The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-06
BRYGN'S SPEECH AT KEYSER.


Continued from First Pagsl
ious 90 discuss the money question IL that
the Republican leaders are familiar with
the argument they used IN 1855 and they
cannot think q any argument 90 use ia
defense Of the trusts. the large standing
army and the imperial policy.
Attitude Toward wealth.
Mr. Bryan continued by defining the at
titude OF the Democratic party towards
wealth. These remarks were brought out
by the presence OF ex-senator Henry @.
Davis and his brother Hon Thomas c.
Davis. on the platform
The Democratic party makes no war
upon the honest accumulation Of wealth."
ne said. and continued by the declaration
that objections 20 the policies proposed
by that party were made by predatory
wealth hiding behind honest wealth
THE Democratic party" he went on.
lis no menace TO the man who wants to
eat the bread that he earns. lts only
menace is 60 the man who wants 20 cat
the bread that some one else earns. with
out paying for the bread. Since 1926 all
the evil tendencies then noticed In the Re
publican party have been increased ANA
to-day people see what Is going on. who
did not realize Il In iseS. Many who did
not understand the money trust are un-
Many who did not realize what II meant
TO have a monopoly given 60 one kind Of
money now find out what STANDARD oil
monopoly or a harhed wire monopoly. or
a sugar trust monopoly means Men who
did not see that they would soon be The
victims OF this concentrating spirit n con-
tinued. have since become the victims OF
IT,"
Trusts aud Travelling Men.
In this connection Mr. Bryan made the
following reference to the travelling men
and the effecs of the trusts upon them
why In 1895 there were a great many
travelling men who were deluded and lei
20 believe that all we needed was a Re
publican administration, and they went
up and down the land and preached for
the Republican party But since the cleo
ton no class has suffered more than the
travelling men. wonder n u would
not be proper FOR the travelling men who
have lost their places since the last cleo
ton because q fthe trusts 10 organize an
excursion to go down TO the Presidents
home again and let the band play the
Dead March OF saul The travelling men
are realizing that the trusts
are reaching them. and n any
OF you IN this audience have not
realized what the trust means. Il Is only
a question OF time when YOU will n the
Republican party stays IN power
What ls the chance for the young mani
n he goee out upon the farm. he finds
that the farmer Is not having his share
OF the blessings OF che country, nor his
share OF the governments protection. II
he becomes a iaborfng man. what are his
chances By manual labor 20 acquire "a
competency II he becomes business
man. how does he know that some trust
viii not step to his store door and give
him chance 90 choose between hank
ruptcy and Joining a conspiracy against
bis fellows2 You Will find that as wealth
concentrates the small man will be driven
out. the independent citizen win become q
clerk, and the young lawyer who enters
upon his profession with hope and ambi-
ton. viii become merely a clerk Ia the
Office Of some lawyer for the trusts.
what wiIItarIsm Means.
But n you are not able to understand
how economic conditions are affecting
you. let me ask you. can you ignore the
tendency toward militarisn chat has been
manifested IN this country under this ad-
ministration. Has the poor man any rcB-
son for wanting a large army? Has the
farmer any reason for desiring a large
military establishment? Has the country
merchant Has the ordinary man7 These
people do nos profit by a large standing
AFtNls ne tAfhF NAANafNE ntNlf " III
tended 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 the exploiters
will reap the profits.
The colonial policy he concluded. lis
not carried on for education or for sup
port OF Christianity. II was undertaken
under the mask OF benevolence but the
inspiring motive was the almighty dollar
and II we enter upon an imperial policy.
n will not be to educate the Filiplnoa. II
will not he 10 Chrisiianize them. n h the
Christian portion Of the Philippine Islands
that Is now IN revolt against MS. and II
II the Mohammedan portion that Is most
friendly 10 Us. our flag is most secure as
II floats over the palace OF the Sultan Of
sulu. and the Republican administration
paws the Sultan so much month 20 let
tre flag noat there. And II you Repuhli-
cans think that your party stands for the
doctrines n used 10 stand for ! want to
remind YOU that a treaty has been made
~ the Republican administration with
that potentate whereby slavery r. rec
ognized under the American flag The
same treaty that provides that the Stars
and Stripes shall float over the suitan's
palsce recognizes slaves as an existing In
stiiutlon."