Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-19
M. bryan IN EMPIRE STATE.
TO THE ECHO
Mr.. Bryan Was Applauded at sche-
nectady by Employees of a Trust.

M. BRYAN Was Applauded at Sche-
nectady by Employees of a Trust.
AMSTERDAM. N. Y. October 1S.--Mr
Bryan's train was fifteen minutes late
In reaching Schenectady, where the
first stop of the day was made. He
spoke there for twenty minutes, and
his audience was large enough to fill the
entire vacant space back OF the railroad
station. The Edison general electric
works are located at Schenectady, and
as the Bryan train drew UP to the sta
tion Mr.. Bryan was greeted by the
waving OF hats and handkerchiefs from
the windows of that institution. His
speech at Schenectady was brief re-
view of the political situation, covering
the trusts and THE increase OF the stand
ing army especially. In beginning Mr.
BRYAN said he was glad that he lived
in a land where parties must submit
their platforms and their candidates
to the voters and where the people can,
If they want to, control all legislation
and make the government what they
want it to be- Continuing Mr.. Bryan
said:
"You have here large laboring
class. want to ask the laboring men
whether they believe it is good to have
a great industry dominated by one man
or by a group OF men? Suppose la
boring man has spent ten, fifteen or
twenty years in acquiring skill in an
occupation, is it wise to have that
mans labor hang upon the decision of
one man? What will the skilled labor
er do if the terms provided for his la
Dor are not satisfactory? He will sub
NIT to them under monopoly. Why?
Because there is no other employer, and
If he goes out from that one place, ne
has to commence life over again, and
all his experience will be of no avail.
If yoe have a number OF large cleo
trical plants, genius and skill and abll-
ity will be in demand, and if one man
ageer is not willing to pay you what
your services were worth you can go
to another manager and get what your
services are worth, because competition
will compel each man to get the best
brain and the best work possible. But
wnen you have but one manager you
have to take the terms he gives you
and the wages he is willing to give you,
because If you turn your back on that
institution you so out to idleness and
starvation. Can any laboring man be-
lieve a monopoly is good thing?"
Referring to the plea that it is our
duty to remain in the Philippines, Mr..
Bryan said:
THE advantage of the argument OF
duty is that you do not have to defend
ii. You simply have to say it is your
>lat avoids the necessity of
any defehro. They say it is our duty to
stay there. ask them why? They say
If we come away the Filipinos will kill
each other, there fore we must kill
them first and take from them the aw-
full responsibilities of killing each
other
While Mr. Bryan was speaking, a
railroad engine pulled along back of
hum, compelling him to suspend his
speech for a minute or two. He re-
ferred to the circumstance, saying:
at is hard to speak out doors under
the most favorable circumstances, and
/ dc not know Of anything more I'M
favorable than to have railroad
against you when you are speaking ii
when you are running for Office"
Mr. Bryan was applauded ct The
close.
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