Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-27
WHERE HE GOT HIS MONEY.
Mr.. Bryan Explains His Method OF
Getting Riches.

New York, Oct 27.--Wiil!am j. Bryan
concluded his campaign tour of the
state Of New Jersey last evening. The
day Was al successful oneain that the
crowds which he addressed We're both
attentive and Of fair size, but the ma
jority of them We're neither so large nor
as demonstrativ.- as thoses of New York
AT the conclusion of his series of
meetings in this city last night Mr.. Br!-
an exr,re ssed himself asshighy gratified
with the Jersey campaign
Mr.. Bryan will make brief run into
CONNECTICUT today, speaking at New
Haven. and Bridgeport, but viii return
in time to participate in the meeting of
the democratic clubs in New York city
tonight.
Mr. Bryan made the longest stop of
the day at Dover forty miles out Of
New York He spoke At that place fol-
about an hour and addressed a large
IcroWd, which listened 10 him attentive
~. Notwithstanding a light rain was
falling at the time he spoke. He refer
isred in this speech to criticism of himself
| 10 the effect that tle made charges for
speeches. On this subject
he said.
According TO the republicans my
farm is not my only source of income
4 They say that J am also aHaricious;
4 that When am a candidate for prasi-
| dent ! Will not make speech unless
Ipaid several hundred dollars. They also
say l am 80 ambitious that would
spend all | have TO be president. 1t is
hard to reconcile the TWO stories. If you
are interested in knowing the facts, I
lean tell you that / have been able to
make a living under a democratic adj
ADMINISTRATION and under republican, adj
}lministrat.ons and think
sIshall be ableto make a better living UNI
slder a republican administration than
Inost of the Republicans who Will be re-
Isponsible forthe administrations but ]
i want TO tell you that every dollarthat
4 have made in the last four years has
been made out of the voluntary pay
|ment by people for what they bought
land wanted. i published book and no.
$lbody bought it unless he wanted TO buy
lit. have written articles for the news
4 papers. Nobody read them unless he
WANTED TO. have delivered lectures
land nobody came unless he wanted to
Every dollar that | made has been made
lin that way. But if We're the attorne.
for a trust and collected from a peopl.
who paid nvoluntarily | would be {
1 good man in the eyee Of republicans
I. / need not tell you that I receive M
a money for campaign speeches. If tn,
people of a community pay any none,
when have a meeting. 1t is to meet IN;
expenses of the meeting. n some sc.
1 she people have paid the expense of thu
train on which / travel as it goes from
! town TO town. IL any republican com
plains Of that, you tell him that MAJ
who rides on train must either get
pass or pay his fare. and would rathe
!, the people should pay for the train an,
| lleaye me independent than to have
railroad company furnish it free, to owl
me after the election"
In his Dover speech he referred to tn
: trust al come length, and in referring i
j the Standard Oil Company. he SAID tina
) company is. thru.its power as monop
{ oily. extorting money enough from tn
people at large to pay annual dividend
amounting to $50 o00. 900 upon an origina
capital Of 500. 900 900.
81 Mr.. Bryan referred to the fact tina
8 Dover. had supplied a company Of vol
E unteers for the Hi9pano-American wal
( and said. in this connection.
"I believe that thirs nation can res
I upon the volunteers. found down i
. 4 Florida regiment from this state.
. got acquainted with the Jersey boys a
I that time, and believe you had com
a pany from this town. remember ther
well. because whenever went into thel
j, lcamp they 3siped IN three cheers.