Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-16
iowa DEM CCRATS.
w. JENNINGS BRYAN ADDRESSES
TWO GREAT MEETINGS.

oBy Telegraph 10 Virg;nhar-P'iot.>
Des Monos. la, Aug. 1.-THE city is
inN OF Democrats Tonight to attend
the Democratic state convent II and
listen To- William jennings Bryan. Gene
raj w. T.. Weaver ana others cXpound
the gospel of 10 to |. anti-mperiaiism
and antitrust views. TWO grca, meet
uSs We're held this evening. the main
one at the Auditorium. where ". j.
Bryan spoke 10 5.ooo people. and the
ether ut ihc Tabernacle. where General
| " eaVer held ,urih for an hour untn
Mr.. Bryan came from the first meet
| ing some $4,000 persons conErcgatcd al
| the Tabcruaclc. and the two buildings
| were not great enough Ia accommodate
the throns.
y TWO HOURS SPEECH.
| W. J. bryan spoke for two hours nj
| the Auditorium Tonight To an audience
| of i.500 people. The house was crowd
| ed. and the audience. which Included
practically all the delegates to the
/ Democratic convention IL n held to-
morrow. took every opportunity To APP
! plaud. MIR Bryan frs, reviewed the re-
| cord OF The Republican party. accusing
| il OF putting the dollar above the man.
/ IL then took up the silver question.
saying prosperity did not set in until
/ six months after the election. when tho
! l\l"ld!Lc gold mines began 10 bc heard
! from. The Republicans who claim that
| times are better because the balance of
/ trade is in favor of the United States
I give away their own position ana ad-
NIT the Democratic view of the quanta-
tive character Of money as correct
/ The iinancicrS of England. he said
! control the English government,
/ through England the rest Of Europe.
and through Europe the United States
! The G.5oO.oce Democratic voters Of the
/ Democratic party in 1896 were for sill
| Yer. The 1000 900 Republican voters
| We're for platform which called for
| International bimetailism. Only the
/ Palmer ana Ruckncr voters were for
/ the gold s;andar1-lcss than l per cent.
/ Yet now the Iowa Republican platform
/ goes Il step farther and is making for
/ gold alone. Moreover. the Republicans
/ threaten 70 retire the Grcenbacks.
though they have never been before
| he people ~ that issue.
AFTER THE TRUSTS
the speaker next went after tho
| trusts. bur said il the Dem cratic party
| to trusts ii would rightly forfeit the
confidence Of the nconlc The money
trus; is the biggest trIs; Of all lie
/ was glad that travelling mon were fight
| ing the Industrial trusts now but SORRY
thoN had not seen the logic Of events
| ~ 1896 and helped 10 fight the money
trust then.
IMPERIALISM
Mr. BRYAN closed his speech 10y n
/ lengthy discussion of imperialism The
/ 49, ~. ~ sf'i.'s F'tNt'l Al l'ilipllt'
and an empire is this: y republic needs
! an army of 25.ooo for 20 600 600 people.
/ IN empire reeds four times that large
an army. whom 10 uo0. 900 noouia ion is
/ acicd This suits the yo,in., men win
/ Has fat iohs in the army. but no. The
| PEOPLE who pay the $l.500 year needed
l" maintain each OF the soldiers IN the
| Philippines.
This government. he said, ought to
make n declaration of good intentions
towards the Phlinnnes. MS ii did to-
ward cuba. Tic President ought to
have done So, or. if he did not have
| the powor. should have asked Congress
| for 1t. Now he might call a special
| session 10 ask for The power. \ special
session now would cost much money
but not nearly so much as the con-