The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-20
BRYAN'S NOTABLE SPEECH.
D.. "A JEFFERSONiAN WAR.CSY,
Hc Takes UD New and Vital Issues
for the Campaign of 1900 without
Dropping the Old.

Dropping the Old.
William j. Bry IN spoke recently at
the Jeifcrsonlan banquet in Topeka,
Kan, concentrating his attention
chiefly upon ant monopoly, anti-cch-
tra,izatiOn and danoi-imperialism rather
than upon the silver question. He un-
reservcdly affirmed allegiance to the
:, Chicago pla form, but the greater part
OF his address was devoted to new
report, mads exclusively for The
World, giving verbatim the important
parts Of the speech
"The sttuggl& Of 1896 is palmer
struggle Row than it was then; q
struggle between democracy and Dlu-
y tocracy- democracy which would main
tain q government Of the people, by the
people aud for tn: people, and u pluto
cracy which would place the dollar
government. That struggle is becom-
ing clearer a"d clearer every day.
"Whcn VIC u'eer the campaign Of
1900 we will hav" = fighting force diff
fereut from That VIII hich we had in 1896.
We will enter 1t not only with the pcO-
pie "e had thcE, but we will gain re-
cruits every Gay from the Republican
party, because the Republicans even
are learning what Republican princi-
plies Of modern times mean. The Re
publican party Of to-day is not the Re
The;slScpubican party is to-day dis
putting every great principle upon
which 1t relied in It's beginning.
To-day every policy OF the RE-
publican party Is but the lifting of
money into q place where it over
shadows human rights. The war with
Spain instead Of streng thening the Re
publican party will, in my judgment,
lead to it's defeat.
!" Let me give you reason for my
faith. | do not ask you to accept pro
phccy or opinion, but to form your own
opinion upoo reason. When we en-
tered into this war Democrats knew it
would hcUt t"mnorary service to the
.Republicnn party. We knew that u
war successfully carried on would help
the party in power, but the Democratic
party was SrrHt @rUue h to surrender a
temporary adV4ntage to give freedom
to the people OF Cuba. | glory in the
courage OF ~ party that is willing 20 do
right eycn'thnuGr it knows that in so
doing it will bring temporary defeat
TO it.
r. "This w.ir has in the first place
settled the Old question that gro y out
of the FORMER wur. The sons o! Con
fcdcratrs aui the sons Of Union soldiers
marched side by side, sharing in the
dangers Of the camp and field, and the
strains OF 'Iaakce Doodle and Of
Dixie have been blended forever into
My Country, 'Tis,of Thee, Sw ect Land
Of Liberty.
THE sky is now clear. We can now
discuss the questions Of government
without having our patriotism assailed.
We can nOw mccL and settle the great
political and economic questions which
confront our nation. This war has
done something else. DO you remem-
Der how Justice Brown in his dissent.
ing opinion Uron cnc income-t tax case
pointed to the possible danger OF war :?
Do you remember how he said: Il fear
that in some hour Of national peril
this decision will rise up to paralyzs
the arm Of the government The
hour OF peril came we needed moro
revenue and that decision did rise up
to paralyZa tho arm of the,gOvernment.
When England needs more money she
can, tax the incomes Of her country
but our Supreme Court erected legal
bulwark and left Us helpless. When
we needle! more revenue we had to
: look around for any old thing to put a
stamp on.
" When we enter another campaign
the people will do it with q clearer
knowledge. They know that the Re-
publican party has pat the miser's dol
lar above the blood of the citizen.
When it came to drafting men for the
service the country took the son from
the mother, tue husband from the
wife, but the country dare not lay it's
finger upon accumulated wealth and
make it bear its share Of the burden.
1t is the dollar above the man, and
those who could not see it in 1896 will
be able to SEQ it in 1900
A Republican committe has re-
ported to the House a bill that turns
over the entire paper money Of the
nation to the national banks, surren-
ders the grcenbacks, provides for the
uses OF bonds aud gives to the national
banks absolute control of the credit
money. of the. nation Some boards OF
81 special session OF Congress to pas;
this bin. What does it mean? There
never was a moro palpablc~ violation o
the old Jcllersonian doctrine OF equa
rights to oil and special privileges tC
none. If u farmer holds a bond draw
ing n Lor cent. his only return is his
interest upon the bond. But if (
banker buys the same bonds he cal
issue bank-nOtcs upon them, thu.
getting back exactly the amount pai(
80 for the bonds, and he also receive!
we'll. When | was boy 1 was -tolt
that no one could cat his. cake an(
keep it, too, but the Republicans pro
pose to put few people in position
whore they not only control the vel
faro OF the nation, but get handsom
:. pay for doing it,.
a." There is another thing that tn
y, American people are thinking about
and 1T seems to mo that this subject |
=. agitating cur Eastern brethren some
what. The industrial trusts, are goinI
-, toshelp the democratic party. The
care nothing. now, but they are exem
= plifying and showing in vivid colors tn
~". really vicious principles advocated b
tha lSepnblican party. The trust
=. have been growing in the last tw
IT,. Years With q rapidity never known be
e.. 3 tore,: Ninety of them are capitalize
-, torsthEoo' billiOns-and q half OF dollars
=. The nritira amnlnt OF m @ tallic mono