New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
BRYAN AT INDIANAPOLIS.
HE AND STEVENSON ADDRESS DEMO
CRATIC CLUBS SAYS ALL ICE
TRUST STOCKHOLDERS ARE
REPUBLICANS


Mr.. Sovereign followed by Bishop J. Milton
Turner. Minister Liberia under Grants Admin
istration. who spoke briefly AS Bishop Turner
concluded Mr.. Bryan appeared upon the platform.
He was escorted through the streets by number
OF marching clubs AS the Democratic
National candidate appeared on the platform there
was wild shout of greeting. and this devel-
oped into a demonstration which continued foi
about six minutes.
At the morning session of the association of
clubs Governor McMnin of Tennessee presided.
The report Of the Committee on Permanent Or
ganization recommended that the following officers
be elected: w R. Hearst president Max F. Ihm-
sen, secretary, and Marcus DAILY, treasurer 1t
also recommended by the committee that the Elk
ecutive Committee of the association. which
consists of seventeen members, be increased to
torty-hve members-a member from each State
President W. R. Hearst did not arrive. and II is
possible he will not be able to attend.
The convention took up the report Of the Com
rnlttee on permanent Organization as the
session convened. and animated discussion fol-
lo"eu the recommendation of the committee in
crease the membership of the Executive Committee
1t was unanimously decided not to increase the
membership The rest of the report of the Com
ini''ee on permanent Organization adopted.
WHAT STEVENSON HAD TO SAY.
Az the afternoon session the speakers were Adlai
T. Stevenson and W. J. Bryan. Mr. Stevenson said
in part:
Is secondary to the yet greater evil of Imperialism
the paramount issue of the nsmpsiF 81 Otber
abeyance untiI tbir important must remain in
vs. the , supreme question that takes hold of the
issue of the Se need Repuonf Imperialism was the
sembng of political conventions " INC
held By himself @6d' Justly W a0a Re
toward the Philippine Islands. Let no Republican
win WIN uneasy conscience, deude himself with the
traon Such deIuso5 io w Ppsey OF the Adminis-
he 0reS ExeO-
ytive would be a vote of confidence solemn in
sae1 esHTe PfOR Rs q Mar Of tom
The The condemnation of the Administration by the
ballot is our only hope of escape from the perous
policy it has inaugurated Against the lust of en-
Washington as Wen as by the sli weeks that lie
a[G 2n the s entire I pathway Of history
er Its rule is outside Of the Constitution 1t means
colonial methods of European monarchies 1t means
the right to hold alien peoples as subjects 1t
means the empire F6oGing close sG in the
ng aTmY Tbe dTea T ba come the san6
deit IN the New World as in the Old The strong
agencies which have for more than a century made
our In PEOPLE 35e ge s9nt frssa and nd happy
operation Of all who revere the memory of
meaning parchment but the enduring chart of our
Liberties Upon the supreme issue in the fore
front we appeal to the sober judgment and patri-
otism of the American people.
BRYAN's ADDRESS
In his speech Mr.. Bryan said:
The Republican party is not prepared to meet the
issues OF this campaign The Republican party is
IN the campaign, When they started out they said
BS {ne sy 3n pT
a man says that question Of money is i'm
portant than question Of Government he at once
arouses suspicion i9C and people begin to wonder
a man. Think of trying to make the money ques-
ton paramount in this campaigni
paramount in 1886 we found the Republicans trying
to make out that the tariff was the paramount
Let 10 nStp Of
the nints'' and the FIRST thing they did when they
70 reform the tariff a1d give fhe Who eontb
uted chance to run their hands deeper into the
MOw When the questions Of the human race and
The We're frad IN isss b I t9e w nn 70 baT
cent citizen in Porto Rico, and they don't dare tell
have. In 1896 they said we could not have double
standard of money. Now they think we have
and despotism in the Phippine Isiands they S
tween a white metal and a yellow. How can they
maintain a parity between a white citizen and
that it is too sOrdid doctrine to say. that the
than the form Of Government under which you live
THE MATTER OF TRUSTS
boasf Of the Supremacy of the money q9eston
they are not prepared to meet the other issues
that question. He ought to ask his wife. Every
wife knows there are trusts. The only trust tnat
about is the Ice Trust, and the Republicans don't
know much about that for If they did they would
they knew more about the Ice Trust they would
Governor of the State of New-York. a man who
would not let any harm come to his people. they
would know there could be no Ice Trust or the
Governor would kill IL
New-York has a Republican Governor and Re
publican Legislature, and you Republicans who
! have been worrying much about the Ice Trust
! can lust ease your minds for as long as the Gov
ernor is out West making speeches YOU may be
| sure nobody is being hurt in NewYork. Why is
It that no Republican knows anything about me
| Salt Trust, the Cracker Trust, or the Window
5R Paper Trust tn r t6 trust in paper Of that Repn
| upon? Why don't they know about these trusts?
Is is dishonesty or is it ignorance? why
| is II that Republican speaks out against any
{ueT GXSePt inc ice do a nn %y Is b rf Sc
| you can believe Mr.. Hanna when he says there
The Republican party is not prepared to defend
Itself on the trust question therefore they try to
is not prepared to defend itself on the army ques-
| ton. They say there is question of militarism
ing army S Of 1885 IS demanded by the Presdente
! message OF December 1898. How much do we spend
5000 100000 year How much do The RepQ6lic99 ans
hundred millions year. They want TO spend more
than half as much for a military esta hmenl
the United States Is that not step toward T4iii-
tsrism? What reason can they give Tor II! IneE t
give.
REASON FOR LARGE ARMY.
There are two reasons which lead men in this
country to want a large standing army. One Is a
domestic one; the other is connected with our lot
large army?. To protect US from the Indians? DO,
the less Indians we have me more b army se she Why
90 t6ey %an{ it? So that they can build fort
by force the discomfort that ought TO be cured
ri. I.l.a lie fNP III i6ua and