The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-04
COLONEL BRYAN At TACOMA.
HAS THE USUAL BIG AUDIENCE At
BOTH MEETINGS.
His Speech Covers the Usual Ground.
save That He Devoted Rather
More Attention to Free silver and

special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
TACOMA, April 3--Col. Bryan spoke to
an audience OF 5000 TO 5000 people in the
wigwam this afternoon. The party arrived
from Olympia at 2 o'clock and after
short stop at the Tacoma hotel were driven
at once to the wigwam where Gov. Rogers
acted as chairman OF the meeting and ip-
troduced Mr.. Bryan.
His speech was well received. After the
afternoon meeting he repaired to the aotel
where an informal reception was held.
Gov. Rogers, Senator Turner and Thomas
Maloney, secretary Of the state Demo
cratic committee. assisting.
Col Bryan and party left for Portland on
the midnight train.
His speech I'm the Evening.
Col. Bryan tonight addressed an audi
ence Of 1900 people at the new audi
torium at Yakima avenue and Thirteenth
street It was the largest audience ever
assembled in Tacoma under one roof
and was composed to a large extent OF
women. Every telling sentence OF the sill
Yer orator was warmly appauded. The
meeting was opened at $50 by Gov. Rogers
who stated that Mr.. Bryan was very tired
and In reality had been oyerworked since
entering Washington. The governor then
introduced Senator Turner, who spoke
briefly. declaring that the Almighty Rad
raised up another champion of the people
In the person of Mr. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan paid tribute to the audience,
to the people OF Washington, to the fusion
leaders of the state, and lastly TO Mount
Tacoma and Mount Rainier. This put the
audience in good humor, for his two hours
address on silver, the proposed income FAX,
trusts and Imperialism.
Audience Tires and Leaves.
He spoke for an hour on the money ques-
tion. At the end OF that time, the people
began to leave the hall. realizing which the
speaker changed to another subject. Be
fore he had finished at 1880 o'clock, fully
a third of the audience had departed.
The alleged infamy OF the Republican
party in foisting the single gold stan
dard upon a nation was outlined In strong
terms. The money power now controls ev-
cry branch OF business. or soon will do
so, the speaker said. Silver having been
relegated to the rear, gold is becoming
more and more the master, to the disad-
vantage OF all other forms of property.
If the Republican party is allowed to con-
tinue its present policy Il would be only
a matter of time wnen one large central
bank would be established in New York,
with branches IN all commercial centers.
Tho central power will dictate the terms
on which money will be both received and
loaned. and in the end will completely
control business of all kinds The Re
publican party is thus condemnirg the
ship under some monopoly.
Mr.. Bryan would obviate this by re-
storing silver to its rightful power
The Same Old Filipino Talk.
He made an imps plea for
granting the Filipinos the same measure
OF self government that has been prom
Used the Cubans II needs only such a
promise. he said. TO stop the Filipino re-
bellion. II II were given IL would not
faE K M ms M
60. 900 to establish n stable government in
the Philippines. Only this week the SEN
ate has passed a bill which carries out
the idea that the constitution does not
follow the flag; that this government can
legslate for peoples who have no repre-
sentation. This is despotism. tyranny and
Imperialism az plainly as IL practiced by
Rome or England. Just "a Lincoln said
that the United States cannot endure half
free end half slave. so now 1t cannot en-
dure half republic and half empire, half
free and half vassal He quoted LIN
coin, Franklin, Clay and others IN sup
port OF his assertions that the United
States is departing from the ideals " the
founders OF American liberty. and made
"A plea for a return TO the first principles
OF republican government. He quoted
Lincoln's warning 10 beware Of destroy
ing the spirit which prizes liberty as the
heritage OF all men. Sending of American
soldiers TO the fhiHpplnes Woulu tenu 10
destroy this spirit. and thus plant the
seeds OF despotism which might later re-
act upon the country.
II was thoroughly WRONG, IN his opinion.
to shed blood as the United States Is now
doing in order 10 secure the Philippines
for purely commercial purposes,
At the conclusion Of his speech large
part OF the audience led by Sheriff Mills,
Joined IA three ruusing cheers for the
speaker.
Inc following fusionists occupied the
platform az vice presidents: Senator Tur-
ncr. Judge Carroll. Chairman l. J. Pear
son. OF the Bryan entertainment commit
tee. State Librarian Bashtord. Sheriff
Mills former Senator Easterday Secretary
Thomas Maloney. r O. Abbott. Il r.
Hueston. \. Il. Titlow and Dick Warner.
81 SuohomiSh
Locally the most important result OF the
Bryan meeting has been the erection Of
tine auditorium. covering nearly a block OF
ground and seating over ieoop people To-
night. with ala the available space occu-
pied % held over ~ 600 This building viii
b. used for the Mckinley and Dewey re-
cepious this summer, and later for expo
sltlona and concerts