The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-19
50 SlTS WILLIAM ]. BRYly
EFFECT OF THE TRUST MONOPO-
LIES ON THE PRICE OF
INDUSTRY
WAS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
Starting From Albany, He Made
Many Speeches, Ending His
Days Campaigning
at Syracuse.

Empire state today, travelling half way
across 1t from east to west. He began
his journey at Albany and following the
course of the picturesque Mohawk and
the line of the Erie canal, he reached
this point late in the afternoon. From
here he made a run toward the southern
shore of Lake Ontario and made a speech
of half an hours duration at Oswego.
Returning to this city later he spoke here
today.
The other points at which he spoke dur
ing the day were Schenectady, Amster-
dam, Fonda, Johnst0wn, GloVersvile,
Fort Plain, Little Fails. Herkimer, Rion.
Frankfort Utica, Rome Oneida, Can
astot, Chittenango and Dewitt.
The attendance at the majority of tho
meetings was complimentary in size and
some of the audiences were large. In
comparatively few places was there
marked enthusiasm. There was, however,
close attention in every instance ard in
no case was there any interruption
worthy of note The Oswego meeting
was the best attended and in other re-
spects the most notable of the day
Mr. Bryan's train was fifteen minutes
late in reaching Schenectady, where tie
first stop of the day was made. He spoke
there for twenty minutes, and his audi
ence was large enough TO fill the entire
vacant space back of the railroad station.
The Edison General Electric works are
located at Schenectady and as the Bryan
train drew up to the station, Mr.. Bryan
was greeted by the waving of hats and
handkerchiefs from the windows OF that
institution. His speech at Schenectady
was a brief review OF the general poi1!l-
cal situation covering the trusts and the
increase of the standing army especially.
In beginning Mr.. Bryan said he was slad
that he lived sin a land where parties
must submit their platforms and their
candidates 70 the voters, and where the
people can, If they want to, control all
legislation and make the. government
what they want 1t to he, Discussing me
trusts. he said tha5 If the Repubiicaa
party had properly used the power lnas
had been given to 1t during the present
administration the trust question woufa
be no more prominent row than IN 1890,
mt the Republican party had, by It's ewr
conduct. forced this question to the front
ami it must meet it" Continuing, ne
said:
POSITION OF THE LABoRER.
esyou have here large laboring class.
want TO ask the laboring men Whetner
they believe it is good to have a gfedt
Industry dominated py one Itli $3.50; No y5o
has spent ten, fifteen or twenty wears
in acquiring skill IN an occupatlon' Is II
to have that mans labor hang uovn
the decision of one man? what wl1 5hs
skilled laborer do if the terms PROVIDED
for his labor are not satisfactory! he
will submit to them under monopolg.
Why? Because there Is ne e@neF ein-
ployer, and if he goes out from mat one
place he has to commence life over again
and all his experience VIII pc OF no
avail If you have NUMBER o.! larsS
ability will be in demand and II one
manager is not willing to pay you what
your services are worth, you can 90
to another manager and get Wnat t y9a1
will compel each man to get the pest
brain and the best work possible. But
when you have but one manager you
have to take the terms he gives You
and the wages ne is Wiling to give y-u
because If you turn your back on that
institution, you go out to 1dleness and
starvation.
opely is good thing?"
Referring to the plea that 1t is our
duty to remain in the Philippine island,
Mr.. Bryan said:
1.-The advantage of the argument of
1T. You simply have to say it is your
duty and that avoids the necessity of
defense They say it is our duty to stay
Their I ask them why. Th 13 say II
other. therefore We must kill them first
and take from them the awful RESPONSE
bilitv of killing each other.
While Mr. Brayn was speaking a rail-
road engine puffed along back of him,
compelling him to suspend his speech
for a minute or two. He referred to the
circumstance, saying:
''It Is hard to speak out doors under
the most favorable circumstances, and
] Go not know of anything more unfavor-
able than TO have railroad against you
when you are speaking or when you are
running for office.
Mr.. Brayn was applauded at the close.
BIRTHPLACE OF HAY
Mr. Brayn spoke from a balcony in
trent Stanwix hall in Rome. Immediate
ly in front Of him were suspended large
portraits of the Democratic nominees on
the national ticket, while only a few
steps away the portraits of Mckinley ard
Roosevelt swung across the street. His
audience at this place was large and at
tentive and the speech was punctuated
by frequent bursts of applause. Express
sing his pleasure at being in Rome. Mr..
Bryan said that the large attendance
could not be accounted for, upon the
ground of curiosity, because he had been
in this city before and the people had
had an opportunity to see and hear him.
Then he accused the Republicans of
avoidance of the real issues of the cam
paign and asked:
DO tHSy HOI Insult the 1ntelllSence of
American citizens when they ask their
votes and yet decline to outline what
they are going to do. Read the plat
form OF our party and compare it, with
the platform of the Republican party
and you will find the difference is that
the Democratic position is stated with
clearness and without ambiguity which
admits of no misunderstanding, while
the Republican position is stated in gilt
terfng. generalities and spends more time
Dragging about the conviction that the
Lord has sent the imperial reign that
the Republican party intends to bring
upon this country.
II believe it was here that the first
American flag was raised I want You
to look at that flag. i want you to see
If you can find in that flag anything
that represents a subject The white
stands for the purity of our nations
motives; the red stands for the blood
shed in the purchase of our liberty, and
the stars represent the states, and ev-
cry territory sees in the future a star
of hope that is some day to find its
place in the constellation. But where in
that flag is anything subject or a
.vassal can look to and love? do not
want to- change that flag. would a
thousand times rather haul it down and
let the Filipinos have their own flag than