The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-07-21
AN ALTGBLD TRIUMPH.
Chicago Meeting an Ovation
for the Leader.

for the Leader.
HALF TEE COMMITTEEMAN ATTEND.
Bryan Lays Down the Issues for the Next
Campaign and Is Received With Great
Enthusiasm-No Lack of Harmony In
the Great Gathering.
CHICAGO, July 21.-Four thousand
people crowded into the Auditorium last
night, despite the sweltering heat, to at
tend the political meeting given under
the auspices of the Chicago platform
Democrats. 1t was from first to last a
silver meeting, an Altgeld meeting, an
antitrust and anti-expansion meeting.
All the speakers, save Ex-Governor Stone
of Missouri, who was ill, and talked less
than two minutes, declared i'll favor of
16 to and against the war i'll the Phil
ippine islands.
The speech of Mr.. Bryan evoked great
enthusiasm among his hearers, espe-
cially when he declared that the Amer
lean government should pursue the
same policy as was pursued in Cuba.
The Philippines, he said came into our
hands by accident of war and being
there they should be treated on Amer
ican principles and not those practiced
by European governments. The policy
OF the United States, he claimed, should
have been to create a republic of the
Philippines and say to all the world:
Hands off and leave that republic
alone" His audience was in sympathy
with his suggestions regarding the
Philippines and punctuated his speech
with cheers. Mr.. Bryan opened by
saying:
All Democrats Look Alike.
In speaking in Chicago am embar-
rassed by the fact that the advocates of
the Chicago platform are divided into two
camps. 1t is not my business to establish
u secret service to ascertain what Demo-
Gratis are most devoted to the principles
set forth in the last party creed. All Chi
cago platform Democrats look alike to mo
and instead Of trying to drive any pro-
fessed believer in that platform out of the
party, my aim is to so impress upon all
Democrats the Importance of the triumph
of Democratic principles that all local diff
fcrences will be lost sights.of in the deter
lnination to restore the >Eoyernment, to the
foundations laid by the fathers.
In the brief time that ] shall speak to
you, I desire to condense what have to
say upon three subjects into a few brief
propositions
First-President Mckinley, by sending
a commission to Europe to secure inter
national bimetallisln, confessed the gold
standard to be unsatisfactory
Second-The failure of the commission
to secure international bimetallism proves
that International bimetallisn can be re-
stored only through independent action.
Third-The gold standard is maintained
today, not because the American people
desire it, but because few English finan-
ciers by controlling the policy of England,
control, through the Republican party,
the financial policy of the United States.
Fourth-H the increased production of
gold In the klondike and the Importation
of gold from Europe have increased the
volume of money and improved times it
Is evident that more money makes better
times, and times could bc still further inn
proved and the improvement made per-
manent by the restoration of bimetallism
which would make silver as we'll as gold
available for coinage.
Fifth-lf it was more difficult to main
tain the parity between gold and silver
when the supply of silver was increasing
it must now be easier to maintain the
parity since the supply of gold is increas-
ing.
As to the Trusts.
On the trust question suggest the fol-
lowing propositions for your considera-
ton:
First-The trust is q menace to the well
fare of the people of the United States, be-
cause it creates u monopoly and gives to
the few in control of the monopoly almost
unlimited power over the lives and happi-
ness of consumers, employees and producers
of raw material.
Second-The president appoints the at
torney general and can, If he desires, Sc
cure an attorney general who will enforce
the antitrust laws.
Third-The attorney general can recon-
mend sufficient laws, if present laws are
insufficient.
Fourth-The attorney general can
recommend an amendment to the consti-
tuition, if the present constitution makes
it impossible TO extinguish the trusts
Fifth-The Republican party is power
less to extinguish the trusts so long as the
trusts furnish the money to continue the
Republican party in power.
Independence for the Filipinos.
In the Philippine question certain fund
amental principles are involved.
First-Thcre arc but two sources of
government force and consent, monarch
les being founded upon force, republics
upon consent.
Sccond-The Declaration of Independ-
ance asserts that all governments derive
their just powers from the consent OF the
governed.
Third-If the Declaration of Independ-
ence is sound wa cannot rightfully acquire
title to the Philippine islands by conquest
Or by purchase from an alien monarch, to
whose rebellious subjects we ourselves
furnished arms.
Fourth-If the Filipinos are and of
right ought to be free, they should be inn
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