The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-23
COL. BRYAN IN
WASHING ON.
Crowd of a Thousand People
Welcomes Him.
Five Thousand Turn Out to Hear
Him Speak Before Leaving.
RIDES IN AUTOMOBILE.
Met by Delegation of the Mary
land State Committee
Who Will Be in Charge of His
Tour of the State.

Washington, Oct 23.-W J. Bryan
spent an hour and a quarter at the ma
tional capital today. His train arrived
over the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
from West Virginia at 1855 o'clock this
morning, an hour late. About 900 peO-
pie were awaiting him at the depot. A
force of three score policemen and de-
tectives were distributed between the
two depots to maintain order. AS the
train pulled in amid cheers of the wait
ing crowd, ex-Judge Vim. NJ Springer
former chairman of the ways and means
committee, an old colleague and warm
friend Of the Democratic candidate,
stepped to Mr.. Bryan's private car at
the rear Of the train and welcomed him.
The two then passed down through the
depot followed by a large and enthu-
siaStic crowd and gradually worked their
way to the entrance Here an autOmO-
bile was in waiting and they were taken
to the residence of Judge Springer, Op
poste the capitol, where Mr. Bryan had
breakfast. Col. Isaac Hill, Democratic
whip of the house of representatives,
was the only other guest
few minutes before 9 o'clock Mr..
Bryan was driven to the Baltimore &
Ohio depot, where he made a brief
speech from his automobile He spoke
on imperialism and civil service. About
5000 people were massed about the
depot. Mr.. Bryan said
Occasionally I hear it suggested that
persons engaged in the civil service who
are opposed to imperialism will vote the
Republican ticket for fear of losing their
positions with the government. Ger
tainly there are not many who would
prefer government employment under
an empire to whatever risk might attend
their employment under a republic. 1
am not much of an admirer of that
civil service which is suspended when
a president is inaugurated until he can
fill the offices with his friends and is
extended by the president when he is
about to retire in order that he may
protect his friends in office. I believe
that a system of civil service might be
devised wherein appointments would be
made upon merit and wherein the ap-
pOintees would hold for a fixed term and
not be dependent upon the will of an ap-
pointing officer. The industrial despOt-
ism now inaugurated by the Republican
party is closing the door of opportunity
against the young man and driving
many to seek government employment
who under better conditions would be
employed in producing industries"
Mr.. Bryan closed with the statement
that it was not his highest ambition to
be president, but to make this govern
ment so good that to be a private citizen
in this republic will be a greater honor
than to be king in any other nation"
A delegation from the Maryland state
central committee met Mr.. Bryan here
and a few minutes after he left in
special train of three cars for Rockville,
speeches in a tour Of Maryland towns.
Before reaching Washington the train
on which Mr.. Bryan came in made a
brief stop a { Alexandria, Va The state
ment had been made in advance that Mr..
Bryan would make a brief speech in that
town and a large number of people had
congregated at the railroad yards to
greet him. They received him with voci-
ferrous cheers but no time was given for
a speech. Mr.. Bryan had only time to
say that he felt complimented to have
tc h
early in the morning He felt, he said,
sure of Virginia's support and from
what he had seen of other states re-
Gently he felt justified in asserting that
Virginia would have plenty of company
on election day. The only other stop
made in Virginia after daylight was at
a very early hour The stop was only for
a moment and Mr.. Bryan did not ap-
pear. Nevertheless there was crowd at
the station.
FIRST SPEECH IN MARYLAND.
Washington Junction, Nd. Oct. %
Mr. Bryan's first stopping place in
Maryland was al Rockville, in Montgom-
cry county He spoke there from
stand erected near the railway station,
and addressed a fair sized crowd, which
was only moderately demonstrative. His
speech was largely a repetition of for
mer arguments. He said IN part:
THE Republican party stands today
for its well defined policies and you
ought not to vote the Republican ticket
unless you believe in those policies.
There is only one way to make a party
do right, and that is to punish it when it
is wrong. Just as long as you support
a party regardless of what the party
does the party will act regardless of your
interests The trouble with the Repub-
dcan party today is that it is so dOmi-
mated by the great corporation interests
of this country that it forgetS the toiling
masses who must furnish the great ma
jority of the votes for all parties. All
over this state, all over this nation, are
Republicans who toll who have been for
gotten by Republican leaders. The Re
publican party has placed the dollar
above the man, and is today giving to
many in this country, and the few not
satisfied with the opportunities they
have here are now demanding the repeal
of the declaration of independence and
the substitution of European ideas for
American ideas in order that they may
have chance to exploit distant islands.
Industrial monopoly rules at home, and
after having brought the industries of
this nation into great trusts. the Repub-
Hcan party now wants this nation to
join the international land-grabbine
trust, and reach out for new fields to
conquer. If you believe that an indus
trial monopoly is good, vote the Repub-
lican ticket. for you can do so with the
assurance that you viii get all the mo-
nopoly you want; but if you are tired of
seeing thousands and tens of thousands
Of laboring men compelled to look for
their daily bread to a few great employ
erS, If you are tired Of seeing those who
produce the wealth Of the country en-
JOY a less and less proportion of the
wealth they produce. you can vote the
Republican ticket with the assurance