The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-22
LISTENED TO BRYAN
He Was Given a Rousing Re-
ception at Buffalo.
BELMONT ON DEMOCRACY
New Yorks Vote is Essential to Vic
tory-The Minority Should Acquiesce
in the Decision of the Majority.
Trusts and Monopoly.

Buffalo, n. Y. April 21.-Fully 5000
people crowded Music hall tonight to
listen to Colonel W. j. Bryan. Among
those in the boxes Were Mayor Conrad
Dieh. Vicar General Connery of the di-
ocese of Buffalo and the city officials.
Mr.. Bryan appeared on the stage at
about S:25 o'clock. accompanied by a
large company. He was encircled, tie
crowd rising and cheering for some
time. Among those. on the platform
We're: Frank l.. Bapst. chairman of
the democratic central committee: Nor
man E. Mack, supreme court justice;
Robert G. Titus and o. H. P. Belmont.
Justice Titus VS. the first to speak.
He opposed expansion.
The chairman then introduced Mi.
Belmont, who was received with hearty
applause. He said in part:
The democratic party holds a great
responsibility toward the people. Il re-
mains with it to decide whether exist
ing conditions shall continue or nos.
The party has never been given greater
opportunity to vindicate its claim that
it is the party that stands for govern
ment for the people and for The people
with equal rights to all, special priv
ileges ito none.
The responsibility of the democratic
party is doubled from the fact that if it
fails to GUST the enemy in 1900, it will
by so doing give it a long lease Of the
seat of government and allow it to en-
trench its position by the intricate sys-
tenn Of patronage.
Il am a believer in democratic grin
ciples and l believe that the minority
should acquiesce in the decision Of the
majority, but l believe that the interest
of any city, state or section of the coun-
try should be used in framing q nation
al policy. The city of New York is dem
ocratic and the state. though we were
beaten in the last election is also dem!
ocratic and its vote will be essential in
the election of 1900.
Il deem it, therefore, urgent that
every democrat of New York should
rally to his party am give assurance
of his support to the neXt national plat.
form, whether it will he that Of sc, pure
and simple. or whether it will lie that
of '96 modified or added 10.
The republicans, as expressed by
this administration, stand Cor trusts,
monopolies, and conc antratad wealth
and imperialism, and to all these things
l hold democracy IS opposed.
Il am not opposed to wealth-no one
but l am opposed to trusts and monCp
olieS, because | c0ilsiier they interfere
with individual effort which has made
the American citizen what he is fle e
and independent. | deny in every way
the idea that the democratic party Is
opposed to wealth. as cur republic IN
friends pretend. Wealth is as safe IL
democratic hands as Il is III republican
hands, but the right Of the individual
to acquire it will b. safer under dem
ocratic administration"
Justice Titus paid tribute to Colonel
Bryan, who was received with tremend-
Gus cheering.
Mr. Bryan said that he had been &C
cused of not having worldly goods suf-
ficient to make him safe custodian
of property, but he was glad that the
one who preceded him, Mr.. Belmont,
had enough worldly possessions to take
him out of the ranks of the anarchists,
at least.
Continuing, Mr.. Bryan spoke against
expansion, against the taxing Of the
people to maintain a large standing
army and against the manner of rails
ing the war revenue, and closed with
an argument for bimetallism
His speech was largely repetition of
his address delivered in New York at
the dollar dinner.