Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-22

(By Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot)
Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 21.-Mr. Bryan
addressed n large audience of Saunders
county people at Wahoo, the county
seat. to-day. The speech was an ap-
peal to Republicans TO vote the Demo
cratic ticket. Giving his reasons for
this appeal. Mr.. Bryan said:
Il want to talk to you Republicans,
believing that you are just as anxious
to help your country and help your
fellows by your vote as the Democrat.
the Populist and the Silver Repubii-
can are.
Now. If you were with us in 1896,
there Is no reason why you should be
against US now. unless the new oues-
lions have changed your opinion on the
old questions. But do not believe you
can find in this county any man who
voted Wi;h us in 1896, and who under
stood the issues then before the coun-
try. who has changed his mind on those
issues and now believes that the Re
publican party was right in 1896. ! be-
iieve YOU Will find many people who
were against us on the old issues who
are now With us on the new ones, and
VIII he on the old ones. We had men
In 1896 who came to us on the silver
Observation-Disclosures who were not
Wiling TO turn over and vote the Re
publican ticket just because the Re-
publican party had changed it's posi-
ton ON the money question; Republi-
cans who were in earnest in 1855 when
they denounced the gold Standard Re
publicans who We're in earnest when
they advocated bimetallsm in 1892. and,
therefore. they refused TO take the Re
publican position on the money Ques-
ton IL 1896. And YXhenLth as- get t5ttt nj
the Republican party and began look
ing nj the Republican party from the
outside they find that the same vicious
principles ran through all the Repub-
lican doctrines. and to-day they are
with us. not only on the silver ques-
ton but upon all the new questions
also" (Appiause)
In this connection Mr.. Bryan referred
at some length TO the financial ques-
ton. saving:
THE SAME DECEPTION.
The Republican party is trying to-
day the same deception that it prac-
ticed in 1886 ON the money question.
The Republican leaders wanted the
gold standard in 1896. lust as they want
IT now. but they held before the peo-
pie the dclusion of International BIZ
metallism. The President sent a COM
mittoe OF three distinguished gentle
men, and they were to labor with the
European nations and try TO get those
nations to help us. Did they succeed?
OF course they did not We told you
in 1856 that they would not succeed.
You could not cXpect England to join
with us in restoring himotallism. fla
man sets his heart on thing and does
not get It. he feels sorrowful You
cannot find Il Repuhlcan to-day that
felt sorrowful because they did not get
| International biinetallSm that they
promised TO get i'm 1896. (Applausc).
Speaking of trusts. he said.
THE SAME POLICY.
THE Republican party is trying to-
day The very same policy on these and
other questions that i, tried on the
money question in 90. They attack the
trust question in their platform. and
set YOU cannot find a Republican paper
and read without finding a defense of
! the trusts. The Republican platform
dcnounces the trusts and Republican
| editors are spreading before the public
arguments defending the trusts. Now.
! why Is 1t? 1t is because the platform
/ is hypocrisy. The Republican party
! does not intend to destroy the trust.
/ but under the cover of Il platform de-
nunciation of the trust the Republican
| leaders are trying to quiet the minds
of the people and make them accept the
trust as a good thing.
There are Republicans who were
denourcng the trusts until the Repub-
| ican party got in. and then there were
more trusts organized under the Re.
publican administration during the las,
three and half years than were or
ganized In the previous history of the
| country, and they are now trying "a
! make themselves think II Is good They