The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
AUDITORIUM MEETING.
MIR. Bryan Was There and Delivered
an Address.


CHICAGO, July 2O-The Auditorium
mass meeting Of Democrats tonight was
a magnificent success. Clarence S. Oar
row presided and made a short address
defining the objects of the meeting, and
then introduced John P Tarvin, of Ken
lucky, who spoke at length.
The mention of the name of AItgeld
produced great demonstration, men
standing upon their chairs and cheering
wildly.
The next speaker who was introduced
was James Brown, of New York.
Senator Tillman, Of South Carolina.
came next, and was greeted with great
applause.
Alexander Troup, the national commits
teeman from Connecticut, was brought
forward, and his address was greeted
with great cheering.
Following speeches by George Fred
Williams, of Massachusetts, Congress-
man Lentz, of Ohio, and Gen Finley,
Mr.. Darrow briefly introduced Mr.. BRYAN.
who was given an enthusiastic welcome.
His declaration that he felt embarra ssed
about speaking in Chicago because of the
split In the local Democracy, and that it
was not his business to employ the secret
service to see who was the foremost
Democrat, provoked a little opposition
among the stanch adherents of Mr.. Alt
geld, but his assertion that ''all Chicago
Democrats look alike to me" put them
right again, and from first to last his
speech was enthusiastically received He
spoke as follows:
I'm speaking in Chicago 1 am embar-
raised by the fact that advocates of the
Chicago platform are divided into two
fish secret service in order to ascertain
what Democrats are most devoted to the
principles set forth in the last party
creed. All Chicago platform Democrats
look alike to me, and instead of trying
to drive any professed believer In that
platform out Of the party, my aim is to
ance of the triumph of Democratic Drin-
ciples that all local differences will be
lost sight of in the determination to re-
store the government to the foUndations
laid by the founders.
In the brief time that shall speak TO
you L desire to condense what l have to
general propositions:
''First--President Mckinley, by sending
a commission to Europe to work for in
ternattonal bimetallism, confessed tha
gold standard to be unsatisfactory
Second-The failure Of the commission
70 secure cure International bimetallism~
SHOWS that blmetallism can only be se-
cured by Independent action
Third-The gold standard is maintained
5 TO-DAY not because the American people
c1ers, by controlling the policy of Eng
land, control, through the Republican
garty, the financial policy Of the United
"Fourth-If the increased production or
gold IN the KIondike, and the importafion
OF goId from Europe have increased the
,yolume OF money and improved times IL
IS evident that more money makes better
tInes, and times could be still further
improved IN and the Improvement made per
iilldhelI' py the restoration of bimetqII
Ism; winch would make silver as we'll aa
gold available for coinage. wei as
tain TN M I II was more difficult to MAIN
Wnen the supply of silver was increaS
1ng' II must now be easier to rnaintein
o the parity since the supply Of gold is in
On the trust question I suggest +bo
ttf9 dg propositions for your consider
,,a lFirst-The trust is a menace to III.
Stata OF the people of the Untted
e1,d because 1T creates a mon0DoIV
ana gives to the few in control of ~,
monopoly almost unlimited poWar UA o( vnS
the lives and happiness of consI,, OEer
es!.St nc0535 ana producers of rev material
oecono-The president aDnCints a. 81 az
torney general and can. if he desir lase at at
t tt an attorney general who will enforco
the antitrust laws WI 0iiAolco
Third-The attorney e-anoro1 80
are insufficient N0ii' lbWS
om P0urfh - attorney general can rec
tlon II the present constitution mal9eI Il
i !FifibMTttoo epXtingTish the trust
! less TO extinguish the trusts so Iopg "a
the trusts furnish money to conti mig az az
republican party in power 'no
In the Philippine question oor+o, 1
funF irst principles are Involved: 'S'n
government, force and consent, TooI Oh
arches , being founded upon force re nUh.
lies upon consent IepuD-
second-The declaration of indenard.
ence asserts that all governments el daI
rive their just powers from the co1se uer
of the governed. Solseht
Third-If the declaration of inderand
ence is sound we cannot ripbtfIIgIIpo pend
quire title to the Philippine islands I b-
conquest or by purchase from an aI, 10y
monarch monarch; whose rebellious subjects ii ven
Fourth-f the Philippines are and 90
i night ought to be free. they should be-
tention to give them Undergraduates IN M
tablished. can De es-
Fifth.The Filipinos having fallen into
our hands by accident of war should he
dealt with according to American nri 10
e e1pes h and not only be given ndepcnd
ference while they work out their own