The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-31
Col. Bryan Begins Second Tour
of McKjnIey's State
With a Speech in ArmOry Park
at Toledo.
GOLDEN RULE JONES.
Introduces the Democratic Can
didate to the Audience.
Alleged Mistakes of Republicans
Are Pointed Out.

Toledo, o., Oct 31-Co1. and Mrs.
Bryan arrived here this morning from
Dunkirk, n. Y. They were met at the
railroad station by Mayor and Mrs
Jones. Mrs Bryan was accorded brief
reception at the mayors residence Mr..
Bryan spoke for an hour in Armory
park, leaving Immediately afterward on
his days tour of the state.
Mr. Bryan was introduced by Mayor
Jones and he said that he was proud
to be presented by a man to whom duty
was a higher consideration than was
any party. Taking up the question of
non-partisanship Mr.. Bryan said that
not only were former Republicans COM
ing over but that Gold Democrats were
coming back. This, he said. was the
natural result of political conditions and
of the Republican party's persistent dis
regard Of the rights of the people at
large Mr.. Bryan gave considerable
time to the plea of prosperity.
On that subject he said: The Re
publican party has failed in this cam
paign and I am going to show you how
one proposition after another put forth
by the Republicans has failed TO meet
with a response from the people. When
this campaign opened up the one cry
was that the country was prosperous;
that the Republican party had made IT
50. ana To Keep II so the HGpuDnCan
party must be kept in power That was
the one plea and to represent that they
had a full dinner pail painted on their
banners The full dinner paili If they
wanted to paint that full dinner pail,
now as it looks, they would paint on
their banners the worst battered, the
most beaten and the most shot-fuIl-of-
holes dinner pail that ever was seen. Let
me tell you why the dinner pail argu-
ment failed. First because not every
labOring man has a full dinner pail, but
the anthracite coal strike opened the
eyes of a great many people to the fail
ure of that Republican argument, for
down there in the anthracite coal regions
the strike showed that the men did not
get half as much as they ought to and
paid twice as much for powder as they
should I would be willing to let this
campaign be decided on the full dinner
pail argument and I would ask the
laboring men who vote yes or no on this
proposition are you satisfied with the
present conditions and want them con-
tinued just as they are I would be per-
1ectly willing to let the laboring men
vote on that proposition, but before they
vote L want them to go to the sweat
shops and ask themselves whether that
Is prosperity and they want it contin-
ued just as it is 1T is not true that the
laboring men of this country are receiv-
ing their full share of the wealth that
they produce. That is one reason why
the full dinner pail argument fails"
Mr Bryan then took up the question
of President Mckinley and Governor
Roosevelt showed them to be more in
terested IN protecting what they call the
good trusts. then in suppressing the bad
trusts. He said that if times got hard
the corporations would cut down wages
rather than reduce their dividends lie
would make it impossible for private
monopoly to live under the American
flag and if elected president all the DOW
er vested in the executive should be used
to that end This sentiment was vigor-
ously cheered, and there were cries of
Bravo
Speaking of the standing army Mr..
Bryan declared that if the Republican
ticket is elected there never will be a
smaller standing force than at present
He declared that the Republicans were
not prepared to defend their foreign pol
Icy and he gave the following as a re-
sumo OF all the Republican speeches on
the Philippine question: I'VE are sorry
we have the Philippine islands Thev
came to Us by accident. We are sorry
TO nave them, but we cannot let go OF
them Tt looks as if God had sent rs
there; it looks as if we were following
the leading Of a divine hand and beside
there's money in it, That he said. was
the g1st of all the Republican speechas
on the subject.
He declared that it was neither right
nor wise 10 coerce the Filipinos and he
thanked God that he had so firmly link
ed together that which is wise and tba-
which IS right that they cannot be torn
asserting that the president
was exceeding the powers conferred bv
rne constitution. Mr.. Bryan said:
our constitution creates the president
and he shall not outgrow his crea tor. >