The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-30

guilty Of insincerity propose to say so, II I
can demonstrate II, as believe I can.
Now, ! am going to discuss this question OF
trusts. ! am going to take in my discussion a
text, and I do II because desire to follow in
this discussion the line marked out by Bryan.
md IN the western country that II is the habit
to take texts from the scriptures; they don't do
II IN my country; don't know how universal
1t may become. Now, Bryan's text In st. Louis
on the fifteenth day OF September was, "fs the
Young Man Absalom safe2" and upon that he
proceeded to. demonstrate from his standpoint
that the young man was about to be deprived Of
everything by the trusts
l am going to take a text, my text Is from the
scriptures, because I am familiar with them, and
my text is this: "a hypocrite with his mouth
destroyeth his neighbor, but through knowledge
shall the Just be delivered" Now, as the first
step In this discussion want to demonstrate
from the mouth Of Bryan himself that the
Democracy in 1894 simply sold out the people
OF this republic and became the willing tools
OF the most gigantic trust the country ever knew.
had the pleasure Of following, about week
later, this great apostle Of discomfort when he
made speech in the northern part Of Wisconsin.
and about an hour before I made my speech
I had placed In my hands a verbatim report
OF the speech made by Bryan a week before,
and in his speech he made the quotation from
q speech Of william Mckinley in the campaign
Of 1894, and want to quote that just as Bryan
said 1t.
He said Mckinley charged that the Democracy
got into power as the enemy Of trusts In 1902
when they wanted the votes Of the people, but
when they got into power. according to the
testimony OF their own members, they became
willing tools OF the most gigantic trust Of the
country. Now. very singular thing about that
speech Of Bryan's is this: lie quoted that
charge made by Mckinley; he didn't undertake
to deny It; had verbatim copy Of his speech
taken by stenographcr, and the only way he
undertook to answer 1t was by making counter
charge against the Republican party. Mr.. Bry.
an didn't deny that but Mckinley told the truth
when he said that the Democracy had become
the willing tools Of the most gigantic trust the
country ever knew. And significant thing
about that speech is this: Bryan happened to
be situated so that he knew whether McKinleys
charge was true or false.
BRYAN GLoRIED IN HIS SHAME.
Why? Because Bryan himself was n member
Of the house Of representatives against which
Mckinley made that charge. He was member
Of the ways and means committee that made
that Wilson tariff bill; he supported it by his
speech on the floor, and he voted for 1t when
1t came to test vote, and not only that, he
gloried in his shame. because ne was one Of the
three men who took Wilson on their shoulders
and walked about the floor Of the house glorying
in the success OF that charge, which Grover
Cleveland said, under the manipulation of the
trusts, became the product of perfdy and dis.
honor. Now, there is William Jennings Bryans
admission that McKnley's charge was true.
His charge against the Republican party was
that the administration Of Mckinley had not en-.
forced the law against trusts, and l left this
conondrum in Toledo, where spoke last week,
and Bryan is to be there this week. chal.