St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-31
Brvan In New England.


arrived here at sos o'clock last evening
and was driven at once to Infantry nall
where an immense crowd had gathered
Mr.. Bryan spoke three times yester-
day. at PaWtucket and Woonsocket In
the afternoon and this city in the even
ing, AS Rhode Island is just on the eve
of a gubernatorial campaign, which Will
close with an election in April, Mr.
Bryans coming is timely for the Demo-
cratic party.
His chief address last night is con-
Bidered the first of a series of rallies ar
ranged by the Democratic state COM
mittee in its effort to carry the state.
The speech of the evening, the thru
delivered by Mr.. Bryan WITHIN Blk
hours like the two previously given,
was listened to by an audience that
taxed the capacity of the hall to the Ut
most. There was plenty of music ana
enthusiasm. Congressman Lentz, VINO
is a member of Colonel Bryan's party
also made a spench at the meeting here
Congressman Lentz devoted con-
siderable attention to the position OF
the administration toward the Philip
pines, assailing it in vigorous terms.
The audience rose en- masse as Mr..
Bryan was ushered upon the platform
and introduced. Mr.. Bryan said that the
trouble with our people in the east is
that they are not as we'll supplied with
the newspapers which deal rightly with
the people as our opponents are, and our
opponents are all the time talking as II
there was but one side to this question,
and that there was complete acquies-
cence on the part of the people to the
Republican policy. Men differ as to the
relative Importance of the questions now
before the people. Lincoln warned his
countrymen against the approach of
monarchical system which frightened
him. He said it was an attempt to put
capital upon an equal footing with labor
in the construction of government.
Lincoln represented the Republicans of
his day; Hanna that of today. And the
gulf between Lincolnism and Hanna
ism is as wide as the gulf that separated
Lazarus in Abraham's bosom from lives
in torment.
do you call the last election victory
for the gold standard? 1 deny that it
was. The Republican party did not vote
for the gold standard, because in its
platform it said that it would do what it
could to restore bimetallism by interna-
tional agreement. 1t made no promise
Secretary Cages communication to the
senate, giving letters from the national
banks and the financial bill now before
congress show clearly the predominant
idea of the Republican administration.
The scheme is favoritism."
In regard to trusts, Mr. Bryan said:
"Some Republican papers declare that
the trust is good thing. Mr. Hanna
has declared that there are no trusts;
that there are no bad trusts, and that |
If they are bad we can take care Of them. |
The people had not begun to feel in 1896 |
the effects of the trusts but think they |
do now. If conditions continue the time !
is not far distant when one corporation
will own all the cotton mills, the iron |
mills and the wooden mills. This con-
is going on in every branch of
business and it has recently been sug-
gested that we ought to have central
banks with branches. The Republican
party dare not push this just at present.
because the people could not stand it.
The tendency of the Republican party
Is towards the encouragement of these
great aggregations of wealth."
OF cd Eo |
mind is the remedy for the continued
growth of trusts-the limiting of trust
licenses by the federal government and
he confinement of their operations to
one particular state, and also the abso-
ute elimination Of water.
Turning his attention to imperialism.
Mr. Bryan stated that President Nc
Kinley said that he had no doubt that
congress would supply to the Philip-
)ines a government that would bring
hem blessings.
Mr.. Bryan reviewed at some length
he arguments he had previously made
N this subject, and in speaking of his
lain that the white people would not
i've and workin a tropical climate, said.
If you think the English like to live in
ndia let me remind you that even now
When England needs more soldiers in
outh Africa (and God grant that she
nay need more than she can ever send)
he cannot send over to India to get
oldiers. Do you think England went
India to educate them? Even now.
fter all her years of occupation. less
nan percent of the whole population
an read and write, and there is not q
ative paper in India that supports tho
,nglish government.
IF we prosecute war of conquest we
i'll not teach the Filipino to write lest
ley should read the Declaration of In
ependence for themselves. AS we SET
e the Philippine question this shall we
etermine, whether this nation shah
and before the world as an exponent Of
is broad principle of the doctrine Of
'e, the scruples and blessings of self
,vernment.
Il want to warn you that if we enter
career of conquest and hold the dor Z
inc that this is divine right, the dav S,
past when this nation will ever lift it's =
ice in behalf of liberty here or any,
here else in the world"
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