Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-02
| BRYAN
Spoke at Columbus.
Favors Ratifying the
Chicago Platform.
Accused Administration
Of Hypocrisy
For Denouncing Trusts In It's
Platforms.
And Favoring Them While In
Office.
And Favoring Them While In
Office.
Especial Correspondence.)


Columbus, May 2.--Col w. j. Bryan
was given an enthusiastic reception
upon his arrival at Columbus yester.
day afternoon, fully 1000 people be
ing at the Union station TO greet him.
In the evening be addressed large
audience at the Goodale st. auditorium.
Referring to tho trust question he said
"You believe that the Republican
party will destrop trusts. Back of
those industrial trusts you will find
the same men who stand behind the
gold standard; the same men VINO
shouted until they were red in the
face denouncing the ffty-cent dollar
In 1886 now have their bank vaults
full Of trust certificates that do not
represent twenty-five cents on the dol
lar Of money actually invested In the
property. And you expect those peo.
pie to exert themselves to destroy the
value of the trust certificates they
hold? You talk to one OF the these
magnates about the trusts, and see
how complacent he Is. John j. Mitch
ell, Of the Illinois Trust and Savings
bank, Of Chicago, gave out an inter.
view a while back and he said: In
the long run the trusts can do no
HARM In the long run! But what
consolation is that to snort-winded
man who cannot stand the long run?
What consolation Is that to the man
who is the victim of extorsion while
the trusts last? What consolation is
that to the man who is bankrupted In
business before the run is completed?
But don't worry. The long run trusts
can do no harm.
1.-THE Standard Oil company raises
the price of oil three or four cents a
gallon, declares dividend of $S0,O00,-
900 on S1o0,O00,UOO Of stock, ana every
man who buya oil contributes TO the
dividend. But don't worry. In the
long rum trusts can do no harm.
'You have heard various remedies
proposed for the trusts, not by Repup.
licans, but by Democrats. You have
heard Democrats suggest that the tar
III is a protection to the trusts. I Is
correct. The tariff on trnst-made ar
ticle builds q barrier, and the trust
can exact from tile American people
a price for the article produced equal
to the foreign price, or plus the tariff.
Ii is true that tariff helps the trusts
to exert their power. You have heard
1t said that railroad discrimination
helps the trusts. 1t is trnc. The
Standard OIL trust once had contract
with an Eastern railroad whereby the
Standard OIL company not only got
lower rates for freight, but got part
Of the freight that It's rivals paid. Dis
elimination IN freight rates have
helped these trusts TO practice their
extortions on the public, l believe
that the gold standard, with it's ris.
ing dollar and its falling prices, has
been one of the causes that have driven
men together TO protect themselves by
combination from that FALL In price
due to change in the money stand
ard.
s'Rut, my friends, believe there Is
a simple remedy. proposed 1t. You
may not like It. I believe that with
1t you can destroy every monopoly in
private hands. The State can do II.
1t cannot do everything without taking
from the State single right that II
now has. l would have Congress de.
clare that before any corporation Or
ganized In any state shall do business
outside of the State II shall take out
a license from thc Federal government