The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-06

it simply seeks the opinions of those who
are conspicuous in business and in fl
nance. 1t does not fight open battles. 1t
seeks secret advantages.
REPUBLICANS DODGE THE ISSUE.
Today the Republican party has not a
policy on any question that it dares to out
line before the American people. They
say they want to talk about the money
In 1896 they won victory behind the mask
OF international b-metallism. They did
not advocate the gold standard in 1896.
They advocated international bi-metall-
ism, and when England spanked our BIZ
metallic commission and sent it home
then the Republicans turned over on the
subject. Now they are very anxious for
the gold standard The reason why the
Republicans are so anxious to discuss the
money question is that the Republican
leaders are familiar with the argument
which they used in 1896, and they cannot
think of any argument to use in de-
Tense of the trust, the large standing
army and the imperial policy.
Mr.. Bryan continued by defining the at
titude of the Democratic party towards
wealth. The remarks were brought out
by the presence of ex-senator Henry G.
Davis and his brother, Hon. Thomas G.
Davis, ON the platform.
THE Democratic party makes no war
upon the honest accumulation of wealth.
he said, and continued by the declaration
that objections to the policies proposed
by that party were made by predatory
wealth hiding behind honest wealth.
1.-The Democratic party" he went on,
'"is no menace to the man who wants
to eat the bread that he earns. It's only
menace is to the man who wants to eat
| the bread that some one else earns,
| without paying for the bread. Since 1896
all the evil tendencies then noticed in the
Republican party have been increased
and today people see what is going on
who did not realize it in 1896 Many
who did not understand the money trust
are able to understand the industrial
| trust. Many who did not realize what
| it meant to have a monopoly given to
| one kind of money now find out what
| Standard Oil monopoly or a barbed wire
| monopoly, or a sugar trust monopoly
means men who did not see that they
soon would be the victims of this con-
centrating spirit, if continued, have since
| become the victims of it"
BRYAN ON THE TRUSTS.
In this connection Mr.. Bryan made the
| following reference to the travelling men
and the effect OF the. trusts upon them.
| Why in 1896, there were great many
| travelling men who were deluded and
| led to believe that all we needed was a
| Republican administration and they went
| PIP and down the land and preached for
| the Republican party.
But since the election no class has
|
| wonder if it would not be proper for
the travelling men who have lost their
places since the last election because of
the trusts to organize an excursion to
go down to the Presidents home again
and let the band play the Dead March in
Saul. The travelling men are realizing
that the trust is reaching them and if
any of you in this audience have not real
lied what the trust means, it is only a
question of time when you will if the
Republican party stays in power"
What is the chance for the young
man? If he goes out upon the farm, he
finds that the farmer is not having his
share of the blessings of the country, nor
his chances, by manual labor, to acquire
If he becomes laboring man, what are
his chances by manual labor, to acquire
competency? If he becomes a business
man, how does he know that some trust
will not step to his store door and give
him a chance to choose between bank
ruptcy and joining a conspiracy against
his fellows? You will find that as wealth
concentrates the small man will be
driven out, the Independent citizen will
become clerk and the young lawyer who
enters upon his profession with hope and
ambition will become merely clerk in
the office of some lawyer for the trusts.
SLAVERY UNDER THE FLAG.
But if you are not able to under
stand how economic conditions are affect
ing you, let me ask you, can you ignore
the tendency toward militarism that has
been manifested in this country under
this Administration? Has the poor man
any reason for wanting large army?
Has the farmer any reason for desiring
a large military establishment? Has the
country merchant? Has the ordinary
man? These people do not profit by a
large standing army. The large stand
ing army is intended in this country for
the extension of our trade by force and
violence The poor men will furnish sons
for the army, but the contractors and
exploiters will reap the profits.
The colonial policy" he concluded, sis
not carried on for education or for the
support of Christianity. 1t was under
taken under the mask of benevolence, but
the inspiring motive was the almighty
dollar, and if we enter upon an imperial
policy, it will not be to educate the
Filipinos. 1t will not be to Christianize
them. 1t is the Christian portion of the
Philippine Islands that is now in re-
volt against us, and it is the Mohamme-
dan portion that is most friendly to us
Our flag is most secure as it floats over
the palace of the Sultan of Suu. And
the Republican Administration pays the
sultan so much a month to let the flag
float there. And if you Republicans think
that your party stands for the doctrines
it used to stand for, l want to remind
you that a treaty has been made by the
Republican Administration with the po-
tentate whereby slavery is recognized
under the American flag. The same
treaty providing that the Stars and Stripes
shall float over the Sultan's palace recog-
nizes slaves as an existing institution"
A Correction.
To the Editor: In the sixth line of my