The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-11

Milwaukee. Wis. September S.-Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan made record
breaking railroad run from Chicago TO
Milwaukee today 10 open the demo-
cratic national campaig> In Wisconsin.
Ninety-six minutes after the candidates
SPECIAL train left Chicago. Colonel 8ry-
an was bowling 10 a crowd which met
him at the depot here.
AT the National park he address, 4 :
large crowd. He said in opening:
THE republican party is not pre-
pared to defend its position before the
country. The leaders talk about the
money question and YET they are no
better able to defend the republican po-
sition on the money question than they
are on other questions. The only rea-
son they prefer TO talk about the money
question is that when they talk on that
question they can use old arguments
and when they talk on the trusts and
imperialism they cannot use any ar
guments. (Applause). The republican
party had put itself on record in the
bimetallic international commission
and in the financial law as in favor OF
both metals"
He criticised the republicans for not
standing fast on the money question
and added that nov the republicans
say the maintenance OF the gold stand
ard is the paramount question. II
there is any man here who believes
that any financial system is more i'm
portant than the form Of government
under which he lives then he can
agree with the republican party. I
want to show you the kind OF argu-
| ment that the republican party has
made 10 the German, who you all know
| is opposed to militarism. The German
says l don't want a large army. The
| republican party leaders slaps him on
| the back and says: Never mind
| about your army, just so you have n
| gold dollar in your pocket. Laugh-
| teri. The German says: L don't be-
| lieve in n system that takes the best
years Of a young mans life and de-
| votes them to an army, and the re-
| publican leader says, never mind your
| boys, provided you have got a gold
| dollar in your pocket The German
says: L came to this country because
| I believe in liberty. / came mere be-
| cause / believe that the people are II n
source of power. ! am here bcaus :.
want the individual to have his r CIT.
respected and his participation N tn,
government protected and the r.oub
| lican leader said: Never T ind Won
liberty, never mind selfp ,,verurnene
never mind anything but the dollar
| Laughter.)
IF a laboring man. saws that h
does not like the r r.enace OF a lars
army; If he says hat he does not Tx
imperialism whaa is the republil d
party to him?
Ihe full d.nner pail argument IS a
lnsV TO the man who Is compiainin
that there are forces at work whic
| mean his -1
throw or the government he loves. Bl
the dinner pail is not always ful
OAaughter)- ] read in this mornins Z.
Taper. republican paper down : a
Chicago, an article whic1I describes
threatened strike IN the anthracit
region and | find the figures given by .
member Of the ational board OF tn
United Mine Workers Of America no
? | in session at indianapolis: I find tha
the daily pay Of the miner is small.
{ | man spoke for all when he said: Il
t would not matter IL the men starve a
work or starve in idleness.' Think of IL
I | my friends, $3.50 Der week for man :.
1 support a family on
Mr.. Bryan cited a number OF In
5 | stances from trade reports Of reduce,
( wages and added that even II the re
publican party vas responsible 70
everything that has happened tha
=: | gave any benefit for those who wo. X
1 ed for images. the republican part
L mas fset all those benefits that the IA
= boring man mas received bv allowiu;
L trusts 10 extoTt from him when n
comes 10 buy what he has TO buy
tApplause) The wars for liberty hav
; been fought by men who would rath.
l die for liberty than live fat unde
. slavery and bondage. And as MAYO
! Jones well said al Columbus TIE othe
! day: The slave had plenty 20 eat an.
!, 10 wear. The slave always had
! ! full dinner pail. Under the industria
1 depotism that the republican party /
forcing on the United States the mel
i who own the labor OF the res
are not under any obligation to Sc
! that they have either food or cloth
E ing"
The supreme question" said Mr.
{ Bryan, for this h~ur. is whether IN
{ nation shall enter upon the doctrin
! OF force and conquest or stand upo,
American ground and recognize IN
: right OF these people to govern them
D | selves"
consultations of Cotton Spfnpfn-