The Portland daily press., 1900-10-17

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fight on a question before the country.
"And,'' he continued, ''if you want
proof, let me remind you that the Re-
publican party today, instead of present.
ing great principle and defending 1t
is presenting an appeal to every class of
people supposed to be approachable in
any direction.
He then went to enumerate the various
classes to which he said the Republicans
were making specious appeals and he
included in the list the farmer, the labor
er, etc. Referring further to the Repub-
lican claim of prosperity, Mr.. Bryan
claimed he was willing to admit that
the army contractors and the trust mag
mates might be prosperous. At this
point there were cries of Hanna, Han
nal"
Mr.. Bryan merely responded by ask
ing his audience notztO trifIe with a
great name.
Taking up the subject of trusts, Mr..
Bryan declared that they had grown un-
der this administration more rapidly
than ever bsrcre, and he asserted that
sues they created. In the same connec-
tion, he referred to the position of Cover
nor Roosevelt and Senator Hanna on the
subject of trusts, and reference in both
instances was met with groans and
Kisses. Mr.. Bryan referred to the Ice
trust, declaring that apparently this was
the only trust of which the Republicans
had any knowledge. "If any Repubn-
can tells you,'' he said, ''5hat the Ice trust
is hurting the people, you tell them that
you have SO much confidence in the Re-
publican governor that you know he
would not be out west making speeches
If the people were suffering from the
ice trust. This remark was received with
cheers.
Mr.. Bryan outlined his remedy for
trusts, which he has frequently given in
his former speeches.
Mr.. Bryan then turned his attention to
the increase of the standing army and
when he asked If we should have a large
army in the United States there were sew
eraI responses of ''No,'' mo- in the au-
dience.
He declared that the Republicans de-
sired the standing army for both foreign
and domestic reasons. 81 believe he
said, repeating previous utterances, 'that
one of the reasons why they want a large
army is to build fort in every large city
and use the army to suppress by force
that discontent that ought to be cured by
legislature. -
Mr. Bryan referred to the Porto Rioan
legislation of the last session of Congress
as proof OF what people say. He declared
that this legislation was based upon
European ideas and not upon American
principles. According to that dOcument,
he said, a President is bigger than the
constitution. Mr.. Bryan then declared
that he was willing to assume the respon-
sibiIities for the ratification of the treaty
if the Republicans would take the re-
spons1bility for the treaty themselves and
for what had happened since. I have said
that the first act of my administration
will be to call Congress together and ask
it to do now what it ought to have done
year and half ago.
This sentiment was appIauded. In
closing Mr.. Bryan said that instead of
desiring a nation ever ready to resort to
force, he wanted it to be peace. maker
among nations. ''Then'' he said, 1--WE
can claim the reward promised to the
peacemakers and say blessed are the
peacemakers, for they shall be called the
children of God -
Mr.. Bryan concluded his speech at the
Garden at nine o'clock precisely, having
spoken one hour and ffty-one minutes,
The crowd cheered and cheered. as he left
the platform. The applause for Bryan as
he went away blended with that for
AdIai &. Stevenson as he arose to speak.
He said In part:
"The Democratic party in its conven-
tion In Kansas City declared in sypmathy
with the poor Beers in their struggle for
independence. When that resolution was
presented to that great convention, the
representative of the American Demo-
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