Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-13
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OF thai D1ll pTONlOGO llldI Il bAAA 0S Az
intended to lay an obstacle in the way OF
the restoration OF bimetallism when other
would help US to do II, n yet TO-
day the republican party seems very anx-
ious to discuss the money question.
1.-The reason why the republicans are so
anxious to discuss the money question is
that the republican leaders are familiar
with the arguments which they used in 1876
and they cannot think of any argument to
use in defense of the trusts, the large staEtd-
ing army and the imperial policy. Already
the republican has advocated the retire
ment OF the ~greenbaek. Did any re-
publican in this audience ever petition
congress to retire the g~reenbacks? And yet
the republican party is responsible for \
~nancia bill which provides for the retire.
ment of the greenbacks. which do not drsA
interest, and the substitution of
issued by banks, based on bonds. which as
draw interest"
Makes No War on Wealth.
Mr.. Bryan continued by defining the atti-
tude of the democratic party toward
wealth. These remarks were brought out
~ the presence on the platform of ex-Sen-
ator Henry G. Davis and his brother,
Thomas c. Davis. The democratic party
makes no war upon the honest accumula-
ton OF wealth" he said, and continued by
the declaration that objections to the poll
cies proposed by that party were made by
wealth hiding behind honest
wealth.
The democratic party he went on, lis
no menace to the mar who wants to cat the
bread that he earns. Its only menace is to
the man who wants to eat the bread that
someone else earns, without paying for the
bread. Since 1896 all the evil tendencies then
noticed in the republican party have been
increased. and to-day people see what Is go
ing on who did not realize that in 1896.
Many VINO did not understand the money
trust are able to understand the industrial
trust. Many who did not realize what it
meant to have a monopoly given to one kind
Of money, now find out a Standard OIL
monopoly OF a barbed wire monopoly, or a
sugar trust monopoly means; men who did
not see that they would soon be the VIC
tins of this concentrating spirit, If contln-
ued, have since become the victims of it,
In this connection Mr.. Bryan made the
following reference to travelling men and
the effect of the trusts upon them.
why. in 1896 there were a great many
travelling men who were deluded and led to
believe that all we needed was a repub-
lican administration, and they went up and
down the land and preached Tor the re-
publican party.
Travelling Men Have Suffered.
But since the election no class has suf-
fered more than the travelling men. re-
member reading during the campaign how
the travelling men went down to Canton and
they took a band, and they marched in pro-
cession TO the house of the presidential
candidate, and he received them and made
a speech to them and told them how i'm
portant the travelling men were; told them
that you could not tell TIE sentiment of the
| people better than to inquire o. the traV-
cling men. l wonder if it would not be
proper for the travelling men who have lost
their places since the last election because
of the trusts to organize an excursion TIC
go down to the presidents home and let the
band play the dead march IN Saul The
travelling men are realizing that the trust
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audience nave not realized the trust
means, it is only a question of time when
you will, if the republican party stays In
power"
Mr.. Bryan expressed the opinion that the
people were getting tired OF republican poll
tics.
THE old way of fighting was" he said
''for the S~trongest man TO pound the weak
er one until he hollers enough and wher
he hollered enough the pounding stopped
| Now. in this government whenever the
people get tired OF being pounded by a bae
system they holler enough Now is the
time Tor the republicans to heller enough,
but if You have not been pounded enough
yet will promise you that if republican
politics continue you will be pounded unit
you do holler enough.
Young Mems Chance Gone.
what is the chance for the young men
If he goes upon the farm he finds that the
farmer is'not having his share OF the bless
ings of the country nor his snare OF the
governments protection. If he becomes
a laboring man, what are his chances by
manual labor to acquire a COMPETENCY? Il
h becomes a business man, how does ht
know that some trust will not step to his
store door and give him a chance tie choose
between bankruptcy and Joining a con
spiracy against his fellows?
You will find that as wealth concen'
| trates the small man will be driven out, the
independent citizen will become a clerk an6
| the young lawyer who enters upon his pro-
| fession with hope and ambition will be
| come merely a clerk in the office OF some
lawyer for the trusts
You will find that this republican system
this system of private monopoly, is con
demning the young men to perpetual clerk
ship and shutting the door of opportunity IL
his face. 1t is strange that fathers ano
mothers, interested in their ehildren's wei
fare, do not see what these conditions ara
bringing about
but if you are not able to understand
how economic conditions are affecting yol
let me ask you, Can you ignore the tendency
toward imperialism that has been mani
tested in this country under this admins,
tration? Has the poor man any reason fol
wanting a large army? Has the farmer any
Iishment. Has the country merchant,
Has the ordinary man? These people dC
not profit by a large standing army
THE large standing army is intended IL
| this country Tor the extension or our TRACE
by force and violence. The poor men viii
furnish sons for the army, but the contrac-
tors and the exploiters will reap the prof
its.
imperialism Is Selfish.
1.-The colonial policy he concluded, al:
not carried on for education or for the sup.
port of Christianity. 1t was undertaken
under the mask of benevolence, but the in.
spring motive was the almighty dollar
and if we enter upon an imperial policy i
will not be to educate the F'ilipinos. 1t viii
not be to Christianize them. 1t is the Chris.
tian portion of the Philippine islands thai
is now in revolt against us, and it is the Mo
hammedan portion that is most friendly &c
us.
Our flag is most secure as It floats
over the palace of the sultan of Sulu. And
the republican administration pays the sui
tan so much a month to let the flag hoat
there. And if you republicans think that
your PARTY stands for the doctrines it used
to stand for ] want to remind you that a
treaty has been made b. the republican ad-
ministration with that potentate whereby
slavery is recognized under the American
flag. The same treaty that provides tina;
the stars and stripes shall float over the
sultan's palace recognizes slaves as an ex-
listing institution
Relies Upon Jones.
Chairman Jones, of the democratic
national committee. acknowledges
that Senator Stewart has repudated
democracy, but is not willing to ac-