The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-25
DAY IN DELAWARE.
Col. Bryan Made Nineteen
Speeches Wednesday.

wilmington, Del. Oct 25--Mr. Bryan
made two speeches Of some length In this
city last night after having made seven
teen other addresses during the day Be
ginning at St Afichaels, On the eastern
shore Of Maryland. he spoke in success
sion at Easton. Preston. BIurlock, Vienna
Salisbury. Berlin. all OF which places are
in Maryland and at Frankfort. George
town. Milford. Harrington Dover, Gay
ton, MiddlestOwn, Kirkwood and New
Castle in Delaware The audiences OF the
cav as a rule were feir-sized and a ma
5ority Of them were thoroughly apprecia-
tive At a few Of the stopping places IT
Delaware there was apparent 1aeA q en- En-
th11sfasrn. In his tour OF Delaware NJ W-S
accompanied BY e delegation q lem
cratic leaders. including 5nlte1,
Senator Kenny. Governor Tunnel, r. '.
Ford. Democratic candidate for g9Eer-
nor. a NJ DAILY. Democratic ca-Edlaats
chairman Of the Democratic state CONF
n1ittee- The first meeting in Deia ware
proved q disappointment only 1tW
people were conEregated at The raiiW ~
station at F'rankfcrd. when Mr. Bryan
S fFala PH s ven aqso thers listened with at
rentiOn TO what he had 10 say. tnere Mere
10 cheers. The speech was brleI ana ueaAl
with the general issues OF tne caIrLa-s,l-.
At GEORGETOWN. the meeting was neid
IT lAe pup14c s4I4A 1880 - - t-s-S- -----5
the court house in the rear q wfllen $1,000
a c8uspicunusly painted post, Wncn. IN
der the laws Of Delaware is used a. a
whipping post A. lh-t pelnI an NJ ~ y ~, ~
spoke for about forty minutes. giving 4is
special attention TO the interests oL the
farmers. Of whom the audience VS. Ia 80
" composed. In the beginning the aud
fence appeared quite cold but II after
ward warned Up consloeraDlg ana llle -
plause was both frequent and general to-
ward the close Of the speech
Beginning his speech Al Georg etoWns ny
ss+fna voter in Delaware this year has a
responsibility that seldom comes 10
voter in any country for this year we
have issues at stake more important than
any which the people have passed lud@-
thar responsibility. borne in common With
the people CT this nation in Delaware you
YOU elect two senators and those senators
may determine the political complexion OF
vote Of one citizen. which may result in
the election Of q senator and the selec-
ton Of The policy Of the. nation. here the
citizen ought TO weigh his vote before he
Addressing himself to the agricultural
community, Mr.. Bryan said that ~ he
farmers could arrange some way 50 that a
Republican farmer was not the victim q
a trust then the Republican farmer might
be Indifferent 70 the suAerings OF his
s.T5uf-f he Continued IL you think Re
publican farmer can escape Justice you
try It. Let some Republican farmer go
into the store to buy sugar. and when
they want 10 charge him more. let hirn
Just tell the merchant that he T. a Re-
trust has that the trust could not live but
for him. and then see If he does not have
Tvii ten him that the trust Is like the Lord
in one RESPECT that il Is no respector Of
persons and a Republican has 70 pay JUST
ike anybody else
M Bran at Milford spoke at length o.
the trusts and took strong grounds in sup
port Of an income tax. declaring that such
a tax was more just than a levy upon
land The tax upon land alone must be
paid whether the land produces any thing
or not but no tax on income could be
collected unless there was an income On
which to base IT.
Mr. Bryan made his speech at Harrirg-
ton fran the rear platform Of his private
car A stand had been erected for him a
few hundred feet away from the railway
station. but he declined to go to the stan1s
saying that his time was brief and he
thought his energies could be better eE-
pended IN talking than in going TO and
from the platform
T am trying to do all the good can, F"
he said. and 7 am doing SIS much as you
could expect one person to Go- He re-
ferred very briefly to the question Of
trusts and also to the subject Of expan-
The audiences both st Milford and Har-