Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-19

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gument for Pigs.
FORT SCOTT, Kans., September 49,
VIM j. Bryan arrived here at $3.50 a. m.
He was entertained at breakfast by
Mayor Goodlander, at the Goodlander
Hotel The first meeting of the day
was to have begun at 10 o'clock, and
the hall, which holds 5000 persons, was
filed before o'clock. It had been ex-
pected that the only speech would be
made in the hall, but 1t was found
necessary to hold the meeting in the
public square in order to accommodate
the crowd Mr.. Bryan contented him.
self with suggesting points for argu-
ment to his followers.
Later In the park, he spoke from
the ball stand. His audience there in
Guided a number of people from Indian
Territory and Missouri, as we'll as
many from the neighboring towns of
this State.
Owing to the dense crowd, Mr.. Bryan
found it impossible to mount the speak
ers' stand. He therefore had his car
riage stop in the midst of the crowd
and spoke from the carriage box.
The full dinner pail argument Of
the Republicans received his first at
tentlon and he contended as usual. that
the workingman is not well contented
with well supplied table.
when the hog is hungry he squeals,"
said Mr. Bryan. when he is full he
goes to sleep. That seems to be
The Republican Idea.
of the workingman. Mr.. Bryan then
referred to the income tax question,
asking: Republicans: There was a
time when your party favored the in
come tax Abraham Lincoln signed the
bill that made the income tax and it
was not plain income tax but grad
ed one. Now when we advocate the in
come tax to-day you call us anarchists.
low dare you accuse Abraham Lin
coin of being an anarchist, for he did
just what we are doing to-day.
Mr. Bryan said Lincoln signed the
bill providing for the Greenbacks. He
believed this nation should issue its
own money and that no private cor
poration should issue or control one
dollar of the money the people used.
In discussing the trusts, Mr.. Bryan
said
Read the letter of acceptance of the
President and see what he says in re-
gard to the trusts He spends more
time warning you not to harm the good
trusts than he does in telling you how
to get rid of the bad ones. Read the
letter of the Vice Presidential candi-
date and see how anxious he is that
nobody should say anything about the
trusts The Republican party to-day
stands sponsor at the cradle Of more
trusts than ever sprang into existence
before.
You will read in Republican pa
per that the Republican National
Committee is in consultation with Mr.
Gates, of the barbed wire trust. Don't
you know that these magnates not
only support the Republican ticket,
but
They Furnished the Money
with which to carry on the campaign
and they expect to get 1t back between
campaigns.
While he was discussing the colon
ial policy of tue government some one
asked Mr. Bryan about North Carolina
and the race question in that State.
am glad you mention North Caro-
lina," said Mr.. Bryan. Now, l want
you to read the Sulu treaty, and having
done that, think you will blush until
election day and never have time to
think of North Carolina
This sally brought a prolonged cheer
from the crowd, and when it had SUBJ
sided, Mr.. Bryan outlined this treaty,
showing how it tolerated and recog-
nizes slavery. He then said that the
Republican party had many years ago
disfranchised the negro in the District
OF Columbia, and by legislation during
the last session of Congress the negroes
of Porto Rico had even been denied the
right of trial by jury. No State legis-
lature of the United States had gone
so far
Yes, said he, this race question is
a serious question wherever it is en-
countered. And is not the presence of
race prejudice in this country to-day
reason why we
should Not Take the Chances
of increasing it by adding to our popu
lation 100000 of people of totally
different race? No intelligent citizen
can deny the existence of the race ques-
ton here, and it is such a serious Ques-
ton that it will take all the intelli-
gence OF both the white and black peo-
pie to settle it, even under existing
conditions. For Gods sake, then, don't
let US take any step which will further
oomplicate the situation"
Mr.. Bryan then took up the question
of title to the Filipinos and their archi-
pelago. arguing that we could not from
any standpoint claim the right to gov
ern those people.
Mr.. Bryan left at /; so p M for Kan
sas City.