The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-16
HE SPOKE To $4,000
BHYAN WARMLY GREETED ny THE
TRAVELLING MEN.
HIS ADDRESS ON TRUSTS.
MET ny COMMITTEE AND DRIVEN
TO COLISEUM HALL.


ments - Powers the Trust. Have
ana Exercise-No Hope OF Relief
From the Republicans - Profes-
sionRI Men Rs Wen as Laborer-.
suner-webster Davis Took Occa-
sion 90 Deny some Charges
Against Him.
St. Louis. NO. Sept i5-Hon. W. ].
Bryan spoke here tonight az the Coli
scum Han under the auspices of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee of CONNER
ciai Travellers. Tho han Is said 60 seas
iiooo people Not only was every seat oc-
cupicd. but every available foot OF stand
Ing room was also covered.
Mr Bryan was late in arriving NJ ths
han. having been detained by his at
tendancc upon a meeting Of the knights
and Ladies' OF Honor at ConoordLa Park.
where he also made a brief address. Mr.
Bryan had arrived IN the city about
o'clock. coming here from East St Louis.
He was escorted across the Mississippi By
a committee OF tho Commercial Travel
ers. who met him IN the Illinois city. They
brought him into this city ia carriage
drawn by four cream white horses aud
followed by twenty other carriages. all
drawn by white horses and accompanied
by a mounted guard and "a large squad Of
police
The meeting at the Coliseum was pre-
silsd over BY j W. Jump. chairman OF
the commercial travellers committee and
the time previous 20 MIR Bryan's arrival
was hllcd by other speakers. The nrst OF
these was Hon John A. Lee. Democratic
candidate for lieutenant governor OF this
state, and himself commercial traveller.
Hon, Webster Davis followed MIR Da-
Wis took occasion 20 reply to thu recent
charge that he had received money from
President Kruger for taking position in
favor Of the Democratic ticket in the
present campaign. lie said that he had
gone 90 South Africa g. visit a personal
friend OF his who was consul there lie
then sal1:
II have been accused OF an Infamous
crime by men do not know and who.
have no doubt. are getting big pay for
what they are doing l challenge them to
produce a single letter that I have ever
written or 60 hring forward any other le-
climate proof 20 substantiate their
charge"
Air Davis said that since he had taken
his position his crippled brother. who had
ted tho place Of assistant postmaster az
Kansas city. had been deprived OF his
oflcc.
An Ovation for Bryan.
Mr. Bryan received a great ovation
ssst. 49,.
his speech from manuscript, ana the 90
tiro document was well received. the fol-
lowing are extracts from Mr. Bryan's
speech:
would call tho attention of every ia
thcr and mother 20 present political and
industrial conditions. ! would ask them
to analyxe these conditions. investigate
their causes and their tendencies.
would press upon them this question: "Is
tho young man. AbHalom. safer Are
you satisfied with the possibilities and tho
probabilities which now open before your
eong
ls no safe when foreign or domestic
iinanciers are allowed 20 determine the
monetary system under which he iiyos9
IL he safe when national banks control
the volume OF money with which he does
buslncssl
determines the size OF tho national debt
upon which he must help TO pay inter-
est?
h he safe when by means Of taxes lai1
almost entirely upon consumption he -
compelled 60 contribute according 10 his
wants rather than according 20 his pos
seEslouaf
Is he safe when corporate interests IN
fiuencc. as they do to-day. the seleciion
OF those who are 60 represent him In the
senate OF the United States.
II he is a wage-earncr, and YOU do not
know how soon be may be. even II he 10
not now Is be safe when he - liable 10
u. deprived Of trial by jury through the
system known as government by injunc-
tionY
Is he safe. n a laboring man. when he
Is denied the protection a arbitration and
compelled to submit 10 such hours aud
terms as a corporate employer may pro-
poser
Sample Case OF Trusts.
one OF the companies. taken into the
combination mad assets estimated az
little more than six million dollars an
other company had assets estimated az a
uttle more than three millions; the third
company hnd assets estimated az a iIt-
tie more than one million. The fourth
company had assets estimated "a eight
hundred thousand dollars. ana the hfth
comnauy had assets estimated at seven
hundred thousand dollars. The good Will
was not estimated IN the above ngures.
The total assets. therefore, OF the hve
companies not including the good viii.
we're less than twelve million dollars.
ana the prospectus states that the CON-
bined net profits Of the five concerns for
the year 1895 estimated on the business
OF ten months OF the year. would amount
10 twelve hundred thousand dollars. I'M
der tho head OF Estimated additional
earnings from consolidation" ! ma the
following.
Each OF the Ave companies now main
talns agencies ga the principal cities Of
the United States. The W0rthlngton and
Bake companies have stores. aud carry
stock in London, Hamburg Vienna. and
other cities. some OF them have expen-
slve salnrlcd managers. All these agen-
cles IN this and other countries will be
consolidated. The stores and agencies
maintained in che cities OF this country.
and the forces OF clerks. statesmen. ETC..
necessary 90 conduct them, will be united
aud decreased. involving an estimated
saving OF at least $4,000 a year The ex-
pensca OF each company for Us draughg-
fna ha afa.N.