The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-26
SHOWS FATIGUE.
Col. Bryan Looked Tired at
HOboken, n. J.
This Morning When He Began
His Second Days Campaign
In HOME OF TRUSTS.
He No Longer Considers 1t the
Enemy's Country.
Says He Found No Fault With
Those Who Left in 1896.

New York Oct. 26.-The second day
of Mr.. Bryan's campaign tour of New
Jersey began in Hoboken today with a
meeting in the Lyric theater When Mr.
Bryan stepped upon the platform, he
appeared somewhat fatigued as the re-
suit of his arduous 1apors yesterday,
but as his speech progressed he soon re-
| gained his WOnted V1vac1ty. he SAID ne
believed that when Democratic prin-
ciples as now presented were understood
they would be received as favorably in
the east as in the west. He then con-
trasted his reception in New Jersey at
this time with the reception of 1896 and
in this connection he said:
Il am glad to have an opportunity to
defend our cause here, for I feel con-
hdent that the policies for which the
Democratic party stands will appeal to
the American people when those who
left us in 1896 have largely returned and
they have brought with them a large
| contingent from the Republican party.
I did not complain when men left US in
1885, for I have always cOntended that
a mans vote was his own and that he
had a right to do with it as he pleased;
| and never doubted that the great mass
of those who left US in 1896 left us be-
cause they honestly thought that my
election would be harmful to the coun-
try. I can not despise the man who
places his country above his party, even
though [ may be the loser by his act.
But the principle which runs through
Republican policies has become appar-
ent on these later questions which have
publican party was giving too much
consideration to wealth and too little to
human rights; but since 1896, the Repub-
lican party has shown its disregard of
human rights IN ways that we did not
dream of then.
Proceeding, the speaker denounced the
trusts as industrial despots'' and de-
clared that the Republican party was
fostering them. He did not believe there
could be a good monopoly in private
hands until God sends angels to take
. Il 1, Id
our experience we are inclined to think
the angels now in charge came not
from above, but from below.
Some one has said Mr.. Bryan con-
tinued, that he did not object to the
bedbug SO much but that he did object
to the way he made living. So we
object to the trusts" The comparison
caused loud applause.
Mr.. Bryan took strong ground on the
question of a large army. He said that
this country was less liable to dissen-
sion than any other, on account of the
character of the population. Instead of
finding a menace in the presence of for
eignborn citizens in the United States.
Mr.. Bryan said that these were really
safeguard because knowing the evils of
monarchica1 systems, they knew how to
avoid them and appreciated why they
should do so. He predicted that if the
recent increase of the army to 100, 0,000
men was endorsed by voting the Repub-
lican ticket next November there would
continue to be increases until the armed
force will be sufficient to completely awe
the people.
Taking up the question of the Philip
pines, Mr.. Bryan gave what he said was
a Republican speech in support of the
Republican policy, this presentation was
as follows:
I'VE are very sorry we have got the
Philippine islands; we did not intend to
get them, but they were thrown into our
lap and it is our duty to keep them. God
commands it, and it Will pay" Mr.. Rry-
an then related the Biblical story of Ma
both's vineyard and said:
I wish that on the Sunday before
election every preacher in the United
States would take as his text that story
of, ,Naboth's vineyard and I will tell you
how they would treat t. Every oppo-
nent of Imperialism would condemn
Ahab for wanting the vineyard and ev-
cry Imperialism preacher would con
denim Naboth for not letting Ahab have
it,
A SECOND SPEECH.
Orange, N. J.. Oct. 26.-Mr. Bryan
made a second speech in Hoboken before
leaving fer other parts of the state. The
crowd which followed him from the
theater where he first spoke to the rail-
road station was large and called clam
orOusly for a speech.
I want US TO spend our money de-
VeIOp1ng the minds and the hearts of
our people, not in sending an army Z 900
miles away from home to destroy the
love of liberty in the hearts Of other
people / do not want the little bows
higher ambition than to furnish targets
for bullets. If God had intended that
man should be a target he would have
made him of wood or iron. He would
not have made him Of flesh and blood"
Closing his Harrison speech Mr.. Bryan
said; THE best way to defend your
own rights is to protect the rights of
others md to respect the rights of 9TH
ers- The best way to make your own
liberty secure is to leave liberty to all
Gods people everywhere" "
OF HIMSELF AS A MENACE
Morristown, n. T., Oct 26.-In his
speech at Summit today Mr.. Bryan said
that Democratic success would not
menace the fortune of any man who
acquires the wealth by legitimate meth
DDS and is willing to give an adequate
return to society. That prospect was
no menace to the man who wants only
to eat the bread which he earns and to
earn the bread which he eats, but he
might be regarded, he said as a menace
legitimate means. He cDnLendeQ that
the policy of equal rights and privileSes
to all was in the end the best for all,
for if that policy did not advance our
fortunes it might some day prove the
protection of our children and our chill
dren's children. If, he said we leave
bad laws what assurance have we that
morrow rob our own flesh and blOodR
The poor man should come to the Demo-
cratic party because it gives him a
chance and the rich man because it
gives his son a chance and assures him
protection. Mr. Bryan said that he
wanted this nation to be a moral in
huence in the world and did not want
it to stand upon brute force alone He
argued that we can not compete with
the old world in becoming a nation of