The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-03

which precluded the charge of having said
the same things before. In simple truth it
was the same things, but cleverly has Mr..
Bryan interviewer current events and new
illustrations looking to the same end, and
from the moment he took his stand at the
front of the stage until he had done, his
audience was attentive and decidedly re-
sponsive.
The stage was decorated fittingly for
the occasion, and more than hundred OF
the visiting Democrats who had been ap-
pointed vice presidents of the meeting hal
seats thereon and just barely enough
room was left to give the speaker a COM
manding position from which to make his
address. Col. Bryan introduced his re-
marks with the explanation that he had
three subjects which he wanted to discuss
finance, trusts and Imperialism. These
were taken up in the order named
The speakers opinion was that the Dem
ocratic party was in better fighting con-
dition today than in 1885, for the reason
that many who were alarmed at the claim
of the Republicans that his election meant
ruin to the country had, since McKinley's
Inauguration, an opportunity to study the
WHICH uc udu ulSCuSScU anu
think over the policies which he repre-
scented. He called attention to the fact
that in 1854 Republicans had celebrated
the birthday of Jefferson, but they dared
not do such thing today. They had
strayed away from the old way of think
ing. He said Republicans formerly be-
lieved in the man first and then the dollar,
but now the case is reversed, and they be-
lieve in the dollar first and the man next.
and he claimed that this was true despite
the famous message to Congress from Mr.
Lincoln, warning the people of the coun-
try against reaehing such point.
Growing Monarchy Idea.
He took the position that there was
growing sentiment in this country favor
able to monarchy, and pointed to the in
terview with Mark Hanna which was
printed shortly after that Republican mas
ter's return from Europe, in which he said
that the English government was good
one, as good as the government of the
United States, if not better. He said the
difference between the republican form OF
government and the monarehial form of
government was no more positive than the
difference between the light and darkness
One meant the divine right of family to
rule men, and the other meant the divine
right of men to rule themselves; yet suci
leaders of the Republican party thought
the English government was as good,
probably better, than that of our country |
Col. Bryan then took up the South Afri- |
can troubles, and pointed out that the Re-
publican party had not, and its leaders
dared not, have a word of sympathy to
say for the poor struggling Beers. They
were fighting for their Independence
fight which should warmly and strongly
appeal to every American citizen, but on Y l
Democrats could be heard to express sym
pathy for the patriots of the Transyaal
and the Orange Free State. This senti-
ment elected uproarious applause, and
there was no question as to where the
Of that audience were. The
idea of Col. Bryan was that the Repub-
Iican party always fought and worked in
The dark, He said in 1896 the Republi-
,ans dared not fight for the goldbugism
which they have since fastened upon the
people, and vet he declared that the lead
rs never had any other ides, despite the
in favor of international
Dimetallisin. He maintained that that
flank in the platform was fraud, and
ret. he said, after his Inauguration, Mr.
was responsible for spending
100000 Of the peoples money to defray ]
he expenses Of the commission which /
rent abroad to beg other nations to give i
: international bimetallism, at time l
rhen he was holding to the position +
hat the gold standard was a good thing. |