The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-06

North Carolina. This administration
has provided qualifications for voting
In Porto Rico, educational Qualifica-
tons, and according to those qualif-
cations, as you will find in a govern
ment document issued by this admin
istration on h 18th day Of last Au-
gust, SO per cent of the black men of
Porto Rico OF voting age are disfran-
chised by this administration. Does the
gentleman who spoke Of North Caro-
lima know what percentage OF the peo-
pie are d-isfranchised there?"
Mr.. Dairy, who had asked he ues-
ton, replied: Every one who does not
interpret the constitution"
Mr.. Bryan said: IF We had that law
in the north and disfranchfSed every re-
publican who did not know nov to in
terpret the constitution, not half OF the
republicans could vote in this country"
Mr.. Bryan's q~uestioner attempted to
proceed with his Interrogation amid
cries of sit down." and Put him QUIT"
Mr.. Bryan tried to obtain quiet and
after some confusion Mr.. Dairy shout
ed above the noise n the confusion:
May / ask M question:"
Mr.. Bryan'S answered him: My
friends, while it is not fair for a repub-
lica q come and take up my time I
will be fairer to him tina he Is to me.
ASK your question"
Mr.. Dairy said: You say that you
have known for the last four years
that there are trusts in this country
and that they are in violation of the
antitrust law of 1896 to prevent con-
troll of market prices. Then was it not
your duty as a citizen TO file a COM
plant with the district attorney? Can
you name one democratic or republi-
can district attorney who has filed it,"
Mr.. Bryan replied: My friends, | want
to call your attention first to the fact
that the gentleman started out in
North Carolina n he got tired of
North Carolina In the second place.
l want to call your attention to the fact
that ne tries now to lay upon all the
people Is citizens, responsibility for
the failure of an attorney general to
enforce the Law that he is sworn to en-
force. / want TO remind you that let
terS have been written to Mr.. Griggs,
calling his attention to trusts and hat
he has refused to enforce the law. And
when a democratic attorney general of
Nebraska brought suit against the
starch trust, the republicans of Nebras-
ka City met in the court house n ap-
pointed a circuit judge ais h chairman
of the committee on resolutions and
passed resolutions asking the attorney
general not to enforce a law of the
state of Nebraska"
Amid the applause that followed the
Iiol VIII Hdo pSel llpleIIuplliS NIL.
Bryan shouted: How many did you
file, Mr.. Bryan?" but further Interrupt
tons were howled down by the impa-
lent audience n the pointed demands
of two police officers made his remain
ing i'm the audience contingent upon
his silence. Mr.. Bryan then continued:
My friends, l am not talking for
the benfit of the gentleman. He has
shown that he is not here for informa-
ton. He has come here to interject a
question here and no matter how / an
swer him it would make no difference
in his vote. But / want to tell you
this, that if 1 am elected, i will ap-
point an attorney general who will not
remain idle until some republican
m to file a bill" Mr.. Bryan then
resumed his discussion of Imperialism,