New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
STARCH BRYAN'S THEME.
STIFFENING HIS CAMPAIGN A BIT IN
NEBRASKA

Nebraska City Neb.. Sept. 2s.-w. ]. Bryan
spoke 10 large crowd here tonight. The speech
had been looked forward to with much interest
because Mr.. Bryan had announced that he would
deal with the trust question, as affected by the
suit instituted by Attorney-GeneraI Srnyth 10 annul
the sale Of the Argo Starch Works. Of this city.
10 the National Starch Company, popularity known
as the Starch Trust
Mr.. Bryan came down from Lincoln this after
noon He was accompa MED by Mrs. Bryan and
personal friends. and also by quite number Of
supporters from Lincoln and other towns the
way The party was met at the railroad station
by two oE three marching clubs. and by large
number of other admirers, who escorted them to
their hotel There many unfriendIy in
terruptions, but evidently some had been expected,
for previous to the meeting the Mayor OF the city
issued an order saying that there had been rumors
Of trouble, nd warning against 1t. The meeting
was held in the Court House grounds and the peo-
PIE stood under the trees, and much of the time in
the rain, while Mr.. Bryan spoke. He plunged into
the local trust question at the very beginning OF
his speech. and said in part:
A prominent Republican has accused the Demo-
mention this because the Republicans Of Ne
erdska City have met and protested against an en-
forcement Of statute Of the State Of Nebraska,
ana a Republican Judge was chairman OF the
resolutions Committee While the meeting was
political and II is worth while to note that the
Republicans seem better able enforce the
st9Llle9 against petty Offenders tnan they are 10
enforce statutes against great corporations.
1lt ~Alio -N1eflrIal mas commenced PEoCre4-
ings not to destroy a local manufacturing estab-
ushrnent. but TO prevent the manufacturing estab-
ceedings evoked the resolutions I have mentioned
b may oe wei 10 note the dIrereRt Steps " I
pany Of Nebraska City prosperous corpora
of The Conserva tive" a corporation which no
trust has yet been able to buy, bully or w1eedle
editorial comment which I have just noted, the
Argo Company Joined the United Starch Company.
quoted an article from The Commercial and
extract:
Ever since the starch trust, or National Starch
been talk among those manufacturers OF starch
who remain outside Of il OF the formation OF a
strong competitive OrganiZa ton. and this have
brought to pass. There mas just been organized
under the laws of the State Of New-Jersey. with
a capital Of s. go 900. powerful concern under
the style Of the United Starch Company etc.
About year later that is IN AUGUST or sep
tbeT Of ms year 1890 the third step was taken as
First, have independent company, growing
dependent company joins other companies TO fight
the starch trust. and. third. this Independent
trust and competition is at last destroyed II any
company is not trust let him read the extracts
from The Conservative" which have quoted and
he will find that this organize ton has been recog-
niZed at all times : trustee
If the people Of Nebraska City defend the starch
other trusts. for it is impossible for them to de
braska city willing to subject themselves and their
in order to maintain one trust which has one fac
tory in their City2
The Attoruey-GeneraI is seeking TO enforce a
statute OF Nebraska The law Is good law and
city ought 10 hold mass meeting to commend him
rather than condemn him The fusion force be
ieve in enforcing both State laws and National
laws against the trusts. The Kansas City platform
demands the annih;lation Of all trusts and If the
Democratic party is successful I believe lesisla-
ton will be enacted which viii make II impossible
for the National Starch Manufacturing Company
10 buy. bully or wheedle' the Argo company into
Joining a trust and with the dissolution Of the
starch trust will the dissolution Of all ether
trusts which are now plundering the people.
Before starting for Nebraska City this evening
M Bryan in a note TO the press, requested that
his political friends his pictures from the
windows on October , as a matter OF courtesy 10
Colonel Roosevelt. the Republican candidate for
Vice-President. who visits the city on that day.