The age-herald., 1900-08-22
BRYAN SPEAKS
 ID REPUBLICANS Discusses Main Issues of the
 Present Campaign INTERESTING COMPARISONS Republicans of 1896 Not Repub-
 liCanS of 1900. CHANGED ON THE MONEY QUESTION The Trusts Were Dealt With at Length President McKinley's Position
 on the Porto Rican
 Tariff Problem
CHANGED ON THE MONEY QUESTION

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. H.-Speaking to a large crowd tonight, MT. Bryan had this to say on the financial question:
 "The Republican party is trying today the same deception that 1t practiced in 1896 on the money question. When I say that the Republican party practiced deception on the money question in 1898, do not want any Republican here to think that mean he was dishonest in his advocacy of the Republican question in 1S96 The Republican party held out the false hope of interna- tional bimetallism. i want to assert to- day that the Republicans leaders never in- tended that we should have international bimetalism in 1896. The Republican leaders wanted the gold standard then just as they want 1t now, but they held out before the people the delusion of international bi- metallism.
 'The President sent a committee of three distinguished gentlemen, and they were to labor with the European nations and try to get those nations to help us. Did they suc- ceed? Of course they did not. We told you In 1896 that they would not succeed You could not expect England to join with us in restoring bimetallsm. Now how can you tell whether the Republicans were in earn est or not, when they held out that prom ise? If man sets his heart on thing and does not get it he feels sore and sad and unhappy and sorrowful. You cannot find Republican today that felt sorrowfuI because they did not get international bi- metallism that they promised to get in 1S96"
 Bryan Was Interrupted At this point some one in the rear of the crowd shouted: "Hurrah for Mckinley" to which MT. Bryan promptly responded: Now, I don't know whether that man is hurrahing for the Mckinley that denounced Grover Cleveland or the one following in Cleveland's footsteps. want to assure you that do not object to any one cheering for Mckinley, but I think that you owe 1t to the audience to describe which Me- Kinley you are cheering for when you e-e cheering" Applause and cheer~>
 He then went on:
 Now the Reput!ican party Of today does not tall, Tn favor of silver at all. There is no talk about international bi- motaIIism. If international bimetallism was good in 1896 it is good now. If the double standard was desirable in '96 1t is desirable now Then why is it that the Republicans do not talk about it? Because they did not want 1t in 96.
 The Trust Questinn
 Speaking of trusts, he said:
 "1he Republican party is trying today the very same policy on these other ques- tions that 1t tried on the money question In '96 They attack the trust question in their platform, and yet you cannot find the Republican paper and read it, if it is a daily for a week, and if it is a weekly paper, for month, without finding a de- fense of the trusts. The Republican plat form denounces the trusts, and Republi- can editors are spreading before the public arguments defending the trusts You will be told what liberal man the man at the head of the trust is. You will be told of the. great advantages to be derived from the corporation because of the permanency in the employment of men. Now why is it? It is because the platform Is hypoc- risy.
 ''The Republican party does not intend to destroy the trust, but under the cover of a platform denunciation of the trust the Republican leaders are trying to quiet the minds of the people and make them ac- cept the trust as a good thing l want you who have been voting the Republican tick ct to ask yourselves how the Republican policy is going to help the people of this community. Let every man ask himself how the trust is going to help him. would ask that, but would be accused of appeal ingto selishness. The man who stands at the head of the trust may be selfish, while the man who is being gouged cannot De selfish It is all right for the head or the trust to vote the Republican ticket ana contribute to the campaign fund, but II tell the man who pays the dividends that he ought to look out for his own interests the Republican party says l am bringing the appeal down to too low level The man who buys a trust-made article has as much right to look after his own interests in the campaign as the man who sells trust-made article.
 An Example
 "Suppose you wanted to buy barb-wire, haven't you right to inquire why it has gone up? Suppose you wanted to buy oil, haven't you right to inquire why it has gone up? You know the Republicans for years told us what a great blessing the Standard oil Company was to reduce the price of oil. That was because they were trying to secure all the properties. Yet they have declared dividends so far Of 40 per cent Was 1t necessary to raise the price of oil in order to make dividend! And while this great corporation Is amas- sing it's wealth by means of monopoly, the Republican party does not raise one hand to stop it. Why is 1t that the Republicans can vote for the Republican party while it protects such monopolies as that? want you Republicans who have been vot-