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every man would bear his just share OF
the burden of taxation, but now an I'M
just proportion of that burden is placed
upon the poor.
DOCTRINE OF FAvORITISM.
"The Republican party Is trying to
fasten upon the country a system or
taxation made by financiers for their
own benefit. When the doctrine of
favoritisln is once started. 1t cannot
be stayed To fasten upon the country
the gold standard means that 1t will
be affected by every change In Europe"
Mr.. Bryan explained his plan for the
regulation of trusts under a law Of the
general government. He asserted that
the Republican party had no desire to
kill the trusts, which were the hens
that laid the golden eggs for that party.
I TITLD TO THE PHILIPPINES.
Mr.. Bryan questioned the right OF the
Government to rule the Philippines by
force, and said the title it obtained to
the islands was title to the land, not
to the people.
THE SECOND SPEECH.
New Haven, Conn, Jan. CIV. J..
Bryan arrived in New Haven at 2:15
p. m. and was driven to the City Hail.
where n reception was held. After
brief rest Mr. Bryan repaired to Music
Hall. where fully 1000 people awaited
his coming. Several hundred more
~. 1r1 IL IL "a
rived.
Ills entrance was the signal for a
wildly enthusiastic demonstration. Men
and women rose to their feet and cheer
ed themselves hoarse. Mr.. Bryan bow
ed his thanks.
THE LEADING QUESTIONS.
He plunged Immediately into a dis
cussion of the three great leading
questions OF the day, namely, trusts,
imperialism and, money" Which of
them is paramount depends upon the
point OF view OF the individual, and, he
said. personally do not care to speci-
fy.''
He believed that to assert that the
money question as political issue Is
dead is folly. for the reason that it
vitality concerns all men, and because
they are thinking Of it, no matter
what their station in life
THE TRUSTS FAVORED.
"The Republican party" he said, "is
afraid to kill trusts because they con-
sthtute the hen that lays the golden
eggs in campaign times; but trusts are
bad, intolerable and indefensible. Bad
things need not be tolerated in Amer
lea. And trusts, though now only in
the intermediate process of develop
ment. and bad at that, will be much
more worse in effect when they reach
the contamination OF their develop
ment. They were bad in principle In
1896; they are bad in principle now and
so long as principle continues bad
the effect will be disastrous. AS rem
edies under the constitution I would
demand that the Congress before
granting corporation the power to do
business outside the State in which it
is organized should stipulate as a con-
dition that there must be no water in
the stock. Squeeze out the water and
you have gone q long way toward kill
ing trusts. Next I would have Con-
Sress, insist that the corporations must
prove that they have not and will not
hold n monopoly on any manufactured
articles"
SUSPICIOUS OF PROPHETS.
Discussing arguments OF imperialists
he said:
81 would not take all the trade in the
universe If it had to be purchased by
the loss OF a single American life. When
hear the prophets speaking of the will
of God want to ask where they get
their credentials. In 1896 met six
hundred prophets, who went through
this country introducing me to audi
ences as the next President After
election I came to the conclusion that
they were anointed prophets. am sus-
picious now of prophets. When some
men say they know the will of God 1
think that if God knew them as we'll as
| do He would not reveal His will to
them. That argument about God being
in 1t is always coupled by the men who
use 1t with the expression 1T will pay
as to the defense. we are In 1t and can't
get OUT Imperialism will impose upon
us the necessity of an army big enough
TO make our flag feared, but not loved"
Another enthusiastic demonstration
followed. Through n wildly cheering
crowd Mr.. Bryan was then driven to
his train for New York
IN JERSEY CITY.
New York. Jan. 24.--William J. Bryan
was banquctted by the Robert Davis
Association at-their clubhouse in Jer-
sey City tonight, after which he de-
livered political speech before a large
crowd in St. Marys Hall.
Mr.. Bryan was escorted to Jersey
City at $3.50 o'clock by Congressman
Daily and City Attorney NIinturn, of
Hoboken. Dinner was served immedi-
atcly. Mayor Hoes, of Jersey City, pre-
sided. and thirty men OF local prom-
nence were seated at the table with Mr..
Bryan. The dinner was wholly inform
al, and no speeches were made