The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-07
Says Republicans Are Not Democrats,
Therefore 1t Is to Re Assumed
that They Are Ungodly.
MUCH TALK ON THE TRUSTS
COERCION OF EMPLOYEES FIGURES
AGAIN IN THE SPEECHES.
Ethical Point on StenIing-Specters of
Imperialism and yfilitsrfsm In
vOkcd-Day in Detail.
s,.c,s, no ~. 1pa,anano,,s Journal.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Oct. 6.-Mr. Bryan
came to Republican Louisville tonight, an
hour and a half later than he was ex-
pected after speaking at fourteen towns in
Indiana. These speeches were made at
Plainfeld, a small station a few miles out
from Indianapolis; Greencastle, where the
De Pauw University is located; Brazil, an
important mining center; Terre Haute
Lewis, Linton, Elnora, Washington,
Shoals, Mitchell, Orleans. Salem, New AL
bany and Jeffersonville. His audiences
were large except at the very small towns
A light rain fell the greater part of the
day, but this circumstances was not al
lowed to interfere with the meetings in any
way. Mr. Bryan spoke largely on trusts,
affirming that the Deity was with the
Democrats in their contention. He said
all mems wants were similar, but all mems
possessions were not equal. That God gave
us our wants and the Republican party
our possessions; whence he urged the
democracy of God and the imperial ten
dency of Republicans. A presumable
corollary of this is the ungodliness Of Re-
publicans.
A five-minute stop at Plainfeld at 1880
o'clock was the first incident of Mr.. Bry-
ans speaking day. He spoke on trusts,
and, relative to imperialism. said: "If it
is not right for one man to steal pocket
book, it is not right for a nation to steal
twelve hundred islands," The next stop
was at Greencastle, seat of De Pauw Col
lege. and in a locality where Democratic
sentiment predominates. There were many
students in the crowd which gathered to
hear Mr.. Bryan, who had just finished his
cantaloupe and oat meal, but left the table
to address the gathering. He spoke
pecially to the students, saying he thought
present conditions such as should appeal
especially to them. He warned them
against trusts as calculated by their com
binations and manipulations TO materially
reduce the opportunities Of the rising gen.
Grafton, If not to destroy. the chances OF
many of them. Any system calculated 10
curtail opportunities for individual en-
deavor and hold down the bulk of the as
piring young men of the country TO per-
petual clerkship was. Mr.. Bryan said. to
be unreservedly condemned. He also spoke
of the increase of the standing army and
the tendency to imperialism as subjects in
which the youth Of the land are especially
interested. Referring TO the possibilities. IN
case of permanent extension of our gov
ernment to the Philippines. Mr.. Bryan
asked IF the carpet-baggers steal in Gu
ba, 200 miles away, what cannot be ex-
pected of them in the Philippines, 1000
miles distant?'
A TALK ABOUT TRUSTS
At Brazil Mr. Bryan spoke for half an
hour to large audience composed largely
Of coal miners. His speech was devoted
to the trust question. In part he said
When we ask the Republicans to defend
imperialism they tell US there is really no
such thing; when we ask them to defend
militarism, they tell US there is really ne
such thing; when we ask them what they
are going to do on the trust question, Mr.
Hanna replied that he does not believe
there are any trusts. The trust question
was before people some in 1886. but not
much 1t was before US in principle. but
we have had a great many applications
Of principle since, and the people know
more about it now than they did then
Some of the people then thought the
trust did not amount to anything, and
when see man who has learned by ex-
perience what he ought to have learned by
reason, / am reminded of one of Solo
mons proverbs The wise man foreseeth
the evil and hideth himself. but the foolish
pass on and are punished. / told you in
1896 that II the trusts furnished the money
to carry on the campaign for the Repub-
lican party, these trusts would make it
back II the Republican party got into pow
er. Some of you Republicans laughed at
it, There are some Republicans with such
short memories, some of them hate so to
exercise their minds. that ] am going TO
condense that proverb of Solomon so it
will be so short that no Republican can
forget it. The wise gets the idea
in his head the foolish man gets it in the
neck No. you cannot help getting the
idea, but you have your choice as TO where
you will take it"
At Terre Haute, Mr.. Bryan spoke for
half an hour to a large audience. He said
the reason he gave more time TO imperial
ism than to other Issues was because of
its dominant Importance; 1T is not due
to a changed heart on matters OF finance"
II there were new questions to discuss.
the Republican party had only itself to
blame. The trusts were an instance of this
fact Then he repeated substantially his
argument on these combinations. made
earlier In the day at Brazil He closed by
saying: .'The laboring man has a head
and ne has a heart, as well as a stomach.
The Republican party not only talks of
incapacity OF the Filipinos for self-govern-
ment. but IL is going on the theory that
the laboring men Of our own country have
no capacity for that and dnd warrant for
this last statement in the threats and in
timidation OF employees by employers who
desire TO coerce their men to vote the Re-
publican ticket.
ANOTHER ICE TRUST
'x want to remind you of somethine.