, convention run by
Mark Hanna, denounced them. Do you
know the difference between a good trust
and bad trust9 A good trust gives ill.,
orally to a Republican campo Ign fund
and q bad one does not. The Republican
party cannot destroy the trusts. When the
attorney general or the United States is
asked to interviews, thers comes the Bibli-
cal INDUCTION, remember thy creator;
the Republican party WAS the creator OF
the trusts" Mr.. Bryan denounced the
increase Of the regular army by the Presi-
dent. two months befvre there was any
war or act of hostility, which he con-
strued as the basis for change In our
national policy, change from the ssim
plicity Of republic to that Of imperial
ism.
81 dnrs the Republicans to defend the
title by purchase Of ten millions of good
men," continued Bryan. "They assert
the right to be in the Philippines by pur-
chase. and that, too, after having paid
less price for human beings than we pay
for hogs
"Let God chose between this definition
of the declaration of independence and
that which says all governments derive
their just power from the consent OF ths
governed"
Celina, Ohio. October 10. MIR. Bryan
received very cordial welcome here. He
said in part; 81 think tae time has come
when no farmer can afford to be Re-
publican. believe the farmer who sup
ports that party stands in his own light
and is doing himself an injustice. Ahra-
ham Lincoln in 1859 wrots letter in
which he demonstrated that he believed
in the man first and the dollar after
wards. Since thoss days the party has
placed the dollar first and the man after
wards and If you Republicans who rever-
ence the name of Lincoln want to change
conditions, bring the party back to Lin
ooln's standard, you must employ an
artist to draw the difference between
Mark Hanna and Abraham Lincoln,
employing the toboggan slide as back
ground. With Abraham Lincoln the man
came first, with Mark Hanna nothing is
genuine unlsss the dollar mark Is blown
in the bottle"
Mr.. Bryan then discussed the financial
question and the trusts and attacked
the administration Philippine policy.
Defiance, Oaio. October 1s.--Mr. Bryan
arrived at Van Wort, Ohio. at seven
o'clock. The visiting party was escorted
In carriages to the court house where Mr.
Byran addressed cheering mass of hui.
| mainly.
A great crowd was present at Paulding
when the train drew into the depot and
the greeting was demonstrative. The
Bryan party closed the first day of the
Ohio tour In this city tonight before a
large audience In the opera house. A
street parade preceded the meeting.