Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-10-04
The Great Speaker Addresses an
Immense:A :AudienCe of Wildly
Cheering People.
The Issues of the Day Discussed
With Great Clearness and
Force.
Part of the ArQumeRt in Favor OF
New Deal in National
Affairs.

The clay broke clear and pleasant as
thousands Of North Dakota and Min
nesota people wended their way to
Fargo Saturday, by vehicle and other
thousands by train, to see and hear
one of Americas greatest men and
most noted speakers. The park was
thronged with thousands who paid
rapt attention to the speaker, and
showered en- his address the most en-
thusiastic applause.
The special train arrived from
Wahpeton at 10 a. M, and was met at
the depot by a large crowd and 200
members of the Bryan and Stevenson
club.
Mr.. Bryan spoke in the open air
from large platform. He is in fine
condition physically, although show
ing in a maturer look from the straino OF
the last four years. N man in the world
has been under more scorchlng,
ceaseless criticism of enemies, to pick
flaws in his arguments and no man
ever kept the cause of the people
as bright and as tlattering as Bryan.
In the clear sunlight speaking boldly
and confidently to the people before
him, the matchless orator compelled
the respect of those who did not agree
with him. and forced the admiration
of all. He said in part:
"It gives me much pleasure and at
the same time L ann somewhat sur
prised to face 50 many people at this
early hour in the morning. 10 see SO
many people gathered together TO hear
a man discuss a public question. l
know that YOU are not gathered here
from idle curiosity, and L know that
Won are not here simply to see me. L
have spoken in Fargo twice before.
You are not here because you have
anv interest in me. The American
pe0ple do not vote from preferences.
The American people vote from prin-
ciple, They vote for the men who
REPRESENT their ideas and vote for the
men who represent these ideas. l am
not vain enough to take to myself the
enthusiastic reception that you have
rendered me in the city of Fargo.
Jdeals control the world. Ideals
have held nations and revOlutiOniZed
them. There is no telling What an
idea will do with you: they are liable
many times and on many occasions 10
run away with you entirely"
Mr.. Bryan dwelled at some length
to the tendency in this country 10
initiate England, and on TINS polht ne
said:
''There is an old saying that we
initiate that which we admire, ana II
that saying is true, the republican
party is becoming a great admlrer or
the English form of government oe-
cause it is initiating much that IS u
be found in English history. Inc
colonial policy now proposed 6y the
republican party in the Phil pplne IS
lands is identical in character WIN
the colonial government administered
by England over the Indian people.
"Recently the republicans have
announced the European doctrine that
we cannot protect a country Wlthout
governing it, thus abandoning the
Monroe doctrine, for under the Mon
roe doctrine we have for seventy tive
years protected the South American
republics without owning them ana
according to the Kansas City platform
we can protect the Filipinos from out
side interference without owning or
governing them.
Mr.. Bryan said that is was not his
intention to discuss the money queS-
tion at this time. "YOu know he
said, "what the position OF the fusion
forces is on the money question. You
have never had occasion to doubt my
position on the money question. But
when the republicans tell you that the
money question is more important
than any other, they stamp their own
nOlicies as dOllar-mark policies and
confess themselves unable to see
around dollar, no matter II human
rights stand beyond and behind the
"Mark Hanna says there are no
trusts" said Mr.. Bryan. "MoW Mark
would be bad fellow to send to hunt
trusts, wouldn't he?"
sThe republicans say that there are
good trusts and bad trusts and that
the government cannot control them.
There could be no good trusts unless
God, in his supreme wisdom, should
send angels down to take charge OF
them, and to do that the angels would
be worked overtime to no effect.
There are no good trusts. The repub-
licans express far more. solicitude for
trusts than for the people. One is re-
minded of the picture which mother
once showed to her boy to impress
upon his youthful mind the sutferings
OF the Christian martyrs, who were
being thrown into the arena and torn
to pieces by the lions. The boy looked
at the picture for a moment and then
his face frightened up as he Thought
he caught the idea. Pointing down
into one point Of the picture, he said: