The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-16

wanted 20 attend Democratic meetlnxs
The second meeting OF the day was held
AZ Circleyille. and vas EpIendidiy attend
81. The audience was not only large but
vas quite enthusiastic.
Mr.. Bryan referred in both his Circle
Vile and Lancaster speeches 10 the case
81 Attorney General Monnett. OF this
state Al Lancaster he made that Official
the principal theme OF his discourse. say
ing:
want 10 call the attention Of Repub-
leans 10 something which has taken place
IN their own State. and ! want to ask the
Republicans whether they can afford n
indorse what has been done by the Repub-
ilcsn party m this State / see before me
Parents who are raising sons. and those
parents are hoping for great things for
their sons ] want to tell you what has
occurred In connection with young men in
Ohio.
Tnere was young Republican of abil-
i'y and Of character nominated for attor-
ney general OF the State 81 Ohio When
ne entered upon the duties ~ his Office he
sook an oath to perform those duties to
me best OF his ability. and in the course
I OF MS duty he was called upon to corr
mence suit under the laws Of this State
against z great private monopoly-;he
=
commenced suit the company began its
persecution and its opposition.
Talking to the Republicans.
1T first tried to brighten him ont n, do
ing his duty; then it tried to bribe him
out Of doing his duty, and when II could
neither frighten nor bride II went into he
Republican party and defeated him for DO
ing HIS duty.
Il want to ask you parents whether you
want to hold before your sons the IDEAL OF
the Republican party as IL now stands,
where young man like Monnett must be
driven out Of the party because he dares
to defend the laborer. the farmer, and
the business man from the extortion of
private monopoly"
Republican fathers can you afford to
tell your sons that it Is better for a man
TO betray trust than to do his duty?
Can you tell your sons that It Is better for
a man 10 violate his oath Of office than
to risk the hostility Of a great corpora
ton?
III Monnett can leave the Republican
party, cannot the farmer and laboring
man and business man whose interest he
tried to protect afford TO leave the Re
publican party, or will you say that you
are so welded TO the Republican party
that you would rather stay with the Re
pubiicans and defend the monopolies OF
this country than 10 leave the Republican
party. even for brief time, in order to
obtain relief from them."
Continuing. Mr.. Bryan said that this
opposition 10 the enforcement Of laws
was not confined 10 the State of Ohio
but was found also In the Republican adj
ministration OF affairs Of the nation. He
contrasted the conduct Of affairs Of the
nation with the conduct Of the legal bust
ness OF his own State of Nebraska. ynere
he said the Democratic attorney general
was ooeying the law and prosecuting the
In conclusion. Mr. Bryan said that he
| WOULD nave all private monopoIies suppress
| ed, wherever found in the United States
and said; IF YOU believe in the trusts
vote the Republican ticket and -ebuke
Attorney General MOnnett for trying 10
protect you against them"
A Prophecy and How 60 FnlfIIJt
Al ChillIcothe Mr.. Bryan. as usual was
introduced as the next President, and in
response and also having reference TO the
early hour Of the day, he said:
III the people will get out to the polls
as carry as they seem to be able TO get
out to meetings, and will show as mich
ing now, 1t il possible that the prophacv
may be fulfilled.
Speaking OF the coercion Of voters nv
corporations, Mr.. Bryan said;
Il have known where RepubIican am
ployers were willing to let their men off
Tor an hour 10 two hours TO hear Pc
publican speech, but not willing n Iat
them OFF in order to hear a Democrats
speech. | do not believe that a eorporatfon
mas any business in politics IL Won will
Tead the CHARTER of corpora ton Won will
una II Is organized for a business mr.
pose, ana II We obtain control of the
government We shall try to make il naceS
sary for corporation TO attend 10 ite
own business and not enter politics as q
dominating factor"
Al GAINESVILLE Mr.. Bryan spoke for fen
httIutfes, giving the greater share of his
ton he said: NO'iiieS-
Child Labor Under Prosperity.
Il want to ask Won whether tn 49,
who toll are receiving their share of
the blessings of government protect,ono
Tell me II the labOring man is prosn4rors
when II is necessary for him to send his
son and his daughter out to work WIN
they ought TO be in school, In order IN
help support the family. That is NOT a
prosperous condition. The labor orsani-
zauons nave been compelled TO protest ana
70 Work against the employment of child
LABOR Under a satisfactory condition in
prosperous times, the head of a family,
ought 10 be able TO earn enough in rea-
sonable hours to support himself hi
wife, and his children You will find tba,
to-day the laboring man is not Iavins, mn,
enough money to give him a comnAtenct,
In his old age. And yet the peopIa u,bo
trade In the wealth that they nroduca a,,d
speculate upon the market are able 70 ao-
cumulate fortunes by the use of govern
ment privileges more rapidly than tho,
were ever accumulated in the history of
the world" u
AT Trinway Mr.. Bryan said: 1T INST
passed through Dresden, and | thonobt
what a pity it was Mr.. Hanna did NOT
i've there. so that he could know thai
mere lhere was a trust Ii is astonishing how
little information a great man can some
times have, and when AIR. Hanna said
lhat there are no trusts il seemed N me
thai ne showed about as great 4 Isck ~
information on the subIec; as any ncrson
mnV ISs ener spoken. why does not ne ask
MS wlIeF Every woman can tell there il :
trust. because OF the increased price she
mas 10 pay when she goes 10 buy.
Closing Down of Factories.
"All over this country the trusts have
been buying up factories and sbutring
them down, just as they did in Dresden
In doing so they have thrown people ont
Of employment and the laborins man is
compelled 10 leave the place where he
thought he had continuous employment
10 sell his home at sacrifice and 10 %
out in search of work. Is that a good
condition?
IF man openly takes five dollars
which belongs 10 another, you call him
thief, but II he organizes great mon
op0ly and goes out and buys ~ and
closes down factories, destroys business
and throws people out of employment. he
takes not five dollars. but hundreds of
dollars from individuals and thousands
from communities, and the Republican
party does not find a satisfactory name
for him.
At COshocton Mr.. Bryan spoke from a
Veranda in front of the Park Hotel Al