The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-27
yoar. (Applausel Why is 1t they have
to bury 1t SO oftenf Because they never
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they WOuiu rathor DurY lilo silver questiou
than discuss it.
AGAINST THE TRUSTS.
Mr.. Bryan then took up the subject Of
trusts. One prominent banker says In
the long run trusts can do no harm. Line
coin talked tC the plain people, and he
was great man, but now man who
listens to the heart beats OF humanity is
demasogue. On the trust question you
meet the same question rs on the money
question
Do you know there Is q law forbiddlng
tie formation of these combinations to re.
strict trade. II Is not much OF law for
the most u man can gst 10 one year. For
stealing horse he might get 20 years.
"Now, want to.suggest to the Republic
cans here that until three years ago they
never heard Republican advocate
trust but now they can hardly hear he
publican denounce trust, What has
made thu change? Republicans. can you
reason for It. For the last three years the
Republican party has been in power. and
while III power these great lnonopol,es
have grown with nero rapidity than ever
before, and ifa Republican denounces o
trust now somebody will ask him We'll,
why don't the Republicans put them
downg' And. therefore, the Republican
has to be u little careful about denouncing
the trust. And when you hear the Repub-
lican speak now. Le generally tells you
that there are good trusts and bad trusts,
and then he spends one word denouncing
tho bad trust and l6 W rds warning you
not to hurt the good one. daughter. )That
Is what you find to-day. am reminded OF
picture that q mother once showed to
her boy to impress upon his youthful
mind the sufferings of the Christia
martyrs, The picture showed the lions
tearing Christians to pieces In the arena
The child looked at the picture for
moment, and then, as he thought he had
gotten the idea, his face Frightened up,
and, pointing down into one corner OF the
picture, he said: why, Mamma, there Is
One pocr little lion tha5 Is NOT getting a
Eit." (Applause and laughter). You tell
q Republican that the people are suffer.
ing from the trusts and they ythink tits not
getting its sh lSe, and then all their SYM
pathy goes to that poor little lion.
iLaugh, ,erl You ask a Republican why
his party does not pass law against
trusts aud he will tell you that there Is
law now on the statute books. Well, then
you point out q trust and ask why that
trust is not destroyed, and he will tell
you that the law does NOT quito reach
thai case. (Laughter) You know, 1t re.
minds me VI u little boy at the table
watching his father help the plates, and,
as his father helped one plate, the boy
said: "What, all that for grandma" And
Jhe father, said: mo, my sou, that 10 for
you" The boy rejolned: "Oh. what
little bitl' daughter and applause).
My friends, II any Republican here be-
levas that the Republican party Is going
TO destroy the trusts, want to remind
him of something l read over in Ohio
Now, you. want 10 find out what the
Republican party is going to do, don't
ask little Replblioan--ask thnt big Re-
publican up to whom ull little R5pubii-
cans look and say: "Give Il, this day our
daily opinion" (Applause).
was over In Ohio and ran across
some speeches made by AIR. Hannu. Hiss
es). Gentleman, don't do that way. MIR.
Hanna has complained that they didn't
respect his dignity. (Laughter) In one
speech MIR. Hanna said we really don't
have any trusts, and then in another
speech he said tho trust wes natural evo-
luton of business, necessary for the man
uiactnring interests of the United States;
and then, as Ii he thought, possibly, he
hadn't covered the entire ground. said:
but don't be afraid Of the so-called
trusts; if they are injurious we will take
care Of them. daughter.
Mr.. Bryan then spoke Of expansion and
read all extract from speech of Abraham
Linculn, crlticizing Prelident Polk for the
Mexican War, and continusd:
II want to distinguish between c4pan.
sion and imperialism. Republicans try to
hide behind the word expansion. Why
tney say we have expanded in tho past.
Yes, my friends this government has ex-
panded. This nation has secured Gontisu-
GUS territory territory suitable for settle'
ment by American people, and that new
territory has been settled and built up in
the states, but when we have expanded
heretofore we have extended tho limits uf
o republic. Now we ore asked not to OK
paud the limits Of republic, but to recog.
nize the imperial destiny Vt The Ame! can
people and convert republic into an EN-
pire. Applause.
'rnere is nothing In the past like that
which We nc W ure asked to embark upon.
Heretofore We have had 40 expansion that
separated citizens into two classes. Here.
tofors when people have como In they have
come In to share in the destiny OF this ma
ton. This it The first time; this Ia the
first time when we are told we must cross
IN ocean, to conquer a people. then tell
them they are to be subjects and to be
trsa ed with kindness by our people.
L. Is the first time 1t has ever been pro-
posed. Ana what deienses do you hear
inaus OF itp Well have heard three do
enses-first, there Is the financial arRu-
ment. that there is money In 1t; then there
is the religious argument, that God Is in
1t, and then there Is the POLITICAL argu-
menI, that we are IN it-and can t got out
daughter and applause.) have never
heard any other argument, aud l will ven-
ture the assertion that II you will taku the
speech OF an impsrialisG and anaiyze 1t you
will find that all his argument will come
4 ~ thraa bauls-thnI n thura
Is money In 1t, that God Is In it, or that
we are In it and can't get out.
1--WE are told God took us tu the Philip
pines against our will; that We must re-
main there and it will pay. Philanthropy
and five per cent. go hand-in.hand. When
philanthropy stops, five per cont goes on.
'Ah my fri1nds the man who says 1t will
he has got to snow how much money lie
will spend and then he has got to show
you how many lives it will cUs, and then
he must tell you how much a life will cost.
When be tells you it will pay, ycu have
got to put n money value upon an Amerl-
can lite. Republican, dare you to put
money value upon an American life. (Tu-
multuous Applause.) When a boy dies
for liberty his mo her thanks God that sho
has born u son for so noble u sacrifice but
where IL the mother who will rear n boy
to exchange for Oriental trade at so much
q head?
1T we force on those PHILIPPINES CO.
lonIul Government, we dare not teach
them to read tho English language lest
they read the Declaration Of American In
dependence. Republicans, you say they
are not capable Of elf-governnent? say
you are impeaching the wisdom o! the
Creator when you mako such an assertion.
What would you think Of God who
would establish a people, then leave them
for thousands OF years until thoy were
picked up by Spanish nationp The Rer.
ublican party rpre,eDts principles winch
wo dare not transplant in the Philippines.
Our fundamental principle Of govel ment
IL equal rights to all special privileges to
none, but are The American psoplo stand.
ing by those privileges. The safe y OF
this nation lies not in the strength OF It's
n arn,;.s hut ppnn tho spirit that rri2as