Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-20
REPLY BY WILLIAM j. BRYAN.
Letter Of Acceptance Of the
Nomination
BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Deals at Some Length with the Trusts
and Fayors Laws That VIII Lead TO
Their suppression-says Imperialism Is
the Paramount Issue.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept 19.-The letter
of VIM j. Bryan accepting the Dem
ocratic nomination for president has
been given out for publication.
In his letter Mr. Bryan, while de-
claring that imperialism is the most
important question before the Ameri
can people, opens with a discussion OF
trusts His reason for this is given
as follows: Having in my notifica-
ton speech discussed somewhat at
length the paramount issue, imperial
ism, it is sufficient at this
time to review the remaining planks OF
the platform.
In the letter he declares that no de-
Tense of trusts can be offered, and that
if elected he will favor the dissolution
of every private monopoly which does
business outside of the state of its orr
gin.
He declares the Dingley tariff bill
Is a trust breeding measure.
He favors enlarged powers for the
interstate commerce commission.
He reiterate the position of the dem
ocratic party on the money questios
and says its position has not changed
since four years ago.
He favors the election of senators
by direct vote of the people.
He deals at some length with labor
questions, denouncing government by
injunction and the black list and ia
voring arbitration and a department
of labor in the cabinet
The exclusion of Chinese and similar
Asiatic peoples is favored.
He favors generous pension laws,
Nicaragua canal, statehood for Ari-
IONA, Oklahoma and New Mexico. home
rule and representation in congress for
Porto Rico and Alaska, and a system
for the reclamation of arid lands, and
an income tax
He questions the ability of the re-
publican party to work out the well
fare of the Cubans.
Foreign alliances are oppesd.
He objects to the abandonment of
the Monroe doctrine and favors a pro-
tectorate over the Philippines.
Takes Up Subject of Trusts.
Regarding trusts Mr.. Bryan says:
The platform very properly gives
prominence to the trust question. The
appalling growth of combinations in
restraint of trade during the present
administration proves conciusively
that the Republican party lacks either
dncxirx no
the question effectively. II may be
fairly assumed from the speeches and
conduct of the Republican leaders.
that party does not intend To take the
peoples side against these organiza-
tons, then the weak and qualified con-
demnation Of trusts to be found in the
Republican platform is designed to
distract attention while industrial des-
potism is completing its work A pr
vate monopoly has always been an
outlaw.
No defense can be made Of an in
dustrial system in which one, or few
men, can control for their own profit,
the output or price of any article OF
merchandise. Upon such a system the
consumer suffers extortion, the pro
Queer OF raw material has but one pur-
chaser. and must soil at the arbitrary
price fixed; the laborer has but one
employer and is powerless to protest
against injustice, either in wages or
conditions Of labor the small stock
holder Is at the mercy of the specula-
tor. while the travelling salesman con
tributes his salary to the oyergrown
profits OF the trust"