The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-17


MR.. BRYAN'S SPEECH.
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All His U~tterances Since Leaving Lin
coin Rehashed to New
Mr.. Bryan had stood quietly at the rail
on the platform. There was another at
tempt TO renew the cheering, but Kisses
greeted il. and Colonel Bryan commenced
speaking. He began quietly. his voice being
scarcely audible a hundred feet away from
the stand. but he gradually spoke louder
and in a moment his voice could be heard
by the galleries. The crowd listened in
silence for a time, but when the speaker
declared that the Democratic party recog-
nized the right OIL ability of mind and
muscle to the fruits of its soil the crowd
broke forth into cheering
Ii opening, Mr.. Bryan referred 10 the
vast audience before him and said that it
indicated an interest in the campaign
which must be gratifying to all who real
volved. He declared that he was not vain
enough to accept the enthusiasm mani
tested as a personal tribute to himself, be-
cause he said, "the individual counts for
nothing except that he may be the in
strument used by the people TO carry out
on a defense OF the Democratic cause and
said:
who support our cause are the enemies or
honest wealth is a SANDER, which could not
be uttered without the one who uttered IL
knew ii to be false. We are not opposed
to that wealth which comes as the reward
of honest toll and is enjoyed by those who
give TO society something In return for
that which society throws upon them. The
Democratic party to-day Is not only not
the enemy of honest wealth. but the DEM
ocratic party of to-day Is the best friend
OF the wealth that represents ability of
muscle or Of mind employed in its accu-
mutation"
Mr.. Bryan went on to say that the party
draws the line between honest wealth and
predatory wealth, between that wealth
which is a just compensation for services
rendered and that wealth which simply
measures the advantages which some cit
izen has taken over many citizens. he
declared that no honest industry, no honest
occupation, no honest man need fear the
success of the Democratic party. 1.-The
Democratic party" he said, showed its
honesty by stating what 1T believed and
telling the people what 1t will do
HE COMPARES PLATFORMS.
He asked for a comparison of the DEM
! ocratic platform with the Republican par
ty platform, and expressed confidence that
any honest man making such comparison
must be convinced of the sincerity of the
| declaration Of the Democratic platform.
and the hypocrisy of the Republican plat
form.
Taking up the Republican declaration
Of principles, Mr.. Bryan said that that
party is not prepared, to-day, to make
a fight on a question before the country.
And" he continued. 'ff you want proof.
let me remind you that the Republican
party, to-day, instead of presenting any
great principle and defending it, is pre-
senting an appeal to every class OF peo-
pie supposed to be approachable in any d.
rection." He then went on to enumerate
the various classes TO which he said the
fSepuDlcans were making specious ap-
peals, and he included in the list the
farmer, the laborer, etc. ut gives the
laborer.' he said. 1.-THE assurance that he
will have a full dinner pail, and then 1t
assures him that there will be a large
army TO make him satisfied with his full
dinner pail"
Mr.. Bryan declared that the prosperity
of which the Republican party boasts is a
different thing in different localities. In the
East, he said, they will tell you how pros
porous the farmer of the West is. and in
the West you hear of the high wages and
general employment of the laboring man
throughout the East. In this connection
Mr.. Bryan related the report of his own
prosperity as a farmer. and proceeded to
show that the report was a geat exaggera-
ton. If. he said, / am a sample of what
is going on on the farm 1 have some idea
OF what is taking place there.
Referring further to the Republican claim
of prosperity, Mr. Bryan claimed he was
willing to admit that the army contractors
and the trust magnates might be prosper
Gus. "A man who gets special privileges
at the hand of the government can prosper
under Republican administration" he said,
but L deny that the wealth producers OF
the country are enjoying their share of the
governments productions"
At this point there were cries OF
"Hanna!' "Hanna!"
Mr.. Bryan merely responded by asking
his audience not to trife with a great
name.
Taking up the subject of trusts, Mr.
Bryan declared that they had grown under
this administration more rapidly than ever
before, and he asserted that the Republic
ans refused to meet the issues they created
He declared that the President spends
more time warning you not to hurt your
good trusts than he does telling you how &c
hurt the bad ones" In the same connec-
ton he referred to the position of Gov
ernor Roosevelt and Senator Hanna on tn,
subject of trusts, and the reference C
both instances was met with grOanS AMI
Kisses. Mr.. Hanna says there are nc
trusts Mr.. Bryan went on. Are yot
going to send a man out to hunt the trusts
who knows where every trust treasure Is
but says there are no trusts?"
In response to this last Interrogation
a voice from the audience responded: w
will send you."
Mr.. Bryan again quoted from President
McKinley's inaugural address, on the sub
ject Of trusts, and charged that the Pres
ident had neither enforced the existing
| antitrust laws, nor recommended new
ones. His attorney general, he said, draws
his salary, and permits the trusts to GO
on and Cypress the people. Mr.. Bryan re-
ferred to the ice trust, declaring that ap-
parently this was the only trust of which
Republicans had any knowledge. IF a Re-
publican tells you" he said. that the ice
trust Is hurting the people, you tell him
that you have so much confidence in the
Republican Governor that you know
that he would not be out West making
speeches IL the people were suffering from
the ice trust" This remark was received
with cheers.
REMEDY FOR TRUSTS.
Mr.. Bryan outlined his remedy for trusts,