The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-06
BRYAN In MARYLAND.
Crowd at Keyser Stands in the Sun to
Hear HIM.

Deer Park, Nd, Sept. 6.-Deer Park
was reached late yesterday afternoon by
W. j. Bryan and party, but no meeting
was held here Mr. Bryan IS the guest
Of Mr. McGraW, and the understanding
before his coming was that he should
have entire quiet and rest while here
Thursday was exceedingly holland Mr.
Bryan enjoyed the mountain air.
The KeySer meeting began at 8 o'clock
and was held on a vacant plot of ground
unprotected by shade trees The speak
ers occupied a covered stand, but the
big crowd stood in open sunshine Hot
and disagreeable as the weather was,
all stood patiently through the meeting.
applauding vociferously from time to
General st. Clair introduced Mr..
Bryan at Keyser, and in doing so took
occasion to pay high compliment to
his worth.
This compliment was seized upon by
Mr.. Bryan as a text for the first part
Of his speech, which was devoted to the
opportunities of American citizenship.
I am afraid" he began, that1 can not
prove to you that / am as great a man
as General st. Clair thinks am but
whatever am owe to the support which
/ have received from the great mass OF
the people who bear without repreacn
the name of the common people"
Continuing in the line he said:
They have given to me whatever
prominence 1 have in public life and
am indebted TO them for all that I hope
for in politics. But if can do nothing
else, 1 can show you how in free
country the people can select from
among themselves one who represents
their ideas; can show you how in the
country like this man may become
conspicuous with nothing behind him
but an earnest desire to see enacted into
law fundamental Democratic principles
To that extent 1 may be a help to the
young men of this country I want this
government to remain such a govern
ment that the son Of every citizen can
aspire to the highest rewards in business
or in politics / want it SO that you
will not ask who mans father was.
whether he be great or humble, rich or
poor. want all the avenues kept open
so that every child born into the world
will have something to hope for. And
when ask that, am not selfish. l. am
not a selfish man. 1 am interested in
this question, not as a candidate, but as
a citizen.
My father was a lawyer, and I prac-.
t1ced law until became so busy prose-
cutting the Republican party for grand
larceny that 1 did not have time to de-
fend people charged with petty larceny.
But / do not know what my boy will
be and have two daughters and do
not know what my sons-in-1aw will be.
do not want government that is good
for lawyers only. / do not want a gov
eminent that is good only for bankers;
L do not want a government that is
good only for those who may be for
tunate enough to stand at the head of
great corporations
Il want a government that will protect
every citizen in the enjoyment of life and
liberty and in the pursuit of happiness,
and guarantee to every citizen a fair share
of the proceeds of his labor If I can help
TO secure s ueh a government, then / viii
children's children 1 could be willing
then to let them take their chances with
their fellows
Mr.. Bryan then arraigned the Republi-
can party in the following language:
1T amazeS me that men can be so blind
and so shortsighted to favor policies
that simply bring benefit to few: 1
day IS the party of the few and that its
legislation gives a benefit to the compare
believe that through the Republican poll
cies there lies one vicious principle, name
the man. The proper relation between
man and money is that man is the mas
lican party has reversed it, and is making
money the master and man the servant.
the Republican party has been guilty Of
Do the masses of the people petition for
lican party does not ask. the great major
ity of the people anything about legisla-
ton 1t simply seeks the opinions of those
who are conspicuous in business and In
finance, it does not fight open battles. 1t
seeks secret advantages.
To-day the Republican party has not a
policy on any question that it dares to
outline before the American people They
can not think of any argument to use in
army and the imperial policy Already the
ment of the greenback. Did any Republi-
can in this audience ever petition congress
to retire the greenbacks? And yet the
Republican party is responsible for a
financial bill which provides for the re-
tirement of the greenba cks, which do not
draw interest, and the substitution of
bank notes, issued by banks, based on
bonds. which do draw interest"
Mr.. Bryan continued by defining the at
titude of the Democratic party toward
wealth. These remarks were brought out
by the presence on the platform of ex-
Senator Henry G. Davis and his brother,
Thomas c. Davis. THE Democratic party
ton of wealth." he said, and continued
by the declaration that objections to the
policies proposed by that party were made
by predatory wealth hiding behind honest
wealth.